Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-10
CITY COUNCIL.
An Interesting Meeting
Yesterday.
THE CITY VOTE oASyAssED.
A Contest for Councilman In the
second Nard---A Recount Of
the Vote Ordered.


Council mes 10 regular session yesterday |
afternoon At 70 o'clock. President Moore in
the shair. Present. connciimen Baiiade
Mcaarry. lamblo, woliskii. French. Ham
iiton. Miles. Niles. aasaen. Hammei Day
sehfoedaf, Johnsob.
Tho minutes Of two previous meesings
we're read and approved
REfoHrs o. CRY oFFicEns.
The City Auditor presented his report Of
TIE condition Of sho several finds Of the
city. deferred to the Finance Committee.
Che CITY clcfk reported delinquent q
osnss iisi Of 1858 Also licenses oolieesei
amounting 10 fio9ato Same reference
The City Treasurer reported That claims
or Hens had been hled in bis ONCE against
the Improvement OF Main street. from Gait
fornia 10 Washington streets. Same refer
saoe
Tine Gig Treasurer also presented bis re
port o. city funds ior the nonih endius No
gefaber soih. 1854 lpfcy lousy pubiishedj.
Referred 10 the Finance Committee
The znnjeru presented q weekly pay ron
smauniing 70 $3.50 Same reference.
fhe superintendent N Streets prevented
pay roll fof the sock amounting to s2l2, and
| sisted that sil2 Of tbe amount should be
charged TO the river Improvement Fund.
| referred 10 she Finance Committee.
The Secretary Of the City Board OF hduca-
| tl0u presented tie following report for No
yem6er' Expenditures, s239ss.94 receipts.
( $500; bnlHnee Of expenditures over re-
ceipts, tii,segg4 Referred to Finance Com
mittee
The cir Surveyor reported that be could
! Ind DO alleysay in the Arcadia Homestesd
sabmitied i plat Of Fort TIN Tract. city Of
| Lon Angeles, Showing thereon lots offered
| foi sale BY the city. Filed
Also a plat 81 Shurt street showing the
! lines as defined BY resolution presented BY
| the Board Of Public Works Flied.
| Also q profile specifications and working
! pan oi trcstie for the pipe liue across the
i.oa angelica riFer, Adoptedi
RSAm4 oFncge's REPORT.
| During the month 81 Ncvembcr there we're
\ "A deaths In tie city, from the following
etnses Consumption, TO- old axe, b still
| births, 2, cebefo spinal meningitis, zdyseu'
| tory, q typhoid fever, 4, aPpoplexy, |; asth'
ma, 1 conyulsi0ns, ?; gasiriai h gastris en-
teritrs, / heart diaease, I.sFphiiis. J ! pnef.
seonia. ufaenia arophy, i abscess Of
! the bowels, i, The number Of births during
/ November was q ~ males and females,
Inc Clty Board 81 Nducasion presented
| petition and ordinance Changing the loca
! Iism Of the propoaed public school on
Fort Iliil tract. Ordnance rejected.
The City Attorney presented a number d
! resolutions accepting the improvements Of
different streets. Adopted.
Also an ordinance requiring the Water
Company TO make q statement Passed
ALSO an ordinance widening Washington
Also tho contract aud bond Of }. o. Lynch,
Of the. hEsAfp. for the city printing. ap-
proved.
4 ft..stn n 49,, aftNa f1.FlaA
The City Tax Collector presented hts an
| nGal report. Referred 70 the special com
milteo on annual reports.
ihe deed Of Mrs. Catherine Fitzgerald and
VIM, ldley 70 tho city was presented he
terfed TO the City Auorney
EEPoE1s % coaatrrEEs
The Committee on sewers made the fol-
lowing report
That 8idO linear feet Of the Alameda street
sewer had been completed to date. Filed.
Also presented a pay roll d men employed
on sewers Tor the week endlng December
! 9TH, is4 Amounting 70 S5ut50 Referred 20
| Finance Committee
The Sewer Committee also presented their
annual report Of work done ON the sewers
dArng the past year. Referred TO the
| special committee on reports.
MISCELLANEOUS,
a plot 81 the land for Hospital purposes
was presented and adopted, and tue City
Attorney instructed 10 draw deed for said
! idnu ilN IANof Of the hNHpitAi AftHtlttes
Tho protest Of I W Holman Il al against
the eNt,nsion Of the Main street sewer was
referred te the City Attorney
An ordnance granting TO S X sewGll the
right 20 eject telephone poles ana string
wires was presented aud passed. rne leie-
phone line to be completed within 100 days
The noutfsot with Harper Reynolds Com
pany for furnishing iron pipe for the line
aeross the Los Angeles river was laid over
The contract aud bond Of D. D. Hayes for
furnishing steam are eHsine was adopted
Il provides that the eugiue shall be a re-,
serve engine, and Mat It shall be delivered
here Within thirty nays,
Mr. Lsmhie moYd TINT the Superinten-
dent Of Streets be Instructed 10 slope down
the cut Mt First street ON Boyle Heights. and
That the material by placed on the isyee'
On motion Gillette & Gibson we're instruct
ed to furnish abstracts aud certificates oil
title for lots IN block II, OF Fort Hill, at a
on motion the superintendent OF streets
was instructed to IN thrive mud holes on
kuhrts street.
on motion the superintendent Of Streets
was instructed 10 build crossings on Alamo
da aud Los Angeles streets.
cASyAsasG The yosr.
The time having arrived for Me counting
Of the vote cast " the recent CITY election,
the President appointed COunc''men Nc
Garry Niles and nny as teliers. Certificates
Of election were ordered issued to ait of the
officers elected, as reported By the HkRALD.
with the exception 81 one c0uucilm,'p 10
the SECOND Ward. When this ward was
feached petition was presented from 4.
| ". StOl sud twenty other oltzens OF the
werd, asking that reeonnting Of the Nah,
| for Councilman, as between g. L. Northerafl
and VI v Ais06iiuz be had According to
the returns presented Mr.. NOrthcr0it Is
3 | elected BY une vote over Riscalluz The
Council decided 10 grant the petition, and
viii meet at ten o'clock this morning and
proceed with recount 0f the vote for Couu
/ Gilman IN The Second Ward.
! 4 large amount Of r0ntiue business was
laid over until 60 morrow frhnrsdayl after
uoau when he council will egain meet