Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-30
Council Proceedings.
Council met in regular session last
evening President Moran in the chair.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.

REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The Mayor reported sales Of water for
month Of September amounting to sl64S.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
The Auditor presented his usual re-
port. showing the condition of the vari-
Gus fuafls in the City Treasury. Re.
ferred to Finance Committee.
Weekly report of zanjero of work
done on the city bitches. Referred to
appropriate committee.
Mr.. Kuhrts moved that the failure Of
Mr.. Coulter to allow the Normal School
to take water from the Woolen Mill
ditch, bs referred to the Committee ON
Zanjas, with power to act. Adopted.
City Treasurer Kays reported that
Street Superintendent Boyd has paid
into the treasury 1926. the amount re.
quired for San Fernando street Sewer
No. 2.
4 Mr.. Steere moved that the contract for
construction Of San Fernando street
Sewer No. be awarded to w. j. Nicely.
Carried.
Report OF Pound Master. Referred
to Finance Committee.
Reportof Health Officer, showing mum.
ber Of nuisances abated during the
month of September. Filed.
Contract and bond of Andrew Jack
son for laying lG-inch pipe in zania No.
5. Approved.
Contract and bond, with w. A frick
for laying 22-inch pipe in Zanja No. 6-l.
Approved.
The City Attorney reports as follows;
On question as to whether the Council
can divert money from one fund to
another, reports that the Council can so
divert money when the same shall have
been raised by general taxation.
Ordinance licensing gambling houses
in the city OF Los Angeles. Defeated
by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Steere moved that the Board of
Police Commissioners be requested TO use
every effort to suppress gambling in this
city. Adopted.
Mr.. Schieffelin novel that Special
Committee OF three be appointed to raise
the present license law. Adopted, and
the Chair appointed Messrs. Schieffelin,
Kuhrts and Steere.
Ordinance in relation to moving sand
from Los Angeles river.
Bills Of city officers and employees,
and rent Of city offices. Warrants
ordered drawn.
Ordinance defining the duties OF the
Health Officer Adopted.
Mr.. Kuhrts changed his vote from no
to aye, aud gave notice Of a motion to
reconsider at the next meeting.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Board Of Pnblic Works presented
report as follows;
In the matter of grading Hill street,
between Templeand Court House streets,
recommended that the Clerk be in
structed to notify property owners in
terested to meet at the office Of the City
Surveyor on Thursday next at P. NJ.
So ordered.
Recommend that petition Of Il. II.
Owens an Others, to have streets mum
bered instead Of named, be denied. Ap-
proved.
Recommend that petition of A. Cuyas
and Others, to erect "Kiosks be granted,
provided the buildings shall be located
to the satisfaction Of the Board of Public
Works and, provided that in no case
shall building be allowed to obstruct
the public street. Adopted.
Recommend that petitions Of property
owners to grade in front of their re.
spective properties on the several streets
named, be granted, the work to be COM
pleted within thirty days. Approved.
Recommend that petition of W. s.
Templeton be denied. Approved.
Recommend that three-inch drain
pipe be laid across the arroyo on Sum-
nit avenue, and that the bridge span
ming said arroyo be removed and an em-
bankment substituted. Adopted.
Recommend that the waste zanja on
San Fernando and Upper Main streets
be condt mned and abandoned, and that
the Committee ON Zanjas be empowered
to construct such work in the Zanja
Madre, at Capitol Mills. as will serve the
purpose for which said waste zanias were
heretofore used. Adopted.
Resolutions establishing the grade Of
Sanchez street. Adopted.
Recommend that Thos. Copley be
paid $3.50 on account Of grading on Fort
street, between Sixth and Ninth streets.
Warrant ordered drawn.
Recommend that J. V. York be paid
$3.50 on account of grading Bunker Hill
avenue. Warrant ordered drawn.
Recommend that the Clerk be in
structed to notify J Lemon to remove
all distractions from Alvarado street,
where the line Of said street passes
through lands Of Andrew Glasseli. with
| in ten days from this date. So ordered,
Recommend that Adams & French be
paid $l45, balance due on contract for
street signs. So ordered.
| The Committee on Finance report as
follows:
| Recommend that warrant be drawn
| in favor of the Zanjero for s9i. So
ordered.
In the matter Of employing consel to
assist the City Attorney in the defense
Of the suit entitled County Of Los Ange-
les VS.. J. C. Morgan aud the City of Los
Angeles, would report that Col. j. E.
Godfrey has agreed to act in the suit
for the sum Of $500 in full. Recon-
mend that the City Attorney be instruct
ed to draft contract to that effect.
Adopted.
In the matter of renting court room
for Justice Morgan, report that we have
not yet done so for the following
reasons:
First-That Col. Godfrey advises that
it will be better not to interfere with the
City Court at present, as the case now
pending will settle the question of the
Mayors jurisdiction, as well as that Of
Justice Morgan.
Second--That the County Attorney
threatens to bring suit against the Mayor
il he attempts to act as City Judge while