Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-30
Council Proce edlngs.

Council met in regular session
yesterday afternoon, with Mayor
MacDougall in the Chair.
Present-Messrs. Green, Jones,
Mullally, Kercheval, Potts, Hollen-
beck, Apablasa and Cohn.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
Mayor MacDougall submitted a
report, showing that 81, 1924 25 had
been received for water for the
month of August. Referred to the
Finance Committee.
The City Judge reported the COL
lection of $53 fines since last re-
port and presented the City Treas.
urer's receipt for the same. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
The Health officer reported that
he had given notice for the abate-
ment of 35 nulsances since last
report. He also called attention to
the ordinance governing the burial
of persons who die in this city.
Filed, and that he be instructed to
enforce compliance with the ordi.
nance.
The Pound Master reported the
collection of So for month of Au-
gust. Referred to- Finance Com
mittee.
The Committee on Water Supply
presented their report, which was
filed, and the recomm endations
acted on seriatim:
Find that William Monks, his
bid being the lowest, is entitled to
the contract for the brick arch on
the open cut in the tunnel, but
recommend that no work be done
until Captain Moore completes the
additional boring necessary to be
done. Approved.
Recommend that bond for ST..
900 be issued to William Smith,
contractor, for work on reservoir
No. 5. Approved.
| AhO SphhItcc aiSO ouOtiltttcu
communication from Captain
Smith, contractor, setting forth
that a misunderstanding as to
where the earth for the construc-
tion of reservoir No. was to be
procured, existed between him and
the City Surveyor. Mr.. Smith
offers, first, to abandon his con-
tract on payment of amount due
for work already done; second,
ond, to continue work until a new
contract can be entered into by the
city.
The Committee recommend that
the City Surveyor explain the mis-
understanding. On motion, the
City Surveyor was granted one
week to file written report.
Mr.. Green moved that the City
Clerk be instructed to advertise
for bids for the completion of res.
orvoir No. 5, the city to waive
none of its rights under the con-
tract with William Smith. So
ordered.
The Zarja Committee submitted
their report as follows:
Recommend that the petition of
w. s. Meyers and others for
change In the line of zanja 8 r. be
granted, under certain enumerated
conditions. Approved.
Also, that a sand box be placed
In zanja 8, on the south side of
First street. So ordered.
Also, that the Sewer Committee
be authoized to connect the main
sewer on Los Angeles street by
pipe with the main zanja for the
purpose of flushing said sewer.
Approved.
The Sewer Committee submitted
the following report:
In the matter of sewer to drain
the city west Of Main street, be-
tween First and Ninth streets, rec
ommend that the City Surveyor
be instructed to furnish further es.
Inmates. Referred to City Sur
veyOr.
Recommend that steps be taken
to flush the Main street sewer from
the hydrants Of the City Water
Company. Same reference.
Communication from Chief of
Police Harris asking for more com.
modious quarters. Referred to Po-
lice Committee, with power to act.
Resolution regulating the mode
of supplying the city with water
for city purposes. Adopted.
Officer Fonck made verbal re-
port that zanja No. 8, which has
recently been cleaned at the ex-
pense of the city, is a private zapja
belonging to o. w. Childs and il.
H. Workman, and that 1t is in
such a bad condition that water
from it overflows the street, doing
great damage to surrounding prop
erty. Referred to Zanja Committee
to investigate.
Contract between the city and
Bell & Carr, for lining certain Sec
| tiOns of the Irrigation tunnel, 2I5
feet in all with brick. Approved,
and the Mayor instructed to sign
for the city.
Mr.. Potts moved that the City
Surveyor be instructed to keep a
copy of the plans and ecifications
as adopted on file in his Office.
Carried.
Ordinance establishing the lines
of Buena Vista street. Adopted.
Petition of w. H. Nordholt for
permission to continue the removal
of his frame building back to the
new line of First street. Granted.
Petition of Mrs. Goldstein, fruit
dealer, asking to be exempted from
the payment of license tax. Laid
on the table.
Communication from o. w.