Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-08
CITY AFFAIRS.
Reports of Officers and Sew
eral Committees.
BACK LICENSES COLLECTED.
The Finance Committee Makes Sew
eral RecommendatiOns-A New
System of Bookkeeping.

Il
eral RecOmmendatiOns-A New
System of Bookkeeping.
The city officers and members of
the Council we're busy yesterday pre-.
pairing their reports to be made to the
Council Tuesday next. The City En-
gineer prepared the following report:
In regard to the protest Of ]. D. Bick-
noll ct al, against the construction of
sewers on Fort hill, there is clause in
the Vrooman act, under which said sew
ers are to be constructed, to the effect
that property owners cannot stop the
construction of sewers where the City
Council considers that the health of the
community requires that such sewers
should be built. The Council has the
power to act as it sees fit in the matter.
That survey of land on Also street,
east of Los Angeles, will be made on the
petition Of J. w. Anderson, who proposes
to give the same for street purposes.
That no change can be made in the
sewer in West Pearl street, as the con-
tract has already been let.
That the grade of Bellevue avenue is
mot q traffic grade but it is better than no
grade, and a traffic grade would meet
with too much opposition.
THE SEWER COMMITTEE.
The Sewer Committee will recommend
a. follows:
That the petition of James Morse to
connect with the Walters. street sewer be
granted.
That the petition of the owners of the
Law building to connect with storm
drains be denied.
That the offer of the South Side Irri
cation Company be filed.
That the resolutions of the Citizens
Sew ~ Committee be referred back to the
Council.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee will recon-
mend:
That the several city officials be re-
quired to adopt the system of keeping
accounts proposed by Mr.. Edgar Moore
That the City Attorney be instructed
to commence civil proceedings at once to
test the question of the refusal of the
$50 called" National Banks to pay the
license tax imposed by the city ordi-
nance.
That the demand of Charles Schatte
DO allowed, but that the Auditor be in.
structed to withhold the same until Mr.
Senate has dismissed his action and paid
Ill costs.
That the petition Of Philip s. Jacoby
and j. Downey Harvey be referred back
TO them for more detailed information
That the demand of G. E. Crowley,
vetoed by the Mayor, he rejected, with
leave to Crowley to introduce a new
demand.
That the committee be instructed to
place &c., 900 insurance on the furniture
and fixtures and elevator of the new City
Hall.
That the City Attorney be instructed
TO at once introduce an ordinance regu-
lating the sale of 200 Public School I'm
provement bonds, as voted by the people
ct the late election; and upon the adop-
ti1n, approval and publication of same,
<that the City Clerk be instructed to ad-
vertise for proposals to purchase the
same, bids to be received up to the meet
ing of the Council to be held September
80, 1889.
THE CITY ATTORNEY.
The City Attorney will report that he
is of the opinion that the demand of G.
w. Palm for printing blanks for W. G.
Lockwood should be allowed, as the bill
appears to have been incurred on a writ
ten order from the Supply Committee.
In the matter of the petition of j. w.
Anderson offering to deed land on Also
street, it will be necessary to procure an
abstract before the title can be deter
mined upon.
In the matter of g. R. Shatto regard
ing the drain on the north side of Seventh
street, I ask that the City Clerk and the
Street Superintendent be instructed to
forward me q written statement of the
circumstances connected Herewith, and
that the City Engineer furnish me a map
of said water course.
In the matter of the delinquent licenses
of the Los Angeles Gas Company, the
Los Angeles Savings Bank and other in
stitutions, have to report that these
institutions have never paid any license
to the city, relying upon various pretexts
therefor; but after careful examination
have arrived at the following settle
ment with said institutions The Los
Angeles Gas Company has paid one years
back licenses at $50 per month The Los
Angeles Savings Bank and the Savings
Bank of Southern California have paid
one years back licenses at $40 per
month each; The Security Savings
Bank and Trust Company has paid seven
months back licenses at 500 per month
The State Loan and Trust Company
has paid six months back licenses at 500
per month; The Post Office Savings
Bank and Trust Company has paid one
month at 500. There are one or two
questions regarding National banks
upon which require further time.
These various institutions assure me
that their licenses will be promptly paid
hereafter.
In the matter Of opening Chavez street
from Main street to Mission road, ask
that the City Engineer be instructed to
furnish me with map of the property to
be condemned.
BAN AWAY.