Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-10
LOS ANGELES HERALD: TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY 10 1888
mended that the same be referred to
Straat Guperintendent. AdOpted.

mended that the same be referred to
Street Superintendent. Adopted.
On petition Of s. Il, Mathe WIS ct al.
for grading Of Wolfskill street from
Seventh street to south city limits, re-
commenced that the grade be estab-
lished and that the City Attorney be
| instructed to draft an ordinance to
comply with prayer of said petitioners.
Adopted.
Recommended that the City Water
Company, Citizens Water Company
and Los Angeles Gas Company be re-
quested to furnish the City Surveyor
with a complete tracing of their pipe
system. Adopted
Recommended the Street Superin-
tendent be instructed to remove OBJ
structions from Los Angeles street as
ordered by the Superior Court of Los
Angeles County. Adopted.
| On motion of Captain Barrett the
application OF ex-Councilman Stearns
for franchise for an electric system
was indefinitely postponed.
DR.. Sinsabaugh called attention to
the torn up condition of the public
streets, and suggested that the work
be done in the night time.
Mr.. Cohn objected to the work be-
ing done at night and said that he
hoped an ordinance would be drawn
giving the power to the Board of Pub
|! lie Works to have parties arrested for
tearing up the streets without permits.
He was informed that there was
such an ordinance in existence.
The Sewer Committee recommended
that the Main street sewer be ex-
tended. Adopted.
On motion OF DR.. Sinsabaugh the
Land Committee was requested to re-
port as to whether there is any land
in the city which can be used as a
corporation.
On motion of Mr.. Collins the revis-
ing Of the Pound ordinance was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
The Land Committee recommended
that the application Of f. G.. Disse to
rent city land be denied. Adopted.
Also that the application OF S. Tace-
hella to rent city land be denied.
Adopted.
Asked further time on the petition
of the Ladies' Benevolent Society.
Granted.
Recommended that no further leases
OF lands for park purposes be made,
as the time will soon come when the
city will want the property for its
own use and there may be difficulty in
regaining possession OF the lands.
Adopted.
Recommended that the City Clerk
give notice to all parties leasing city
lands to remove therefrom.
Adopted.
Recommended that the petition O
Alfred Moore for quit claim deed be
denied. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Cohn the city
officers were instructed to furnish
lists of the city goods in their posses
sion.
Mr.. Cuddy suggested that SER
geant-at-arms be appointed.
Mr.. Collins said that he did not
care to como and debate in the Coun-
Gil Chambers unless better order was
kept in the lobby, and it one police
man could not keep order then there
ought to be two or three.
The Finance Committee recon-
mended that $500 be allowed the
Bituminous Lime Rock Paving Con-
tract, and that the City Tax Collector
be instructed to enforce the assess
ment against w. S. Maxwell at once.
Adopted.
Recommended that rooms be rented
for the City Assessor on Court street,
and that the following deputies be en-
gagged: Mr.. Davidson, S. Prayer
and Sam WE'LL. Adopted.
Recommended that $429.40 be
transferred from the cash fund to the
Main street paving fund. Adopted.
Recommended that $14S4 .2S be trans
ferred from the irrigation system
fund to zanje 8 R. fund. Adopted.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following petitions were re-
ceived and referred to the proper
committees:
From II. l.. Flash and Mrs. Rosa
B. Rimpau, asking for city deed.
From F. Sabichi ct AL, asking that
the electric light poles on Seventh
street be removed at once.
From G. f. Valient ct al, asking
permission to grade Pine street be-
tween Main and Hill.
From S. M. Thayer ct al, asking
that Pine street be graded between
Hill street and Grand avenue.
From A. Mccartney, asking for the
return of money paid for a tax deed.
From H. Anderson ct al, asking
that the grade OF Ventura street, west
OF Vernon avenue, be established.
From E. @. Burlingame, asking one
week further time to complete over
flow on Reservoir No. 4.
From j. A. Graves ct AL, asking
that the grade OF Montgomery and
Ocean streets be established from
Figueroa to Bush street.
From FL. j. Stevenson, asking that
the east curb of CASTELAR, street, be-
tween Temple and Sand streets, be |
investigated.
From the Los Angeles and Glendale |
Railroad Co., asking an extension of |
time for finishing their railroad.
From II. G. Wiltshire, asking that |
the junction Of Alvarado and Seventh |
streets be graded.
From Thos. Kelley, asking for a
quit claim deed.