Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-07
Council Proceedings.

| COUNCIL met IN regular session
yesterday afternoon, President
Beck in the Chair.
Present: Full Council.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Mr.. Francis presented protest
signed by himself, J. H. Butler and
John Shaffer, against the action of
Council, at the meeting held on the
9th day of February, ordering the
issuance of bonds to pay for the
construction of ditch, reservoir, etc i,
on the east side of the river.
Mr.. Meinzer moved that the pro-
test be laid on the table. Carried.
The Mayor reported the collec.
tion of $40 fines since last report.
Filed.
The City Auditor submitted his
weekly report, showing the condi-
tion of the several funds in the City
Treasury. Filed.
The City Treasurer submitted his
report for the month of February,
showing balances in the several
funds amounting to $6l, ,2S7 81. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee with
instructions to report to Council
what bonds may be redeemed.
Health Officer Lindley reports
that eleven nuisances have been
abated since last report.
He reports II deaths during the
month of February, as follows: 13
males, females, the youngest 9
years old and the oldest 81. The
causes of death were, pneumonia 9;
apopleXy 2; old age l; consumption
4; dropsy /; inflammation of the
brain 1; asthma l; diptheria 3; in.
llammation of the bowels !; suicide
1; gunshot wound l. Filed.
An ordinance repeating the
"swiil" ordinance and one chang.
ing the hours at which swill carts
may pass through the streets were
read and adopted.
The Zapjero submitted his report
for the month of February. Filed.
An ordinance fixing the fire lin.
its of the city was read and adopted.
The Board of Public Works rec.
ommend that the City Surveyor be
instructed to furnish a grade for
Pico street from Figuerroa to the
city limits. So ordered.
A lso, that protest of Y. Garcia
and wife against the improvement
of First street be referred to the
City Attorney. So ordered.
In the matter of petition for the
improvement of Temple street, rec
ommend that lumber-about 100
feet-be furnished for culvert and
bridge, the culvert to be built by
the chain gang and the bridge by
the petitioners. Approved.
The Finance Committee reported
shat the bills referred to them are
correct and recommend that war
rants be drawn for their payment.
Approved.
Recommend that the City Clerk
be instructed to notify the late City
Treasurer to file his final annual re-
port according to law. Adopted.
In the matter of remonstrauce of
wholesale liquor dealers, recon-
mend that license for said dealers
remain as adopted.
Mr.. Workman moved that the
matter be referred to a special com
mittee of three to report at next
meeting of Council. Adopted.
The Chair appointed Messrs.
Buchanan, Workman and Molony
said committee.
Bill of e. G. Du Ply as assistant
to the City Surveyor, referred back
to be itemiZed.
Mr.. Butler moved that, hereafter,
every person employed by the city,
except the regular officers, shall be
required to give an itemized bill of
ment. Adopted.
The Sewer Committee, in the
matter of petition of residents in
the vicinity of Second and Fort
streets for sewer facilities, recon-
mend that the private sewer from
and along Fort street, thence down
third to connection with the
main sewer, be purchased by the
city, that it be extended up Fort
street to First and that the cost of
same be assessed to property along
its line. Referred to the City At
torney for his opinion as to the le-
gality of the proposed purchase.
The Committee on Fire and
Water recommend that the follow.
ing be established as the fire linn
its of the city: Beginning at a
point in the center of the intersec-
ton of First and Fort streets;
thence easterly along the center OF
First street to the center of Will
mington street; thence northerly
along Wilmington street to Com
mercial street; thence easterly
along Commercial street to Ala
media street; thence northerly
along Alameda street to Marches
sault street; thence westerly along
Marchessault street to New High
street; thence sou therly along New
High street to Temple street
thence along Temple street to Forl
street; thence southerly along Foel