Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-08-07

The Assessor reported prOgres 8
inscoilecting the personal property
tax, the balance uncollected being
$32.23 Referred TO Finance Conn
mtItee.
Bill OF City Justice Adams, for
salary, ordered paid.
The Zarjero reported in detail
the work done during the past
week. Accepted and warrant or
dered drawn for amount due.
Resignation Of G.. B. Hall. APP
prsved.
Dir. Winston, Health Officer, sub.
mitted the following report for the
month ending July 3lst: Deaths,
22;,under s years of age, 8; born in
California, 10; other Sta ca, s; for
eign countries, d. Births, 80; males,
IA; females, 26; of American pa
rentage, lS; foreign, 81. Number
Of nuisances abated, 16.
The report of the overseer of the
chain gang was received and filed.
The resolution providing for the
eXtension and widening OF Los An
feles straet, was read and adopted.
Under suspension of the rules,
the bids for city printing for the
ensuing fiscal year were ordered
opened, rs follows:
Bid Of j. ]. Ayers, at 80 cents per
square for first insertion aud 40
cents for each subsequent inser-
tion.
Bid of j. D. Lynch at one dollar
| for first, 20 cents for subsequent In
sertions.
Bid of w. H. Gould at 80 cents
for first insertion and As cents for
subsequent insertions.
Mr.. Gephard moved that ali bids
be referred to the Finance Com
mittee. Carried.
The resolution providing for the
opening of Los Angeles street was
ordered published in the Daily
Commercial.
| The usual bills were read aud re-
ferred to the Finance Committee
The City Attorney announced
that he was disqualitie ed to act foi
the city in the Mellus case, and re-
quested instructions. Referred to
the Finance Committee.
The Finance Committee reported
that the Auditors report and that
OF the Chief of Police be filed. So
ordered.
Also, In the question of the as
sessment of Naud's warehouse,
recommend that o legal opinion be
flied by Mr.. Nauds attorney and
also by the City Attorney. So or
dered.
The legal opinions referred to,
were then read.
On motion, the opinion OF Mr..
Dooner, attorney for Mr.. Maud,
was ordered filed, and the report OF
the City Attorney. Adopted.
The Committee on Sewers re-
ported in favor of granting the pe-
tions of DR.. Davenport and John
Miner. SO ordered.
On motion, the Clerk was Or
dered to notify the owners of pow
der magazines to remove their con-
tents outside of the city limits, and
an ordinance to this effect was or
dered drawn.
The Committee on Land report
ed in favor of granting deeds from
the city to certain petitioners 10
perfect title. So ordered.
The Board of Health reported in
favor of increasing the number of
sprinkling carts.
The Board was instructed, after q
lengthy discussion, not to employ
over eight sprinkling carts.
Petition of l. w. Hellman.
Granted.
Petition of X. M. Widney.
Granted.
Mr.. Mascarel moved that newly
graded streets be sprinkled In pre-
ference to elder ones. So ordered.
An invitation to take part In tht
Centennial parade, Sept. 5th, was
accepted.
Petition of the Los Angeles Tele'
phone Company to erect poles
within the city limits. Granted.
Petition of Geo. Cummings 70
the improvement of Zania No. 4
Referred to the ZApja Committee.
Petition of the First Presbyteri
ali Church. Referred to Financ
Committee, in connection with TIN
City Attorney.
Petition of Stern Il Rose. Re
ferred to the Committee on Lands
Adjourned.