Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-23

street sewer ct $247.55. Report
adopted and the City Surveyor in.
structed to make the necessary as
sessmept.
Flied.
The Board Of Public Works. to
whom was referred petition OF 3.
H. SlauRht for street railway fran
cbise, referred the petition back TO
Cou noil without Recommendation.
Mr., Kuhrts moved that the peti-
ton be denied. Ayes 8, noes 10.
Mr.. Slaught was heard in cup.
port Of the petition. He stated
that two.ttirds Of the owners OF
improved property on the line of
the proposed road favor the grant.
| ing of the franchise.
Mr.. Moran moved that further
consideration Of the question be
postponed for two weeks and that
the City Assessor be instructed to
certify whether the signers of the
petition own the property repre-
sented. Carried.
Ordinance providing for the
| manner in which sidewalks shall
be constructed and repaired.
Adopted.
Resolution for the improvement
OF Los Angeles street from First to
Commercial street. Adopted.
The Finance Committee recon-
mend that petitions OF e. B. Per.
rim and w. H. Perry be denied.
Approved.
Recommend, in matter Of petit
ton Of City Attorney for an assist
ant, that II. T. Gage be appointed
Assistant City Attorney for six
months at . salary Of $50 per
month, commencing from January
18th. Approved.
Further time granted on petition
Of Los Angeles CITY Water Com
pany.
In the matter OF the Alameda
and San Fernando street sewer,
the Sewer Com IN ittee recommend
that the Clerk be instructed to ad.
vertise for new bids. DisapprOvec.
The committee report that they
fail to find any petition Of property
owners on Seventh street for u
sewer on that street.
Recommend that the main sewer
be laid along the lowest depres-
sion Of city lands, and that the
City Surveyor be instructed to sur
vey . line to ascertain that depres.
sion for future reference. 30 or.
dered.
Recon- mend that the comm ittee
be granted power to employ . com.
petent person to- superintend the
manufacture of all sewer pipe.
Denied.
Mr.. Green moved that the City
Surveyor be instructed to prepare
an estimate of cost of San Fernap.
do and Alameda street sewer on
the basis Of the bid OF Mr.. Willard.
30 ordered.
Mr.. Monroe moved that the City
Surveyor be INSTRUCTED to prepare
q similar estimate for the Seventh
street sewer on basis of bid of Mr..
Monks. So ordered.
The special com mmittee, to which,
in conjunction with the Committee
on Fire aud Water, was referred
the report of the Chief of Police In
relation to the oil tanks on San
Pedro street, find that, in their
present state, there 10 nothing of
fensive or dangerous Ia said taDks.
Mr.. Green filed q minority report
differing with that Of the majority.
Mr.. Cohn moved that the mi.
norlty report be adopted. Lost.
Mr.. Monroe moved that the ma.
jority report be adopted.
Mr.. Brown, by permission, was
heard In opposition to the motion.
He cited the recent explosion 0f oil
tanks at Point Breeze, nesr Phila-
delphia, In support OF his claim
that oil tanks are dangerous to any
locality In which they are loo cated.
After considerable discussion,
the matter was referred back to the
committee for further inveetiga-
tion.
The Com mittes on Z,Djas rec
ommend that certain tools iu the
hands Of the ZApjero, being worth
less, be destroyed. Referred to the
Zapja Committee with power to
act.
Recommend that the proposition
OF Mr.. MiIlikeu be accepted. De-
MED.
Mr.. Chandler moved that the
City Attorney be instruct ed to draft
an ordinance repeating the ordi-
nance prohibiting the Council
from granting deeds to city lands
10 certain cases. SO ordered.
The Committee on Water supply
report that they have examined
Reservoir No. 4 In conjunction
with the City Surveyor, and rec
ommend that certain work be
done.
Mr.. Moran maoved that the work
be done under the supervision Of
the City Surveyor and Z.Djero.
Adopted.
In matter OF increase Of water for
ditch No. Z, recommend that the
City Surveyor be Instructed to
make an estimate OF the cost of y
dam In tho Arroyo. construct.
cd of concrete or stone. So ordered.
Recommend that pipe 70 inches
In diameter be laid on Zsnja = X,
from Seventh to Tenth street. De.
MED.
Mr.. Coin offered the following:
That the Legislature Of the State
be requested to pass an act sus.
pending the operation of the Stat.
ute of Limitations 80 far as the
same may affect any lands Of the
city, 90 that no one can obtain any
right by occupation or possession
Of any Of the lands Of the city and
that the City Attorney be required
to prepare the draft OF an act to be
acted on at our next meeting.
Adopted.
Petition of II. Marshall for re.
bate Of personal property tax. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
Petition OF Daniel Shiek. Re.