Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-01-25
Council Proceedings.

yesterday afternoon, Wild mayor
MacDougall in the chair.
Present-Messrs. Mutually, Lips,
Hollenbeck, Apablasa, Jones,
Potts, Cohn and Green.
Minutes of the last meeting read
and approved.
The City Judge reported the COL
lection Of So for fines for the week,
and submitted Treasurer's receipt.
Filed.
The City Tax Collector reported
collections of S5,7ll 70 since last
report. Filed.
The Board of Public Works pre-
scented their report which was filed
and the recon- mendations acted on
separately:
Recommend that the contract for
culvert on College street be award
ed to Bell & Carr at 81 25 per lineal
foot and that they bo required to
file q bond in $500 for the faithful
performance of the work. So or
dered.
In the matter of assessment for
payment for Mrs. McCoy's land on
Olive street, recon- mend that prop
erty be assessed as follows: All
property on East and West sides of
Olive streets for 200 feet East of
North line Of Third street and for
the same distance from the South
line of Third street; also on all real
property fronting on both sides of
Third street for 81 distance Of 100
feet West of the West line OF Olive
street, being total frontage of
1000 feet. Adopted and the City
Surveyor instructed to ma lie the
necessary assessment.
Recommend that the City Sur
veyor be instructed to define ne
lines Of 10Th street Immediately.
So ordered.
Also, to establish the grade of
Pearl street, between Temple and
Fifth streets and recon- mend that,
when the property owners shall
have graded the same, the City
shall construct all necessary cul.
verts and bridges. So ordered.
The Committee on Water Sup
ply submitted their report, which
was filed and the recon IN en- dstions
therein acted on seriatim:
Recommend that the bill OF Mr..
Murray for driving piles and con-
structing dam, amounting to
$543 81 DO paid in bonds at par.
Ordered that the Clerk draw a bond
on the Irrigating Fund for the
amount.
Also, that the bills OF Mr..
Pearson, $2S, and Mr.. Foster, SIS,
DO paid. Warrants ordered TO be
drawn.
Recommend that bond for $1,000
be issued to Capt. VIM. Moore for
work on tunnel. Also that a bond
for $4,000 be issued to VIM. Smith
for work on East side ditch. So
ordered.
Recommend that Stephenson &
Haber bs granted 60 days further
time to complete their contract on
Reservoir No. 4, provided their
suretiss approve. Granted.
We object to accepting work
of Stephenson & Haber on the
West side ditch as it has not
been finished according to the
specifications; and, therefore
recommend that they be no.
tilted that IL said work is not An
ished Immediately, that tho City
will complete the same and deduct
the cost from their contract price;
or that their sureties may have the
option of doing the werk if they
prefer. Adopted.
Recon- mend that the City Sur
veyor be instructed to accept the
concrete ditch and issue certifi-
cate for the amount due to Mr.. |
Banbury, contractor, whe will be |
required to keep the ditch in good |
order for 80 days.
Mr.. Lips moved that action be
postponed until after tbs City Sur
veyor shall have filed a certificate
that The work has been complete ed
according to speoi fications. Car
ried.
Ths Committee on Police reco M
mend that the city purchase atars
for the msmbersof the police force;
also, that the Chief of Police be
authorized to purchase stars OF ex-
policemen at Sc each. Filed, and
the Chief of Police instructed to
enforce the ordinance prohibiting |
the wearing of stars by private cit
liens.
Mr.. Lips moved that tho city
adopt q new pattern for policemen's
stars and supply the force, tho star
to DO returned on their resignation
or discharge. Adopted.
The City Surveyor submitted a
map of Adams street. Referred to |
Board of Public Works.
The Finance Committee submit |
ted the draft OF an act authorizing
the city to issue irrigation bonds,
running for 4 term not sXcesding
thirty years, to the amount Of
100000, payable in gold, at the
rate OF six per cent. interest per
annum, the bonds to be issued as
ordered by tho City Council, and
not to be sold for a less sum than |
uluotJ Ccbto cil tho uuilaT. lu0
bill provides that tax not to ex-
coed thirty csnts on the 500 shall |
DO levied for the pawn ent of inter-
est and to provide q sinking fund
for the redemption of such Of the
bonds as may have been Issued;
also, that, as soon as sufficient
funds shall accumulate, it shall DO
the duty of the City Treasurer to
notify bond.holders, and that after
such notification interest will |
cease.
Mr.. Hollsnbsck moved that tho |
interest be increased to seven per |
cent. per annum. Carried.
Contract between tho city and p.
Cassidy for grading Pearl street,
between Pico and Seventh streets,
the work to be done in sixty days.