Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-16

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70 the coming visit of General
Hancock Veto by the Mayor
Regular Business End of the Old
Council The New Council Eiec-
tion Of oficsrs The Auditor.
ohief OF Police, City Surveyor
and street superintendent Re-
elected --Tbe Freedom of the City
Voted 20 General Hancock.
Council met in regular session Satur-
day evening, President Moran in the
chair
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
The following Communication was
submitted by Mayor Thom:
20 the Honorable, u C'ouneii--GENrIE-
It gives me. pleasure to announce to
you that General Hancock will be here
in few days. His distinguished SER
Vices to the country in all the depart
inents of her service TO which he has
been called make il eminently fit and
proper that we extend to him full,
cordial, heartfelt welcome to his old Los
Angeles home Ii is the desire Of our
people to arise en- masse to do honor to
the chivalric soldier, the patriotic
statesman, the model husband and
father, as embodied in the person of our
gallant Hancock.
/ therefore recommend that your hon
orable body take such steps as may lead
to fruition OF the wishes of our fellow
citizens.
(signed) C. e. THom,
1. Mayor.
Referred to the new council, with q
recommendation that it be acted on i'm
mediately.
The Mayor also sent in message to
the Council vetoing the ordinance grant
ing franchise for street railway to
the Central Railway Company, for the
reason that in the draft Of the ordinance
presented for his signature the words.
"Or by that body, person, or persons
who may by operation Of law succeed TO
the rights, duties and privileges of the
Council of the City of Los Angeles
had been omitted Referred to the in
coming Council.
The Auditor presented his usual
report, showing the condition Of the
varions funds in the City Treasury
Same reference.
The Secretary Of the Board Of Edaea ;
tion presented report as follows: Bal
ance on hand November |, $40, ll+76 /;
apportionmentof city taxes, S246f; total,
s22,575.76. Expenditures Supplies,
rent, water and printing, 1886 SO; teach
ers' salaries. s4225; janitors' do, s255;
Secretary's do, $50. Balance on hand
December LIST. 7.659.s0, Same refer
enee.
Contract and bond OF w. A. Frick for
laying pipe across the Kiefer tract APP
proved
The City Surveyor presented revised
estimates of the cost for the grazing and
improvement Of Virgin street and Hill
street. Adopted
Bill OF ]. +. Sanders for SIG for work
on Reservoir No. 5. Warrant ordered
drawn.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The Board OF Public Works presented
report, as follows
Notice of intention to estab!i h the
grade of Court House street, from Hop
to Flower street. Adopted.
Recommend that the City Surveyor be
instructed to survey San Pedro stree5
and prepare plat showing the property
lines on said street. So ordered.
Recommend that the City Surveyor
be instructed to propose grade foi
Rosas street to Virgin street. So or
| dered.
| Recommend that the Clerk be in.
strHcted to advertise for bids for grading
oate3uAt 4f EuuC. ftU OIutICus
Recommend that the petition Of J /,
Henderson to use portion Of street for
building material be granted Granted
under the rules.
Recommend that estimates Of the City
Surveyor Of the cost Of grading Hill
street. sI4l7, and Virgin street,
sis02 81. be adopted. and that the City
Surveyor be instructed to prepare and
present assessment diagrams for same,
Adopted
Recommend that the Clerk be iis-
structed to advertise for the grading and
improvement of Montreal street. So or
dered-
Also. that the Clerk be instructed to
advertise for the grading and improve.
ment of Bunker Hill avenue, from Tenn
pie street to Montreal street. So ordered.
| The Committee on Finance presented
report as follows;
On petition of v. Beaudry to be re.
leased from the payment of license,
recommend that same be rejected
Referred to the incoming Council.
! Find reports of Clerk and Tax Coliec-
tor correct, and recommend sans be
sled.
Recommend that the remainder oi
the papers in the hands of the committed
BE- referred 10 the new Council Adopt
ed.
Recommend that warrants be drawn
for the repayment of taxes erro-
ieously assessed as follows; Charles Fl,
Springer, sl325; Joseph Thalheimer
$500; G.. w. Burton, So So ordered
The Special COMMITTEES in the matte,
Of petition of Louis Phillips for the re-
linquishment to him, for consideration,
the former ss Engine House, report thai
they do not deem it advisable to accedt
to his proposition. Adopted.
Present proposal of John Benner to
lease a portion Of the same, and recon.
mend that same pc accepted. Adopted
and the City Attorney instructed te
draw lease with Benner.
PETITIONS. coMmrarcArIoNs. ETC.
4 Petition Of Metcalf Dodsworth for {
quit claim deed. Referred to incoming
Council.
Petition Of P. W Dooner and others
askin4 for the grading Of Court Hous,
street. between Hill and Olive streets
Same reference.
! Petition Of o. +. Hoppsrsteaa and
Others, for a change Of grade of Conr'
House street. Same reference
] Petition Of |, W. Davis, " Beaudry
and others, asking for the grading OF
Cns<.t a. g. 4.