Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-04-08
Council proceedings.
Council met in regular session last
evening, President Moran in the chair.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.

were read and approved.
REPORTS OF orrIcERs.
The Auditor presented his usual re
port, showing the condition Of the vari
Gus funds in the City Treasury. Re
ferred to the Finance Committee.
The Clerk of the Council reported tina
he issued 76l licenses for the month o.
March, amounting to SO, 800, Of which
"a, amounting to sl8l, were returned
uncollccted. Same reference.
The Tax Collector reported collections
Of city licenses amounting to So, lSS fol
month Of March and presented Treas
urer's receipts for same, less commits
sions. Same reference.
Report of City Treasurer Kays o.
balances in the several funds March
3lst. Same reference.
Weekly report Of Zanjero of worl
done on city bitches. Referred to ap
piopIiuto cOhliuittetS.
Contract and bond of J. v. York t.
grade Bunker Hill avenue, with w
Dryden and Milton Lindiey AS sureties
Approved.
Monthly report of Chief of Police fol
March. Filed.
Report of Secretary Of Board of Edu
cution, showing balance Of $2S, l4l.9l
in school fund on 3lst of March
Referred to Finance Committee.
The Health Officer reports 80 deaths
during the month of March. Filed.
Regular monthly bills read and re
ferred to Finance Committee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Board of Public Works presented
a report as follows:
On petition Of Mrs. L. F. Shirley and
others to do grading in front of theil
on Court House and Olive
streets, recommend that it be granted,
the work to be done in sixty days.
Approved.
Recommend, on petition of r. NJ
Beach and others, that the City Surveyor
be instructed to propose grade for
Daily and HoG streets. So ordered.
Present notice Of intention to establish
grade Of Los Angeles street between
First street and the property of Mrs.
Arcadia B. de Baker. Adopted.
Also, notice of intention to establish
the grade of Bunker Hill avenue, be-
tween Temple and Montreal streets.
Adopted.
Also, notice of intention to establish
grade OF Seventh street from Pearl street
west. Adopted.
Also, notice of intention to establish
grade of Virgin street. between Alameda
md Yale streets. Adopted.
The matter of widening Main street
between Washington and Adams streets !,
md petition of d. V. Waldron thereon,
recommend that the City Attorney pro-
reed with the opening and widening of
said street. So ordered.
Recommend that the grading of San
Pedro street in front Of the properties Of
]. Starr and Alfred james be accepted.
Approved.
The Committee on Lands, in the mat
ter of the petition of D. B. v. Hallam
to purchase lot s. block 3S, Ord's sur
vey, report that the price offered is too
ow and recommend that the petition be
rejected. Approved.
The Committee on Finance presented
! report that the Board of Supervisors
exceeded their authority in authorizing
The Board OF Education to dispose of
'ity school property, and recommend
hat the Committee be empowered to
Employ counsel in conjunction with the
City Attorney, to examine the law and
'eport at the next meeting of the Coun.
Ill, in writing, whether said action by
he Board OF Supervisors is legal;
Also to report, in conjunction with
he City Attorney, whether the City
Council has the legal right to call an
election for the purpose of authorizing
he issuing of bonds for the erection of a
Jity Hall.
The expense of said counsel fees not
10 exceed 500.
Mr.. Moore moved that the matter be
'eferred to the City Attorney. Adopted.
The Zania Committee recommend that
he City Surveyor be instructed to draft
,lans and specifications for laying l6-
nch cement pipe in Zanja old s, from
lanja Madre to First street, and that
he City Clerk advertise for bids.
Adopted.
Ordinance authorizing the sale of west
ialf of lot 10, block 3S, to George
hanon, on condition of his transferring
% the city the east half of the same lot.
Referred to the Committee on Lands, in
conjunction with the City Attorney.
Report of the. City Attorney recon-
nending the passage of an ordinance
reating the offices of City Engineer and
OF streets, according to
he provisions OF the Vrooman Act.
ordinance ordered drawn.
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS.
Petition of A. w. Sisson and c. w.
1rocker asking that S34 paid for grad.
ng of lot 3, Ybarra tract, be credited on
he city books. Referred to Committee
IN Finance.
Petition of Greenslade & Co. asking
hat the Council rescind the order
Edwin briggs to number
,osses. Referred to Board of Public
W orks.
Petition of J. C. Zahn to do grading
n front of his property on Bunker Hill
venue. Same reference.
Petition OF V. Ponet and s. NJ. Perry
% be allowed to remove stable. De.
lied.
Communication from Charles NJ.
stephens and f. w. Jones offering $35
per foot front for all city property front.
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