Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10

were feau anu approved.
: REPORTS OF oFFIcERs.
r. The Auditor presented his usual r,
e. port, showing the condition of the VI
70 rious funds in the City Treasury. r,
l. ferred to the Finance Committee.
Weekly report of Zanjero of wor
" done ON the city bitches. Referred
appropriate committees.
' The City Assessor reported the collet
. ton of ss23.0s personal property ia
since last report, and presented Treas
y urer's receipts for same, less commits
sions. Referred to Finance COMMITTEES
Ordinance granting franchise TO
= street railrod to the East Los Angelo
: and Main street Railroad Company
. Adopted
. Official bond of E. H. Boyd, Stree
Superintendent. Approved.
HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.
Health Officer Gale reported 32 death
for the month Of May, as follows: Con
sumption, 10; suicide, l; cancer, L; &C
cidental, l.: enlargement Of liver. i; apo
plexy, l; meningitis, l; typhoid fever
1; gunshot wound, 1; cholera infantum
2; erysipelas, 1; anemia, l; fever l
diphtheria, 2; general debility, l;spasms
: L; marasmus, 1; tubercular meningitis
l; whooping cough, i; enteritis, 2
Males. %; females, Q.
During same period there were 2
births; IA males, females.
Report filed.
Report Of Poundmaster. Referred t,
Finance Committee.
Lease from H. Newmark & Co. of tn,
City Court room. Approved, and th'
Mayor instructed to sign the same OF
the part of the city.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The Board of Public Works presented
report as follows:
Present notice of intention to chang,
the grade Of Hill street, between Cour
House and Temple streets Adopted.
Also, ordinance limiting the speed o.
steam railway trains between Kohlel
street and Downey avenue to eight milei
an hour. Adopted
j Recommend that the City Surveyor bt
instructed to propose grade for Wash
ington street, between Main and Sar
Pedro streets. So ordered.
Recommend that property owners Oh
Hope street be notified by advertisement
in the Los Angeles Daily HERALD tt
appear at the City Surveyors Office OF
Thursday next in matter Of proposed
grade Of said street. So ordered.
Resolution Of intention to grade
Polyxsna street. Adopted.
In matter Of petition of B. White for
permission to make sidewalk on Chest
nut street and Darwin avenue, are Of
opinion that the Council has no power
to grant said privilege, and, therefore,
recommend that the petition be denied
Approved.
Recommend that petition for an ex
tension Of franchise Of Main Street and
Agricultural Park Street Railway b.
granted. Laid over for one week.
Recommend that the City Surveyor
be instructed to propose grade fol
Seventh street, from Main to Pear
street. So ordered.
MISCELLANEOUS business.
Mr.. Bush moved that the Board OF
Public Works, in conjunction with the
City Attorney, be instructed to inquire
into the right of I. w. Hellman to keep
an iron railing on the sidewalk in from
of his property on Los Angeles street
Adopted.
The Finance Committee report that
they find reports of city officers correct
Filed.
Also. monthly bills. Warrants or.
dered drawn.
Mr.. Schieffelin moved that the City
Attorney be requested to furnish q
written opinion as to the right of the
Council to take money out Of any OF the
established funds of the city and appro.
pirate it to any other than the designated
purpose. Adopted.
Resolution Of intention to construct a
branch public sewer on Pearl street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets. Adopted.
Also, resolution of intention to con-
struct branch public sewer on Seventh
street, between Pearl and Hill streets.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ryan moved that the Chief OF
Police be instructed to arrest all persons
found bathing in the city reservoirs or
zanjas. So ordered.
Bid Of Hamilton & Frick for construc-
ton of 30-inch pipe on Sixth and
Charity streets. Referred to the Board
of Public Works.
coMMUsIcATIoNs AND PETITIONS.
Communication from J. C. Zahn in re-.
gard to contract of Beaudry Water Com.
pany. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee in conjunction with the City
Attorney.
Petition Of j. w. Packer and Others,
asking that the name of Polyxena street
be changed to Clay street. Referred to
Board of Public Works.
Petition of c. Duoommun and Others,
asking for the passage of an ordinance
fixing the name Of Ducommun street.
Same reference.
Petition of c. Ducommun and other
property owners, asking for the estab-
lishment of the grade of Ducommun
street. Same reference.
Petition of Bishop Mora to be allowed
to grade in front of Cathedral property
on Los Angeles street. Granted, the
work to be completed in sixty days.
Communication of Mrs. Geo. Turner
calling attention to water main. broken
in grading Bunker Hill avenue. On
motion. the Clerk was instructed to no.
tify Mr.. Beaudry to repair the pipe.
Petition of John Zens asking that con-
tractors be compelled to place lights at
night on building material lying on the
street. Referred to Board of Public