Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-12
CITY COUNCIL.
.Appropriates $4,000 For a
River Levee.
HUNTING FOR A QUORUM.
Plenty of Miscellaneous Work But
None of Great Importance.
officers Reports, Etc.

The Council met at $50 O'Clock yesterda
afternoon, President Sinsabaugh IN TN
q Chair. Present-Messrs. johnson, FRANK
& enfield. Holbrook. Jones, Kuhrts' refry
Stearns, willard, Sinsabaugh ana Biscailuz
AS usual the policemen had te hunt ell.
legislators to pass on measures carrying ex
penditure OF money.
The minutes of the previous meeting
wer read and appro we'd.
OFFICERS REPORTS.
The Fire Committee reported the expendi
ture of the Department during Septembe
to have been as follows: Engine Co. No.
sl00.07; Park Hose Co., $3675. Engine Co
No. 2, slo9.33; Hook and Ladder, s9l.75; Nor
ris Vineyard, s29, East Les Angeles; SIS
Fire Department. $l2l7.79. Total, s1599.69
Committee on Finance.
The weekly report of the City Auditor wa!
read and filed.
The City Treasurer reported the sale o.
200 General Improvement bonds for s1OS, ,45O
70 Jas. d. Phelan. Committee on Finance
The Zanjero reported a weekly pay roll fol
$50, and the city superintendent OF Streets
one of $763. Committee on Finance.
The weekly report of the Health Officer
heretofore reported in the HERALD, was
read and fled The births were only re-
ported to the number of "a. Board oi
Health.
The well of the pest-house was reported
useless by the Health officer. The matter
was referred to the President of Council,
with power to act.
The Clerk of the City Council reported the
collection. for city licenses, of s7,95S 5s, by
City Tax Collector, and that the remainder,
amounting to s1449, had been turned over
to the Chief of Police for collection. Com
mittee on Finance.
The City Surveyor filed the inventory OF
maps. supplies. etc., in his office. Filed.
A deed from +. ]. Nettleton to the city for
a certain street called Nevada street, was
fled. Board of Public Works.
THE CITY SURVEYOR
Reported having Investigated the matter OF
storm waters at the intersection OF Temple
and Beaudry streets, and presented plans
and estimate of cost OF drains. amounting to
1890, TO prevent the washing away of Beau
dry street. Referred to Board of Public
Works.
In re investigation to ascertain the source e
OF the so.called Crystal Springs. now bein G
developed by the City Water Co., asks for
further instructions as to obtaining experts
20 conduct said Investigation. Referred to
Com m ittee on Zanjas
Mr.. Jones moved, and it was carried, that
the City Surveyor be au hOrized to cores
pond with the State Engineer, with view
70 inviting him TO come to Los Angeles for
The purpose of comforting with him, and
take preliminary steps to investigate the So
called Crystal Springs Also to inquire what
the cost Of such visit would be.
MAYORS MESSAGE.
The Mayor reported having fined an Of
fender named VIM. Beldon, some time ago,
s25, for disorderly conduct; that the man is
now in the Insane Asylum, and was insane
at the 'ime of his convictions that the wife
of said person ia now in INDECENT circum.
stances, and asking to have the said fine
mopoy refunded to her.
Can't Darcy, Deputy Sheriff, addressed
the Council In behalf of Mrs. Beidon, and
letter from the lady herself was read. Re-
ferred to Committee on FINANCE, who re-
ported afterwards recommending that the
money be refunded by q warrant drawn in
favor OF the Clerk.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Recommended that petition of j. II. Burks,
lin street, on account of obstruction. So or
dered.
That further time be granted on petition
Of A. WE'LL, protesting against opening Of
That petition of II. l.. MacNeil ct al, for
franchise to construct street railroad, be ia
yorably considered, with amendments as
follows: The road to commence at Spring
and Second streets, instead of Also and Los
Angeles streets, and that there be no turn
outs pla ced on Spring street. and the words
land in actual possession" be inserted for
the words IN running order" So ordered.
That Street Superintendent be instructed
to remove distractions made by brick
Yards. on petition Of J. B. Hollaway, ct al.
SO ordered.
That petition OF French Benevolent Soci-
ETY. in regard to nuisance caused by brick
making be referred to the Board of Health.
So ordered
That City Surveyors certificate for grad
ing Pleasant street be accepted, and that A.
w Ellis be paid s262, so for grading of half
intersection of Eschandia and Michigan
with Pleasant street. So ordered.
That Superintendent of Streets do neces-
sary work to make Also street extension
passable at Lorena street. So ordered.
THE LEvEE BUSINESS.
Recommended, ,after,conference with prop
erty owners of the Flooded District" that
ieyee, lew the owne RS paying the other half By
making official river bed conform with ex-
tstiDg bridges the city will gain three acres
of land, which can be sold for 81, 900; and on
the property protected by leyee there
Mr.. Kuhrts recommended that a warrant
be drawn in favor of the committee who
have the matter of building the levee in
hand for S., 900, on account.
Mr.. NJ T. Collins addressed Council and
said the people were willing to have the
Ieyee Quilt under the supervision OF the
City Surveyor, and that every cent of the
money expended would be accounted for.
So far $500 cash had been collected, but no
great efforts would be made until after the
sefion of Council should be known, as 1t
was perfectly impossible for the property
owners to carry on the work unassisted by
the city.
the CITY OF money for the levee, except in
similar quantities at time. as will have
Mr.. NJ !. Collins said: N1i You guarantee
us the we e not o to ask yoSh doT
Mr.. Perry advocated advertising for bids.
Mr.. Frankenfeld moved as substitute to
all other motions that the city appropriate
a sum not to exceed $1,000, nor TO exceed
one half the cost of the levee, to be paid as
the work progresses, on the estimates OF the
City Surveyor. So ordered.
That City Surveyor be instructed to pro-
pose grade OF Ninth street west of Alvarado,
E Asf further time on protest Of Mr. Archi-
bald sgaint opening OF Ninth street.
That protest of Mrs. Doria Jones against
proposed change In Seventh street be de-
In regard to storm water disposal at the
intersection of Temple and Beaudry streets,
thought that property owners should con-
Recommend that the Surveyors plan be
carried out only as far as they will collect,
and convey the water across Temple street
into Beaudry, and that the Clerk be instruct,
ed TO advertise for bids to furnish and lay
down l60 feet OF thirty-inch cement pipe, and
build 60 feet covered conduit in accordance
with paus and specifications, the cost to be
about $500. So ordered.
Presented and recommended adoption oi
an ordinance establishing width OF street
between curbs of Pico street. Rules sus
pended and ordinance adopted.
Presented resolution, establishing grade
of Orange street. Adopted.
Presented notice of intention to establish
Grade on portions of Mathews, Pickett and
Mott streets, and Philadelphia street, recon,
mending their publication. SO ordered.
Recommended that the ordinance on side
walks be SO amended as not to include Los
Angeles street. The motion being put to
vote was lost.
The ordinance presented by the City At
torney, granting the Citizens Water Com,
pany the privilege of taking water out OF
the river and laying certain pipes through
the streets. was referred to q special cum
posed Of Stearns, Holbrook, Jones. Biscailu'
and Perry.
The bond IL. l.. MacNeil ct al, for street
railroad franchise. was presented and read
After the reading of the ordinance and pc