Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-17
Council Proceedings.

Council met in regular session
Saturday evening, President Spence
in the Chair.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved.
Report of City Auditor showing
the condition of the various funds
in the City Treasury. Referred to
Finance Committee.
Report OF Zapjero read and acted
upon. In the matter of the ap-
pointment off deputy for the Fifth
Ward, asked for further time.
Granted.
Resolution for construction of
Spring street sewer, Seventh street
sewer and Lower Spring street sew.
er. Adopted.
Resolution for the refunding OF
certain bonds. Adopted.
Ordinance requiring the City
Clerk to be the custodian of the
assessment rolls only during GER
tain months Of the year, the City
Assessor to retain them during the
remainder Of the time. Adopted.
Report of Overseer Of chain gang.
Filed.
The Mayors message relating to
the Normal School was, ON motion
of Chandler, taken up from the ia.
ble and read.
Mr.. Chandler moved that the
same be referred back to the May
or, because the message contains
no official notice to the effect that
the site for the school has been sc.
lected. Adopted.
Mr.. Cohn moved that the Coun-
Gil appropriate $500 OF the city
funds towards the purchase of the
site for the Normal School, provid.
ed it can be legally done.
Mr.. Gephard moved to amend by
making the amount appropriated
$1,000. Lost.
The question then recurred on
Mr.. Cohn's motion; lost.
Report Of the CITY Attorney in
the matter of tho bondsmen Of J. J.
GARLIC read,
Mr.. Moore moved that the same
be received. Carried.
Mr.. Chandler moved that the City
Attorney take immediate steps in
the matter Of collecting toe
amounts due from the bondsme en-,
Mr.. COhn moved to amend by
authorizing the city to comprOm.
ise In the sum of $4,000, provided
the same amount be paid In thirty
days. Carried.
Notice of Intention to grade q
portion of Banning steeet. Adopted.
The Committee on Sewers pre-.
sented q report, recommending
that warrant for 1906 be drawn in
favor of Wm.- Monks for work done
on the Vine street sewer. So or.
dered.
Mr.. Moore called attention to the
fact that work has been stopped by
the contractor on the AlisO street
sewer.
!, Mr.. Monks, the contractor, was
tuO buOJCCts
Mr.. King, = resident OF Aiiso
street, stated that serious incon-
venience was caused by the delay.
Mr.. Teed moved that the sewer
be completed within six feet Of the
zaDja within three days. Carried.
The City Attorney stated that he
was disqualified in certain cases of
the city now before tho Supreme
Court and requested that Col. God
frey be employed to act for the
city.
Mr.. Kuhrts moved that Colonel
Godfrey be employed and that $l00
be appropriated to compensate him
/ for his services. Carried.
Petition of 8. H. Slaught. Laid
on the table.
Petition of Board of Health.
Granted.
Petition Of Barker h Mueller. Re.
ferred to Committee on Fire and
Water.
Petition of Mary A. Taft
Granted.
Petition Of Bower & Baker. Re.
/ ferred to Finance Committee.
, Petition Of N. P. Campbell. Re
. ferred back to petitioner,
) Petition OF Los Angeles Gas Com
psny for gas consumed in Unior
Hall. Referred to Committee OF
D Gas.
Petition Of A. E. sepulyeda ct al
Referred to Board of Public w orks
Adjourhed.