Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-08

Recommend that bid of Chick 4 Cas-.
sidy for grading Summit avenue be ac-
cepted and the contract awarded to
them at sl.95 per running foot. Ap-
proved.
Recommend that the contract for grad
ing Montreal street be awarded to E.
Gay q Co. at $500 per running foot.
Approved.
Recommend that contract for gradi 6
Sand street be awarded to Thos. Copl y
at $3.50 per running foot. Approved.
Notice of intention to change the
grade OF Court House street, between
Fort and Hill streets. Postponed one
week.
On petition of Hellman, Haas & Co.,
asking for, repeal Of ordinance making a
hay market Of Los Angeles street, re
port the matter back for the action Of
the Council.
Mr.. Sabichi moved that lot A, block
3S, on Yale street, between High and Vir-
gin streets, be set apart as hay mar.
ket. Adopted, and the City Attorney
instructed to prepare the necessasy or
dinace.
On petition OF P. NJ. Scott and others
for bridge on the Cahuenga road. rec
ON mend that the Superintendent OF
Streets be instructed to investigate the
matter, with power to act. Approved.
I In matter of protest Of ]. G. Zahn and
others, against the grade Of Olive street,
between Temple and Court House
streets, recommend that the Clerk be in
structed to advertise for meeting Of
those interested, to be held at the City
Surveyors office on Friday, January
llth. at 2 P. NJ. So ordered.
In the matter of the Mayors message
recommending the creation Of the Office
of Inspector of Weights and Measures,
recommend that the Council take favor
able action thereon.
Mr.. Schroeder moved that the matter
be referred to the Committee on Finance
and the City Attorney be instructed to
draft an ordinance creating the Office OF
Inspector Of Weights and Measures and
fixing fees therefor. Adopted.
| Recommend that petition of John
Bryson to erect wire sign on First street
be granted. Approved.
Recommend that the Superintendent
of Streets, under the direction of the
Board Of Public Works, be empowered
to employ men and teams to fill up
gulches and hollows on Also avenue and
Also avenue extension, as petitioned for
by W. II. Workman and others. Re-
ferred back to the Board, in conjunction
with the City Surveyor, to prepare esti-
mates.
Recommend that petition of the Cen.
tral Railway Company for franchise be
| granted under certain conditions.
In matter of protest of 0. f. Hopper
stead and others, and petition Of j. W.
Davis and Others, relative to grading Of
Court House street, recommend that the
action of the Council thereon be recon
sidered, and that the matter be referred
back to the Board of Public Works.
Approved.
Recommend that the City Surveyor be
instructed to define the lines of Soto
street and propose grade for the same
So ordered
Recommend that the Clerk be in
structed to advertise meeting of prop
erty owners on Seventh street, between
Main street and Los Angeles river, to be
held at the Office of the City Surveyor
on Friday, January llth, at 2 r. NJ, to
consider the proposed grade of said
street. So ordered.
Recommend that tho suit of the City
VS.. the San Fernando l. Sixth Street
Railway Company be dismissed on pay
ment OF nil costs and the removal of cer-
tain tracks by the said company. So or.
dered.
Recommend that the Superintendent
of Streets be instructed to notify proper
ty owners on Downey avenue, near the
east bank of the Los Angeles river, to
remove all distractions from said ave-
nue. and from the official bed of the
river. So ordered.
Mr.. Hammel moved that the Board Of
Public Works be instructed to procure
plans and specifications for building
City Hall. Adopted
Resolution establishing the grade Of
Court House street. from Hope street to
Flower street. Adopted.
Recommend that the Clerk be instruct
ed to re-advertise for proposals for grad.
ing and improving Bunker Hill avenue,
from Temple street to Montreal street.
So ordered.
Resolution Of intention TO grade
Buena Vista street, between Short aud
High streets. Adopted.
Recommend that the City Surveyor be
| instructed to propose grade for Pleas.
AIT avenue and Al SO avenue. So ord
cred.
Ordinance granting franchise to the
Central Railway Company, Tor street
railway along First, vignes, Lazard and
Center streets to Also street. Referred
to the City Attorney.
Mr.. Schroeder called attention to the
pond at the corner of Buenn Vista and
High streets, and Fifth and Hill and
Fifth and Fort streets. Referred to the
Board of Public Works. with power to
act.
The Committee on Finance presented
a report as follows:
Recommend that duplicate of war
rant No. 2lS, for $3.50, be issued to
w. R. Hughes & Co. So ordered.
Recommend that reports of the
Mayor and Zanjero on sale of water be
filed. Approved.
Recommend that petition of Perry
Bros. for reduction of license on Club
Theatre be rejected. Approved.
In matter Of petition of Alfred Moore,
to strike off double assessment. Report
that Council has no authority in the
matter at this time. Approved.
On petition of J. C. Salisbury to be
released from the judgment against him
as bondsman of A. J. Hamilton, recon-
mead that the City Attorney be in
structed to release said judgment. So
ordered
Recommend that the Clerk Of the
Council be allowed an assistant at sal
ary of SIS per month. Adopted.
On motion Of j. D. Sandford to redeem
lot sold to city at delinquent tax sale,
recommend that same be granted on pay
ment of amount due. Approved.
Recommend that petition of Atwood
& Ferguson to supply city directories be
referred to Committee on Supplies. Ap-
proved.
On motion Mr.. H. Newmark was
granted permission to put temporary
front in Temple Block on Spring street.
Judge O'Melveny was heard in support
of the petition of P. Beaudry asking for
the dismissal of the appeal Of the City
vs. P. Beaudry
Mr.. Lambie moved that the City At
torney be instructed to dismiss the ap-