Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-13
COUNCIL paocssp,mcs.


Regular Meeting- Message from the
Mayor : Reports of Officers-
Bills Against the City-Reports
OF ttees-Ordinances and
Miscellaneous Bus
mess Communications and
Council met in regular session at 2
P. NJ. yesterday, President Moore in the
chair.
Members present: Ballade, Day,
French, Hamilton, johnson, McGarry,
Miles, Niles. Sabichi, Schroeder.
Wolfskill.
Minutes of the last meeting read and
approved.
Message from the Mayor informing
the Council thet Chief Of Police Cuddy,
having been tried and acquitted on the
charges brought against him, has
resumed his official duties as Chief Of
Police. Filed.
REPORTS OF oFFIcERs.
Weekly report Of City Auditor Of
balances in the several city funds. Re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
The City Assessor reports the collec
tion Of 81 ,05i.54 personal property taxes
since last report, and present City
Treasurers receipts for same, less COM
mission. Same reference.
Weekly report Of Zanjero Of work
done on city bitches and wages paid.
Same reference.
Also reports that Mr.. Coulter declines
to pay the cost Of cleaning the wooden
mill ditch. Referred to the City At
torney. with instructions to commence
suit.
The Pound Master reports the collec-
tion Of $l6 for impounded animals.
Referred to the Finance COMMITTEES.
The City Surveyor presented assess
ment diagram for imnrovement Of Court
House street. FROM Fort to Flower street.
Adopted.
Also. estimate Of cost Of grading
Washington rtreet. S2.5l4. from San
Pedro street to Main street. Adopted.
The Superintendent Of Streets pre-
sented pay roll Of men employed on the
streets. Warrents ordered drawn.
Also, that the grading Of Virgin
street has been completed according
to contract. Tho usual publication or.
dsred.
The Secretary Of the Board Of Educa-
tion submitted report for the s,onth Of
April as follows: Cash on hand, $685.
269. Is; expenditures. rent. supplies. ETC.,
s53S75; B. Reeve. architect, $40; F. H.
Powell, material and work on Spring
street schoel house. 5000; teachers
salaries, s4.272.50; secretary. $50
jsnitors. $500; total. sll, ,24l. 25; balsnce
on hand, s27,027,9O. Referred to the
Finance Committee.
The City Attorney presented the fol
lowing ordinances:
Ordinance prohibiting barbed wire
fences. Ordered printed.
Ordinance relating to building per
mits. Same action.
Ordinance authorizing the sale Of land
to =. NJ. Covert. Same action.
Ordinance authorizing sale Of lots 2
and 9. block So, Hancock's survey.
Same action.
Ordinance creating Los Angeles River
Improvement Fund. Same action.
Contract With J. H. Smith for laying
pipe in zAnja 6.l. Approved.
10 matter Of ordinance changing name
Of Chapparel street, ask one weeks
further time. Granted.
Also. one weeks further time to pre-
pare ordinance relating to office Of Sesler
of Weights and Measures. Granted.
Presents notification from the attorney
of the Board Of Education that the
High School property is vested in tho
city, subject. however. to o dedication
for school purposes. Filed.
/ Resolution accepting Seventh Street
Sewer No. 8. Adopted.
Resolution ordering payment for the
above work. Adopted. III
Resolution accepting improvement of
Bucna Vista street. Adopted.
Resolution ordering payment for the
sboye.work. Adopted.
Contract and bond with w. j. Nicely
for construction Of the main sewer ex.
tension on San Pedro street. Approved.
Contract and bond with Dennis Hen
messy for building engine house. Ap-
proved.
Petition Of Hsmbrook 4 Ward to be
allowed to use city water for their facto.
ry at rental of $40 per month. Re
ferred to the Committee on Ziniss.
REPORTS OF ooMMIrrkEs.
The Board Of Public Works presented
the following report:
In the matter Of the projection of the
lot Of Mrs. Brundage into Buena Vista
street. recommend that the question be
referred to board Of arbitrators. one to
be appointed BY the Council. one by
Mira Brundsse and the third by the two
members 20 selected. and further rec
ommendation that the Council select Mr..
J. E. Hollenbeck to represent the city.
Approved.
Recommend that petition Of s. Town.
send, to be allowed to take earth from
First street to complete grade Of Olive
street. be denied. Approved.
On petition Of g. J. Grow, to change
the alignment of the Arroyo de los
Reyes, ask one weeks further time.
Granted.
Recommend that the petition of P.
Schnell be referred to the Board Of
Health. So ordered.
In matter Of proposals for rebuilding
the First and Aliso streets bridges, rec
ommend that all bids be rejected; that
the Clerk be instructed to advertise for