Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-14
CITY COUNCIL.
An Uninteresting and
Short Session.
RECOUNTING THE VOTES.
A Few More Franchises Asked
For-Report of the Board OF
Public Works-Petitions.

Jones, Jonnsop,
yelsir. willard, Sinsabaugh. Absent
Messrs. Bulls and Santee.
The reading of the minutes OF th'
nrevious meeting was dispensed with.
A communication from Mayor E. w
plavter, of Oakland, was received, &C
knowledging receipt of an invitation ex
tended to the Legislative delegation o
Oakland and its Mayor to visit Los Az
geles, concerning the proposed new char
ter. Mr.. Playter stated that draft OF q
charter. prepared in Oakland, is now be-
inc printed, and to be forwarded at once
to Los Angeles. The Mayor declined
the visit, owing to official duties, and
thought it improbable that the members
of the Legislature of his city would be
able to attend. In conclusion he sug.
eested that the conference be held at
oakland. =,
II was moved and carried that the
Council members of the Charter Com
mittee be empowered to appoint short
hand reporter for the convenience OF the
General Committee on City Charter.
The Committee on Sewers reported
weekly pay roll of S95 40. Referred to
Committee on Finance.
OFFICERS REPORTS.
The monthly report of the Fire Com.
missioners, showing an expenditure OF
$3.50 % during November, was referred
to the Committee on Finance.
The weekly payrolls of the City Z'n.
Zero for "a. SO, and of the Superintendent
of Streets for S4l4, were referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The monthly report of the Health Oi-
ficer for November (of which the NOR
talitv part was published in the HERALD
a week ago), was received and ordered
filed. The report shows the deaths to
have been AZ. Only 81 births were re-
ported to the Health officer, though
they undoubtedly were much more nu-
merous. There were abated As NUS.
ances, Is are under process OF abate'
ment. and IA prisoners were treated in
the city Jail
A deed from Dan Mcfarland for GER
tain land in the Ellis Tract was received
and accepted.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Reported, recommending
That the Board be empowered to de-
signate some place on some city lands
for a corporation yard, So ordered.
That the petition of John Clark and
Others to cut willows on the river bank
for the protection of their lands be re-
ferred to the Committee on Lands. Re-
Don,l Of Dnhlip Works with
power to act
That the grades of Los Angeles street,
between Fifth and Mayo; Beaudry
street on the east side, between Temple
and Diamond, and on the west side be.
tween Diamond and Mignonette; and OF
Boyd, Los Angeles, Beaudry and Mig.
nonette streets be accepted. so ordered.
Asked further time on the bill of Il. II.
Green for damage to wall. Granted.
Recommended that petition of James
Booth for railway franchise on Buena
Vista and New High streets be denied.
So ordered. >,
That the bids for grading of Seventh
street be rejected, as property owners
will not agree to contract. SO ordered.
That the Central Railway Company
be notified to make their track on Spring
street conform to the center thereof, and
place the same on the paving crown. So
ordered
That notice of intention to establish
grade on Tappan avenue, Temple street
and Lomitas street be published. SO or
dered.
That the Board of Health take steps
to move the Pest House from its present
location. So ordered.
THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
recommended that Ira w. Phelps be al
lowed to redeem certain tax sales and
that Samuel Strohm be returned certain
taxes assessed twice. So ordered.
That the matter of cost OF city tax
deeds of A. Mccartney be referred to
the City Attorney to report. So ordered.
THE COMMITTEE ON zANJAs
Renorted recommending that the pro-
nosal of James Frick to lay 300 feet of
22.inch cement pipe in zapja SR, at SO
cents per foot, be accepted, the prop
erty owners to pay half the expense. so
ordered.
For the Sand and Fort street sewer were
received as follows:
From Frick Bros, excavating and hll-
ing, 4Sdc per foot, tunnelIng Sl.I9 per
From John Genella, excavating 60c
ner foot. AMI the tunnel 81 so per foot.
R,eferred to Committee on Sewers.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were received
and referred:
OF N. P. Campbell for refunding OF
,nonev paid for tax sale certificates.
Committee on Finance.
OF City Railway Company to SO
amend their franchise as to permit the
layipg of double tracks on Figueroa
street. Board of Public Works.
OF John Wilson, notifying the Council
of a raise in the rent of engine house
No. 9. The Fire Commissioners recon.
mended that lease be taken for two
wears at 800 per month. So ordered.
OF John Puff to be permitted to con-
tinue the laying of cement pipe to be
laid across Twelfth street. Committee
on Zanjas.
OF John A. Mcdonald for rebate Of
tayes. Committee on Finance.
~ R. A, Ling ct al. for the establish
ment of some method of getting water
on their lands. Committee on Fire and
OF B. +. Reeve for the abatement OF
nuisance. Board of Health.
Of X. A. Forester for the refunding OF
certain taxes paid. Committee on
0f J. A. De Courcy for the establish.
msnt of grade of First street, from
Beaudry to Pearl. Board of Public
Works.
the establishment of the grade OF
Diamond street, from Beaudry to Pearl.
.>13oard of Public Works.
Of D. F. Donegan and others to
change the name of Jessas street , to Bel
M A. Scott and others for permission