Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-05-18
CITY COUNCIL.
Short Session Held Yes
terday Afternoon.
WHAT WAS DONE THERE.
Reports of City officers, Standing
and Regular Committees,
Etc, Etc.

field, Goss, kuhrts. ABSENT biscailuz,
Bulls, Santee, Holbrook, Velsir.
Minutes Of the preceding meeting read
and approved.
City Auditor presented report OF
funds for the week. Referred to Bi'
nance Committee.
City 2anjero presented report Of ex-
penditures for week, aggregating $3.50.
Same reference. He also reported that
he had repaired the main supply ditch
and dam, and zania No. Q, and that a
dam will be constructed at once at Gov
cred bridge; that he deems 1t inexpedi'
emit to enlarge Eanja No. 7 at the pres
emit time on account OF expense, and asks
for instruction on this head. Referred
to Zania Committee. Also asks Tor or
dinance fixing price OF water Tor irriga'
ton during the summer. Same action.
Also asks instructions as to repairing
ditch upper No. IL. Referred to tho
CITY Attorney and zanja Committee.
The CITY Assessor reported collection
Of personal property taxes amounting
The Chief of POLICE reported on the
delinquent licenses for March that ne
had received from the Auditor w
licenses amounting to $3.50 oO, mad COL.
lected 1921 80 Of same and returned "a
uncollected amounting to S20s. Same
refereHce.
The superintendent of Streets report.
ed expenditures for week aggregating
s469. so. Same reference.
The City Board of Educstion present
ed report for April, showing MarcS bal
anoe $50, S76; expenditures for April,
81, 929ss; balance to May, s22, 949 Ill
also total attendance for April in all
schools of 8, 1853. Finance Committee.
City Attorney presented report con
corning abating nuisance on Arroyo de
los Reyes and claiming the duty de-
wolves upon the Health Officer. Re-
ferred to Health Officer.
Contract with William Mclean for
work on Plaza Park. Ordered executed,
work to be done in 90 days.
Ordinance granting franchise to W. f.
Rogers to lay pipes in public streets OF
city. Action postponed.
Committee on Zanjas reported recon-.
mending the appointment of Frank
yantrees and s. H. McFadden as
Deputy Zanjeros. Confirmed.
That the Clerk OF the Council adver-
tie for bids for construction of 1856 feet
of 22.inch pipe on zapja through lumber
yard OF Davies. Henderson Co. Adopted.
Mr.. Breed moved that Zanja Madre
over Boyd street be referred to Zinja
Committee and Surveyor. So ordered.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Report on petition of Lankershim ct
al. for establishing grade of Fourth
street, recommending the same and to
grant permission to grade entire block
between Main and Los Angeles streets.
Adopted.
On petition Of NJ. 8. Baker to grade
on For. street, that grade has not yet
been established on that part of street.
Adopted.
On petition of c. N. Wilson to grade
on Fort street., recommending that no
action be taken until grade of Fort street
between Temple and Second is adjusted.
Adopted.
On petition of J. F. Carpenter to grade
on Temple street, recommending that it
be denied unless the whole block be
graded. Adopted.
On petition of Doria Jones to have
lines Of Rouland street defined, stating
that the City Surveyor says the work
has been done. Adopted.
On petition Of Niles ct al. to grade on
upper Main street extension, recommend.
ing that the same be deferred until the
whole of said extension can DO graded at
once. Adopted,
Presented several resolutions es-
tablisbing the grades on Griffin ave.
nue., Mission road, Mission street aud
Main street, aud recommending that
they be adopted. ALI adopted.
Also notice OF intention to establish
grade Of Fort street and Rock street.
Adopted.
Also to establish grade of Buena Vista
street from Bellevue avenue to Rock
street. Adopted
Asked further time on franchise for
Peoples Railway. Granted.
COMMITTEES on Sewers presented
budget Of bills for expenses of week.
Finance Committee.
Committee on Fire and Water. Same
action, same reference.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Recommend that reports OF city ON
GERS 20 on file. Adopted.
On the petition OF A. B. de Baker as
to liens on certain property for grade OF
street and for sewer. recommend that
the Clerk be instructed to enter "satis'
fed" on said docket. Adopted.
Recommend that committee be APP
pointed to inquire into the efficiency Of
the Fruit Pest Inspectors. Adopted.
Breed, Willard and Stevens appointed
as such committee.
Recommend rejection OF bid of L. A.
City Water Co.; and rebate of taxes Of
c. Cook be rejected. Adopted. Also
rebate tax Of II. Clary be rejected, So
ordered.
Recommend the payment of list Of
claims So ordered.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
Special committee ON purchase OF
reservoir site from Mills & Wicks pre-
scented contract to buy ITO acres, with
right Of wsy, etc.. at Sl6, 500 Finance
Committee with City Attorney.
The Special Committee on court room
or City Justice recommend that the
city court in city hall be arranged to
accommodate the City Justice Court at
expense not to exceed $500, and that the
matter be referred to special commit
toe OF three with power to act. Adopt.
ed. Committee ohnson, Frankentield,
Santee.
Tbs Special Committee on State law
relating to sanitary plumbing report
that the law makes it the duty of tine
Board Of Health to enforce said
law, and recommend that said Board be
Instructed to take immediate steps to do
so. Adopted.
Special Committee on Richmond
Fire Alarm Company" contract report
that they have examined the same in
connection with Chief Engineer, and
recommend that the same be executed
and that the alarm system be under
supervision OF Committee of Five and
the Chief Engineer. Adopted. Com.
mittee-Perry. Jones, Kuhrts, Goss,
Frankenfield.
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
From J. R. Johnston, to have line Of
Temple street defined through Highland
Tract. Referred to Board of Public
Works.
Communication from the Secretary Of
the Main Street and Agricultural Park
Railway, setting forth that on May 10 h
the company had begun the work of
constructing new track In compliance
with franchise Of February Is, 1886
That material is all on the way and work
will be pushed vigorously. Ordered
FLED.
From J. II, Won Keith, Henry Gard
ner and Frank Shrier, asking to have
parties restrained from taking dirt from
First street between Olive and Flower.
Referred to the Board of Public Works.
From John Schmidt ct al, residents
OF Commercial and Wilmington streets,
for repeal Of recent ordinance regulating
houses OF ill.fame. Mr.. Kuhrts moved
to refer to the Chief Of Police, with In
etruction to abate the nuisance. Carried.
From Dominique Folk, asking for
committee to investigate matter OF grant
ing him lease for two years, to orsmate
ali dead animals found within city limits
q, 60 n head Raferred TO Board of