Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-22
Council Proceedings.

| Oatuiuoy eNcuihBi LiooiuShS iotOh0'
in the Chair.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved.
The report Of the City Auditor
showing the condition of the vari
Gus funds in the City Treasury
Referred to Finance Committee.
The following message from the
Mayor was received and referred to
the Gas Committee and the City
Attorney.
To the Honorable Council Ct The
city of los Angeles, Cat.:
GENTLEMEN: L have declined tc
sign Warrant No. on the gas fund
of May l6, 1881, for the reason that
it does not appear whether the
same is claimed to be due by the
city under an alleged Contract be.
tween the city and the Gas Com.
pany,or whether the same isclaim-
ed to he due simply for gas furnish
Ell for the month of April, 1881, In
dependent of any contract or al
legged contract.
IftAe above claim be made un.
der the alleged tcontract, then /
take this early opportunity to in-
form your Houorable body that iu
my judgment the alleged contract
is illegal, void and not binding Oh
the city, and III that case the claim
should not he allowed.
But ii Tie ciajm is made by the
Gas Company independent Of any
alleged contract, nut htceuse the
city nwes he Gas CImpauy tor the
amount of gas furnished for the
month of Apri, 1881, (lnd there is
no doubt that the city does owe The
satnt) tho amount shou!.: be paid.
The efure, if the Gas Conpzpy
should notify me in writing. or by
their attorney, that they d. hot
claim the amnunt asked tor l., SAID
Warrant No. uuder said aliegrd
contract, then L hold myself in
readiness to sign said warrant, and
Will sign it.
Ny "bj~ct in not signing sal
warrant being To ptotect the city
against any claim being made III
the future that the city has ratifieI
said alleged contract, and thereby
prevent the city from making or
entering into any contrect with
references to lighting The city
streets, AMI not to prevent the gas
company from receiving full aud
just com pensation for all gas fur
nishrd the city.
respectfully,
j. II TOBERMAN, Mayor.
Report Vi Bosrd OF E Eiucatton re-
ferred to Com mitiee on Finance.
Report of q ujtro referred to
Committee on t'lnauce.
Resignation of ). A. Francis,
water overseer, accepted, TO take
effect June 1T
R-port Of City Attorney received
aid filed.
Report Of Superintendent of
chain gang read, Filed.
Alameda aud San Fernando street
sewer adopted.
Report OF Board of Public Works
laid over one week.
Resolution of Intention to grade
Olive street adopted, Grphard vot-
ing aye uuder protest.
Report uf Finance Committee re-
ceived and adopted.
Warrants ordered drawn in favor
of u sijero for $50 IS aud $4 so.
Report of Com nit.ee GA Sewer
referred to Sewer Committee and
City Attorney.
Report of Committee en- Zarjas
adopted.
Moved to connect bitches and 2
by Laughiia dltch, for three
months. Carried.
Report of Board of Health re-
ceived and adopted for one week.
Moved to refer question Of water
supply to Committee on Water
Supply. Carried.
Draft of ordinance in relation to
getting ON AMI of trains Within
city limits. Referred to City AT.
torney.
BIDS for construction of Spring
street sewer bet Aeen First and
Seventh streets. Raierred TO Com
mittee on Sewers.
BIDS for construction OF lower
Spring street sewer. Referred us
ABOVE.
BIDS for construction of Seventh
street sewer. Referred AS hb ive.
Invitation OF Frank b ,rtlett Pos t
No 6, recsived aud accepted.
Peution OF James G. K.As, City
Treasurer, for leave Of absence.
Que week granted.
Petition of j. Schumacher.
Granted.
Communication of City Water
Company. Referred to Committee
on Water Supply ard CITY Atto!-
uey.
Moved by Mr.. B'ias that the
question OF fsre-. on hacks be re-
t-rred to Police Committee. Car
ried,