Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-04-16
Council Proceed ings.

| q Gil met in regular session
Satu. lay evening, President Moran
In the Chair.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The report Of the City Auditor
showing the condition of the vari-
Gus funds In the city treasury. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
Communication from the Board
of Education Informing the Coun.
Gil that r. III. Ellis, member of
the Board, has removed permanent
ly from the State without having
rendered his resignation, and sug.
gestiDg that there Is now va.
carey in the Board. Received and
filed.
Mr.. Chandler moved that the
Office be declared vacant. Adopted.
Regular report of the Zanjero Of
work done and wages paid since
last report. Referred to Finance
Com mittee.
Weekly report of the Overseer
of the chain gang. Filed.
Several bills were presented and
referred to Finance Committee.
Bills of 3. G. Foster, S.; II. Il.
Gage, Assistant City Attorney, $50;
Mrs. Doria Jones, rent, $50. were
approved by the Finance Commit
tee and ordered paid.
fhe Board of Public Works sub.
mitted report as follows:
In matter of petition of Edelman
& Co. to place banner sign across
Main street, between Temple and
Lanfrsnco Blocks, recommend
that the same be granted under Ger.
tain conditions. Adopted.
Also. that the Clerk be instructed
to notify petitioners for change of
grade on Chavez street to meet the
Board at Naud's warehouse on
Wednesday nextat lP. NJ. So Or
dered.
Also, to notify Mr.. Verde to re-
move distractions on San Gabriel
road at once. Same action.
Also. to notify Mr.. Caldwell to
repair sidewalk on Main street adj
joining DR.. Wollweber Same ac-
tion.
The Finance Committee submit
ted report, which was filed, and
the recommendations acted on se-
ritim.
Recommend filing of reports of
City Treasurer, City Auditor and
City Assessor. So ordered.
Also, that the Real Estate Asso.
cistes be allowed to redeem prop
erty sold to the city at delinqus Mt
tax sale. Adopted.
Also, the adoption of an ordi-
nance amending the ordinance
regulating the custody of the as.
sassment roll. Adopted.
Also, that the petition of Rivar.
RI q Sanguinetti, for refunding of
personal property taxes, be reject
ed. Approved.
The Committee on Gas, to which
was referred the bids for lighting
The streets, recommend that no
further contracts for this purpose
be entered into by the city until
the present litigation with the Gas
Company is determined.
Mr.. SimpkiDs, President of the
Gas Company, who was present,
notified the Council that If the
city continues to use gas without q
contract. the Gas Company will
charge 15t cents per night per
lamp and at the rate of 81 80 per
1900 feet for gas used in the engine
houses and reasonable sum for
all repairs.
On motion, the report of the
committee was adopted.
Mr.. Cohn moved that the Clerk
be instructed to. notify the Gas
Company that, from and after this
date, no gas would be used by the
city.
Mr.. Chandler said he hoped the
motion would not be put. The
question was still in the courts un-
determined and until it was settled
he did not think any action what.
ever should be taken by the Coun-
ell.
After some further debate q vote
was taken on Mr.. Cohn's motion
and 1t was lost.
Mr.. Chandler called attention to
the condition Of Aliso street in
front of property OF w, II. Perry
on the East side of the river. Re.
ferred to Board of Public Works.
Petition Of r. N. G. Wilson and
Others, asking the Council to es
tablish the grade Of Downey Ave.
nue., East Los Angeles. Referred
to Board of Public Works.
Petition of VIM. T. Lambie to
lease certain city land in East Los
Angeles. Referred to Committee
on Lands.
Petition of A. l.. Bath and other
property owners asking for the
construction of sewer on Fifth
street, from Charity to Spring
street. Referred back to Commits
sioners for correction.
| Petition of Henderson and Mar
shall for permission to arch zspja
through their property. Referred
to Com mittee on Zanjas.
| Petition of w. Niles to have
lines Of Washington street estab-
lished. Referred to Board of Pub
lie Works.
Petition OF J. B. Ferguson for
permission to plant shade trees
along sidewalk. Same reference.
Petition of E. Gay for permits
sion to connect with public sewer
on Vine street. Referred to
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