Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-17
CITY COUNCIL.
Meeting of the Municipal
Congress Yesterday.
COUNCILMAN BROWN RESIGNS.
Street Paving and Bridge Matters
Discussed but Nothing Definite
Decided Upon.

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The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The Mayor returned without his ap.
prevail an ordinance regulating the build.
ing of bridges across the Los Angeles
river, for the reason that the official bed
Of the liver is 300 feet wide, and per-
son can hardly be compelled to build
400 foot bridge over 800 foot river
He would sign an ordinance com polling
all bridges to have spans 100 feet in
width. Called attention to the fact Of
people claiming lands in river channel,
and recommended that titles TO said
lands be speedily settled. Reconsidered
aud ordinance referred to Board Of Pub.
lie Works.
The Mayor returned for correction
quit claim deed 10 Miller and Senter.
Referred to Committee on Lands.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
The Superintendent Of Streets pre-.
ssnted a pay roll amounting TO $3.50. 90.
Referred to tho Finance COMMITTEES.
The Zanjero presented bill for
labor and repairs amounting to 1928. %.
Referred to the Finance COMMITTEES.
A request from the City Assessor for
two office and six field deputies, and
recommending for office deputies Messrs.
k.oua and Hull. Referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
The City Surveyor reported that the
grading at the intersection OF Charity
and Fourth streets had been done in
satisfactory manner. Referred to the
Board Of Public Works.
The City Attorney presented the con-
tract with W. r. Lewis for sprinkling
the streets. Approved and ordered
signed. Bond fixed vt $4,000.
Also contract with j. H. Gingery for
building 45O feet of fume in zanja SIR.
Same order.
Also presented an ordinance requiring
that all persons to whom franchises for
street railways are granted file bond in
the sum of $40, 900 for specific perform
ance. Adopted.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Recommended that the City Surveyor
give grade at corner of Fort and Fifth
streets. SO ordered.
That the Second Street Cable Com.
pany be allowed to change switches. So
ordered.
That petition of Mrs. L. b. Crocker
ct al. to change grade corner of Olive
and Third streets be granted. Referred
back to Board OF Public Works.
That report OF Superintendent OF
Streets on street railway switches be re-
ferred to C ty Council. Superintendent
OF Streets ordered to have removed all
switches not in use.
That no action be taken on securing
State Engineer until the river bed is de-
fined. So ordered.
That grade of Hoff street be estab-
lished and I. G. Marks be allowed TO
grade in front OF his property on said
street. SO ordered.
That the Surveyor define the lines of
Rowland street. So ordered.
That the Surveyor propose grades for
oil streets in East Los Angeles where
grades are not now established. So or
dered.
That petition of j. G. Zahn to improve
Flower street be denied until grade Of
said street is established. So ordered.
That the Superintendent of Streets
construct crosswalk on Main street,
south side Of Eleventh street. So or
dered.
That the Superintendent of Streets
cover culverts on Also avenue extern
sion. So ordered.
That property owners on Seventh
street between Spring and Main
streets, be permitted to grade. So or
dered.
That q committee be appointed to
| visit Santa Cruz, San Jose and San
Francisco and examine pavements with
q view TO recommending some suitable
pavement for our streets. Rejected.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Reported the examination of sundry
city officers reports and recommended
( that they be filed. So ordered.
That S. rs over paid taxes be returned
to N. P. Campbell. So ordered.
That petition Of G. D. Platt to take
charge OF city clock, etc., be rejected.
| So ordered.
That petition of T.. McGlynn for pay
| for 1--WE days work lost during flood be
rejected. So ordered.
That sale of city lots will take place
on the oath inst. and that the clerk ad.
vertise the same. So ordered.
MINOR COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee z inias recommend
ed that Zanja SIR be fiumed from Pico
street along the west line of Figueroa
street to Moore's gate, q distance of
about 500 feet, and that the Clerk ad.
| vertise for bids as per specifications
| submitted. So ordered.
That Zanja No. 5 in the Childs tract
be changed to line of alley through
| blocks Z, s and Q. So ordered.
| The Committee on Bridges reported
| that there being no definite width of
| official river bed at Also and First
streets, it is an unpracticable and useless
expenditure of money to construct solid
abutments for those bridges under the
existing circumstances. Called atten-
| ton to franchise asked by Santa Monica
road, which, if granted, road will be
built along river front, First street, there
to connect with the Los Angeles and
San Gabriel Valley road. This connec-
ton once made will save the city the
cost of erecting the two spans of bridges
| and at the same time admit of more
room for the passage OF the railroad
across the streets Therefore recon-
mended that advertisements for con-
struction of bridges be withdrawn for
the present. Referred back to the Com
mittee.
The Committee on Sewers recon.
mended that Surveyor make speci6ca.
lions and surveys for sewer on Charity
street, between Fifth and Sixth streets
| So ordered.
That specifications for Requena street
sewer be adopted and Clerk advertise
for constructing said sewer. Referred
back to the Sewer Committee.
Thet Superintendent of stree make
| weekly report of sewer work. So or
| dered.
Called attention to fact that many
people on Los Angeles and Orange
streets. have connected with sewers
without paying assessments and recon-
mendsd enforcing payment of same.
| Referred to the City Attorney with in
struction to enforce collection.
| Presented list of names and property
| of persons who had not paid sewer
assessments on above streets. Same
| order.
The Committee on Gas recommended
that bill of the Los Angeles Gas Saw
ing Association for S27.5 be di sallowed
and regulators be removed. So or
| dered.
The Board of Health returned an or
dinance regulating the keeping OF ami
mails in city limits without recommen-
dalton. Laid on the table.
Recommended that no change be
made in the city sextonship. Filed.
COUNCILMAN BROWN RESIGNS.
A communication was read from AL
bert Brown rendering his resignation as
Councilman from the Fourth ward. The
RESIGNATION was accepted aud the Presi-