Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-29
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings of that Body
Yesterday.
THE FRUIT PEST QUESTION,
The Council Awakens to its I'm
portance and Adopts Good
Report.

The City Council met in regular SEES
sion yesterday afternoon, President Sin
sabaugh in the Chair. Present, Messrs.
Breed, Frankenfield, Goss, Jones, Hol-
brook, stsarns. Santee, Willard. John
son, Kuhrts, Perry.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
REPORTS OF CITY oRFIcERs.
The Mayor reported sale of water
to the amount Of 81 ,722.75 during the
month Of June. Finance Committee.
The City Auditor presented his report
Of the condition Of the several funds of
this city. Finance Committee.
The Superintendent Of Streets pre-
sented pay roll amounting to s40l 90.
Finance Committee.
The Zanjsro presented pay roll
amounting to sl22.75. Finance Com
mittee.
The request that the Deputy zanjero
be allowed $40 per month for keep of
horses during the summer months. AL
lowed.
THE CITY ATTORNEY
Presented an ordinance requesting that
all street cars be numbered. Adopted.
Also an ordinance forbidding connec.
tions with private sewers. Adopted.
Also an ordinance requiring grip slot
on cable roads to be not more than
three. .fourths of an inch wide. Adopted.
Also an ordinance declaring certain
zanja on north side of Washington
street and west of Figueroa street
public zanja. Adopted.
Presented an ordinance providing for
the extension OF Seventh street.
Adopted.
The City Attorney reported that he
had received deed from M. L. Wicks
for reservoir sites and had caused the
same to be recorded. Filed.
Reported that nothing had been done
in bringing suit for the Abila tract as the
City Attorney has not had time to make
survey and furnish description. City
Surveyor requested to furnish descrip-
tion as early as possible.
That final order of condemnation for
widening San Pedro street and opening
Of Howard street had been entered and
Recorders fees would be 81 So. Warrant
ordered drawn for fees.
Also, recommended that said streets
be opened by Superintendent Of Streets.
Also, that same order be made on open
ing Of Hansen street through the Coun-
ty Hospital grounds. SO ordered.
Reported that City Surveyor was not
ready to furnish data for resolutions
constructing sewers on Requena, Will
minaton and Main streets. Further
time granted.
Reported that the city now has an
ordinance forbidding children to be on
the streets after nine o'clock P. NJ. Chief
of Police instructed to enforce the ordi-
nance.
Reported that he had notified tenants
on City Hall lot to move Immediately.
Filed.
Reported that he had brought suit for
opening Of San Pedro street, from Fifth
street to Washington street. Filed.
The City Attorney presented reso.
luton providing for the improvement of
Charity street. The assessment is 25-43
cents per front foot. Adopted.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Recommended:
To grant R. Icons petition to move
house. Granted.
To grant petition of Mrs. d. G. Scott,
for leave to grade on Temple street. So
ordered,
To grant petition of George Gephard
and others, to have grade OF Centennial
Avenue changed So ordered
That Z. Beaudry and other petitioners
be allowed to grade Centennial Avenue
according to specifications for graveled
streets with three.foot gutter. So or
dered.
To grant petition of j. W. Ellis, for
leave to grade on Diamond street. with
four.foot gutter. So ordered.
To grant petition of j. N. Griffin and
others to grade Flower street, under
usual restrictions. So ordered.
That Surveyor propose grade on First
street between Hope and Olive, and that
leave be granted to grade between Char
ity and Bunker Hill, under usual restric-
tions, excavated material to be deposited
on First street. So ordered.
To grant petition OF Geo. 5. Walker to
move house. So ordered.
Te grant sixty days extension Of time
for completing City Railroad to East |
Los Angeles terminus. So ordered.
On petition of 7. II. Lowell and 9TH |
ers to have city grade its frontage on
Bellevue avenue. that Surveyor compute
contents OF excavation, and Clerk ad- |
&c. ksla
ports. So ordered.
On petition OF H. T. Newhall and |
others TO have Southern Pacific Railroad |
Company compelled to replace its pile |
bridge with spans, to refer matter to |
City Attorney, and that committee be |
appointed to confer with citizens. So |
ordered. Committee, Messrs. Goss,
Stearns and Holbrook.
On petition of +. Nittinger and others,
to have intersection of Hope and Fifth |
streets graded, that, as Hope extends
only 10 center Of Fifth, city grade half |
the intersection in Fifth, 80 feet across
Hope, price per foot to be one-half that
paid the contractor for work on Fifth |
street. So ordered.
That Surveyor make surveys and pre-
sent plans for opening street through
city's land east OF N. W. Stowell's, East
Los Angeles, Mr.. Stowell having agreed
TO open Walnut, Chestnut and Truman
streets through his property ii this is
done. So ordered.
To deny acceptance of deed from Nell
lie Gleason and w. s. kittredge to strip |
rs feet wide for opening Mott street, as
to properly open the street would re- |
ouire about 40 feet to be taken off of
block II. So ordered.
That j. Rogers grade north half OF |
OF Temple and Centennial
streets. at sl.35 per foot on Temple
street, extending sixty feet across Cen
tennial; and the south half Of said inter-
section, extending fifty feet ON Temple
street. at same price. So ordered.
To grant petition of Times. Mirror
Company for leave to excavate uader
sidewalk ON Fort street. So ordered.
That intersection of Temple street and
avenue be graded. at 81. 10 per
foot. on Temple. So ordered.
To deny petition Of w. w. Clark and
others to have franchise of L. AIS. G.
v. r.. r. declared forfeited. So or.
dered.
To grant petitions for leave to grade
Los Angeles street, from Mayo to Sew.
smith. So ordered.
That City Surveyor establish grade
and define lines Of New Depot street.
So ordered.
To deny petition Of A. w. Palmer
and G. ID. Rowan, protesting against
changing grade Courthouse street. So
ordered.
Asked one weok's further time on ne.
tition Los Angeles Oil Burning and Sun.
ply Company for franchise to lay oil pipe
lines. SO ordered
To grant petition Of Board of Edu.
cation for leave to move High School
SO ordered.
That Mission street be placed on
grade fronting the city park. So or.
dered.
That the Clerk notify the s. P. R.
X. and L. A, and 5. q. V. r r. to sta
tion hagmen at Buena Vista street
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