Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-01
moved that the appointment be con.
firmad Carried

moved that the appointment De con-
firmed. Carried.
Street Superintendent Drown sent in
the following appointments, which were
confirmed: w. R. Stephenson, w. R.
Lewis and Phil Gaffey.
The Finance Committee recommended
that the city ordinances be compiled and
published. Adopted.
Recommended that the City Treasurer
be allowed an assistant to assist him in
preparing his report.
MIR. Cohn moved that the recommends.
ton be denied. Carried.
The Finance Committee recommended
that the City Assessor be allowed two
deputies for the months of January and
February.
| Mr.. Cohn objected to the employment
of deputies until the time for commence
ing the assessment on the 1st Of March.
| Mr.. Fisher said that there was a nee.
essity for men to do the preliminary
work. If he was not given deputies he
could not make just and equitable
assessment. The recommendation was
denied.
The Board of Public Works reported
as published in Sundays HERALD which
| T6pOTb WAS Tcdu anu ttuOptCu.
Mr.. Bosbyshell asked to be excused
from the Finance Committee. He pre-.
ferred to be free from work in commit
tees 80 that he could vote as he pleased
The City Surveyor reported upon sew.
eral matters referred to him by the
Board of Public Works.
| City Surveyor Dockweiler presented
the following clerks for confirmation
Thos. ]. Rask. Munson Nichols, Ed
ward A. Pearson, E. L. Willferd, J. B.
Winslow, P. w. Balfour, ]. W. Stengel,
A. T. Heide, H. A. Kiehl, W. Simp.
kins, W. H. King, E. Hank, J. H.
Smith, L. G. Easton, A. E. Guest,
Thomas Hyans, Rudolph Smith, A. LIE
Brun, E. B. Howell. G. Gridel, G. B.
Lownes, J. E. Noole, Henry Bell, Ralph
Levy, w. b. Hughes and George Law.
renee. On recommendation of the Board
of Public Works the appointments were
confirmed.
DR.. Bryant moved that the Water
Company move hydrant on Peach
street. Referred to the Fire and Water
Committee.
The annual reports of the City Auditor,
Street Superintendent and Librarian
were received and referred to a special
committee consisting of Messts. Wilson,
Moriarty and Shafer.
The proposition of ]. G. Merrill to
take charge of the sewage and conduct it
to the ocean by way OF the San Gabriel
river was read and filed.
The Sewer Committee recommended
that the supplemental proposition made
by the Pacific Sewerage Company be ac-
cepted in so far as it relates to the first
filtering and disposing bed or works for
$25 900, as named herein for the San
Pedro street sewage, to take all sewer
matter that does or may be run to this
point by the city. The price for the use
of said sewage water for irrigation to be
regulated hereafter by the Board oi
Supervisors, said Pacific Company to
give bond to said city in the sum ol
$25, 900, satisfactory to this Council fol
all the faithful performance Of their con-
tracts, the city to have the right to order
said second and third filtering bed if sc
desired in the future at the prices and
terms of payment named in said supple.
mental proposition.
The proposition as published on Wed
nesday last in the HERALD was read.
Mr.. Threlkeld wanted to know if there
was contract between the city and the
Pacific Sewerage Company.
Captain Barrett replied that the com
pany had no contract with the city ap
proved by the Council or the Mayor.
President Kuhrts stated that the only
contract the city has is with the South
Side Irrigation Company.
| Captain Barrett said that this last
proposition provided for the erection O.
the works before any money is paid.
| Mr.. Wilson asked that all the PROPOSE
tions before the Council be read. HI
understood that there had been severa
propositions presented, and he though
they ought to be read.
Mr.. Shafer argued in favor of the adop
ton of the system.
Mr.. Threlkeld said that it seemed to bs
an effort to fasten the West sewer system
on the city. AS far as he was concerned
he was in favor of an outfall to the ocean
and would rather spend SIC, 600 for rea
thing than 81 on an experiment.
Mr.. Bosbyshell said that the works, il
erected, need not be paid for if they were
not satisfactory.
Captain Barrett wanted to know where
the money was to come from to build ar
outfall sewer. The bonds would not sell
A proposition to construct an outfall
sewer for two miles to sewer farm from
E. w. Reed & Company was read.
Mr.. Wilson moved that all propositions
be referred to the Sewer Committee and
a special committee of three.
Messrs. Wilson, Bryant and Threlkelc
were appointed as the special committee
The City Surveyor was instruced tc
show the lines of the different sewer
routes proposed to the special committee
The Gas Committee submitted the fol-
lowing report:
The committee have had under con
sideration the segregsting the severa
.se high m.ss upon IN ths three central Gsa n01
OF the city by the substitution of intersections
lamps upon lower masts at the intersections O
some OF the most densely crowded streets. Fo
pany proposes TO erect four lamps and If tn,
plan is adopted to make no charge therefor, an,
If not adopted to charge only cost OF labor TO
| such work.
Recommended that the experiment b,
made.
Recommended that the proposition o
the Electric Company be accepted, an(
that the City Attorney be instructed t.
prepare contract for period of tw,
y ears. The proposal of the company
contemplates running the lights upo1
the moonlight schedule. If run upor
the all-night schedule the prices woul(
be increased proportionally. The re
port was adopted.
Mr.. Bosbyshell resigned from thu
| Special Committee on Reservoir No. 4
and Mr.. Wilson was appointed in hi
| atoad