Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-10
Council Proceedings.

Beck in the Chair.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The Mayor reported collection of
$50 fines since last report. Filed.
The City Auditor submitted his
weekly report, showing the condi-
ton of the several funds in the city
treasury. Filed.
The City Tax Collector reported
the collection of $2Os9.0l city taxes
since last report, and filed Treas
urer's RECEIPT for same, less $4l.7S,
commission. Referred to Finance
Committee.
The Tax Collector also presented
list of the names of all persons
who have paid taxes to date, with
recommendation that the same
be published.
Referred to special committee,
to ascertain the cost of publication
and report at the next meeting of
Council.
The Zanjero presented his weekly
report. Referred to Ianja Com
mittee.
Also, a detailed statement of the
sales OF water from the several city
zapjas for the month of Septem-
Der. Referred to Finance Conn nit
tee.
Notice of intention to grade First
street. Ordered published.
Mr.. Meinzer moved that the
property owners on Date street be
allowed to grade the same within
60 days. Adopted.
Mr.. Northcraft, by permission,
was heard in opposition to the line
OF Seventh street extension as sur
veyed, which he claims is errone-
Gus, and also to the assessment for
same.
In explanation, the City Survey
or stated that Mr.. Northcraft had
lost no land by the survey and,
therefore, sustained no injury.
The Finance Committee reported
favorably on q number of bills,
which were ordered paid.
Also, on several claims for rebate
of taxes. Same order.
Recommend that warrants be
drawn on the Seventh street fund
in favor of the several persons to
whom damages have been awarded
by the Commissioners. So or
dered.
Mr.. Lawlor moved thvt bills for
substitutes for officers Thorpe and
Lockwood during their illness be
paid at the rate of foot policemen.
Referred to Health Officer to re-
port at the next meeting of Coun-
Gil as to whether said officers were
really sick.
The Committee on Sewers rec
ommend that 5000 feet of lumber
be furnished to Andres Briswalter,
to repair the outlet to the main
sewer, he to do the work. Adopted,
the lumber to be used to the salts
faction of the Sewer Committee.
The Committee on Zapjas pre-
sented the following report:
In the matter of repairs Of Pico
street, recommend that the chain
gang be employed to dig a ditch to
drain off the standing water. So
ordered.
Recommend that a division gate
and so feet of fume be constructed
on Zanjs No. 4, on San Pedro
street, opposite the property of DR..
shaw. Referred 10 Zanja Commit
tee with power to act.
Also, that a covered fiume, about
125 feet in length, be placed in
Zanja No. where it passes through
the property of Re bert Thompson.
NoD-cOncurred In.
Petition of o. A. Williams and
others for postponement of collec.
ton of assessment for Seventh
street extension. Referred to u
special committee Workman,
Lawlor and Molony.
Petition of @. II. Bollinger and
others asking for the erection of
gas lamp in front of the new church
on Fourth street. Referred to Com
mittee on Gas.
A number of petitions for rebate
of taxes were referred to the FL
nance Committee.
Petition of J. M. Vignes for re.
pair of f1ume on San Pedro street.
Referred to ZaDja Committee.
Petition of f. Y Eberle for per-
mission to erect a shooting gallery.
Referred 20 Committee on Police.
Petition of Mary Doody, asking
an abatement of assessment by
reason of the burning of one Of the
houses assessed. Peferred to FL
nance Committee.
Petition of Ygnacio Garcia in re-
lation to the grade of First street.
Filed.
The regular bills were referred to
the Finance Committee.
Adjourned.