Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-16
CITY COUNCIL.
A Proposed Ordinance on
Plumbing and Drainage.
CHIEFoF POLICE EXONERATED.
The Subscribers to the Buenayista
Street Bridge Must 'COme Up"
A Few More Franchises.

luS lnluubcs VI INC PAS'AOS N-,~S'--~e
were read and approved.
Mr.. velsir offered the following motion
That the Clerk OF the Council be instructed
10 turn over all papers in his hands,pertain
ing to the subscription for Buena Vista
street bridge, to the City Treasurer and tina
the City Treasurer be instructed with the
Citizens Committee to withdraw the specia
deposit in the Farmers and Merchants
Bank. and give notice through the news
papers that the notes, etc I, are due aud pay.
able, and to collect the same.
THE SANITARY PLUMBING LAW.
The Clerk read the proposed ordinance
on plumbing and drainage, as well as the
Recommendations OF the Board of Health,
which follow.
They recommended thatthe Office of Inspee
tor of Plumbing and Drainage be created
and that the matter be referred to the Fl.
nance Committee; that the salary of such
inspector be fixed at s., and that certain
fees be charged the owner or contractor OF
all buildings now in the course CT construc.
tion or hereafter to be constructed, said
fees to be determined by the Finance Com
mittee.
The Inspector shall furnish to the owner
of every building certificate that the
plumbing, drainage and 'anitary arrange
ments are iu conformity with the best rules
OF scientific plum oing.
The Board further recommended that
proper measures be adopted for the en-
forc.d compliance with this ordinance by
all builders of houses where pipes are to be
used. Referred to the Finance Committee
OFFICERS REPORTS.
The weakly reports for the weeks ending
November and November ID OF the City
Auditor we've referred to the Finance Com.
mittee.
The weekly payroll of the City zanjero.
nd aR.A
Committee on Finance.
The weekly payroll of the Superintend-
ent of Streets, amounting to S525. was re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
showing $2S5 4S Of taxes chargeable for
ISs6S7. OF this 81 10. .2)3.4 40 has been collect
ed a d $l5,9l6.0S remains delinquent Re
ferred to a special com mittee composed OF
Messrs. s earns, Holbrook, Perry, Breed,
Frankenfield and Velsir.
The monthly report of the City Treasurer
for the month of October was read and re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Four policies OF insurance, amounting in
all to $4,000, were presented tor renewal. FL
The bond OF II N Galloway ct al Zap
proved as to form by the City Attorney, in
the sum of $40, ,0G0 for the franchise OF cable
street railroad was read and approved
The bond of VIM Rogers, on franchise for
laying water pipe (approved as to form by
the City Attorney, IN the sum of SlO,0-0
was read anb approved
The bond Of 900 on contract of the San
Francisco Bridge Co., for the building of
the Buena Vista street bridge for the sum of
So, 900, was read. The Mayor forwarded a
message saying that he had not as yet
signed the said contract of the San Francis
co Bridge Co because the subscriptions OF
some OF the citizens interested in the build
ing Of the Buena Vista street bridge were
conditional. He suggested that a guarantee
of the amount subscribed be required of
committee OF the parties subscribing, thus
making the collection of moneys by the city
easy. The message concluded by saying
that the sender would sign the contract If
SO requested by vote OF the Council.
The yearly reports of several city officers
were referred to the committee appointed
to investigate the same.
The Sewer Committee reported pay roll
OF ss095. Referred to Finance Committee.
THE CITY ATTORNEY
Reported that title to the Titus prope rty
had been quieted. Finance Committee.
That an agreement with the Electric Rail
road Co. to allow their poles to remain in
the street would be void, and recommend
ing against it. So ordered.
. Suggested that there are other streets be-
side Upper Main street to which the ordi-
nance requiring cement sidewalks should
extend and that the City Attorney, in con.
nection with the Board OF Public Works. re-
wise the sidewalk ordinance Referred to
Board of Public Works.
Presented an ordinance against the smok-
ing of opium and visiting of opium dens.
The rules being suspended, the ordinance
was adopted.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Reported that Mr.. Lewis. the person who
did the grading on iced street. intends to
remove the sidewalk across said street
when he gets the lines. Adopted.
Recommended the adoption of the ordin
ance granting Mosher & Quigiey permission
to lay gaspipes. Bond for $4,000, signed
by II. Newmark and II. L. Mcneil, approved.
Rules on printing suspended and ordinance
adopted.
contract for intersection of Pike street and
Beaudry avenue at 81 % per foot. So or
dered.
That permission be granted to George
Carr and George Jones to move their houses.
perintendent OF Streets.
On petition of Ostrich Farm Railway, that
franchise be granted over portion of the
route named in the petition, Action was
deferred until later in the session
That establishment OF grade OF Mayo
street be denied. unless the street be
widened to sixty feet. SO ordered
Presented amended ordinance for the
Griffin street railroad franchise; also, new
bond, and recommended their adoption.
On motion OF Mr. Jones, Chairman of the
Committee on Railroad Franchises, the mat
ter was postponed.
Recommended ludt d lrhuCulSt lOT hbTteb
railroad be granted L. T Garnsey and that
ordinance be printed. Same action.
That the city join with Oakland and re-
spectfully ask the Supreme Court of the
State to take speedy action In case No
1874, now pending before 1t. Adopted.
That City Attorney draft ordinance to
have DAILY street widened. and that the
necessary steps be taken to widen the street.
So ordered.
Reported on petition of Jones and Bou-
ton, consenting to electric pole remaining
on P.co street, that previous action has
been taken. Filed.
Presented notices of intention for estab-
lishment Of grade OF Hope street, north oi
and Figuer0a, and recommended their pub
licstf0n. So ordered.
CITY ELECTION.
The City Attorney presented a resolution
providing for the general municipal cleo
ton to be held on the first Monday of De-
cember. Oa motion of Mr.. Kuhrts. recess
OF fifteen minutes was taken to attend to
Upon being called to order the Council
adopted the resolution and passed the or
dinance.
On motion of Mr.. Frankenield. a commit
tee of three-consisting OF Messrs. Franken-
field, Jones and Kuhrts--was appointed to
confer with the Riverside, Santa Ana and
Los Angeles Railroad Company in regard to
the building of levee on the Los Angeles
river. On luOtAOn Vi IIcblucHt olnshDduSn,
the powers of this committee were enlarged
so as to enable them to confer also with the
owners of river front property. The Presi-
dent of the Council was then added to the
committee.
THE NEW CITY HALL LOT.
The Committee on Finance recommen fed
that a warrant be drawn in favor of l.. H.
Titus. II. w. Mills and M. l.. Wicks for Sl3. :
600 out of the City Hall fund, being the:sec-
ond payment on purchase CT Titus property.
So ordered.
The committee also recommended that
$3.50 be transferred from the salary fund to
The New Water fund. So ordered
THE CHIEF ExoNERATED.
The committee appointed to investigate
the charges and specifications preferred by
ex- x-Police-O Oiiicer John I. Fonck against
thav examined number of witnesses ON
Saturday on all points within the scope Of
sn0 sn0 due Weight to all the evidence adduced,
thsst The charges are not sustained by such