Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-14
Council Proceedings. frocseiiy

Present: Full Council.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The Mayor reported the collec.
tion of $50 since last report. Filed.
The City Auditor submitted his
weekly report, showing the condi-
ton of the several funds in the City
Treasury, as follows: Cash fund,
$2021.63; General Sewer fund,
$7s4S. IL; Main Public Sewer fund,
$S3.56; Gas fund, $1672.45; Library
fund, $2i42.46; Fire Department
fund, $30l467; General Irrigation
fund, $SS.75; Railroad Interest and
Sinking fund, 1868, $l0,905.45; In
terest and Sinking fund, 1870, $l5,-
2S4. 2S; School Interest and Sinking
fund, 1872, $11,s7Z78; Workshop
and Depot Interest and Sinking
fund, 1874, $2l31.92; Main Sewer
Interest and Sinking fund, 1877,
$S25.0S; Irrigation Improvement
Interest and Sinking fund, 1877,
$3109.9l; General Irrigation Inter-
est and Sinking fund, 1878, S237l.39.
Funds overdrawn-Salary, $66l3. 10;
New Water, $16SS so; Street
Sprinkling, $441.O1. Filed
Mr.. J. e. Jackson, Secretary of
the Board of Education, submitted
report for the month of Decem-
Der. Filed.
Health Officer Lindley reports
that he has ebated % nuisances
since last report. He also reports
the sanitary condition of the city
good, except that portion which
borders on Niger Alley, known as
Chinatown, which, from sanitary
point, he pronounces o nuisance of
the most dangerous character. He
also reports Zapja No. s, from Hill
street to the corner of Fifth and
Olive streets, to be in n very bad
condition and recommends that it
be repaired. Filed.
Mr.. Butler moved that the Mig.
ger Alley nuisance be suppressed
Immediately. Adopted.
hts DuChdbti hiONCu tlbt
portion of the report in relation to
Zanja No. s be referred to the Com
mittee on Water Supply. Adopted.
The Health Officer ask ed for in
structions as to how he should pro-
ceed.
The City Attorney, in answer to
question, stated that the present
health ordinances, in his opinion,
cover the case, and suggested that
the Health Officer and Chief of Po.
lice, be instructed to fix the limits
of the Objectionable district.
Mr.. Lawlor moved that the
Health Officer. the Chief of Police
and the City Surveyor be instruct
ed to investigate the Niger alley
nuisance and report at the next
meeting the best means to abolish
it. Adopted.
The watchman at reservoir No. 5
reports an increase of 3S2 inches in
depth of water in the reservoir
since his last report. Filed
The watchman at reservoir No.
reports that the water is rising at
the rate. of 44 inches each "a hours.
Filed.
The Board of Public Works and
Zanja Committee, to which the Pc
tition of property owners on Ala
media street was referred, recon-
mend that the zapja be flumed
from the property of o. H. Bliss to
the Southern limit of the city, a
distance of 5000 feet, and that
bonds of the irrigation series be is
sued to pay for the same. Consid-
Grafton postponed for one week.
Also, that the S. p. r. r. Co. be
notified to remove their telegraph
poles to one side of the street.
Same action.
The Finance Committee reported
that the City Attorney had in
formed them that no benefit would
be derived from enacting the
CublcA ir Law into an ordinance, as
the right oftrial yjury would have
to be retained and the same diff
culties would arise as under the
State law.
The Committee also presented a
number of approved bills which
were ordered paid.
The Police Committee, to which
was referred the petition of the
Chief of Police for horse, saddle
and bride, recommended that the
Committee on Supplies be instruct
ed to purchase a horse and trap
pings at a cost not to exceed 500,
and that the Chief be allowed $40
per month for keeping the same.
Adopted.
Mr.. Brodie, Chairman of the
Committee on Supplies, reported
verbally that there was q useless
horse belonging to the city, and
asked that the Committee be au-
thorized to have it sold.
Mr.. Shaffer moved that the ami
nal be sold at public auction.
Adopted.
The Committee on Water Supply
recommend that the Clerk be in
structed to advertise for proposals
for the construction of sand basin
on the main supply ditch, the city
to furnish lumber and nails, ac-
cording to the plans furnished.
Mr.. Molony moved that the work
be done by days labor-mechanic
to receive So, laborers So per day.
Adopted.
Mr.. Buchanan moved to amend
by giving the city the privilege OF
awarding the work to such me.
chanics and laborers as would take
it at the lowest wages. Lost.
Mr.. Butler, in opposing the
amendment, took occasion to abuse
contractors and the contract sys-
tem.
Mr.. Buchanan took the floor to
reply to that part of his remarks
rejecting on contractors, but, on
Mr.. Buffers disclaiming any in
tention to be personal in what he
had said, he was ruled out of order.
The Committee asked for further
time to report on the petitions for