Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1884-11-26
CITY COUNCIL.
The Work of the Board on
Yesterday.
THE "HERALD' CITY PRINTER.
The Contract With the Electric
Light Works signed---1'he New
Telephone Bill Laid Over.

| The Superintendent Of Streets presented a
| pay roll amounting tof2G5. Same reference.
Also reported that the grading and I'm
| provement Of Sand street had been com
pleted by the contractor, Thomas copley.
| FILED
The city Treasurer reported that the
superintendent Of Streets had paid to him
| 81, 2G4.G0 on account Of improving College
street. Approved and contract awarded To
D. Lyon. Also the sum Of t792s0 on account
OF improving Jackson street Approved
and contract awarded to Thomas Copley.
The Cts. Assessor presented his annual
report as follows: Personal property col.
leeted, s),ill.36; fees for collection, 1861;
amount paid to City Treasurer, t9,0a7.79.
The following Is the total OF the assess
ment rolls:
Real estate .....4# ......484... tN,2Sf, f75 90
Improvements .....4...., .##.... 3,s77,i25 %
Money ........ $685. 90
Personal property .... ..,..... 2,222,ji0 90
Franchises, etc ..-..... ..-..s.,. l1l,l5O %
Total ,.................... sn,72i,2i5 90
Referred to special committee.
The Mayor presented his report Of eases
tried In the City Court from July 10th to No
vember lst 1884, as follows: Cases tried,
i9i convictions. Sal; discharges, iis; amount
Of fnes collected, sll2025. Referred To Spe-
cnl Committee,
The City Zanjero presented pay roll
amounting to tA Referred to the Finance
Also reported that he had returned to the
New Water Fund A.17, interest on the bills
for November nth and i7th MS cash was
paid for the same.
The City Attorney presented deeds of WIN.
Lacy and Hancock NJ. Johnston to the city
also Of w. Y. Spence CT al to the city. Ac.
The City Attorney presented nm ordinance
opening, Wood snyenue Referred to the
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The City Attorney presented u contract
with 3. N, Perry for erecting four fire by.
drants. Approved and the Mayor ordered
| to sign the same.
The City Attorney presented contract
| with the Los Angeles Electric Light Com.
| pany for lighting the streets Approved and
| the Mayor Instructed to sign the same.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
The Committee on Sewers recommen ed
that the petition of j. D. Lankershim. asking
| permission to run sewer pipe Into the Ar
| royo de los Reyes, be denied. So ordered.
| In the matter Of public sewer on Re
| quona street, u statement that when the Ala
| media street sewer Is completed the Commit
| tee viii institute proceedings to have the
kequena street sewer constructed Re
| ceived
That 2G0o linear feet OF the Alameda street
| sewer was completed up to November I'D
Filed.
Reported pay roll amounting to $3.50. aud
1
| the several amounts. Referred to the III.
| nance Committee
The Committee on Zanjas reported favor
ably on the petition of J. S. Grihn to have
| Hume leading from reservoir No. re
| paired, Adopted.
| Also reported favorably on the petition OF
g. W. Morgan to lay down zanja pipe at his
own expense, Adopted.
Recommended that n ilume be constructed
from McGirry's to Wtyes corner, With
| drawn.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Recommended TINT the petition Of \. q.
| Shatfcr Ut al. for rebate OF taxes, be rejected
| Report adopted,
| ON the petition of Goodwin and NJ ,cr, rec
| commended that the petitioners present cvi
| dencc to the committee ON Nov. nth So or
| dered.
on petition of W. n, Knight for rebate OF
taxes, same recommendation. SO ordered.
| on petition OF +. +, Schmell, same recon.
mendation. So ordered.
on the petition of Simon & Hubbard
| same recommendation, So ordered.
Albert Meyers, same recommendation. So
ordered.
| G. II. Webster, same recommendation, So
| ordered
| on petition of W. NJ Siddons for rebate OF
| taxes, recommended that warrant be
drawn In his favor for the overcharge in
| taxes, So. 30. SO ordered.
On petition of W. II. Klages for correc-
| ton of assessment, stated that the Council
| has not the power to correct, and that the
petition be rejected. Report adopted.
Recommended that the reports OF the vari-
Recommended that the petition of the
Board OF Education for the transfer OF
money from one fund to another be denied.
| So ordered.
Reported favorably on number of bills
and recommended their payment. APP
| proved.
The Committee on Lands recommended
| that the Council would be justified in quit
| claiming to Isaac Whistler the lands asked
| for by him in his petition. Referred to the
The Committee on Police reported favora-
| bly, on the petition of $. X. Sewall to erect
| telephone poles. Ordinance referred to the
| city Attorney for correction.
| THE BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.
Reported favorably on the petition of ].
Crowley asking permission to construct a
| levee on city land in front OF his property on
| the Los Angeles river. Adopted.
Recommended that the Superintendent OF
Streets be empowered to employ teams to
| remove the extra excavation from the Ala
| media street sewer So ordered.
On petition OF James Noise ct nj. for side
walks, asked one weeks further time.
granted
Recommended that the petition of v Po-
net ct al. for the Improvement OF Buena
| Vista street be granted. So ordered.
Recommended that the petition of the Los
Angeles aud $ IN Gabriel Railway for tran
| chlse be denied. Report approved.
Protest of /. W. Hellmnn against the ex-
| tension of the Main street sewer was post
poned for one week.
The contract with d. D. Hayes for fire
engine was ordered postponed for one week.
The matter of the con ract for prin Ing,
| with j. d. Lynch, was taken up and passed
| by n unanimous vote of the Councilmen
present, to wit Niles, Miles, Hnmmel, Ham
ilton, johnson, Gassen, French, Lambie,
| 81 GAl IAr Tha % m ra nj
| was ordered signed by the Mayor.
The ordinance fixing the price OF water
for domestic purposes was read and passed
under a suspension of the rules.
| on motion of Mr.. Wolfskill the Znnjero
was instructed to furnish the Council list
of the names of all parties using water by
means of wheels, pipes or hydraulic rams.
The Committee on Supplies reported in
lumber to the city to r. Walsh. Adopted
and the City Attorney ordered to draw a
| contract.
The Special Committee on river improve
ment reported that operations had been
| commenced to clear the river channel of
| debris, and that said debris was used for
| constructing levee. Also reported n pay
roll amounting to Sll92 forchannel improve
| ment. Filed.
on motion the City Attorney was instruct
ed to draft an ordinlnce establishing n
street 100 feet wide ON the west side Of the
| Los Angeles river from seventh tn N Fer
uando and ON the east side from Seventh
| street to HUI street,
| ON motion the Clerk was ordered to call a
meeting OF the people to consider the matter
| of granting n franchise aud right of way
to the Los Angeles and san Gabriel Valley
| railway.
The special committee to whom was re,
ferred the matter of employing counsel to
assist the City Attorney in the prosecution
of the Water Company suit, reported in
favor of employing the firm OF White 4
| nial~t ..I I.t1 Arm In nnn ut fha
suit In the superior Court for $1,000 and in
| the Supreme Court for $500. Report adopted
and the Clerk instructed to notify the firm
of Bicknell x White Of their employment
| The Fire and Water Committee reported
| that William Chick, who had been furnish
ing horses aud adriver for Park Hose Compa
ny, refused to do So any longer ut the present
rate Of compensation. The Committee also
! reported in favor of employing Charles
| Chick at $50 per month, he to furnish the
| horses and do the driving, and the city to
pay for the feed of the horses Adopted
In the matter of furnishing iron pipe for
zanja g-E, tnel following bids were opened
| j. r. HOlbrook, iron pipe, S29ila per foot
| Lacy-Nerrick Co.. $3.50 per foot; Harper
Reynolds Company, 272 per foot ON mo
| ton the contract was awarded To the HHr
| pcr-ReynOlds Company.
The Chief Of Police YVES instructed to have
porch on the corner OF Filth and Hill
| streets removed.
on motion, the Board Of Public Works
| was instructed TO investigate anu report on
| the condition of Chavez street
The superintendent OF Streets and Chief
| of Police were instructed to enforce the
sidewalk ordinance.
on motion Of Mr. Hamilton, no cement
| pipe Is hereafter to be used in Zanjds uu-
| less Il Is sixty days old Also that no pipe
be accepted unless the date of Its manufac
| ture is marked on each joint thereof
ON motion OF Mr.. Day the street Supcrin-
! tendent was instructed to build u cross walk
| at the corner of Sixth and Main streets
CoMMUSICATIoSs, PETITIONS ETC.
Petition of Fw. Spar referred to Board of
| Public Works.
h. Botello and D. Mahlstcdt to Committee
| on Lands.
Mrs D. c. Scott, ct al to the Board of Pub
| lie Worksand superintendent of Streets, with
power to act,
F. NJ. Covert and c. +. Rohr to the Commit
tee on Finance.
d. Barbierre to the Committee on Lands
+, l.. Richardson to the Finance Commit
| tee.
L. Lichtenberger to the Sewer Committee.
The protest of A. Glassell ct al. to the Board
OF Public Works and the City Attorney
A. Brunson. ct al, to the Board Of Public