Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-26
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Auditor-Damassd plsches-o -opin
ion OF City Attorney Monthly
Bills Passed Rsports Of uommit-
tees Hook and Ladder Truck
Ordered : Communioations and
Petltions The Street sprinklins
Question.
Council met in regular session at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon. President
Moore In the chair.
Minutes Of last mesting read and ap-
| proved.
Msmbsfs present: Ballade. Day,
| French, Gasaen. Hamilton. Hammel,
johnson, McGarry, u les, Niles, sabichi,
Schroeder, wolfskiiI.
| Weekly report of the City Auditor.
showing balances in the several city
funds. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
The City Treasurer reports that no
claims have been fled against the Hill
and Seventh street sewer or any of its
branches. Filed.
Contract and bond with Thos. Coplsy
for grading BusnA Vista street. betwesn
Temple and Rock streets. Approved.
DANAGE 70 THE zASJAs.
The zanjerofeports four dams washed
away by the recent rains. which will
seriously interfere with the supply Of
water on the Central service. Requests
that the City surveyor and zanja Com
mittes be instructed 10 inspect the tun-
sels In order to determine the n. ost prac-
ticabls way for getting water into Zania
Madrs.
Reports zsnja Madre. 0-l, No. ! and
No. 2 badly damaged, and asks per
mission to put on force OF men for their
repair.
Also, that two sections Of the fume
across the vsrdugo have been carried
awsy.
Also, that the pipe ON Flower street
has been exposed and is liable to break.
Report referred to the zanja Commit
tee and City Surveyor. with power to
act.
REPORT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.
The City Attorney submitted the fol-
lowing report:
l. In the matter Of petitions to i'm
prove ind grade portions Of streets. 1t il
within the province Of tho Council to
grant permission, bat the fact that
man has graded or improved any portion
Of street will not entitls him to ex-
smption from The general assessment for
grading or Improving the entire street.
The only way in which property owners
can grade or improve the street in front
Of their ewn property il under Section
IL Of the vrooman Act, by which the
''ownsrs Of msjor psrt Of the ares ia
square feet of lots and lands assessed
for any work may within i've days after
the first publication Of notice Of the
award Of street improvement. elect to
| take said work, snd enter iato written
contract 70 Do The whole work 1t the
price 81 which ths sAms may have ~
awarded.
2 Thers i no proviaion Of law BY
| which the ownsrs Of : minor part Of the
property fronting on the proposed work
or impfovement can relieve themselves
Of TIE nsessity Of paying their sssess-
msnts or Of allowing tho contracts to be
let = entiretiess
3. In the case Of the City Of Los An
gcles ". D. V. Waldron ct 81. dscis.
ion having been rendered in favor Of the
city BY one Of the departments Of the
Superior Court, On application was made
| BY the defendants to have the whole
question rs-argned in the Supreme Court
in banc. The application has been
granted snd ths case will be determined
fully At tho April term Of the Court.
The Chief Of Police presented the
names Of extra patrolmsn employed to
guard property ID the flooded di<trict
Referred to the Finance Commit &c.
REroRrs or coNMIrrEEs.
The Hoard Of Public Works presented
: report = folIows:
In the matter Of opening street 10
the southern part Of the city. recon-
mead that petitioners be requested %
file : map showing hoes Of the proposed
street, with the nsmes Of owners oi
property through which the sams will
pes. 30 ordered.
| Rssolution rspsaling the former reso
lutioa relating 70 The grading of oeus'
Houss strjlt and : rssolution Of intes
tiou 70 Improve and grsds said strssl
from Fort street 10 Flower street. AP
proved.
In the matter Of pipise sanja 9. !.
front Of Mn. Wilson's property, rseosp
msnd that contract be awarded to Alex
sndsr Dallas. Approved.
Recommend that the City Surveyor b
Instructed 70 sstAblish TIE line .
Bsooklyn avenue in front Of Iot 8, bloeI
81. Haaeock's sarvey. 10 ordered
Rscopmend that petition of ]. =
Holknbsck. to pus il slsirwsy to ben
nsnt Of house y - srss>sd It oorusr .
sprisg and Second street, bs granted
Approved. =
Nolics Of intention b establish th
ersds Of Seventh stsest from San Pr
dro street to the river. Adopted.
Resolution to sstablish the grade 0
Also aveaus and Alise avenue Exten
aiou. Adopted.
Rscsaasnd tkas Tho City Surveyo
- iastraessd p proSoss grade 70
Duly strsst, East Los Ansslss. So OF
dmsd.
On petition Of J. W. Davis and others
| rsoounsnd that the City Surveyor b
iasezretsd - sstshlish ~ lines Of Chap
psrsl street. 50 ordered.
Rsconmsnd that The City Survsyo
bs iastrsctsd % psopcss : grade to
Hops s<rvss, between Sixth street and
tha Norual school property. 30 o.
; dsrsd.
Rscounsnd hat The map Of lota
and II, block y, 0rd's survey. prepares
; 81 shs City Surveyor, BE- declared q
o1kciAl map. Adopted.
Rsoonmsnd that =, J. Baldwin BE- q
lowed thirty days IN which 70 com
msses laying sidewalk h front Of hi
propsrty on Spring street. Granted.
Mr.. Schroeder moved that the Stree
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