Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-17
per certificate of the City Surveyor.

Inc Board or PUBLIC WORKS re-
ported that Mr.. Morgan has filled
in Lafayette street above the proper
grade, thereby creating nuisance.
Recommend that he be ordered to
discontinue such filling. So Or
dered.
In the matter of the opening of
Citron street, the Board ask fur
Their time. Granted.
The Special Committee to whom
was referred the petition of Mrs.
Carlton reported that the body of
her son was removed because the
ground belonged to another person,
but find the sexton blameless, as
Mr.. j. j. Carlton consented to such
removal. Recommend that no &C.
ton be taken. Received and
placed on file.
The Health Officer reported the
abatement of forty nuisances du-
ring the week. Also, reported the
existence of nuisance on San Pc.
dro street caused by leaky sewer.
Received and placed on file.
DIR. Gale was heard in explana.
ton of the nuisance OH San Pedro
street.
Said nuisance was referred to the
Committee Oh Sewers, with power
to abate.
Petition from property owners on
Main street, between Fifth and
Ninth streets, asking that the
grading on that street be delayed
on account Of their inability to pay
assessments for that purpose &C
this time. Laid on the table.
Petition from the owners and oc-
cupants of Temple Block to repeal
the ordinance making the front of
said block public hack stand, was
received. Granted, and such ordi.
nance ordered repealed.
Petition from property owners on
Orange street protesting against
the grading of said street, was re-
ceived. Referred to Board of Pub
lie Works.
Petition from E. Loman to re-
ceive water from the East Side
ditch through an iron pipe. was re.
ceived. Referred to Zanja Com
mittee.
Petition of A. Glassell, asking
the privilege of putting in two
water gates to utilize waste water,
was received. Referred to the
Committee on Zapjas.
Report of e. l.. Baker, showing
that the driving of piles at the
mouth of the tunnel is completed.
Received and placed on file.
protesting against the change in
the hours of furnishing water for
irrigation, was received. Also, pro-
test against the advance in water
rates.
Messrs. Lips, Kercheval and
Coin were heard on the subject.
Petition received and placed on
file.
Petition from property owners on
Fort street, asking that the sewer
on that street be constructed of
Santa Monica clay pipe, was re-
ceived. The resolution for the con.
struction of said sewer was read.
Messrs. Cohn, Potts, Lips and
Green spoke on the subject.
The resolution was adopted with
out any particular kind of pipe
being specified. The Sewer COM
mittee was ordered to keep a book
showing the exact topography of
said sewer.
The ordinance changing the
price of city water for irrigating
purposes was read and adopted.
Mr.. Kereheval reported in regard
to the water wheel complained of on
Elmira street. The Zanjero was
ordered to remove said wheel, or
any similar one put in without
permission, at once.
The ordinance prohibiting the
burning of bonfires in the city
limits after o'clock p. NJ, was
read and adopted, an exception be-
Ing made on special occasions, on a
permit signed by the Mayor or
Chief of Police.
The City Surveyor reported that
Messrs. Stevenson & Haber are en-
titled to $3.50, on account of work
done on the tower of reservoir No.
4. Warrant ordered drawn for the
amount.
Communication from property
owners on Los Angeles street, de-
Ginning to receive bonds for dam
ages for the opening of said street,
at par, was read. Received and
filed.
The usual bills were ordered paid,
under suspension of the rules.
Bill of Mr.. Kennedy was referred
to the Zanja Committee.
Bids of j. Nicely, VIM. Monks,
VIM. Moore, Bell & Carr and Han.
non & Co., for work on the brick
arch in the tunnel, were received.
Referred to Committee on Water
Supply.
Proposal from the Los Angeles
County Bank for the keeping of
the city money was received, liz
per month being offered on silver
aud 3.12 per month on gold coin
on daily balances. Referred to FL
nance Committee.
Bids of La Refornao and La
CrOnica for the publication of city
advertising in Spanish, were refer.
red to the Finance Committee.
Bids for printing the city adver-
Using in English were received
from the HERALD, EgpresS, Star
and Republican. Referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Bids for city job work were re-
ceived from j. d. Lynch, ]. ].
Ayers, A. M. Campbell and the
Republican Printing Company.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
Bill of Stevenson & Haber for
1887 Is was received and returned
for the certificate of the City Sur
veyor.