Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-19

Referred to Finance Com Mittee.
Weekly report Of Zapjsro Re.
ferred to appropriate com mi ttsss.
Also, that ks has appointed A.
o. Majors and c. n ball Deputy
Zasjsres. Approved.
Recon- trends Gsrtsia changes in
he wording OF water permits, etc.
Referred to the Finance Com matt.
tee with power to nct.
Mr.. Bliss iaov~d that the Fl.
nance Com Mittes Ne instructed, ia
injunction with the City Attor-
| ney, to draft an ordinance rsgulat-
iSg the relations between the city
and tho irrigators on ths banks of
the river above the city liMlts.
Adopted.
Report of tbs 0vsrsssr OF the
chain gang. Filed.
The Board Of Public Works, in
the matter Of petition OF Harry
Sherwood and others, ask to be
empowered to MI certain gullies on
tho Cemetery road on the east side
Of the river. Granted.
The Conmittss on Sewers re-
pert that, as a matter Of the preser-
vstion Of the public health, they
f1nd that the construction Of the
San Fernando And Alameda street
sewer Is a work of necessity.
Mr.. Moran moved that the Sewer
Com I'm ittse 10 instructed to inter-
view the property holders along the
line Of the proposed sewer and a..
certain if an amicable arrangement
cannot DO arrived at. Adopted.
Reeo amend that tho contract for
constructing the Com msrolal street
sewer be awarded to Thomas Cop
ley, he being the lowest bidder. %
ordered, the wsrk to De DOM plsts d
in fifteen days.
The Committee on Fire and Wa.
ter recommend that petition of
Bower d Baker be granted.
Adopted.
Mr.. Bower presented = verbal pc
titisn asking that Downsy avenue
be sprinkled. Referred to the
Board of Health.
Mr.. COhn moved that the bill of
the Gas Company for lighting
street lamps DO paid. Warrant or.
dsrsd drawn, ii ayes, 3 noes.
Petition from property owners on
Banning street to be permitted to
do the grading in front of their
property on said street. Granted,
the wsrk to DO done within so
days.
Petition of ID. S. de Hughes to
connect her property with the
Main street sewer. Referred to the
Sewer Com nittee with power to
act.
Petition of J. Downey Harvey
for payment of four warrants is.
sued in 1869, sggregating $3.50. 81,
with interest from date of protest
by City Treasurer. Referred to Fl.
nance ommittee.
Petition of w. H. H. Russell,
Captain commanding the eagle
Corps" N. G. G., for permission to
uss the Council Cham bers for hold
ing meetings of said company.
Granted.
Petition of s. II. Slaught for a
franchise for n railway on First
street, from the Los Angeles river
to Fort street and thence along
several other strests Of the city,
said franchise to run 25 years. Re.
fsrred to the Beard OF Public
| Works.
Communication from jeremiah
Collins in relation to the condition
of zaBja 8 r in front Of his proper
| ty. Same reference.
| Communication from Mrs. G.
Dueemmun, President of the La
dies Benevolent Society, inviting
the Council to attend the Charity
Calico ball, to be given by the So
ciety on the 4th of July, in a body
aud act as II. Reception Committee.
Accepted.
Councilman w. N. Monroe,
member from the First ward, ten
dered his resignation. to take eff.
feet i'm immediately, on account of his
necessary absence from the State.
Accepted.
On melton, the thanks of Coun-
Gil were votN to Mr.. Monroe for
the faithful manner In which he
has discharged his duties as Coun.
Gilman.
Adjourned,