Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-02
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Large Amount of Business
Transacted.
THE NEW SALARY ORDINANCE.
The Police Force Increased to Ninety
Men - Other Changes
Made.

and Messrs. McLsin, Summerland,
Shafer, Hamilton, Wirsching, Van
Dusen, Bonsall and Brown present.
A message from the Mayor announcing
that he had appointed R. W. Burnham
as Sealer Of Weights and Measures, was
received. Mr.. Bonsall suggested that,
as there had been no ordinance passed
relating to the duties of that officer, he
would move that action be postponed
one week. Carried.
A message was received from the
Mayor, returning without his approval
an ordinance regulating the salaries OF
city officers.
Mr.. Shafer moved 10 reconsider the
ordinance. Carried, and the matter was
referred to committee of the whole.
Police Judge w. I. Owens was granted
thirty days leave of absence on account
of i'll health.
The Street Superintendent and City
Attorney recommended that the Los An
geles Gable Company be allowed to go
ahead with its engine house on Downey
avenue. Adopted.
The Street Superintendent recon-
mended that Alexandria street be
graded. Adopted.
Police Judge Stanton asked for a court
room. Action deferred for one week.
Tax Collector Thompson announced
that he had appointed o. @. Smith as
License Collector.
The recommendations of the Park
Commission, Police Commission, Board
of Health, and Fire Commission as pub
lished heretofore, were referred to a Com
mittee of the Whole.
The bonds OF E. H. Dalton as Water
Overseer, and DIR. MacGowan were ap-
proved, as also were the contract and
bond of Frick Bros, for putting in a
storm drain at Main, Spring and Ninth
streets.
The report of the Board of Public
Works as published in Sundays HERALD
was read and adopted.
The Finance Committee recommended
that the City Treasurer be allowed one
deputy; that the Street Superintendent
be allowed three deputies at 500 per
month each, and one clerk at $50 per
month; that the matter of allowing the
City Auditor deputy be deferred for
one week that no supplies be purchased
by any of the city officers except upon
orders from the Supply Committee. The
report was adopted.
The City Attorney was empowered to
have the necessary forms for street work
printed, together with pamphlets con-
tanning the street laws.
An ordinance providing for the widen
ing of Los Angeles street, between First
and Second streets, was read and laid
over for a week.
City Engineer Eaton presented the fol-
lowing report on the outfall sewer.
Immediately on receiving the resolution of
your Committee on Finance relative to the
ference with the propIietOrs of the Redondo
and Inglewood properties to see what arrange
ments could be made for securing the right-of-
way over their grounds and an ocean disposal
frontage thereon. The gentlemen state that
developments recently made in their water
supply will be endangered from pollution by
the construction of a sewer over the route con-
templated by the original design, and that they
could not, in justice to themselves and the per-
sons they have sold land to, permit the location
of a sewer through their lands wnere 1t would
cause prejudice, even ii, as a matter of fact,
the water supply was not injured thereby.
They stated, however, that no obstacles would
be met from them in obtaining the right-of-
way, providing the objection above stated
was removed and the sewer discharged into
the ocean at least two miles north of Redondo.
l have made Investigations for a route further
south than the one proposed to construct over,
but the distance was found to be greater.
There were no estimates made as to the rela-
tive cost, as 1t was not well situated for the
irrigation of the lands at that time proposed
to apply the sewage. l consider the route
worth giving further consideration in view OF
the fact that the same objection as regards the
pollution of water exists to greater extent
over the Ballona route than the one by way OF
Inglewood; besides other obstacles have been
presented, all of which, of course, must be sci
aside If the Ballena route is chosen.
will place outfall surveying party in the
field te-day, and hope to report something
more definite at your next regular meeting
am detailing the internal system and will
have all the data in about ten days necessary
in preparing resolutions and advertising fol
the construction OF all sewers in East Los An.
geles. The construction of the sewers in the
Arroyo de los Reyes district will also be ar
ranged for at once.
The City Engineer also reported on
various petitions which had accumulated
in his Office.
The matter of carrying the Zanjs
made under the cable road on First street
was referred to the Zanja Committee, the
City Engineer and the City Attorney.