Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-18

engine hornss to be worked on the streets
four days each week. Adopted.
The Committee on Lands recommend
that the petitions OF N. A. Mcdonald
and j. L. Stone for quit claim deeds be
granted, with reservation for Busna Vista
street. Adopted.
Recommend that petition of A. E..
Kercheval to lease certain city land be
granted, the rent to be Sc per year, and
that the City Attorney be instructed to
draft lease in duplicate. Adopted.
In the matter of the petition of Asa
Ellis to lease the ffty-acrs tract in East
Los Angeles. recommend that same be
referred TO the Committee on Parks.
The Committee on Water Supply pre-
sent contracts with F. Lecouvreur and
II. J. Stevenson to make surveys and
prepare plans for system Of irrigation
for the City of Los Angeles. Approved
PROPOSALS FOR GRADING.
For grading Mott alley Chick Cas-.
sidy, Si.0s per linear foot Mappa &
Gay, sl.27 per foot. Referred to the
Board of Public Works.
For grading Buena Vista street Cas-.
sidy & Chick. sl.82 per linear foot /;
Mappa g. Gay. sl.4s per foot. Same
reference.
For improvement Of Olive street /:
Mappa & Gay, 81. 80 per linear foot. Bid
rejected and the Clerk instructed to re-
advertise for bids.
COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONS, ETC.
Protest of A. w. Palmer and others
against the change of grade Of Charity
street from Court House street to Fifth
street. Referred to the Board Of Pub
lie Works.
Petition Of T. c. Gale for an exten.
sion Of time to do grading in front of
his property on Turner street. Granted.
Petition Of r. L. and Abbie Hatch,
to grade in front Of their property on
Hill street. Referred to Board OF Pub.
Lie Works with power to act.
Petition Of Geo. II. Hutchinson, An.
ton Nusser and ]. Collins for same
privilege on Olive street. Same refer
ence.
Petition OF J. w. Packer for permis.
sion to cut ditch on both sides of
Third street, between Hill and Clay
streets. for the protection of said street
in case of heavy rains. Same reference.
Petition Of the Continental Oil and
transportation Company to lay track
from the s. r. R. R. to their works
same reference.
Petition Of D. E. Miles and others for
the immediate filling Of the hollows and
revines on Also avenue. Refer ed to
the Board Of Public Works.
Petition of P. J. Mcmahon for per-
nilsson to erect an elevator in front of
the Palace Saloon, Main street, to hoist
goods out Of the cellar. Same refer
ence.
Petition Of the Los Angeles Gas Com.
pany to put an engine and boiler in the
building at the corner Of New High and
Sonora streets. Referred to the Com
mittee on Fire and Water.
Communication from R. R. Haines,
Manager W..U. 7. Co.. asking time for
painting telegraph poles in city limits.
Granted.
Petition OF J. P. Jordan for permis.
sion to connect his property with the
Los Angeles street sewer. Referred to
the Sewer Committee.
Petition Of ]. L. Vaughan for correc.
tion of assessment. Referred to the
Finance Committee. st
Petition Of w. T. Knight on same SUBJ
jeot Same reference.
Petition Of John Teahan on same
subject. Same reference.
Petition of j. Bixby and others asking
for the removal of the sprinkling hydrant
on the west side OF the Presbyterian
Church, at the corner Of Fort and Sec-
ond streets. Referred to the Board of
Public Works.
Communication from Vim. Hunter
notifying the Council to take care of
the East side ditch inside of his en-.
closure. Referred to the Zanja Commit
tee and the City Attorney.
Petition OF the East Los Angeles Hose
Company asking the Council to furnish
them with an apparatus. Referred to
the Committee on Fire and Water
Communication from the Board of
Trade enclosing petition to Congress for
the erection Of Government buildings in
Los Angeles county.
Mr.. Moore moved that the Council
sign the petition and that the Mayor
be requested to do so also. Adopted.
Petition Of j. ]. Warner for permis-
sion for the Los Angeles Historical so-
ciety to hold its meetings in the Council
Chamber. Granted.
Adjourned until Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock.