Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-24
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Bonds Of Chief T. ]. Cuddy
Approved.
% HEALTH OFFICER YET.
The st. Vincent Hotel Company
Withdraws Its Proposition to
Exchange Properties.

y00Q, conn, johnson, GlDDS, collins,
Sinsabaugh, Chandler and Lowell
present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved, after
which the following business was
transacted:
The bond of 7. J. Cuddy as Chief
Of Police was read. Mr.. Lowell
moved that the bond be rejected for
the reason that the election was
Illegal. There being no second to the
motion, upon motion of Mr.. Gibbs the
bond was approved.
Mr.. Cuddy's resignation as Coun-
Gilman was read and accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Barrett an ordin-
ance was ordered drawn for the call
of q special election for Councilman
from the Second Ward to fill the
vacancy made by the resignation of
Mr.. Cuddy.
The report of the City Auditor was
read and referred to the Finance
Committee.
The report Of the Street Superin-
tendant was read and referred to the
Finance Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Collins, the
Sewer Inspector was ordered to act
under the Superintendent of streets.
The report of the Zanjero was
received and ordered filed, on motion
of Mr.. Cohn.
On motion of Mr.. Teed, the City
Surveyor was ordered to make a
draft Of the system of Zanjas in the
city.
A communication from the st.
Vincent people withdrawing their
proposition made to the city, offering
. site for the City Hall was read.
On motion of Mr.. Glib the with
drawal was accepted.
Before putting this motion President
Humphreys read the following.
In advocating the exchange of the city's
twoslots for the whole of St. Vincent block l
had hoped to have received a"broad-gauged''
short-sighted and apparent selfish opposi-
ton. And, while am now willing that the
st. Vincent proposition may be withdrawn
~ asked for, yet / have not changed my
mind particle. The city has accepted their
olier, and time will tell who was right. The
people may yet realize that about the little
space around the old Courthouse to the Plaza
ID clustered an influential monied power
that has, and is doing wonders to impede
dimmed our lights BY night; it has has defiantiy
Obstructed and injured our streets; it can
control large proportion of the public press;
1t can bend the suppliant knee Of the poll
cy politician, that out Of the rights
anti
their condition is fortified. Was not the
purchase of the Stevens lot for Court
House failure? Was not the Second and
Spring street lot for the City Hall a short
sighted mistake? Is not the $50 feet upon
which the cityis now trying to build City
Hall greater'blunder? Are there any rea-
sons why we should make another mistake
by finishing 1t there? There are dozens of
items that could be doue. to greatly benefit
Main on the South end, and into BuenaVista
and Hof on the North; this would benefit
East Los Angeles, but the east and west por-
lions of the city, with Main and Spring
streets. wonld probably oppose it on selfish
grounds. We should be more liberal
minded for the tent pitched on the north
ern line OF this county by a settler, or tree
planted at Long Beach, or anything done in
this city. to build up or ornament it, is a
help to the city, county, and Southern Cal
On motion of Mr.. Barrett the order
for special election on the st. Vim
cent proposition was rescinded.
The report Of the Board of Health
recommended the names of Drs. Grin
Reese and Cohn for the position ol
of the Health Officer was read. The
report showed that DIR. Reese received
majority of the votes cast by the
Board.
Mr.. Barrett moved that the major.
ity report of the Board be adopted and
that DR.. Reese be made Health Officer
On motion OF Mr.. Chandler the re-
port was referred back to the Board
with the request that it report to the
Council at 2P.M.
An ordinance was offered providing
for the election of Councilman from
the second ward.
On motion of Mr.. Cohn the matter
of fixing the time of the election was
laid over until next meeting.
An ordinance extending and fixinf
the fire limits, being an amendment
to prior ordinance, was ordered laic
over for one week.
An ordinance creating the Office o
Building Inspector, and making the
Chief of the Fire Department ex
oficio Police Officer was read.
On motion of Mr.. Barrett the matter
was laid over for one week.
An ordinance fixing the duties o
Building Inspector, was also laid over
An ordinance changing the name
of Locouorer street to that of Ashland
street was read A motion to adop
it was lost by vote of eight to five
PUBLIC WORKS.
The Board of Public Works reported
Is follows:
On petition of property owners on Sante
ntreet, between Washington and PicO streets
y have grade established, recommended
that the same be referred to City surveyor
~ establish said grade. Adopted,
On petition of John EshhOok to have AL
bertine, Adelande and Euclid streets es
tablished sixty feet wide, recommended
that the same be referred to City Surveyor
on petition of Mrs. G. Fitzgerald to hav,
luade established on Emmett avenue, recon
mended that the same be referred to ths
I and establish the grade. Adopted.
On petition of J. w. Brown to have grad
ing on Virginia avenue, from Boyle avenu,
70 Soto street, said grading to be paid fo
Jro rata by property owners, recommended
HAT the same be referred to City Surveyo
- aacertain If grade had been established
Adopted.
On petition of John F. Hogan ct al tt
4 have Seventh street graded and curbed un
der the Vrooman act, recommended that i
b referred to City Surveyor to see if grade
hes been established; If SO, to have notice O.
ententfOn to grade published. Adopted.
On petition of H. G. C.Witmer for crosswalki
on Fort and Second Streets recommended
14at the same be referred to Street Super
1nlendent with power to act. Adopted.
On petition Of Z. G. Burlingame to have
Iummy road tracks on Temple street, wes
~ Union avenue, placed in center of street
- per franchise, as it conflicts with the
xr6dlng of the cutters, recommended that
~ matter be referred to City Surveyor and
1per1ntendent of Streets with power to act
81 On petition OF John e. Jackson, protesting
+ z11not the manner In which DAILY street Ii
Mig graded, % the material is not in the
x DtGpor condition recommended that the
@nie be referred to City Surveyor to see il
Hachman u grading as per contract
# a petition Of b. +. Kysor for a franchise