Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-10
Council Proceedings.

ySSeSaN"J SNCbibS; WIN hi' Ii
in the Chair.
Present Messrs. Green, Lips
Cohn, Jones, Apablasa, Mutually
Potts and Kercheval.
Minutes of the last meeting reat
and approved.
The City Judge reported the col
lection of SIT SO fines since last re
port and presented the City Treas
urer's receipt for the same. Filed
The City Clerk reported that hi
had sold two bonds of the Irrigation
series at SO cents on the dollar
Filed.
Also that the bonds of the new
Irrigation series had been received
and were now in his possession
Filed.
The Health Officer reported thai
he had given notice for the abate.
ment of 2S nuisances since last re.
port. Filed.
The Finance Committe reported
: that they have examined the April
report of the City Treasurer and
find it correct.
In the matter of resolutions
Recommend that the city ordinan.
ces and resolutions be revised under
the supervision of the City Clerk
he employing copyist for thai
purpose, and that the same be pub
lished in the same volume with
the revised City Charter. Adopted,
and salary of copyist fixed at So
per day.
Recommend that the Clerk be
authorized to advertise for bids for
city printing for the ensuing year.
So ordered.
Also, that the jailor be allowed
$25 per mouth for care of city pris-
oners in lieu of fees hitherto al.
lowed. Adopted.
Also, that So 40, taxes doubly
paid, be refunded to N. p. Camp
bell. Adopted.
Also, that the Clerk be instructed
to advertise that the bonds for the
payment of the awards for condem-
nation of land for opening Los An.
geles street are now ready to be
issued. SO ordered.
Also, that the Clerk be instructed
to notify the Board of Education
that, under the new charter, they
are required to make a full report
to Council, of funds on hand, teach
ers, schools, etc. So ordered.
The Board of Public Works pre-.
scented their report, which was filed
and the recommendations acted on
serlatim.
Recommend that notice of inten-
ton be published to establish
grade of Elmira street. So or
dered.
Also, that the Zanja Committee
ascertain by what authority q
water wheel has been placed in the
zanja on Elmira street. Adopted.
Also, that notice of intention to
establish grade of Orange street, if
property owners on nerth side of
street agree, be published. So or
dered.
The Board ask authority to repair
the culverts at the corners of
Washington and Main streets,
Washington and San Pedro streets
and one on San Pedro street.
Granted.
Recommend that the grading
done by o. w. Childs and E. H.
Workman on Main street be ac-
cepted, but that the grade in front
of Mr.. Downey's property be not
accepted. Adopted.
Also, that o warrant be issued to
Patrick Cassidy for the balance due
for grading Pearl street. So
ordered.
Also, that E. Maud be granted
permission to lay single switch
track for n distance of fifty feet on
Mission street to connect with his
warehouse. Adopted.
In the matter of the petition of
Mappa Il Gay the Committee re-
port that, after a full examination
of the matter, the city, in their
opinion, cannot order warrants to
be drawn in their favor until the
assessments for the work, which
was properly done by the contrac-
tors, shall have been collected, and
would recommend that the city
take the necessary steps to enforce
its collection. So ordered.
Recommend that notice of inten-
ton to grade Adams street be pub
lished. So ordered.
The Committee on Water Sup
ply submitted their report.
They recommend that the West
Side ditch be at once placed under
the superintendence of the Zanjero,
and that any repairs hereafter to
be made shall be constructed under
the orders of Council when in ex-
cess of 5000, but in no case shall the
Deputy Zapjero make repairs with
out first reporting the same to the
Zanjero Committee, aud that after
this date all such repairs shall be
charged to the New Water Fund.
Adopted.
The East Side ditch is finished
but the 30 days are expiring with
out any test being made, we there
fore recommend that acceptance of
the work be delayed one week.
Adopted.
In the matter of bids for work on
Reservoir No. 8, we find that w. J..
Nealy is the lowest bidder, but
would ask the Council to defer
making the contract until it is as
certained whether such work will
be required. Agreed to.
Recommend that the contractors
on Reservoir No. be required to
complete the work in 40 days and
on Reservoir No. within 20 days.
Agreed to and the Clerk instructed
to notify the contractors.
Recommend thai the bills for re-
pairs on certain fumes be withheld
until the matter is fully investi-
gated. Adopted.
The Committee on Zanjas rec