Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-13
CITY COUNCIL.
A Long and Dry Session
Yesterday.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
The Committee on Gas Complain
OF the Electric Light-Board
of Public Works.

OF the Electric Light-Board
of Public Works.
The City Council met in regular SEES
sion yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
President sinsabaugh in the chair aud
ell Of the members present excepting
Councilman Biscailuz.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
REPORTS eB CITY oFFIcERs.
The City Auditor presented bis report
Of the condition Of the several funds OF
the city. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
The Superintendent Of Streets pre-
seuted pay roll amounting to sz7s.oo'
Same reference.
The Mayor returned without his ap-
proyal the bond of Geo. h. Pike, the
superintendent Of Streets. for the reason
that the bond as signed made the sure.
ties pledge their lives that the Superin-
tendent Of Streets will faithfully per-
form his duties when the word heirs
should have been used instead of lives.
The Mayors message 10 replste with wit
and will be carefully preserved among
the archives of the city. The Superin-
tendsnt of Streets was ordered to file q
new bond.
The Zanjero presented pay roll
amounting to S42. so. Referred to the
Finance Committee.
The City Treasurer presented his
monthly report. Previously published
in the HERALDl. Referred to the FL
nsncs Committee.
The City Health Officer reported dur,
ing December 3S deaths, q males and II
females; 2s births, is males and IL fe.
males. Filed.
Called attention Of Council to pools Of
staqnant water in different localities.
Referred to Committee ON Sewers and
City Surveyor.
Presented an itemized account of the
expenditure Of the $25 allowed him for
sundries. Referred to the COMMITTEES on
Finance.
The City Attorney presented the lease
with MIR. Teed for the Hook and Ladder
house on Also street. Adopted.
Presented the bond and contract with
Joseph ID. Lynch, of the HERALD, foi
printing city officers reports. Approved
and the date Of completion OF contract
set at February 10th.
COMMITTEE REPoRTs.
The Committee on Gas reported that
in view Of the apparent general feeling
that the electric light now furnished ths
city il much less in volume proportion
ately than at first supplied, no new
lights should be established until an in
vestigation has been had into the matter
Recommended that the matter Of remov
ing the light from the Ssbichi tract bs
postponed. Adopted.
The Committee on Finance reported
the examination Of reports Of sundry city
officers, and recommended that they b
filed. SO ordered.
That IS. 40 overpaid taxes be returned
to A. Mccartney. and 1924 to Samue
Strohm. SO ordered.
That bills against the city should b.
properly certified. Ordered published
The Committee on Lands recommend
ed that the petition of L. M. Sifford, K
rent city land near the l.. A. 4 s. q. v
K. r. Co.. ct $40 per year be granted.
SO ordered.
That T. G. Marks be allowed to rsni
certain city lands in the Arroyo Seco. q
SO per year. So ordered.
That A. Hoffman be allowed to least
certain city land east Of L. A. river, fol
$5 per year. So ordered.
certain city land in East Los Angeles 81
$40 per year. So ordered.
That Louis Dachilla be allowed Il
lease city lot 4. block 46 at 81 per acre
80 ordered.
That Alfred Salano be allowed to lease
lot 8. block as. at 81 per acre. st
ordered.
That William Giudioi be allowed te
lease city land near County Hospital 81
$l.50 per acre. So ordered.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Recommended that the width oil
Busna Vista street remain ut so feet a
Indicated by ordinance. Adopted and
Mayors veto sustained.
On the Mayors message. relative te
streets, asked for furtner time. Granted
Presented notices of intention to estab.
lish grades OF Union avenue, New High
street, from Temple to Franklin street
Adopted.
Resolu tion establishing grade of Bsa.
con street, from Seventh to Ninth street
Adopted.
Resolution establishing grade Of Alisc
avenue and Also avenue extension, from
st. Louis street to west line of lot 2
block 73, Hancock's survey. Adopted.
That property owners on South Spring
street, opposite Market House, be per,
mittsd TO put in crossing. 30 ordered
That the City Surveyor propose .
grade for Pearl street from Temple te
New Depot street; for Fort street be
tween Rock street and Bellevue avenue
all streets on Boyle and Brooklyn
Heights not now established; Downey
avenue from Thomas street to the city
limits; Temple street from Bunker Hill
avenue to Pearl street, and Temple
from Pearl street to Texas street. Lo
cate and propose grade for the road
from College street to Buens Vists
street by way Of Chavez street to chs
river road. Establish the lines of cit,
land in East Los Angeles. All of th,
the above recommendations were con
CURED in.
Prscentsd ordinance granting fran
chise TO Central Street Railway Com
pany on Pearl. Ninth, Seventh and Al
varado streets. Also remonstrances Of
citizsns against the same. Matter Iaid
over for one week.
That the Superintendent OF Street,
place crossings on the north side oi
Tenth street across Hill and Olive
streets. Also across Main street 81
Pioo, Pine and California streets, Sc
ordered.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Abbot Kinney was granted per
mission to deliver himself on the sub
ject Of city Improvement, but from th'
way he started out it was evident thaf
his remarks would consume the CREATE
part Of the day. The President sug
gested that life is short and business
rushing. and MIR. Kinney's address wal
postponed until next Tuesday Afternoon
at o'clock, when the Council will
grant him special audience.
Drs. Widney and Nadeau appeared OIL
behalf Of the Free Dispensary and askee
for an appropriation TO buy medicines
The matter was referred to the City At
fornsy, to report as to the power Of tn,
city to make an appropriation.
J.W. Davis addressed the Council as L
pool OF stagnant water at the corner O
Court House and Hope streets. Tn.
matter was referred TO the Board Of Pub
lie Works.
The City Attorney presented reso
luton calling upon the suprems Coar'
to hurry up the consideration Of thu
High License CASE" Adopted.
Councilman Kuhrts was unanimously
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