Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-09
CITY COUNCIL.
A Number of Street Grades
Adopted.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR BRIDGES.
Charges Against the Chief OF Police
Referred to Special Commit
tee-A Quiet Session.


Present-Messrs. Breed, Frankenfeld, Goss
Holbrook. Jones Johnson, Kuhrts, Perry
stearns, Velsir, willard, Biscailuz, Sinsa
baugh. Absent-San
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
OFFICERS REPORTS.
The Mayor presented a letter from Mayor
Playter of Oakland, and draft of pream-
BILE and resolutions to be submitted to the
Council. The gist OF the matter is that the
Supreme Court is urgently requested to con-
slider and decide cause NO. 1874, in which
a decision might enable street and sewer
work In this and other cities to be done, and
thus prevent much injury and danger aris-
ing from inability to do street work, and to
construct and repair sewers. Referred to
Board of Public Works and City Attorney
The Mayor reported the collection of $50
for water permits during october, Committee
on Finance.
The Mayor forwarded the certified charges
made BY Officer Fonck against Chief of Pc
lice Davis. The charges are to the effect
that Davis is i'll the pay OF the gambling
fraternity, and that hs has prevented oill
GERS from making raids. A committee OF
three, consisting of Messrs Perry, Jones and
Kuhrts. was appointed by the President to
The Superintendent OF Streets reported
weekly payroll for S441.5o Committee on
Finance.
The City Zanjero reported weekly pay:
roll of S6, and Tor the mouth OF october OF
1874 %. He also reported the collection OF
S so during said month for the use OF pipe
lines Committee on Finance,
The Chief OF Police reported the collec-
tion OF $65i out of s14i9, delinquent taxes
for September. Committee on Finance
Tue Clerk OF the Council reported that
during october there were issued licenses e
amounting TO $l0,0d45o, OF whlch co.
amounting to $s32s were collected, and 20
amounting to s175650 were turned over to
the Chief OF Police for collection. Commit
tee on Finance.
The CITY Tax Collector reported the col
lection of $S32s taxes for October. Commit
tee on Finance.
The Chief OF Police reported S1e arrests
for October. Three deaths occurred in the
city prison during the same period. fLied.
presented payroll of Sl963 Is for October.
Committee on Finance.
The Health officer repor.ed the death of
30 and the birth OF 81 persons in the city
during Octo.> Filed.
On motion OF President Sinsabaugh, per
ry in the chair,) W. K Lewis was instructed
TO sprinkle Bunker hill avenue.
motion of Councilman Stearns for the
sprinkling of Willard and Chavez streets
was referred to the Board of Health, with
power to act.
on motion;of Mr.. FIankenield. Hons s. NJ.
White aud Gee. W. Knox were added to the
Committee on City Charter.
The bond on contract of James E. Frick,
for the laying of cement storm water drain
from Fort street, was approved. Bend 5000.
Policies of insurance on City Hall build
ing, amounting to $1,000, about to expire,
were referred to the Committee on Finance.
The yearly reports of the Mayor. City At
torney and Chief of Police were received
and referred to a committee composed of
HOlDIOOk.
and Willard.
The City Attorney reported that in the
matter of The opening of Charity street, the
assessment, amounting to s3Sl4 80, for Its
extension, bad been paid in full to q. IL.
Dunsmoor, as payment in court. Adopted.
The City Attorney presented an ordinance
regulating the rate at which water Tor irri-
CATION shall be sold. Ordilance adopted;
rule on printing suspended.
The Committee on sewers reported
weekly payroll OF $50.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
Recomm ended that the City Surveyor
propose grade OF Fourth street and that
petitiou to grade same be granted when IL
is established. So ordered.
That permission TO grade Hope street,
from Sixth TO the Normal School, oe grant
ed, with the usual recommendation AS TO
graveed stress. Also that the city extend
the thirty.inch pipe. in the Arroyo de los
Reyes, across Hope street, Laid over for
further consideration.
That permission to grade Flower street,
between Court House and Hind streets, be
granted, provided the entire portion pc IT,
TONED for be graded. So ordered.
That City surveyor propose grade OF Iona
street and Cincinnati street. SO ordered.
Thst matter of moving back line OF Sew
enth street. between Fort and Spring streets,
be referred to City surveyor and City Attor-
ney. So ordered.
That change of grade of Fort street, north
of Rock street, be granted. So ordered.
That Street Superintendent fill hole at in.
tersection of Court House and Hope streets.
So ordered.
That Clerk be instructed to advertise for
bids, 1or two weeks, for the grading of Sew
enth street, from Aivarado to the city boun-
dary. SO ordered
on petition of Ostrich Farm for railroad
franchise, asked for further time. Granted.
That L. q. Burlingame be permitted to
grade Court House street and the intersec-
tion of Angelina street with Beaudry ave-
nue., at 81. 20 per front foot. So ordered.
That the Electric Railway Company be
permitted to continue the erection of poles
in the center OF Pico street, from Main to
Alvarado street, and that the City Attorney
draw an agreement by which The railway
company bind them selves, II so required, to
remove said poles within six months from
the present date. So ordered.
ON motion OF Mr.. Willard the City sur
yey or was instructed TO set stake for the
widening of Pico street between Main and
Pearl streets
That the City Surveyor adjust the west
line of the official bed of the Los Angeles
river, between Macy and First streets, SO as
to bring it in line with tne west piers OF tne
Macy Also and First stree. bridges. 80 or
THAT the petition OF Henry n. Galloway ct
al to construct cable railway on Charity |
street be granted and that the ordinance
for the same be adopted as amended. After
q good deal of pruning, adding and substi- |
tuting by nearly every member of the Coun- |
Gil, the ordinance was adopted, under sus-
That the ordinance granting a railway |
franchise to John S. Griffin be adopted,
With route as amended by the board. Or
dered that the ordinance be printed ana the |
matter OF its passage postponed for one
week.
Mr. Jones moved that standing commit |
tee of three in, connection with the City Az
torney, be appointed TO draft generai form
OF street railroad franchises, and that here-
after all franchises for street railroads be
referred to said committee, as 1t Will pro,
duce saving of time. So ordered, and
Messrs: Jones. stearns and Frankenfeld ap-
pointed.
The report of the Finance Committee was
adopted and warrants ordered drawn.
ZANJA COMMITTEE
Recommended that ]. Osborn ct. al, be
granted the privilege of rem owing Zaia No.
from the middle of Charity street to its
west side, upon the property of petitioners,
provided they viii deed right OF way to the
sou street. And further recommended
that the city furnish lumber to all property
owners who will flume said zanja, between
the points named, at their own expense,
unde the Superintendent of the City
Zanjero. So ordered.
That the Superintendent of streets be in
structed and empowered to construct a
bridge across the Public Zanja on Laurel
street. So ordered.
That the City Surveyor be instructed to
make the necessary surveys and estimates
of the probable cost OF piping the Woollen
Mil District. So ordered.
That zanja in front of John Puffs residence
at southeast corner of Twelfth and Char ty
streets be fiumed, provided petitioner pay
one.third of cost SO ordered.
That zanja Number be piped through
the property Of John s. Mailman on the
north line Of washington street, between
49,. ,r5 10 r1isla etraafs a diStonoa of IoT