Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-12
Council Proceedings.

Council met in regular session
Saturday evening, President Spence
In the Chair.
Minutes Of the previous meeting
read and approved.
Message Of the Mayor nominal
Ing Frank Eosmer for City Sexton.
Nomination confirmed.
The report OF the City Auditor
showing the condition of the vari-
GUS funds in the City Treasury.
Referred to Finance Committee.
Ordinance prepared by City JUS
tice Adams prohibiting the driving
Of horses at immoderate speed
within the city limits. Adopted.
Weekly report of zanjero of work
done and wages paid on city
bitches. Referred to Finance Com
mittee.
Reports that he has accepted the
resignation of Deputy ZaDjero
Cook. Approved.
The Chief of Police reports that
he has received for collection since
the first of January to date $3.50
delinquent licenses, Of which he
collected $2095O and turned the
balance over to the City Attorney.
Referred to Finance Committee.
Weekly report Of overseer of
chain gang. Filed.
Notice q intention for grading
Olive street, between Fourth and
Fifth streets. Ordered published.
The Finance Committee present.
ed o report, which was filed and
the recommendations acted on
seriatim.
Recommend that warrants be
drawn for payment of bills re-
ferred. So ordered.
Recommend same action with
bills Of Los Angeles Gas Company
for $500 and $50.
Mr.. Moran moved, in view Of the
fact that proceedings were pending
in the Superior Court relating to
the first named bills, that IL be laid
OH the table. Lost.
Further action postponed.
Recommend that bill OF l.. Whit.
worth for IS for copy of the Di.
rectory Of the city and county of
Los Angeles be disallowed and that
the Mayer be requested to return
the book. So ordered.
Find reports Of the Mayor, City
Treasurer, Auditor and Tax Col
lector correct. Approved.
Recommend that the City At.
torney and Chief Of Police DO re.
quired to report monthly the stand
Ing of the delinquent city licenses
turned over to them for collection.
So ordered.
Recommend that the final report
of s. A. Francis be filed for refer
ence. So ordered.
Recommend that warrant be
drawn in favor of the ZAnjero for
S2l5. 10 as per his weekly report.
So ordered.
Find that ten animals were turn.
ed loose from the pound on the Or
Ger of the Mayor, which we do not
think is just. Referred to the City
Attorney.
In the matter of petition of E.
Martin q Co. and others, report
that, in conjunction with the May.
or and City Attorney, we have con.
cluded to recommend changes in
the license ordinance, which the
City Attorney will present in the
shape of new ordinance.
MIR. Gephard presented a minor.
ity report approving the foregoing,
except that portion relating TO
changes in the matter of retail LID.
uor houses.
| The ordinance as amended was
then read and, on motion, was TAX
en- up by sections.
Reduces licenses of artists agents
or canvassers soliciting painting,
retouchiDg, ETC., from S. to So per
month. Adopted.
Reduces tax of livery stables Of
f1rst-class with eight vehicles or
more from $3.50 to SIS. Adopted.
Commercial travellers or solicit
ors selling by samples, from $40 to
S.. Adopted.
Repeats sections fixing license of
places where liquors are sold and
substitutes the following:
For places where liquors are sold
in quantities Of not less than one
gallon and where the average
monthly sales exceed $1,000, $40.
For places where the average
monthly sales are $1,000 or less, SIS.
For saloons. bars, or club rooms,
where the average sales exceed
$500 per month, Sis.
Where the Gales are less than $500
per month, $40.
Mr.. Moore moved that 1t be
adopted as q whole. Lost.
The Board of Health submitted
the following report:
In the matter of the Beaudry
Water Works and the reservoir
from which the water is desired for
public use, Doctors Griffin, Wild.
ney, Harmon and Winston gave 1t
as their opinion that, II relief is not
speedily given by the building Of
the Alameda and San Fernando
street sewer, the water OF said com.
pany is liable to be contaminated
to such an extent that it will inev-
itably cause sickness. and that said
sewer should be built Immediately
to protect the health of the city !.
Recommend that action be taken
i'm mediately. Referred to Com.
mittee on Sewers.
| Several petitions were read and
referred.