Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-04-09

Council met in regular session
Saturday 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.
The City Assessor reported the
collection of personal property
taxes since last report of SAILS
and filed Treasurer's receipts fol
same, less commissi Same
reference.
Report of City Treasurer Rays
for month ending March 3lst,
showing balances in the several
city funds amounting to $9S, 991 .26.
Same reference.
Regular weekly report of Zaujero
of work done aud wages paid.
Same reference.
Written opinion of City Attor-
ney OH estimate of Board of Edu-
cation for maintenance of public
schools, to the effect that Council
can act 90 said estimates as well
now as at any other time. Re-
ceived and filed.
The report OF the Captain of the
chain gang was received and filed.
Notice of intention to establish
grade of Bunker Hill avenue, be-
tween Temple and Fourth streets.
Ordered published.
Resolution establishing so feet
as the width of Main street, be-
tween Washington aud Jefferson
streets. Adopted
Committee on Finance report
monthly bills correct and recon-
mend that warrants be drawn for
their payment. So ordered.
Also, that they have found re-
ports of city officers correct. Filed.
The ZsDja Committe submitted
a report as follows:
La relation TO petition of j. H.
Seymour, recon- mend that the
Nichols ditch through his lots, a
distance OF about SO feet, be pipsd
by the city, Mr.. Sey Inour to pay
the expense over $50.
Mr.. Scheifelin moved that Mr.,
Seymour be allowed to lay a22
inch stone pipe across lot 2, the
city to pay. $50 of the cost of same,
the work to be dope under the SUI
pervision of the City Surveyor.
Adopted
In the matter of petition of E. F.
Spence and others ia relation to
closing of ditch across Bruuing
tract, refer the question back to
Council for action. Referred back
to committee in conjunction with
City Attorney.
In the matter of petition of
Thos. B. Brown aud others, in re-
lation to flume on Adams street,
recommend that the property own
ers be authorized to raise or lower
said f1ume as they think best at
their own expense. Adopted
Mr.. Steere moved that the petit.
ton of Kercheval and Others for a
fume on ditch No. l, be taken
from the table. Adopted.
BY permission, Mr.. o. H. Bliss
was heard in support of the petl-
ton.
On motion OF Mr.. Kuhrts the
petition was referred to the Com.
mittee on Zapjas.
The Committee on Lands, in the
matter of petition of Thomas AT.
well and others, for a burial plot
in the City Cemetery, call atten.
ton to the opinion of the City At.
tOrney to the effsct that Council,
having by resolution declared
against granting any more plots
for burial purposes, and report that
the owners OF Evergreen Gem etery
effer to donate a suitable plot in
that cemetery.
Mr., iced moved that the City
Attorney be instructed to ascertain
what has become of the lot, 25 feet
front, on Los Angeles street, for
merly used as the entrance TO the
gates of Zanja No. s. So ordered.
Mr.. Conn called attention to the
fact that the special Committee on
Chinatown have not yet reported
and offered the following resolu.
ton:
WHEREAS, Article XIX of the
Constitution of the State of Cali
f0rnia grants to municipalities the
right to remove Chinese from the
limits of their boundaries, or to
designate certain territory within
their boundaries to be occupied by
Chinese, and commands the Legis-
iature to pass certain laws with
the spirit of the section above re-
ferred to; and
WHEREAS, in obedience to the
Constitution, the Legislature of
1880 passed an act, entitled IAN
Act to Provide for the Removal of
Chinese whose presence is danger
Gus to the we'll being of commune
ties" approved April 8, 1880; there
fore, be 1t
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this Council that the City Attor-
ney be aud is hereby instructed to
draft an ordinance to exclude from
the territory known in this city as
the General Fire Limits, any and
all Chinese
ResotVed, That the Board of
Health shall see to it that after the
passage of said ordinance all Chi
nese shall forthwith be removed
outside of said district.
Resolution unanimously adopted.
Bids for lighting city lamps: E.
A, Edwards offers to furnish oil
and light ana trim 1876 street lamps
at 123 cents each per night, the
city To furnish the lamps, or will
furnish the lamps at cost and light
and trim them as stated above.
The Los Angeles Gas Company
off.. f,,..s.h l;~hf fnp anorin