Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-18
Council Proceedings.

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Hollenbeck, Kercheval, Jones
Potts, Cohn and Green.
Minutes of the last meeting reat
and approved.
The City Judge reported the col
lection of $44 for fines for the week
and submitted Treasurer's receipt
Filed.
The City Tax Collector reported
collections of $1,9Ol II since las
report. Filed.
The Chief of Police reported thai
private persons were in possession
of policem EMS stars, and asked fol
Instructions in the matter. Re
ferred to the Committee on Police.
The Finance Committee reported
as follows:
Recommend that all carts and
wagons doing business for hire be
required to pay license, excepting
only those used for accommodation
and without pay. Adopted.
Recommend that the bill of judi
SOD, Gillette and Gibson, of 81 200.
for examination of titles Oh San
Pedro street, be reduced TO $3.50.
Recommend that the City Sur
veyor he instructed to correct the
in the matter of OPEN
ing Los Angeles street, by making
the same extend only to the line
of Requena street, instead Of one
hundred feet each on the east and
west side of the north line of said
street. Adopted.
The Special COMMITTEE appointed
to interview Mrs. Mccoy, relative
to certain land required to be pur-
chased in order to open Olive
street, reported that the land could
be bought for $3.50 gold coin, paya-
BILE in six months, and recon-
mended acceptance of the same
Adopted.
The Committee on Police report
ed having placed the returned Ii
censes of the Tax Collector in the
hands of the Chief of Police, with
to collect the same.
Filed.
The Board of Health recon-
mended payment of $50 so expen-
SEES incurred by the Health Officer
in visiting Yuma in the interest of
the city. Adopted. Also recon-
mend that during the prevalence
of smallpox at Yuma the Health
Officer be required, in addition to
his other duties, to inspect daily
oil trains arriving from that point,
and, If necessary, to quarantine the
same, and for all services performed
by said officer he shall receive a
salary of 500 per month until fur
Their orders from the Council.
The Committee on Gas recon-
mended a renewal for three years
Of the contract with the Gas Com
pany for lighting the streets, en-
CINE houses, ETC., with gas, and say
that, as compared with other cities
on the coast, the charges of the
company are not excessive, they
having agreed hereafter to erect
street lamps free of expense to the
city, and to make a reasonable re-
duction for lighting the engine
houses.
Mr.. Coin moved that action be
o. 10
ported in the matter of amending
the charter. He did not think the
financial condition of the city,
under the old charter, would war;
rant the Council making three
years. contract at present.
Mr.. Potts amended, that the con-
tract be renewed.
Mr.. Hollenbeck further amend
ID, that the matter be referred to
,he City Attorney to draw up q
contract to be submitted to the
Council for its consideration.
Some further discussion ensued
on the indebtedness of the city aud
its relation to the tax assessed for
payment for lighting streets. A
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amendment was carried.
A resolution relating to the
health of the city, and to prevent
the introduction and spread of coD-
tagious diseases, was read aud
passed.
Superintendent Hewitt addressed
the Council by permission. His
company were exercising the ut
most vigilance to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of contagious discusses
into this city. The agent at Yuma
had special Instructions to sell no
tickets to persons whom he may
have a reasonable suspicion of
being afflicted with any contagious
disease, and the conductors, before
that point, made careful
examination of all passengers. The
just read was drawn at
his suggestion, and himself and as
sistants would cheerfully cooperate
with the Board OF Health in any
matter calculated to keep infec-
tious diseases out of the city.
The act authorizing the Council
W lSbuC 21OOtOOO ihAA6oeAoh oOhNS
was referred back to the Finance
Committee, to report at the next
Report of Superintendent Of th e
pile dam in Los Angeles river, to-
gether with bill of $28, was refer
red to Committee on Water Sup
ply; same action in regard to bill
Of John Murray for construction of
dam; also, petition of Stevenson 81
Haber, asking for sixty days fur
Their time on construction of dam,
they claiming that the bitches are
already completed.
Petition of taxpayers for cross
walk from Court street across
Main, petitioners to construct the
same. Granted.
A communication was received
from the Secretary of Confidence
Engine Company, asking the city
to buy the bell at present in the
tower of it's house. Referred to the
Committee on Fire and Water.