Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-01

The Citizens Sewer organization re-
ported that q committee had been ap-
pointed as published heretofore. Re-
ferred to the Sewer Committee. The
Council then took recess until two
o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The matter of the opening of Mott al
ley between Second and Third streets
was, on motion Of Mr., Hamilton, post
poned for one week.
The report of the Board of Public
Works, as published in the HERALD, was
read and adopted.
The matter of the removal of the DAILY
street bridge was referred to the City
Engineer to estimate the expense.
An ordinance regulating the speed OF
trains inside the city limits was read and
adopted.
An ordinance of intention to open Los
Angeles street frsm Second street to
Skater avenue was read and adopted.
The matter of ordering the grading OF
Soto street came up on the protest OF
some of the property owners, but moth
ing was done. It was stated that the
same parties who had petitioned for the
work to be done had also protested, and
that in consequence their protest could
not be considered.
The Committee on Retrenchment re.
ported that the City Engineer and Street
Superintendent had made o saving Of
about $50, 900 per year in their offices.
The committee recommended that the
petition of the Police Commissioners to
be allowed to employ specials be denied.
Adopted.
The committee also offered an ordi-
nance fixing and reducing salaries as
follows: Captain of Police, $1G0 per
month; mounted Sergeants, 500; foot
Sergeants, $50; mounted men, $50; pa
trolmen, $40; drivers of patrol wagon,
$40; engineers of fire department., 500 /;
drivers, $40; foremen, $25; callmen, $40 /;
two inspectors in the health depart.
ment ct $50 per month; Superintendent
of Sewers, 1888; one Deputy City As
SCISSOR, $S3 SO; Superintendent of Parks,
SIS, and but one Assistant Superintend-
emit. Adopted.
The Finance Committee recommended
that the bid of the Southern California
National bank for the 500, 900 school
bonds be accepted. Adopted.
A communication was received from
the City Water Company offering to
allow the City Engineer to copy the
maps Of the water pipes laid in the city.
On motion, the City Engineer was in
structed to copy the maps.
Ordinances providing for. the opening
of Chicago and Wall streets were read
and adopted.
Proposals to grade Iona drive were re-
ceived from F. N. Townsend, P. Bach
man, J. Kent, F. w. Barron, Boyes &
Crowley and M. McGeary. Referred to
the Board of Public Works.
Bids we're received from F. w. Barron,
Union Construction Company, J. H.
Spence, N. M. Mills & Co. to grade Rod
ney street. Referred to the Board Of
Public Works.
Bids for sewering Ann street were re-
ceived from Erich Bros. and ]. E. White.
Referred to the Sewer Committee.
The following petitions were received
and referred to the proper committees :
From M. Levy & Co. ct al, protesting
against the license on liquor stores
Joseph F. Chambers, Clerk of City JUS
tees Court, requesting leave of absence
during the month Of October, and that
G. R. Moffet was allowed to act as his
substitute; Alexander Dalles, asking that
q new assessment in full be ordered for
the grading of Adams street from Main
to Figueroa street; M. Hagen, asking
that the alley located between lots l, 2,
3 and %, in block D, of the Lake Shore
tract be abandoned; H. j. Woollacott,
asking that $ll.5o paid by him for the
title to lot 1, block U. Mott tract, at q
delinquent tax sale be refunded, the
same being q double assessment.
George T. Fifeld and others, to be al
lowed to grade Adams street, from Main
to San Pedro streets; Allison Barlow,
Withdrawing his name from the protest
against grading Soto street; g. Tonini
and others, asking that Walters street,
between Alameda and Buena Vista
streets, be graded under the Vrooman
act; John n. Cope, for permission to
tap an 8-inch sewer on Mayo street, be-
tween Main and Los Angeles streets, by
private contract; F. Harriat, protesting
against the change of the location of the
bridge on Daily street, across the Arroyo
Seco, and the closing of that portion Of
DAILY street which extends from the river
to Arroyo 6eco avenue; Mary S. Mann
and others, urging the importance
of at once proceeding with the
work of widening Los Ange-
les street to eighty feet;
NJ. Levy & Co., asking that the curbing
on the north side of Brooklyn street from
Figueroa to Swift street be set back two
feet; W. R. Norton, ]. H. Bryant and
others, declaring themselves in favor Of
the removal of the Daly-street bridge !;
Cahuenga Valley Railroad Company
resembling the contract of conveyance of
the right Of way for railroad from the
junction of Texas and Diamond streets
to the western boundary of the city, and
asking to be restored to all their rights
under the surrendered franchise for said
right of way; H. 81. Bixby and A. H.
Judson, asking that some means be en-
ployed to remove the obstruction on the
Pasadena boulevard caused by the zanja
crossing it just north of Berkeley avenue
in the Berkeley tract.
SANTA MONICA.