Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-17
CITY COUNCIL.
A Long Session of the Solons
Yesterday.
TIE CITY HALL QUESTION.
some Excitement over Washing
ton street-A Large Number
ofPetItIons Presented
Reports or Com
mittees.


skill, MeGarry, Lambie, sabichi, Miles,
Day, Hamilton, Schroeder, Gassen.
Hammel, Ballade.
Minutes Of September ID, 9th and
18th were read and approved.
REPORTS oF CITY OFFICERS.
The City Auditor presented n state
ment OF the condition OF the various
fund.- Of the city. Referred to the III.
nance Committee.
The City Clerk presented report OF
licenses collected during the month Of
August. Referred to tho Finance Com.
inittee.
The City Clerk reported that Sl56O
had been raised by private subscription
towards building pipe line on Adams
street. Referred TO Finance Committee.
The City Zanjero reported work done
during the past week, amounting to
sl74.77, and asked warrant for the
sane Same reference.
The City Clerk reported the disposi.
tion of tho Sl00 warrant drawn in his
favor. Same reference.
Tho City Assessor presented his report
Of money collected for personal properly
tax, Referred to Finance Committee.
The Superintendent Of Streets re-
ported pay roll for the week ending Sep.
tember 9th, amounting to Sl7S.50, and
asked warrant. Referred io Finance
Committee.
Reported that he found that the lot
on Olive street. between Tenth and
Eleventh, belonged to the estate OF Mrs.
A. Trudcl. deceased, and that the mat
ter would have To rest until un admins
traitor is appointed. Action deferred.
Reported that work on the improve.
meDt OF Main street, between California
and Washington, had been completed
by the contractor. Ordered to publish
notice Of completion.
Reported that two more horses were
needed for city carts. Referred TO the
Board of Public Works with power to
act.
Recommend that cement pipe be
laid across Pico street at Charity street,
instead of wooden box. Referred to
the Board Of Public Works.
The City Board of Education reported
that during the month Of August Sl0,- :
997 II had been received and 81 458 20
had been expended. Referred to FL
nance Committee.
The Health Officer reported that in q
final inspection Of sewers he found the
connections all made except the follow
ing: Fifth street, Mr.. Osborne, 229,
2l7. Fourth street, Mr.. Wallace, 2l7.
Temple street, Mr.. Marion, $40, dirt
prlvy; Mr.. Ernst, 224, dirt privy; Mr..
Il. Griffin, 2li; NJ. 7. Cutler, 237, dir;
privy; Mr.. McCiain, SO, dirt piivy.
Ga motion the Health Officer was
ordered to enforce tho ordinances.
The contract and bond of ID. ID. Nor
ton and W. j. Richardson for laying a
cement pipe on Seventh street, between
Flower and Olive streets, was presented.
The contract was approved and the
Mayor was authorized to sign the same.
Contract and bond of I. Lyons for
grading and improving Buena Vista
street between High and Short streets
was presented. Approved.
Tne bond OF J. V. York for grading
Court House street was accepted.
The Board of Health reported that
sewer should be constructed along Or.
ange street from the easterly line of
block 81, Hancock's survey, to Pearl
street, thence along Pearl to connec.
ton with the Seventh street sewer. Re-
ferred to the Sewer Committee.
On motion the ordinance in relation to
street paving was changed, providing for
the paving of Main street and Spring
street as far as Fourth street.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Finance Committee reported IA
vorably on a number of bills. They were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn.
Recommended that reports of city Of.
iicers be filed. So o dered.
The ordinance amending the theatre
license law was presented without rec
ommendation. On motion, an ordinance
was ordered reported fixing the tax at
$40 per month. or 81 so per night.
Recommended that a committee of
three to act in conjunction with the
President Of the Council, Mayor, City
Attorney, City Surveyor and City Audi
tor prepare and recommend such legisla-
lion as the city needs. So ordered, and
Messrs. Sabichi, Schroeder and Johnson
appointed such committee.
Presented bid OF the Times for fur
nishing Great Registers at 81 80 each.
Referred to fina ce Committee, with
power TO act.
That tho City Clerk advertise for bids
for city printing for the coming year, So
ordered.
Tho Committee on Sewers reported
the pay roll of men employed in the
construction of 3S's sewer, amounting 10
Sl9l.76 Referred to Finance Com
mittee.
That ass sewer had been completed
and that it be declared public sewer,
and that all property owners be ordered
to connect Herewith. Referred to City
Attorney.
That the pay roll of men employed on
sewers for the past week amounted to
Sl35G6 Referred to Finance Com.
mittee.
That S,6S5 feet of the main sewer had
been repaired. Filed.
That the Los Angeles street sewer,
between Commercial and First streets,
needed repairing. Filed.
On notion the Sewer Committee was
instructed to renort resolution under
the Vrooman Act.
Tue Board uI Public Works recon.
mended that the petition of b. +. Wal.
lace ct al to accept the grading of Char.
ity street be granted. So ordered.
That the Street superintendent com
mence proceedings to compel property
owners on Court, First, Main andSpring
streets to comply with the sidewalk or.
dinances. So ordered.
That Rowland street be cleared of oil
obstructions. So ordered.
On motion of Mr.. Sabichi it was or
dered that Figueroa street be cleaned
up.
The Zanja Committee recommended
that the City Surveyor be instructed to
report upon the rracticahility of con.
Meeting zanja s at the crossing of Mayo
street with zanja 5 by means of cement
pipe. SO ordered.
That the Clerk be instructed to adver-
| tise for proposals for piping zauja SIR
from a point $50 feet north OF Adams
street to Adams street, and thence to
the western boundary of the city. So
ordered.
The Bridge Committee recommended
that citizens on the east side of Los An
geles river be allowed to build levee.
| So ordered.
THE CITY HALL.
The special committee that was in
structed to confer with Mr.. Young,
Architect, and ascertain what portion oil
the proposed city buildings could be
built for Sll, 900, reported that it was
almost impossible to do anything with
that amount of money, and recommend