Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-05-13
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REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
The Board Of Public Works presented
report as follows;
Present resolution fixing salary of City
Surveyor at 5000 per month. Adopted
On petition of VIM. Ferguson and
others. to repair the adobe road to San
Gabriel, report that it will require from
two hundred to three hundred feet Of
pipe in Zanja 9-E, next to reservoir No.
s, and recommend that the pipe be put
in and that the road be then put in a
passable condition. Adopted. and the
Board of Public Works empowered to
have the work done.
Recommend that petition of W. o.
Burr be granted. Adopted.
Also, that petition of j. c. Zahn to
do grading in front of his property on
Charity and Olive streets be granted.
Approved, the work to be completed in
sixty days.
On petition OF John Kiefer and Others,
recommend that the City Attorney be
instructed TO draft an ordinance regulat-
ing the speed of railroad trains inside
the city limits at not to exceed six miles
an hour. SO ordered.
Recommend that the City Engineer
be instructed to prepare grade for
Olive street. between Sixth and Eighth
streets. So ordered.
In the matter of placing names Of
streets on the corners thereof, RECON-
mend that it be done, and present speci-
fications for same; also, that the Clerk
be instructed to advertise for proposals
for painting the signs and putting them
up. Adopted.
Mr.. Ryan moved that the resignation
of George Hansen as City Engineer, be
accepted. Carried.
Mr.. Kuhrts moved that Geo. g. Knox
be elected City Engineer.
Mr.. Schroeder moved that the Clerk
be instructed to cast the vote of the
Council for George C. Knox as City En-
gineer. Adopted.
The Clerk cast the vote for Mr.. Knox,
whereupon Mr.. Knox was duly elected
City Engineer.
Mr.. s. A. Widney, by permission, was
heard in regard to the manner in which
Edward briggs is discharging the duty Of
designating the numbers for houses in
the city.
Mr.. Kuhrts moved that the Clerk be
instructed to notify said briggs that his
services in that capacity are no Longer
required. Adopted.
SMr. Moore moved that the resignation
OF Councilman Kuhrts as Street Su
perintendent be accepted.
Mr.. Schieffelin moved that vote o.
thanks be rendered to Mr.. Kuhrts fol
his efficient services in that capacity
Adopted unanimously.
The Committee on Finance reported
bills referred to them correct, and rec
ommend that warrants be drawn fol
their payment. So ordered.
Find reports of city officers correc
and recommend that they be filed. 81
ordered
Report that in ACCORDANCE with thu
instructions of the Council, they sub
mitted bid of S3l, 900 to the CITY
Board of School Trustees for the Spring
street school property, which was ac
cepted by the Board, and recommend
that the money be appropriated to pa,
for same. Adopted.
Mr.. Moore moved that the City Treas
urer be instructed to notify the holders o
S., 200 of the Main Sewer bonds that tn
interest has ceased thereon. Adopted
The Committee on Sewers reports tina
the Fifth street sewer has been com
pleted, and recommended that a wal
rant for SI00 be drawn in favor of tn
contractor on account of same. So OF
dered.
The Board of health report that the
have ordered certain repairs and ney
stove for the pest house. Approved.
Also, recommend that a number of ad
ditional hydrants be put in for the us
OF sprinkling carts. Referred to tn
Board Of Public Works with power I
act.
The Special Committee appointed
confer with the Board of Supervisors
relation to the purchase of the Coul
House property, presented commun
cation to the effect that the Board ha,
no power to sell the property witho'
, first advertising the same. when the cit
would have the same privilege in II
, matter of bidding as any private citizel
Filed.
Bids for building bridges over the L.
Angeles river at Also and First street
{ NJ. II. Ledbetter, for Also street bridg
SO, 2,497; First street bridge, S3,647.
q 4. Gay, First street bridge, 50, 20
Referred to Board of Public Works.
= Mr.. Ryan moved that the Continent
. Oil Company be granted sixty days flu
: ther time to remove their works.
H. G. Brown was hesrd in oppositio
! to granting further time. He asked th
a il the timeis granted that the company
= compelled to put watchman to tai
y care of their works at the old San
Monica depot.
Mr.. Edwards, agent of the oil cor
pany, in correction of Mr.. Brown
statement that $1,000 gallons of oil a
stored in the works, stated that lie
than 1000 gallons of oil are now ther
l Mr.. Bush moved that the compal
> be granted the time asked, and that the
! be required to put watchman
charge. Adopted.
y Mr.. Kuhrts said that be understot
= that powder was stored at Mrs. Bigelow
II place on First street, and moved tn
the Chief of Police be instructed to ha
I same removed. So ordered.
COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONS. ETC.
r. Petition Of Mrs. E. s. Onstott, teach
Y of tho Eighth street public school, for
% foot bridge across the Arroyo de
Q Reyes. Referred 10 Board Of Pub