Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-07
CITY COUNCIL.
The Business Of Monday
Finished Yesterday.
THE SMALLPOX HOSPITAL.
Various Matters Which Claimed
the Attention Of the City
Legislators.

sion at the Council Cham Der yester-
day evening. President Humphreys
in the chair, present Messrs. Hanley,
Barrett, Moriarty, Teed, Cohn, Hitler,
Collins, Gibbs, Bosbyshell and
Lowell. The Zanja Committee pre-
sented report recommending that a
contract be drafted with Frick Bros.
to lay sixteen inch cement pipe in
zania No. 8 r on Jefferson Street !;
that the petition of VIM. ]. Richard
son and others for a piped zanja be
denied, but that they be allowed to
build one at their own expense; that
the clerk be ordered to advertise for
four weeks for proposals to purchase
the remaining $45, 900 General I'm
provement bonds; that the clerk be
instructed to advertise for bids
for q twenty-five inch cement
pipe commencing at San Pedro
street running west along Washington
street to Main, down Main to Jeffer-
son street, and that the Clerk adver-
tise for bids to construct thirty-inch
fiat bottom cement pipe zanja, run
ming from Ninth street south on San
Pedro to Washington street.
The report was approved as read.
The Sewer Committee reported re-
commencing that contract be let to
+. G. Burlingame for a sewer on Main
street and for two manholes, one OPP
posite the Plaza and one at Bellevue
avenue.
An ordinance abandoning Brooklyn
street zanja was read, and upon a
showing that it was a private ditch
the ordinance was tabled, it requiring
no action to close the same.
An ordinance prohibiting the erect
ion of buildings without a permit and
one creating the Office of Building In
spector was presented. and action
thereon deferred.
The report of the Board of Free
holders laid over from Monday was
called up, and Capt. Barrett moved
that the Clerk be instructed to have
the new charter published for twenty
days in the Evening Express and the
Daily HERALD. Mr.. Cohn amended
deferring action for on week, and in
structed the Clerk to solicit bids from
each of the daily papers. stating that
as the people were to vote on the
charter it would be desirable to give
it as much publicity as possible, and
that he had no doubt for a reasonable
amount it could be published in each
of the papers referred to. Adopted.
An invitation from the Los Angeles
Board of Trade to visit Whittier to-
day, and to take part in the railroad
opening exercises, was read and ac-
cepted. A vote of thanks was extend
ed to the Board.
A communication from the Chief OF
Police, requesting that action be taken
to provide the police station with a
competent surgeon to act in case OF
necessity. The matter was referred to
the Health officer W til power to act.
An ordinance regulating the paint
ing, stamping, sticking or distributing
of circulars etc., was read and ordered
printed.
The draft of contract with Mr..
E. G. Burlingame for brick sewer
on Main street, between Aarcadia
street and Bellevue avenue, was read,
approved and ordered signed.
The proposal of Frank Reynolds to
construct the station house in East
Los Angeles at a cost not to exceed
$500, was opened and referred to the
Police Commissioners.
Mr.. Collins called attention to the
fact that the Board of Health asked
for permission to build hospital
some time ago, but no heed had been
paid to it. He felt the city was
greatly in need of the building, and
the matter should be considered by
the Council. He also recommended
that span OF horses be purchased for
the use Of a city hospital.
1t was ordered that the Health Off
Ger be instructed to purchase the
horses needed.
President Humphreys stated that
undoubtedly the building referred to
was very necessary and the matter
had been thoroughly canvassed by
the Committee, but when they at
tempted to locate, they had been
opposed by threats, fences and shot
guns.
Mr.. Lowell was of the opinion that
q special Committee should be ap-
pointed to select location and order
the constructing of city hospital, as
the present Committee evidently
would not act. There seemed to be
some timidity on the part of some OF
the members.
Mr.. Cohn stated that he was aware
that some of the members refused to
act in the matter for the reason
that certain bills contracted by
them had been disallowed.
The reason this had been done was
simply because the Council lad not
been consulted before the bills were
contracted. He felt it was necessary
for the Council to uphold their own
dig lity, and what had been done was
done honestly. If majority of the
Board of Health would 60 ahead now
and cause a building to be erected the
Council would certainly stand by
them and see that it was paid. The
matter was referred back to the Board
of Health.
Upon motion of Mr.. Collins the
Street Superintendent was instructed
to have cross-walks constructed at the
intersection Of Banning and Turner
streets witt: Alameda street and
Eighth and Grand avenue.
President Humphreys, before an
adjournment, wished to call the men,
bers' attention to the necessity of a
more prompt attendance of members
Of the Council. The charter declared
the seat Of any member vacant upon
an absence Of three regular meetings
without leave of absence, and while the
strict adherance to this rule was not
demanded, yet people were complain
ing and justice was not being done
either to constituents or other mem
bers of the Council.
Captain Barrett moved that the
Finance Committee be instructed to
revise the schedule of licenses. Car
rod