Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-10
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Session Yesterday
Afternoon.
THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Sewers. Pavements, Railroad Faxes,
City Building, Water and Gas
Rates, Petitions Granted
and Denied.

City Building, Water ana 6as
Rates, Petitions Granted
and Denied.
Council met at P. NJ. yesterday
Present-H. Sinsabaugh, President, w
w. Robinson, Clerk, and Councilmer
Breed, Stearns, Perry, Frankenfeld
Kuhrts, Jones, Willard. Holbrook, Goss,
Santee. and Bulls. Absent; Brown
(resiQned), Biscailuz, and Velsir.
The Health Officer presented report
showing number Of deaths for February
1868: Males 81, females 49, Total 81
as follows. Typhoid fever l, consump
tion l5, cancer |, heart disease l, pron'
chitis l. paralysis |, sppoplexy 2
chronic diarrhea l, diptheria |, cereDro'
spinal meningitis 3, puerperai iever =
entiritis l, alcoholism /, memoranou,
Group l., accidental and unaseer'a'ne0
causes 6. Total 81.
The accomplishment Of considerable
sanitary work was reported.
Number of births IL. keports o'
births not all turned in.
Officer has ordered lactometer, on
the arrival Of which the examination oi
ali milk on sale will be made.
The city is reported free from all con
taoious diseases except scarlatina, which
in a mild form is found. Caution is de-
manded that this may not become more
serious.
Ordered on file.
Committee on Gas report that they
find the gas bills generally uunessarly
large: that for the city hall SS7.75 for
1900 feet for February, specially so.
This is equal to a constant use of II
eject burners, IL hours each
day for 80 days. For Confidence
Engine Company it is $l7 so for the
month, or equal to 6-feet burners for
all the hours of darkness for thirty days.
For the Auditors office it is $l5.05 The
Committee recommend that feet
burners be substituted, the Superintend-
ent Of the Gas Company offering to do
the same free Of charge, and that the
jauitors be requested to guard against
waste of gas. Passed.
Report of the Fire Commissioners re-
commencing a fire alarm system passed,
and referred to the Committee on Fife
and Water.
Same recommending hydrant corner
of Figueroa and Washington streets.
The Clerk was instructed to notify the
Water Company to put in the hydrant.
Weekly report OF the City Auditor
Referred to Finance Committee.
Pay roll of the Zanjero tor Sl6.75;
warrant recommended drawn by COM
mittee, Committee on Finance.
Report of Superintendent OF Streets
showing expenditures OF S439. so, ap-
proved by committee. Committee on
Finance.
Report of City Treasurer for the
month Of February. Filed.
Reports all previously published in
the HERALD. All referred to Commit
tee on Finance.
Committee on Finance recommended
to receive and file certain reports OF city
officers. Passed.
Same recommended that all persons
liable to pay license and not now pay
ing, be prosecuted. Passed.
Request OF City Assessor to have the
salary Of his office deputies raised to
SlO0 month. Denied.
Special Committee on City Building
recommended that K B. Young, Boring
& Haas and Kysor & Morgan be invited
to submit plans in pencil fer a three
story city building, scale one-eighth
inch to the foot. and that $50 be paid
each whose plans are rejected. Passed
by vote Of all present.
Recommended that the Supply Com
mittee procure a cart for city use. Car
ried by vote of all present.
Superintendent OF Streets instructed
o repair all streets leading out Of the
ity into the surrounding country;
passed by vote Of all present
Grade of Tenth street accepted.
Mr. frankenfeld moved to withhold
warrant for unpaid taxes to the B. T.
Co. until such time as the license cases
are decided by the Supreme Court.
Carried.
Motion to reconsider the matter Of
withholding the 5. p. Company's taxes
carried by all present excepting Frank
enfield, Kuhrts, Santee Noes. Further
action was postponed for one week, and
the clerk instructed to withhold the
warrant for that period. Meantime the
whole matter is referred to the Council
as a Cor mittee Of the Whole.
Bills reported by several city officers
approved by the Committed, ordered
warrants be drawn for said sums.
DIR. Bird asked to address the
Board as member of the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals.
calling attention to the condition OF the
dog pound. 1t was described infinitely
and relief for the CANNES prayed for.
The motion was referred to the Chief Of
Police with instructions to remedy any
evil that may exist in the case.
Committee ON Land recommend that
Robert Miller be granted lease to GER
tain land in East Los Angeles. Passed.
Committee on Zanjas recommend that
petition of Leonls be allowed to change
certain zanja at his own expense.
Passed.
That j. Bernal be denied petition for
damages by certain pipe. Passed.
That r. Leon be allowed to repair a
pipe.
Report OF the Board of Health ON a
petition of j. Cox for abatement of a
nuisance, corner Hope and Court House
streets, read, and City Attorney in
structed to frame a law covering such
cases. Passed.
Five hundred copies of report of Com.
mittee on Water supply ordered printed
by vote of all present.
Amendment to franchise OF Central r.
r. Company.
Proposals for street roller opened and
read: M. S. Baker & Co., $3.50; Bath h
Fosmir rejected for lack Of accompany
ing check; Livingston & Gunther,
S670.50. Referred to Board of Public
Works.
The City Attorney spoke relating to
lease Of part of city lot. A correction
OF the leases was ordered made.
The City Attorney was asked to give
his opinion as to having an inspector Of
gas meters.
Moved that the Assistant Street Over
seer have his salary increased from 50
to Ss.60 per day. Referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
As to removing obstructions from Ger
tain streets, the Superintendent made a
statement, and he was instructed to 60
on with the work Of forcing such OBJ
structions out of the street.
The subject of paving the streets was
called up. The Chairman of the Board
OF Public Works stated that he had ex-
amined the pavement Of certain streets
10 San Francisco. The Superintendent
OF Streets of that city said the asphaltum
streets weie the best and that the best
asphaltum came from Los Angeles. A
contractor said he got his best asphal.
tum here. As to tho relative merits Of
the asphaltum of Los Angeles and Santa
Cruz the contractors said the Los An.
geies stuff had the preference there. II
stands the heaviest traffic better than
stone. The Chairman of special com.
mittee eFafad that he k.1 !. ,