Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-30
Council Procee dlnss.

Council met in regular session
last evening, President Spence II
the Chair.
Minutes Of previous meetings reat
and approved.
The City Auditors report, show
ing the condition of the varioui
funds in the City Treasury was re-
ceived and referred to the Financs
Committee.
Mr.. Kuhrts moved that the City
Clerk be authorized to draw war
rants for the pay of the drivers Of
city carts and the park keeper
Adopted.
Lease from II. Newmark & Co.
for Office of City Justice. Approved
and the Clerk instructed to draw a
warrant at the end Of each month
for the amount of the rent.
The ZaDjero reported sales Of
water amounting to 81. so for month
ending January Goth. Filed.
The Zanjero filed report of worn
done on zapjas since last report
with amount paid laborers. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
The City Surveyor reported the
total cost of the proposed San Fer
nando and Alameda street sewers
~ per bid Of G. Willard, at S40l1.75
Mr.. Gephard moved that the re-
port be adopted and that the City
Surveyor be instructed to make
the necessary assessment. So or.
dered.
The cost Of the Seventh street
sewer on basis of bid of Mr.. Monks
will be $8S2.46
Mr.. Green moved that the same
action be taken. Lost.
Mr.. Kuhrts moved that the Clerh
be instructed TO advertise for bids
for strengthening Reservoir No. 4
as per estimates Of City Surveyor
80 ordered.
The City Attorney presented the
draft of an act to add Q new section
to the Code Of Civil Proc edure
suspending the Statute of Lmlta'
ton from operating against munic'
ipal corporations in real actions
Referred to the Mayor and City
Attorney in conjunction with Com.
mittee ON Lands.
Report of City Attorney in refer.
ence to assignment in case of Geo
f. Butler vs.. Wilson Beach. Re.
ferred to Finance Committee.
Report OF P0undmaster for the
month of January, with receipt Of
City Treasurer for SIS. so pound fees
collected. Same reference.
Report Of overseer of chain gang
Filed.
Ordinance granting exclusive
right to w. II. Toler TO propagate
fish In Reservoir No. 4. Referred
to Committees on Fire and Water
Reports Of keeper of City Hospita1
and City Sexton. Referred to
Board Of Health.
Bill Of E9press Printing Compa'
ny for printing delinquent tax list.
Referred to Finance Committee.
The Finance Committee pre-.
sented q report, which was filed
and the recommendations acted on
seriatim:
Find that Henderson & Marshal II
are entitled to rebate OF $1.lO, per.
sonal property tax. Clerk instruct.
ed to draw warrant for amount.
Recommend that petition Of Mr..
Holienbeck be denied. Approved.
Recommend that the City Attor'
ney b. instructed to dismiss all
proceedings now pending in the
Courts In relation to the opening
Of Los Angeles street. So ordered.
Recommend the adoption OF an
ordinance suppresslng the sale of
opium. Referred to City Attorney.
Ask that the City Attorney and
the Mayor be instructed to procure
through our representatives In the
Legislature such action as will
permit the City Council to fix the
salaries Of city officials from time
to time. Adopted.
The Committee on Land. report
that number of pieces of land
owned by the city are occupied by
persons who have no right to occu-
py the same and therefore recon-
mend that the City Attorney be in.
structed to commence proceedings
against all parties squatting on
city lands to compel them to take
leases of such lands from the city.
Referred back to the Committee
for further investigation.
Some discussion having arisen In
regard to the duties and powers OF
the Board Of Health, Mr.. COIN
moved that the City Attorney be
instructed to prepare an ordinance
repeating ell ordinances relating
to the Board Of Health aud that he
draft new ordinance prescribing
and defining the duties OF said
Board.
The Sewer Committee, in the
matter Of petition Of E. Maud, re-
port that the sewer referred to does
not exempt him from paying his
proportionate assessment for the
San Fernando and Alameda street
sewer. Filed.
The joint committee appointed
to examine the oil tank on San
Fernando street reported that they
had again visited the tanks and re-
ferred the matter to Council with.
out recommendation. Filed.
Mr.. Green moved that 1t is the
sense Of this Council that the
tanks In their present location are
dangerous and ought not to be toll.
Grated.
The ayes and nays were called
for. Ayes 8, noes s.
Mr.. Chandler moved that the
City Attorney be instructed to pre-
pare deed for the Southern Pacif'
ic Railroad Company to sign, deed
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