Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-16
Council Procse dInas.

Council met in regular session
yesterday afternoon, with Mayor
MacDougall in the Chair.
Present Messrs. Green, Lips,
Jones, Apablasa, Mullally, Ker-
cheval, Potts, Hollenbeck and
Cohn.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
The City Judge reported the col
lection Of $ll0 fines since last re-
port and presented the City Treas.
urer's receipt for the same. Re
ferred to Finance Committee.
The City Clerk reported having
sold a $1,000 bond at IS cents on
the dollar. Also, having turned
over the sum of $l0,235 So to the
Clerk of the County Court on &C.
count of the Fifth street assess.
ment.
The Sewer Committee reported
in favor of constructing sewer on
Spring street and recommend that
the City Surveyor make map of
the district to be drained. SO or
dered.
The Board of Public Works rec
ommend that property owners on
First street be notified to remove
all distractions to widening the
same, within fifteen days from
date. So ordered.
Recommend awarding the con-
trpct for grading Main street to j.
Lemon, at 80 cents per lineal foot,
with bond at $400. So ordered.
The Fire and Water Committee
that street sprin.
king be continued for the night
for the present, until the legal
points involved are settled. So or.
dered.
The opinion of the City Attor-
ney on the subject was read.
1t was decided to pay Mr.. Beau
dry the full amount due for water
for the City Cemetery for one more
month, at least.
AhO w Cicih was iuStTuCteu 10
furnish the City Water Company
with u copy of all proceedings ia
tie street sprinkIing matter, with
the opinion of the City Attorney.
The Committee on Water Sup
rly recommend the acceptance of
the deeds received from the Canal
and Reservoir Company; also, that
the Farmers and MerchantS Bank
be notified to deliver $500 in
bonds to said company, the same
having been placed in the hands of
the bank in escrow. So ordered.
Recommend that bond of $1,000
be paid to VIM. Smith, on account
of the construction of reservoir
dam No. 5. So ordered.
In regard to letting the contract
for liuing the tunnel, further time
is asked. Grauted.
Recommend that closing the
contract with w. J. Nicely for the
construction of tower and culvert
at reservoir dam No. 5 be deferred,
pending nc ion on the report of the
City Surveyor. Mr.. Neely was
heard an the question. Recon-
mendation adopted.
After securing an order from the
County Court, the Chief OF Police
was granted leave OF ahsenee to 90
to Santa Barbara and bring back
the fugitives, Pettibone and Mead,
arrested at that place, his expenses
to be paid by the city; and the
course of the Police Judge in &C.
cepting straw bail was censured.
The Finance Committee repoi ted
having instructed the Chief of Po.
lice to e,force the collection of S2SS
delinquent licenses.
Recommend that the bills for tie
work at the head dam be settled,
as the work is finished. So or
dered.
The Zanja Committee recon-
mend that some rerson be ap-
pointed to take charge of the city
water ditch on the Feliz ranch, and
not to allow more water to be taken
from the ditch at that point than
the two heads allowed by the de.
cision of the District Court. Re-
ferred back to the Zapja Commit
tee with power to act.
The Secretary Of the Board of
Education presented his statement
of the school fund for the quarter
ending July lst, showing $I,501.5
receipts, $S,065.72 expenses, and
$I4, ,939.6S balance on hand. Re-
ferred to the Finance Com mittee.
Communication from William
Smith was referred to the Commit.
tee on Water Supply.
Weekly report of the Health
Officer, showing abatement of 35
nuisances, was received and placed
on file.
Recommendation that the old
sheep corral at Reservoir No. 8 be
abated, was referred to the Board
of Public Works.
Petition of Mr.. N0rdhOldt to do
his own grading on First street,
granted.
Proposals for grading Olive street
were ordered drawn, bids to be re-
ceived on the 29th inst.
Petition of VIM. Moore in regard
to the condition of the tunnel, and
the amount of timbering necessary,
was referred to the Committee on
Water Supply.
The resolution defining the lines
of Buena Vista street was read.
Referred to the Board of Public
Works.
The resolution ordering a special
election to fill the vacancies in the