Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-19

could get the water the company would
be obliged to shut down.
Mr. Collins suggested that the ditch
coull be covered with cheap boards
which would last for q few years. The
matter was referred 10 the Zanja and
Sewer Committees to report at the next
meeting OF the Council as to some plan |
for the settlement OF the difficulty.
Mr.. Cohn suggested that the people OF
Vernon ask to be annexed to the city in
the meantime.
Mr.. Book asked that his motion to turn
on the zanja water be carried.
Mr.. Collins objected to this motion,
which was Withdrawn.
Mr.. Barrett said that he had heard
that the water in the lake OF the seventh
street Park was just about TO overflow,
and he moved that the water be shut OIL.
No action.
Mr.. Collins presented an ordinance
regulating and raising the water rates to
So per head for day and 81 per head ior
night service in the city, and So per head
for day and $4 per head for night service
outside OF the city limits.
Mr.. Cohn objected to pressing, the or
dinance at the present time, when the
| Vernon and other outside people had
| Dttli hokCt W COiDO AhiO thO wy
Captain Barrett was opposed to fixing
rates for water to be sold outside OF the
city, as he did not believe the city had a
right to sell its water outside of its own
limits.
The matter was laid over for one week.
The Police Commission recommended
that the salary OF the Police Clerk be
raised from $50 to 800 per month. Car
ried Recommended that one street be
set aside where horses may be driven at
a fast ratio OF speed. Captain Barrett
moved that Grand avenue be set aside,
for this purpose, south OF Washington
street, and that the Chief OF Police be in
structed not to interfere with drivers on
that thoroughfare. Carried.
; On motion OF Mr.. Collins, the Superin-
tendent Of Streets was instructed to re-
pair the foundation at the intersection Of
, Temple and Spring streets.
Mr.. Chandler moved that the City At
torney commence suits in ejectment
against all people occupying city lands il,
legally. Carried. Mr.. Hsnley moved
that the City Attorney draw resolution
to grade Bernard street. Carried.
A communication was read by Mr.. Bar
rett urging the paving Of First street al
once SO as to be finished before the winter
season. The resolution providing for the
paving OF First street from Fort to Centel
with granite blocks was adopted.
Resolutions TO pave Second street from
Fort to Los Angeles with bitumen, Re
quena from Main to Los Angeles witt
granite blocks, Commercial street fron
Main to Alameda with bitumen, Arcadi
! street with granite blocks, Main fror
Ninth to Washington Gardens with btu
4 tt4tf
pave Fort street was laid over for on
week Sixth street also laid over.
!. An offer to donate three palm trees I
!. the city was referred to the Park Com
mittee.
: An ordinance repeating the ordinanc
!, setting aside the Elysian Park as publ
! park was adopted.
= An ordinance dedcating blocks 2 an
y OF the Park for hospital purposes wa
! adopted.
A lease from E. @. Burlingamo for a
!, engine house on Angeleno Heights wa
y approved.
). Bids were received for street sweepin
! from Quick G. Alden for $35 per mile
. D. f. Donegan S33 per mile. 4. @. Bul
lingame $3.50 per mile, Dobinson
J Fairchild S45. Referred to the Board {
Il Public Works.
= Bids for erecting an engine hous
u on Boyle Heights were receive
y from j. w. Trimble for $4,000
y received and fled A. Workman, offe
= ing to lease house at $50 per montl
y On motion of Mr.. Teed, the City Alto
l. ney was instructed to draw up the least
bid was received from Frick Brol
= for cement pipe and was referred to th
. Zanja Committee. The Clerk was il
II n structed to advertise for 42-inch broke
IL stone pipe between Third and Fifth.
!, On motion of Mr.. Book, the Unio
Al Labor party was given permission
d erect stand for public speaking o
Market street, below Spring.
= Petitions were received as follows, an
d referred to the proper committees: job
II J. Jones ct al, to grade Second stree
between Alameda and Santa Fe; Mrs
d A. Humley, to change course OF zani
's No. 6-1; e. E. Hall ct al, to grad
! Bellevue avenue from Edgeware road t
u Laguna road; Frank Irwin ct al, to pip
n the Arroyo de los Reyes; Wm. Wrigf
70 ct al, to sprinkle Flower street betwee
l. Washington and Pine; j. Marietta ct al
, for city water instead of sewage; s
,e Moss, for an electric light at the corne
l. Of Temple street and Beaudry avenue
II Adjourned.