Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-10-16
Council Proceedings.

Council met in regular session
Saturday evening, President Spence
in the Chair.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved.
The City Auditor presented his
weekly report showing the condi-
ton of the various funds in the City
Treasury. Referred to Finance
Committee.
The City Clerk presented csrtif-
icate Of payment of costs and DIS
missal of suit in the case of r. r.
Hewitt VS.. the city. Filed.
The Zanjsro reports that he has
discharged Deputy Zanjeros John
Clark and Dolores Sepulveda. APP.
proved.
Report of Overseer OF chain gang.
Filed.
Petition of Bicknell q White
and Yarnell, Caystile & Mathes for
rebate of personal property tax.
Referred to Finance Com mlttee.
Petition of A. J. Cobb i n relation
to Zanja No. 6. Referred to Zarja
Committee.
Petition OF J. Brousseau and 9th.
ers for the grading and improve
ment of Charity street, between
Second and Third streets. Re-
ferred to Board OF Public Works.
Petition of B. +. Coulter and 9TH
ers asking that Charity street, be-
tween Temple and Court streets, be
improved and graded. Same ref
erence.
Petition of George A. Milliken
for permission to lay a wooden
pipe to conduct water from the ice
house to the Los Angeles river.
Same reference.
Petition of f. Rampe and A. N.
McBurney for permission to do the
grading in front of their premises.
Same reference.
Petition of Sister Scholastioa
Logsden for permission to connect
the property of the Sisters with the
Alameda street sewer. Referred
to Committee Oh Sewers with pow
er to act.
The Board of Public Works, to
which was referred the petition of
Victor Beaudry, report that they
find no such error as that alleged
in the line OF Temple street. The
Board, however, recommend thlt
the petition be granted, provided
the petitioner presensto the Coun-
Gil the written CONSENT of the prop
erty owners to the proposed change
and pay all expenses of changing
the line. Adopteds,s
Mr.. Godfrey, on tina part of Mr..
Victor Beaudry, presented ver-
bal demand that the City Council
pass resolution declaring the ex-
tension of Temple street from
FIgueroa street to the city limits,
as shown by the yellow line gu
map No. n of the proposed extern
sion OF Temple street as survey ed
in 1875 by M. Kelleber. No action.
Recommend that "a wooden Gull
vert be constructed across Olive
street at the north line of Sixth
street. Adopted.
Resolution for widening and i'm
proving San Pedro street. Re.
ferred to the City Attorney.
Mr.. COIN moved that the bill
due the Los Angeles Gas Company
as approved by the Finance Com
mittee be paid. Lost, 8 ayes, 2
noes.
Mr.. Gephard moved that the
rant for $50 for the payment of two
months salary to the clerk to the
Zanjero. So ordered.
Mr.. Cohn, Chairman of the Fl.
nance Committee. in the matter of
the assessments collected for the
improvement of San Pedro street.
moved that the City Treasurer be
instructed to refund to the City Tax
Collector the money SO received, to
be by him repaid to the parties
from whom collected on presenta.
ton OF the proper receipts. So or.
dered.
Mr.. Kurtz, Chairman of the
Committee on Fire and Water, re-
ported that house for the Hook
and Ladder Truck can be obtained
in Bells block, Los Angeles street,
for Sl5 per month aud recon MT end
ed that it be secured. So ordered.
Mr.. Bauchet called the attention
of the Board of Public Works to
the condition of Mocy street at the
junction of the Old Also road.
Adjourned.