Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-20
Council Pro dinss.

COu00ll met IN regular besslOu
Saturday evening, President Spence
in the Chair.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The City Auditors report, show
ing. the condition of the various
funds In the City Treasury was re.
ceived and referred to the Finance
Committee.
Report OF City Surveyor, With
profile Of grade OF Buena Vista
treet. Referred to Board of Pub.
lie Works.
Report of Zanjero of work done
on city zapjss.
Asks to be empowered to clean
city bitches.
Mr.. Cohn moved that the Clerk
be instructed to advertise for thirty
days for bids to clean the bitches.
Mr.. Chandler moved as an
amendment that the Zapjero be
empowered. to clean all bitches
where actually necessary, at cost
not to exceed $500, without further
orders from the Council.
Mr.. Green moved to amend the
amendment by instructing the
City Surveyor to make an estimate
of the cost of cleaning the city
bitches, except 9 E and Zanja Nos,
which the Y sDjero is instructed to
clean at once, and that the Clerk
advertise for bids for cleaning the
rest Of the bitches. Adopted.
The City Attorney reported, in
relation to the petition OF A. Loo
THAN, that the city is not liable for
damages to animals left on the
public streets. Also, that he had
caused the suit OF the city against
George r. Butler to be dismissed.
| Also, that he presented deed for
re.ceding railroad lands in East Los
Angeles to city to Mr.. r. E. Hew-
lit for signatures Of proper railroad
officials. Report adopted.
| Resolution declaring cesspool on
Wilmington street q nuisance.
Adopted.
An ordinance fixing price to be
charged for water for irrigatlng
purposes was read.
Mr.. Moore moved that the ordi.
nance be considered seriatim.
Adopted.
Mr.. Moran meved TO amend by
reducing the charge per day to city
irrigators TO 50 Instead Of 81 50
Mr.. Cohn moved 10 amend the
amendment and fix it at SO cents.
Lost.
A vote was then taken on the
amendment, which was adopted.
Amendment making rate for
half day ST. 25 instead Of $1.5O; per
night $1.25. Adopted.
| Mr.. Moran moved that a day be
from sunrise to sunset and the
night from sunset to sunrise.
Adopted.
Amendment making rate for one
hour SO csnts. Adopted.
Mr.. Moore moved as an amend.
ment that outside irrigatOrs be fur
nished water at 81 per head per
day, instead Of SIS. Adopted.
Mr.. Moore moved to amend the
amendment by fixing the rates the
same as to city irrigators. Lost.
Per half day to 81 instead of ST.
per night So Adopted.
The ordinance as amended was
then adopted.
Mr.. Kuhrts changed his vote
from no TO aye and gave notice of u
motion to reconsides.
Mr.. COhn gave notice that he
would require the City Attorney to
fle written opinion az to whether
the Council has the right to con.
tract for any public Improvement
without having the money on
hand to pay for same.
| Report Of Overseer Of chain gang.
Filed.
On motion, J. H. Slaught was
given permission t. present q
franchise for consideration by
Council giving right Of way to con-
struct a single track railway on
Temple street.
Mr.. Kuhrts called to the Chair.
The Board of Public Works pre-
scented their report, which was
filed and the recommendations
acted on seriatim.
In the matter Of petition to grade
Olive street, between Sd and 9th
streets, recommend that notice OF
intention be published and that
the City Surveyor be instructed to
set the necessary grade stakes.
Adopted.
Also, that tho Board be empow-
cred to build culverts across Spring
street on each side Of First street.
So ordered.
Also, that petition for crossing on
Sixth street. be granted and that
the Board be empowered to con-
struct the same. Adopted.
The Com mittee on Gas, to which
was referred the petition Of l.. K.
Fish for o franchise to build gas
works, recon- mend that same be
denied. Filed.
The Finance Committee recon-.
mend that q warrant be drawn in
favor of the z ,pjero for $42.87, to
pay wages due. 80 ordered.
In matter of increase OF police
force as recommended by Police
Com missionars, recommend that 1t
be not carried out. Approved.
In the matter of telephone con.
nectioD, recommend that the city
have no need Of it at present. APP
proved. .
The Sewer Committee submitted
= report, us follows:
Recommend that contract with
VIM. Monks for construction oil
Vine street sewer be confirmed
Approved.
Recommend, the Alameda and
San Fernando street sewer being q
public necessity, that 1t be con
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