Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-31
Council Proceedings,

Present: Full Council.
The City Attorney stated that h
was now engaged in the examina
tion of ex-Tax Collector Garlic
and asked to be excused. He ais
asked that consideration of th
license ordinance be postponed un
til the legal bearings of some of th
provisions are examined. Both re
quests granted.
The President stated that he hat
been requested to inform Council
that a meeting of the Regents O
the Public Library would be helt
next Tuesday, at 2 P. NJ.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The Mayor reported the collec'
tion of $279 80 since last report
Filed.
The City Auditor submitted hi:
weekly report showing the condi.
tion of the several funds in the City
Treasury.
On motion of Mr.. Workman, re.
ferred to the Finance mittee,
in conjunction with the City At,
torney, to ascertain if the amounts
in the several funds cannot be ap.
piled to the redemption of bonds.
Tax Collector Hamilton p resent.
ed a report showing the collection
of the following sums since last re.
port: Licenses for January, 1879
$l954.07; delinquent licenses fol
December, 1878, $71.29; Main street
grading fund, SLIT; tax levy fol
1889, 5000, and submitted CITY
Treasurers receipts for same. Re.
ferred to Finance Committee,
The Chief Of Police reported los
arrests by the police force during
the month Of January, as follows:
Burglary, 8; battery, 4; drunk, 20;
trespass, 8; petit larceny, 8; grand
larceny, 8; disturbing the peace, 2,
misdemeanor. s; vagrants, l; ped.
ding without license, 8; snug.
Cling, 2; opium smoking, &; PERU.
ry, /; fighting, 4; embezzIement, q
leaving horse unhitched, l; shoot.
ing on the street, l; refusing to pay
over public money on proper de.
mand, l; insane, i; gambling, q;
violation of the cubic air law, To-
Total arrests, los; total fines i'm.
posed, $61S; fines collected, 1872 So
Filed.
Tho ZaDjero reported that there
had been no sales of water during
the month of January. Filed.
Health Officer Llndley submit.
ted q report to the effect that he
had examined the sanitary sys.
TENS of the several cities he had
visited during his recent visit to
the upper part of the State. In re.
gard to the system of Los Angeles
he found that we did not so much
require new laws as the enforce.
ment of those already in existence
Among other things he had learn
ed that the cubic air law, so lone
in force in San Francisco, applied
as we'll to Los Angeles, and under
It's provisions he, on Wednesday,
night, had caused the arrest of q
number of Chinamen whom he had
found violating it's provisions. In
this connection he recommended
that an ordinance be adopted con
ferring jurisdiction in such cases
on the Mayor. He also asked fol
an appropriation for the purchase
OF vaccine matter for use in his
Office.
On motion, an appropriation ol
IS was made for this purpose.
Mr.. Butler moved that the City
Attorney be instructed TO prepare
an ordinance embodying the pro-
visions of the Cubic Air Law.
Adopted.
The City Surveyor submitted a
report showing the condition and
progress of work submitted to him.
Received and filed and the several
matters treated of referred to the
committees.
Mr.. Buchanan moved that the re-
ports Of committees be hereafter
acted on in their regular order.
Adopted.
The Board of Public Works re-
port that they had given orders for
a foot bridge to be built over the
WOODEN mill zaDja OH Charity
street. Approved.
Also, that they had caused a cul-
vert to be built, as directed, at Oh
vera aud Marchessault street. APP
proved.
In the matter of the Spring street
railroad franchise, recon- mend that
1t be extended for one year.
In this connection the protest of
property owners on Spring street,
between First and Sixth streets,
was read.
After a long debate the recon-
mendation of the committee was
adopted.
The Finance Committee reported
hat they had examined the City
report for the month of
December and found the same cor
'ect. Filed.
They also recommended that the
Clerk be Instructed to ascertain
what bonds are due and can be
,alled in. Adopted.
Also, that special meeting of
Council be held at IA. NJ. to-mor-
'ow to consider business of import
ance. Adopted.
Also, that the Clerk be instructed
% draw warrants for the payment
If the bills approved by the Conn
nittee. So ordered.
Mr.. Francis moved that the war;
rant in favor of q. III. Pike be paid
out of the cash fund, the amount so
paid to be repaid from the sprink-
ling fund. Adopted.
The Committee on Fire and Wa
ter reported the purchase of span
of horses from A. HI. Dunlap for
$400 for Engine No. l, and recon-
mend that the Clerk be instructed
to draw q warrant on the Fire De-
partner Fund for the amount.
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