Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-27
Council Proceedings.

Saturday evening, President Spenc,
in the Chair.
Minutes of previous meeting reat
and approved.
The Mayor reported sales o
water to the amount of $l385O TO-
the month ending Feb. 26th. Re
ferred to Finance Committee.
Message Of the Mayor returning
the ordinance granting q franchise
to w. H. Toler for propagating fist
In Reservoir No. 4, without ap.
prevail.
On notion of Mr.. Monroe, consid.
GRAFTON of the veto was postponed
for one week.
The City Auditors report, show
ing the condition Of the various
funds In the City Treasury was re.
ceived and referred to the Finance
Committee.
Weekly report of the Zanjero OF
work done in the city zapjas, etc.
Referred to appropriate commit.
tees.
On motion, the Zanjero was in
strueted to repair Zanja No. Z, on
the East eide.
The Chief of Police reported that
the police force have made 81 ar.
rests during the month of Febru-
airy, as follows: Drunks, %; burg.
larry, 3; assault and battery, 4; va
grancy, 8; highway robbery, 4;
drunk and disorderly, 0; larceny, 3;
disturbing the peace, 3; gambling,
5; cruelty to animals, /; seeking
lodgings, 6; trespass, 8; selling
without license, 2; peddIing with
out license, 6; keeping houses OF
ill:fame, s; lost children, 2: luna
tics, 8; assault with deadly weap.
on, l. Filed.
The City Attorney. in answer to
the question, Can the city make
any Improvement unless the
money is on hand to meet the ex-
pense of same, reported that the
city has not such power, unless the
cost thereof is made chargeable to
private property by special assess
lnent; nor can the city assume any
liability exceeding in any year tile
income and revenue provided for it
for such year without the assent of
two-thirds of the qualified electors
voting at an election to be held for
that purpose. Ordered 10 be spread
upon the minutes.
Resolution declaring the con-
struction of the Spring street sewer
public necessity. Adopted.
Also, the San Fernando and Ala
media street ever. Adopted.
Also, the Also street sewer. Ac.
ton postponed for one week.
Also, the Seventh street sewer.
Adopted.
Weekly report of the overseer of
the chain gang. Filed.
The Board OF Public Works pre-.
sented their report, which was
filed and the recommendations
acted on seriatim:
Recommend that the City Sur
veyor be instructed to proceed with
the assessment for widening San
Pedro street; also, that, after the
assessment is declared by the
Council, the collection thereof be
postponed for six months. Adopted.
Recommend the adoption Of the
accom- panying resolutions: For the
Improvement Of Olive street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets;
Fifth street, between Hill and
Olive streets; Wilmington street,
between First and Commercial
streets; Franklin street, between
Spring and Fort streets. Adopted.
Notice of intention to establish
grade of Buena Vista street, be.
tween College and Short streets.
Ordered published.
The Finance Committee present.
ed q report. as follows:
Recommend that the City At
torney be instructed to collect the
balance due from the bondsmen of
A. ]. Hamilton, late City Tax Col
lector; also, to enquire into the
condition of the GARLIC case. So
ordered.
Also, that the petition Of e. A.
Decamp be denied. Approved.
Also, that q committee Of three
members of the Council be appoint-
ed to supervise the preparation of
the asst So ment rolls; THAT proper
blanks be furnished the City AS
SCISSOR; that he be required to dis
tribute the same among the inhab-
tiifs s%1s nT''"Xgd toSp a Cd :''' :
Also, that the City Assessor be
allowed one deputy for three
mouths from and after the LIST OF
Nav, ut a salary Of SIS per month";
the deputy to be appointed by the
Council from names suomitteo w
the Assessor. Adopted.
Also, that he be instructed 70
enforce the collection Ut persona
nroperty taxes according to the
charter. otherwise his bondsmen
will be held responsible, as the Law
directs. Adopted.
Report Of the Zspja Committee
In the m after of petition OF Gao
Zoberlein and others, recommend
that same be granted, petitioner
| TO 40 Luc WOEhs IAuSPsS
Also, that flume be built throug
property OF Mr.. Brosmer. Adopted
The Com ittee on LANDS recon-
mend that petition OF John Schu
macher for deed to certain land
he granted. Adopted and the May
or Instructed to sign the deed.
The Committee on Gas repor
that shsv nave examined the bid
for lighting the city lamps an
recon- mend that the contract b
, warded to the Los Angeles Ga
Company for three years st IA Ct !.
per lamp per night, % nights eac
month. Adopted, and the Cit,
I Attorney Instructed to draft I'd
Mr.. Kalsts moved that the ord
nance nix rg rates for Irrigation .
, reco nsider. 4. Adopted.