Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-23
Council Procee dings.

MacDougall in the Chair.
Present Messrs. Green, Lips,
Jones, Mullally, KerchevaI, Potts.
Hollenbeck and Cohn.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
The City Judge reported the col
lection of $57 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 forty nuisances since last
report. Filed.
The Zanjero submitted report
showing that he had expended
1872 40 In cleaning the various
zanjas, and that it would require
about 500 to finish the work. Re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
The City Surveyor reported that
in the matter Of the Spring
street sewer, that a branch sewer
can be constructed from Moran's
Lane, thence to Main street, thence
along Ninth to Olive, thence along
Olive to Seventh, thence along
Seventh to Figueroa. Referred to
Sawar Con roitfaa
The Committee on Water Supply
report:
First-That Captain Moore is en-
titled to pay for 240 feet of timber
ing in tunnel. Ordered that war
rant be drawn for the amount due.
Second-In regard to balance
claimed for work on tunnel, we
think he will be entitled to pay
when the work is completed ac.
cording to our previous reports in
conjunction with Messrs. Lambie
and Jackson. Adopted.
Third-In the matter of further
lining for the tunnel, Council
should first decide whether timber
or brick work shall be used-215
feet must be done. Should brick
work be determined upon, Bell g.
Carr, being the lowest bidders
are entitled to to the contract, and
if timber, William Moore is thu
lowest. The work to be done ac-
cording to the plan recommended
by Messrs. Lambie and jackson.
Mr.. Mul!aly moved that brick be
adopted, and that the contract he
awarded to Messrs. Bell g. Carr.
Mr.. Green moved that the plan
and specifications for the work be
deposited with the Council. Car.
ried.
Fourth--Recommend that the con-
tract between the city and William
Smith be corrected by mutual con.
sent before report be made in the
matter. So ordered.
The following additional report
was submitted by all the memb bers
Of the Committee, except Mr..
Cohn: Your Committee, after
having given the matter careful
examination and believing that it
will greatly improve the water fa-
ciltties of the city, recommend that
the contract for the construction of
the pile dam above the covered
bridge be awarded to Perry, Wood
worth & Co., they being the lowest
bidders, and the Mayor be instruct
ed to sign the same on the part of
the city.
Mr.. Potts moved It's adoption.
A long discussion was elicted by
this recommendation, Messrs. Cohn
Lips and Mullaly opposing it on
the ground that 1t was not contem-
plated in the original plan fur
nished by the Board of Consulting
Engineers, and the money neces-
sary to build it would have to be
diverted from the funds devoted to
the lower and middle sections of
the new water system. Messrs.
Potts and Hollenbeck advocated its
adoption, holding that the good re-
sulting would more than counter
balance the expense.
The debate, which was quite ami
mated. lasted over an hour.
At its conclusion, the ayes and noes
were called, with the following re-
suit: Ayes, Potts, Green, Hollen-
beck and Kercheval; noes, Cohn,
Lips, Jones and Mullaly, tie, con-
sequently the motion was lost.
Mr.. Hollenbeck called up the
question of building the tower at
reservoir No. 5, the contract for
which had been let to Mr.. O'Neil,
and asked what had been done In
regard to the foundation.
Mr.. Mullaly moved that the City
Surveyor be authorized to employ
a force of men at So per day, the
whole expense not to exceed $500,
to explore for bedrock.
The Board of Public Works SUBJ
mitted their report, which was
filed and the recommendation act
ed on seriatim.
Recommend that, in order TO
make the grade uniform, the line
of Buena Vista street be extended
to the river. Adopted.
Recommend that the Spring and
Sixth Street Railway Company be
instructed to plank the switches in
front of the Postofflce and Ducom-
mun's building. So ordered.
Resolution to establish line of
| Buena Vista street as recommend
ed, read and adopted.
Petition Of Ira Carpenter to have
money expended in grading in
front of his property refunded. Re-
ferred to Board of Public Works.
Petition of owners of property
on First street for permission to do
the grading in front of their lots.
Granted, the work to be done un-
der the supervision Of the Board of
Public Works.
| Ed. l.. Baker, appointed to as
certain the amount of water used
by the owners of the Feliz rancho,
reported that the owners of that
| ranch were using water in excess