Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-26
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Mayor Appoints the Iii
brary Directors.
THE EAST LOS ANGELES SHOPS.
The Receiving Hospital and the Out
fall Sewer QuestiOns-BOard
of Health.

ing at 10 O'Clock, President Frankenield
in the chair, and Messrs. Van Dusen,
Hamilton, Brown, Shsfer, Bonssll, Nc
Lain, Summerland and Wirsching pres
ent.
A communication was received from
City Auditor Lopez asking that he be
allowed deputy. Referred to the FL
nance Committee.
Street Superintendent Morford pre-
sented list of the salaries he desired
paid in his department. Referred to the
Finance Committee.
The reports of the city officers bearing
upon money affairs were referred to the
Finance Com mitee.
Street Superinte ndent Morford pre-
sented a communication to the effect
that he had adopted the following sched-
ule of salaries: Deputies, 500 per
month; chief clerk, 500; Office clerks,
$50; clerk of haymarket, $780, foremen
of carpenters, SIS; inspectors, So per
day; foremen, $3.50 per day; teams and
garbage drivers, $3.50 per day laborers,
So per day; teams, 81 per day. Refer
red to the Finance Committee.
The report of the Board of Public
Works was read and adopted.
A draft of a contract with Frick Bros.
for constructing storm water draw was
referred to the Board of Public Works.
The report of the Board of Education
for February was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Bids for grading Alabama street we're
read and referred to the Board of Public
Works.
Petitions were received from Mrs
Sawtelle, asking permission.to buy land
belonging to the city in East Los Ange-
les; from w. @. Wolf. asking for a rebate
OF taxes; from L. E. Green, in reference
to the change of grade of Court street !;
from Chas. Wettingall, asking permis-
sion to cut passage through sidewalk
to the cellar of building from D. Felix
ct al, for deed to land in the Fort Hill
Cemetery; from 3. E. Galvers, asking
that pool at the corner of Second and
Diamond be drained; from A. F. Coronel,
asking for water in the zanja leading
through his property; from A. NJ. Steph-
ems protesting to paving OF Requena street
from Los Angeles to Alameda street.
from Geo. M. Holton to have Geo. Red
ding appointed janitor of the City Hall
from.A. d. Hubbard fora rebate of tax
from j. E. Frick for an electric light
from w. III. Toler for an electric LIGHT
from j. E. Frick for fire hydrant; from
W. P. Ward to have VIM. Conte appoint.
ed janitor of the City Hall; and referred
to the proper committees.
Quite debate occurred on a petition
for the return of portion of the tax paid
on mortgage which was for a greater
sum than the property was valued at.
Mr.. Shafer held that this excess should
be returned to the person who had paid
ii to the Treasurer. The City Attorney
said that it was not advisable that the
money be returned. The matter was re-
ferred to him for an opinion.
A petition from E. L. Anderson and
others to have the electric railroad de-
clared an "abominable nuisance was
read and referred to the Board of Public
Works and City Attorney.
Mark Jones appeared and said that the
people did not desire TO down the rail-
road, but they wanted some kind of a
road to run there at once.
The final report of the Tax Collector
for the fiscal year was read and referred
to the Finance Committee.
The report of the Finance Committee
was read and adopted.
A protest against the grading of Ala
bama street was read, and DR.. Cunning
ham, a property-owner on the street.
appeared and said that he did not think
the street should be graded. The matter
was referred to the Street Superin-
tendent.
Mayor Hazard sent in the following
message:
81 would respectfully report to your
body that have appointed the following,
subject to your confirmation For
Directors of the Los Angeles Public
Library: E. W. Jones, Frank Fl. How
ard, George A. Dobinson, J. Mills Davies
and III. Jay Hanchette.
''For Water Overseer-E. II. Dalton. ."
Major Bonsall moved that the appoint
ments be confirmed. Carried unani-
mously.
Mr.. @. N. Earl presented q protest to
the construction of part of the Los An
geles Gable Company's engine house on
Downey avenue on the sidewalk.
petition, largely signed, asking that the
same be allowed, was also presented and
both we're referred to the Superintendent
OF Streets, City Attorney and City En-
gineer
Mr.. Summerland said that, since the
ordinance fixing salaries had been passed
on Friday last, he had come to the con-
clusion that it was unwise to have cut
the salaries of the men in the Fire De-
partment 50 low. He moved that the
City Attorney draw an amendment to
the ordinance fixing the salaries of the
tiremen at $50 per month and of the call.
men at $25 per month.
Mr.. McLain moved to amend that the
engineers of the department receive $11O
per month. The amendment was ac-
cepted and the motion carried.
certificate was received from the
Police Commissioners stating that J. F.
Burns had been appointed Chief of
Police.
Mr.. Burns presented his bond with O.
w. Childs and P. Beaudry as sureties in
So 900 each. On molten of Mr.. Summer
land the bond was approved.
Mr.. Van Duzen presented the follow
ing, which was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has been currently re-
ported that the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company has purchased large
tract of land in East Los Angeles for the
purpose of erecting car shops and other
buildings thereon; and
WHEREAS, 1t has been stated by the
officials of said company that no time
has been fixed in the near future for the
commencement of such work. tharefora