Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-01
Council Procee dings.

Council met in regular session
yesterday afternoon. with Mayor
MacDougall in the Chair.
Present-Messrs. Mullaly, Lips,
Hollenbeck, Apablasa, Kercheval,
Jones, Potts, Cohn and Green.
Minutes of the last meeting read
and approved.
The City Judge reported the COL
lection of $54 for fines for the week,
and submitted Treasurer's receipt.
Filed.
The City Tax Collector reported
collections of $3.50 26 since last
report. Filed.
City Clerk Caswell reported the
sale of two irrigation bonds of $1,000
each at S7A cts. on the dollar and
presented City Treasurer's receipt
for Sl75O, the proceeds thereof.
Filed.
The City Poundmaster submitted
his report, with City Treasurer's
receipt for So, the amount collected
by him. Filed.
Chief of Police Harris presented
his report for the month ending
January 3lst. During the month
there were 80 arrests, as follows:
for misdemeanor, for assault
and battery, for battery, l for as
sault, IL for petit larceny, IL DRINKS,
2 for fast driving, 8 for assault with
deadly weapons, l for grand lar
ceny, IL for trespass, insane, l de-
faultlng witness, 2 resisting an off,
Ger, Migrants, / indecent expos
ure, cheating, l burglary. Prop
erty reported stolen during the
month $75S so, of which $6l8 has
been recovered. Received and
filed.
The Board Of Public Works rec
ommend that map of Adams street,
fixing the width of said street at
S23 feet, presented by the City Sur
veyor, be adopted as official. APP
proved.
The Com mittee on Water Supply
recommend that no action be taken
in reference to timbering the tun-
mel until after the boring shall
have been finished, when the
whole work can be done by con-
tract. Approved.
The Finance Committee present.
ed their report, which was filed,
and the recommendations acted on
separately.
Recommend that $26.27 be re-
funded to ]. II. Ramirez, on ac-
count of double assessment. Adopt
ed.
In the matter Of warrant in favor
of Or. Griffin, presented at last
meeting, we find that, while it is
undoubtedly due, it should have
been funded under the act of 1859
70. We therefore think it would
require an act of the Legislature to
authorize its payment. Approved.
Recommend payment of bill of
S. g. Foster for $40. Warrant or
dered to be drawn.
Mr.. Il. Sabichi, by permission,
was heard in advocacy of the petit
ton, which he presented, for OPEN
ing Seventh streets. Referred to
the Board of Public Works, with
instructions to report at next meet
ing.
Mr.. Sabichi also asked that some
action be taken to change the line
Of Zanja No. A, in front of his
property. Referred to ZaDja Com
mittee with power to act.
The Police Committee reported
that nnlinn 70 ,f tho IN at,h
mitted can be had for So each. The
new star is of silver aud has eight
points, with the words "City POI
lice" engraved in the centre.
On motion, the Committee were
authorized to procure stars of the
new pattern for the police force.
Communication from the Chief
Of Police asking that the drivers of
the chain gang carts be provided
with arms. Referred to Police
Committee with power to act.
The City Surveyor submitted
lists of assessments for grading
Macy and Pearl streets, amounting
to $5,S44 for Macy street and
SLOTS So for Pearl street. Adopted.
Also, u report that he had taken
levels for the grading of Main
street. Approved and notice of in
tention ordered to he published.
Also, final estimate for construct
ing concrete ditch showing the
total cost to be $3.50, of which
$3.50 is still due to Thomas BAN
bury, the contractor.
Mr.. Potts moved that the ditch
be accepted by the city. Adopted.
Petition to connect Allen prop
erty with Spring street sewer.
Granted under the rules.
Petition from VIM. Monks ask
ing for ten days additional time to
complete stone work OH concrete
ditch. Granted.
Mr.. Mullaly moved that the Tax
Collector be. Instructed to pay Into
the City Treasury the money col
lected by him from Mrs. Baker on
account of assessment for the Main |
street sewer. So ordered.
Also, that the City Clerk be In
structed to issue executions for the |
collection of delinquent assess
ments for the same work. So Or
dered.
SOhAHi uuiColiOh lIOh ". MauSlu
offering to furnish a bell for Conf
dence engine house for $500. Re-
ferred to Committee on Fire and
Water.
Agreement between Bell & Carr
and the city for constructing sewer |
on College street. Approved and |
the Mayor instructed to sign for the
city.
Communication from Mr.. Simp-
kins, President of the Los Angeles
Gas Company, submitting new
for lighting the city
with gas for the term of two years,
instead of three years as provided
in the agreement previously SUBJ
mitted.
Mr.. Lips moved that the contract |
be approved and the Mayor author
lied to sign the same on the part of
the citv