Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-09-24
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings Of the City Faith
ers Yesterday.
BIDS FOR CITY PRINTING.
A Lively Time Over the washing.
ton street improvements
For n New Fire Engine-
Tho Chinese Allowed 90
Erect Joss House.

This Council met in regular session
at 2i30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
President in the Chair.
Present, Councilman French, Wolf.
skill, McGarry. Lambie, Sabichi, Miles,
Day, Hamilton, Schroeder, Gassen.
Niles. johnson.
Minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
REPORTS oS CITY OFFICERS.
The City Auditor reported the con-
dtion OF tho several funds Of the city.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
The zanjero reported payroll for
the past week amounting to S53.3l. and
asked u warrant for tho same. Referred
to tho Finance Committee.
The City Treasurer reported that no
lions or claims had been filed against the
Improvement of Summit avenue. Re-
fsrrod to the Finance Committee.
The Superintendent Of Streets report
cd that his payroll for the week ending
Saturday Goth inst. amounted to slS3. and
asked warrant for the same. Referred
TO the Finance Committee.
The City Clerk presented a deed from
IW. IL. Nordholt To tho city Of lot ON
Seventh street. Referred to the Land
Committee.
The matter of grading Washington
street was referred to the City Attor-
ney. :,
The Health officer presented final
report on Sewer inspection. Whining
ton street, Mrs. Mascarel, l2l, dirt
privy; Mr.. Brossmer, 80, not connected;
Mr.. Mascarel, IFS, not connect
cd; Mr.. Mascarel, ll2, dirt privy;
jackson Streets. Brossmer, 10, dirt
privy; Gov. Downey, q, not connected;
Gov. Downey, %. not connected with
the sewer. Vine street-A. w. Royal,
lNo. Al, dirt privy; j. +. Holbrook, 43,
dirt priyy; Mr.. s. Moran, dirt privy;
Mr.. Larmier, p, not connected; Il. Gay,
%, dirt privy; T. w. Freeman, dirt
privy; j. Squires, 10, not connected.
Approved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Finance reported
that they had examined the reports of
different city officers and recommended
that they be filed. 50 ordered.
On the petition Of N. +. Campbell for
the return Of amount paid for taxes.
recommend that as the taxes had been
paid twice, the amount be returned to
Mr.. Campbell. So ordered.
In the matter Of certificate OF title to
fright of way for pipe line to connect
canal and reservoir ditch and zanja DE,
recommend that the contract for the
said certificate be awarded to Gillette
and Gibson for $3.50. So ordered.
Reported that they had ordered 100
copies of tho Great Register from the
Times ofiiee. Filed.
They presented an ordinance fixing
the licenses of theatrical performances
The rules were suspended and the ordi.
nance was passed.
In the matter of damages to the crop
of =. Botellier in repairing sewer, re-
commend that he be allowed $50.
Passed.
On petition of Nov Sing for damages
recommend that he be allowed SIS. So
ordered.
On petition of Ramon Dominguez for
transfer Of tax certificate, recommended
that it be granted. So ordered.
In the matter of tax deeds to the city,
recommended that the City Treasurer
be instructed to obtain from the City
Tax Collector tax deeds for all property
sold to the city for taxes of the fiscal
year 1891. SO ordered
The Committee on Bridges reported in
favor of giving the contract Of filling in
the bulkheads Of First and Also street
bridges to Donegan h Jones. Also rec.
commended that the City Attorney draw
a contract between the City and Done
gan l. Jones. So ordered.
The Committee on Zanjas recon.
mcnded that no action be taken OH the
petition of C. J. Ellis ct al to pipe zanja
SIR, as there was no money in the IVA.
ter Supply Fund" SO ordered.
That Miguel Ortig be allowed to con
struct gate at his own expense on Fan
ia Madre. Work to be done under the
supervision of the Zanjero. So ordered.
That the Superintendent of Streets
construct bridge across Ocean street at
the corner of Figueroa street. SO or.
dercd.
That the Zanjero be instructed to clean
SANTA s. So ordered.
The Committee on Sewers reported a
pay roll for the week amounting ia
Sl42.S0. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
That work had been commenced ON re.
laying the Alameda street sewer with
l6.inch cement pipe. Referred to the
Finance COMMITTEES.
The Board of Public Works recon-.
msnded that the Central Street Railway
be granted franchise. On motion, the
!. City Attorney was instructed to draw an
ordinance.
That property owners on Charity street
be granted sixty days further time ia
complete the grading of said street. So
ordered.
Asked weeks further time to report
on the grading of Hope street. Granted.
Recommend that City Surveyor pro.
pose grade for Tenth street. So or.
dsred.
Asked for further time to consider the
, grading of Charity street. Granted.
, Presented notice of intention to
establish the grade of Fourth street, be.
tween Los Angeles and Commercial
streets. Ordered that the notice be pub
lished.
Recommended that the petition to
have gully at the intersection of Mon.
treal and Boston streets, filled be filed.
So ordered.
. Recommended that the petition rela.
tive to widening Main street, between
Adams and Jefferson streets, be filed. So
ordered.
Recommended that the Superintend.
ent of Streets be authorized to lay CO.
t ment pipe across Pico street, at the in
tersection of Charity. So ordered.
Recommended that the City Engineer
define the lines and establish the grade
Of Pico street. So ordered.
The Committee on Police recommended
/ that the petition in regard to lighting
, the Postoffice, be referred to the Post.
, master. General of the United States, and
/ further that the Chief of Police be re.
quested to see that no nuisances were
maintained around the Postotfice.
. Recommended that the Council adopt
measures to prevent n spread of the
cotton scale. Messrs. Sabichi, Wolf.
skill and Hsmmel were appointed com.
mittee on the subject.
On the petition of F. Valdez and
Others that fruit pedd;ers be prevented
from selling their wares on the streets,
recommended that the same should not
, apply to people selling fruit Of their own
raising. So ordered.
Asked further time on the petition OF
p. T. James and others. Granted.
WASHINGTON sTEEET.
The City Attorney recommended that
the Superintendent of Streets stop sell.
ing property on Washington street for
the Improvement of said street, and that
; the sales of all property heretofore made
. be declared invalid.
On motion the City Attorney was re.
/ quested to furnish an opinion in writing.
5 Mr.. Niles moved that the Council take
{ no action, and that the courts be allowed
E to settle the matter. The motion failed
To meet a serond (,olonoI Godfra,, than