Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-12
Council Proceed dlngs.

Present Messrs. Green, Lips,
Cohn, Jones, Apablasa, Mullally,
Kercheval and Hollenbeck.
Minutes of the last meeting read
and approved.
The report of the Mayor of Lii
cense Collectors business was filed.
The City Collectors report for
June was as follows:
Licenses collected, $2,342; First
street widening, 1892 43. Referred.
The City Judge reported the COL
lection of S122 fines since last re-
port and presented the City Treas.
urer's receipt for the same. Re-
ferred.
The Health Officer reported that
he had issued orders to have ninety
nuisances abated. Ordered filed.
The Special Committee reported
on the redistrlcting Of the city.
Report as amended was adoptad,
and the City Attorney was In.
structed to prepare an ordinance.
The Committee on Finance re-
port in favor of refundlng 81 80
taxes to Mr.. Campbell. Adopted.
The Committee on Water Sup
ply recommend the issue of bond
of 1000 to VIM. Smith on reser-
voir No. 3 and the sale of bond Of
81, 1000 by the Clerk for the General
Irrigation Fund. Carried.
Mr.. Colin presented a map Of the
tunnel and proposed changes.
Messrs. Lambie aud jackson, a
special committee Of engineers to
examine the tunnel reported:
To improve the alignment and
facilitate the discharge of water,
we find that it will be necessary 10
construct 576 feet of new tunnel as
shown in the plan. We are still
of the opinion that it will be neces.
sary to timber about 1000 feet of
tie tunnel. TO still further facili-
tate the discharge of water We find
that it would be necessary to con-
struct within the tunnel 675 linear
feet of flume or casing, which we
estimate would cost about $400.
Mr.. Lips moved that the tunnel
be accepted, provided Mr.. Moore,
the contractor, will make the tun-
mel correspond to the changes
marked on the map presented.
Adopted. =
The Zanja Committee reported
new instructions for the Zauiero.
Adopted.
The Deputy Zanjero was heard
in relation to parties stealing
water.
Mr.. Lips moved that q Deputy
Zanjero be appointed to watch the
parties charged with stealing water
In the vicinity of the Feliz Ranch.
Carried.
The question of repairs to f1ume
crossing the bridge was referred to
the Zanja Committee, with power
to act.
The petition of rNsidents near
Fruitland for repairs and changes
of zanja No. was referred to the
Zanja Committee.
Mr.. Lucas was heard, asking for
water to irrigate Is acres of land OF
the Moerenhaut tract out of zaHja
No. 4. Referred to the z Z,nja Com
mittee.
A petition in regard to the sale
of water to favorites near Fruit
land from zapja No. 7. Referred
back, with request for proof Of the
allegations.
Petition for house for hook and
ladder company was referred to the
Committee on Fire and Water.
The petition of VIM. Smith, in
regard to reservoir No. 5 and the
dam, and reasons for delay in the
work and the title of the road at
that point, was referred TO the
Committee on Water Supply.
The Mayor took under advise.
ment a motion to have Mr.. Hollen-
beck re-instated in the positions on
committees formerly occupied by
him.
The petition of the Gas Company,
asking the loan of old hose for use
in the neighborhood, was referred
to the Committee on Fire and
Water.
The offer of Eli Taylor to deed to
the city land on the south side Oh
Morgan Lane, to extend Los An
geles street south. was referred to
the Board of Public Works.
The communication Of Louis
Roeder, in regard to chain gang
contract, was referrad to the same
committee. :.
Mr.. II. H. Smith was substituted
as arbitrator in the Gray case, in
place of V. e. Howard.
Petition Of M. A. Marshall to
erect a shed within the fire limits
was denied.
Petition of Hose Company No. !
for hose was referred to the Com
mittee on Fire and Water.
The bid of w. j. Neely for Fort
and Fourth street sewer, was re-
ceived and contract and assessment
approved.
Mr.. Kercheval reported certain
distractions to sewers on Main
street, near Ninth.
The agreement between J. J.
Ayers and the city for pamphlets
was approved.
Petition of certain parties to con.
meet with Fort and Fourth street
sewer was granted, to take effect as
soon as the sewer is finished.
The Zspjero's report of cost of re-
pairs, $109. was referred to the
Zanja Committee.
The bills referred to the commit
tee at the last meeting were re-
turned approved, and they were or.
dered paid.
The City Treasurer's report for
June was filed.
Mr.. Lips reported having PAID
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