Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-08
CITY COUNCIL.
Meeting of the Municipal
Masters.
LOCATION OF FIRE ALARMS
The Council Declines to Speculate
in Real Estate and Defeats the
College Property Scheme.

III Real fISbhJt dilu Dtiooeo UNIV
College Property Scheme.
The City Council met in regular ses'
sion yesterday afternoon, President Sin
sabaugh in the chair. Present, Messrs.
Breed, Bulls, Frankenfield. Goss, Hol-
brook. Jones, johnson. Kuhrts. Perry,
sautee and Willard. Absent, Messrs.
Bisoailuz, Stearns and Velsir.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR.
The Mayor recommended that before
granting franchises the Council require
bond from applicants guaranteeing the
faithful performance of the conditions Of
the franchise applied for. Referred to
Finance Committee.
Also recommended that committee
be appointed to confer with other cities
of like population relative to new char
tiers. Referred to committee, consisting
of Messrs. Holbrook, Frankenfield.
Breed, Perry and Goss..
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
The City Auditor presented bis report
of the condition of the several funds OF
the city. Finance Committee.
The Mayor reported the collection OF
s5O3 for sales of water during May.
FINANCE Committee,
The Mayor reported the collection Of
S940 for fines in City Court during May
Finance Committee.
The Clerk If the Council reported the
issuance of IS, 955 90 in licenses and the
collection OF IS, 1880. Finance Com
mittee.
The Tax Collector presented report
in accordance with above report. Same
reference.
The Superintendent of Streets pre-.
scented payroll amounting to S706. so.
Finance Committee.
The Zanjero presented q bill for
work amounting to s244. %. Finance
Committee.
The City Treasurer presented his re-
port for May previously published in
the HERALD. Finance Committee.
The City assessor reported the eollec.
tion of slS57 so, personal property taxes.
Finance Committee.
The Chief OF Police reported the col
lection of S87 for licenses during May.
Finance Committee.
The Chief of Police presented his re-.
port of arrests for May previously pub
iished 10 the HERALD). Filed.
The Chief of Police reported that he
had received $3.50 for the Secret Service
fund, and had expended sl4629. FL
nance Committee.
The City Health Officer reported 43
deaths for May;25 males and Is females.
OF these, were from consumption, 3
from old age and only from scarlet
fever. Filed.
That residents along Arroyo de los
Reyes had been notified to keep came
clean. Filed.
That connection with First street sew
srs had been made. Board Of Health.
Wanted to know II be should receive
certificates of death from Chinse doctors.
Board OF Health.
Recommended building OF sewer on
Wilmington street from Jackson street
to Requena street.
hecouthlohucu shc panaakS VI 'aht-
tary Plumbing law. Sewer COMMITTEES.
The CONTRACT ana BOND oil VIM. NC
Lean for Plaza Park improvement was
presented. Approved.
A decd from victor beaudry to the
city was presented. Board OF Public
Works.
A deed from j y. wheeler was pre-
scented. Board OF Public Works.
THE COLLEGE PROPERTY SCHEME.
Thu Cle,k read the recommendation of
ths snsciaI f,omm;ttae that the CITY nnr.
chssa the 81, Vincent's college iot for
C;tv Hall nurnoses
H. ZONES moved that the report he
.aontad
M Frank anf;aId secondad the motion
Mr. Rraed aaid il was n good thing A.
a real estate speculation. bpt he doubted
tba n,l;cv of the citv doing snvtbing M
The sort. Other parts of the city we're
imnrovino. snob as Fast Ios Angeles and
Raple Hsisbts and n Vo,ld h. an incon.
vsn;snt Mace for a civ Hail. awe
sbouId oa on and build our Civ Hall and
Isf tbass sneenlate in real estate who
follow Il as = business,
Mr. Kubrts aid he was of the same
on;n;on a. Mr.. Breed Besides he said
tba cItv didn't have dollar I'd buv real
sstats witb
NJ Erankanaeld said a svnd;cate
.tood ready r. bnv the nronertv II the
c;tv Aid not want IL and The matter
should be settled TODAY He Thought II
was a good thing and tha o;tv sRould
,,nrchsse N ne sa;a The c;tv had
az 600 and could raise s35 GOD in
vsar In a abort time somsbadv wop1d
he blamed for not taking advantage AZ
tbis opnortunitv, and he wantad to 90
ON recnrd in favor Gift
NJ Jonss sa;d n wa. M nae IN a..nsa
.bs ronncil of snacnlation Tbs present resent
iacst;on was 10 oro,vdad and k c;,v
was erowins IN the d;rection Of sixtb
street. The present ground was not suf.
ficient, not even II building was put up
seven stories high. he said 1t was adj
visable to buy the property now. The
growth OF the city would never go in any
other direction. The Council was not
going to build City Hall on Boyle
Heights or in East Los Angeles. They
were on the outskirts of the city. It was
policy to buy the property now. II we
don't we will have to pay $500, 600 for 1t |
when we do want it, and we never could
sell the present City Hall for that sum.
II have no peouniary interest in that
direction, but the Council will be cursed
for not taking up this proportion"
Mr.. Breed said he was opposed to using
tina S65, 600 appropriated for city build
ing in real estate speculation.
Mr.. Kuhrts said there would be plenty
of room in the proposed building for
fifty years. 'If there is 80 much money
10 this purchase why don't some of the
real estate spectators buy II"