Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-21
THE COUNCIL.
It Finishes Its Business for
the Week.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC FRANCHISE
A Brief Discussion Over the Present
Management of the Police
Station.

The City Council met in adjourned
session yesterday morning, Presiden
Humphreys IN the chair and Council
men Hanley, Mathews, Book, Teed, Bar
rett, Lowell, Collins, Bosbyshell, Chand
Ter, Moriarty and Cohn present.
The City Surveyor reported that in hi'
opinion wing dam across the Arroyo
Seco was impracticable, but he advised
that Daily street be graded at its inter
section of Swan street. If this was done
all danger OF overfows will be done away
with and the water will be held back il
case of heavy rains. Laid over for one
week.
1t was reported that strip OF land in
East Los Angeles belongs to VIM. Bar
clay and had never been dedicated as 9
street. The Street Superintendent was
instructed to replace the fence torn
down. A re-assessment OF the property
for grading was ordered.
Justice Austin's report for October was
referred to the Finance Committee.
A communication was received from
P. Bachman stating that Mayor Work.
man had not signed his warrant. The
matter was referred to the Mayor for his
reasons and the Clerk was instructed to
inform the Mayor that an ordinance had
been passed authorizing him to sign
warrants for street intersections.
Mr.. Lowell called attention to the fact
that the Mayor was in the habit of re-
fusing to sign warrants and of giving no
reason therefor. He hoped that the rea-
sons would be given 30 that the people
to whom the warrents were due could
right anything that was wrong.
A communication was received from
Chas. j. Frost protesting against the
widening of the sidewalks on Hawkins
street. As action had been taken accord
ing to law making the sidewalks 13 feet
wide the communication was placed on
file.
Mr.. Bosbyshell asked how many
sprinkling carts were being paid for.
Mr.. Collins said that there were no
carts being used.
Mr.. Bosbyshell thought that there was
no reason why Sprinkling Superintend-
ent was necessary under the circum-
stances.
Captain Barrett stated that the Sprink-
ling Superintendent had other work to
do besides looking after sprinkling carts,
and the matter was dropped.
The Board OF Public Works recon-.
mended as follows:
That the petition of property owners on
Estrella avenue, asking for the grading
and sidewalking of that street, be granted.
Adopted.
That the communication calling atten.
tion to the condition of Beaudry street be
referred to the City Surveyor and Street
Superintendent. Adopted.
That the petition of property owners on
Metcalf street, asking to have the grade
on that street established, be referred tc
the City Surveyor. Adopted.
That the petition asking to have the
channel of the Arroyo Seco widened and
deepened, referred to the City Surveyor
Adopted.
That the petition of property owners on
Bellevue avenue, asking the permission
to Law their own sidewalks, be granted
under the usual provision. Adopted.
That the petition of property owners on
DAILY street to have grade established, be
That the petition of the property own
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the street graded and sidewalks finished
twelve feet wide and no less, be denied
as an ordinance has already made them
thirteen feet. Adopted.
Ninth street, asking for culvert, he re-
ferred to the Street Superintendent.
Adopted.
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ing to be allowed to withdraw his name
from the request of the Southern Pacific
Company asking for franchises to con.
struct road within the Walnut Grove
tract, be filed. Adopted.
That the petition of property-owners
on Orange street, asking to have grade
changed and established, be referred to
the City Surveyor with instructions to
change the grade in accordance with the
prayer. Adopted.
That the petition of property-owners
on Diamond street, asking to have the
boundary line established, be referred to
the City Surveyor with instructions to
establish grade. Adopted.
That the petition of G. S. Foster, ask.
ing permission to contract cement curb
and sidewalk in front of his premises on
South Olive street be granted. Adopted
That a communication from P. H
Lemmert calling attention to the condi.
ton of Figueroa street be called to the
notice OF the Street Superintendent
Adopted.
A deed from D. G. Wilson and M. l.
Wicks for land for street was referred
to the City Surveyor.
The Chief of Police asked for twenty
six special officers for the city election
A motion to allow twenty-five, or one fol
each precinct, was lost, Mr.. Mathews
voting against the motion.
A mistake in the resolution calling thu
election as regards the polling places il
the First ward was called up and th'
question as to whether a correction coult
be made at this date was discussed. l
was found that the polling places of pre-
cincts D and G had been mixed. Tn,
resolution was amended and change il
the advertisement was ordered, there still
being time to advertise the resolution 70
ten days.
A motion to increase the pay of the pa
tro, wagon drivers from $50 to $50 pc
month was lost, Messrs. Lowell ant
Mathews voting against it.
An ordinance declaring the poles OIL
Pico street belonging to the Electric Rail
road Company nuisance, was read ant
laid over for a week.
Captain Barrett moved that the com
pany be notified to place culverts from
curh TO curb on Main street, at the cross