Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-03

credit the books with the amount of ST.
| $50, on the Cash fund, for the reason
that said demand is drawn upon the
wrong fund, and, if permitted to stand,
will cause the petitioner loss, which he
should not be compelled to pay; and we
further recommend that the demand for
the same amount be drawn upon the
City Hall fund, in favor of w. r. Phelps
and be approved by this Council.
Adopted.
Your committee deems it improper to
have any house keeping arrangements
carried on in the City Hall, and we there
fore recommend that the custodian of the
building be directed to inform the jani.
tor that he cannot be allowed to occupy
the apartments in the top story of the
building. Adopted.
In the matter of the petition Of W. s.
Boyd, for rebate of tax money, on ac.
count of purchases at Tax Collector e
sale, 1859, we recommend that he be
allowed the sum OF 1874 in full, fol-
such demand, and that the Clerk be in
structed to mark certificates No. 124, 429
439, 927 and 1,031 Cancelled and redeemed
of record. The statement of the peti.
toner relative to certificate 4721s, we dc
not find substantiated by facts. Adopted
In the matter of the petition of Edgar
Moore, your committee are willing to ex-
anime his system. We therefore recon.
mend that this committee be instructed
to mt Mr.. Moore in the committee
room Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
and that the Clerk be notified to instruct
him to be present at that time. Adopted
In the matter of the petition of Charles
Shatte, We find that the facts stated in
the petition are true. We therefore
recommend that certificate of tax sale
against the north 20 feet of lots II and
10, block W, Also tract, sold the 9th day
of February, 1889, to H. H. Suskind
and recorded on page ITO, Vol. Of
City Tax Sales, be marked Cancelled and
redeemed Of record by the City Clerk.
Adopted.
In the matter of the petition of Rich.
ard Seward to be appointed Pound.
master, we recommend that the petition
be denied, as the city already has a
Poundmaster. Adopted.
| In the matter of the Los Angeles Sav.
ings Bank and others asking to have
their license reduced, we recommend
that the same be granted, and that the
City Attorney be instructed to introduce
an ordinance, amending general license
ordinance, 80 as to make the license of
saving banks, whose paid up capital does
not exceed 81 1000, $40 per month, pro-
vided that all savings banks that have
been doing business in the city prior to
August, 1889, pay one years license at
the old rate, in full satisfaction of all de-
mands that the city may have against
them for back license, and provided fur
ther that savings banks which have not
been in business the year prior to
time mentioned, be required to pay Ii
cense at the old rate from the time they
started up to and including the month. Of
August. Adopted.
Recommend that the Directors of the
Public Library be requested to turn over
to the custodian of the building such Of
the ten dozen chairs that the city pux-
chased from Walton & Wachlel as they
will be unable to use in their rooms.
Adopted.
The Building Com mittee reported that
it had carefully examined the new City
Hall in company with the architect, Mr..
Haas, and the Building Inspector and
recommended that it be accepted.
Adopted.
The City Clerk was authorized to ad.
vertise for bids for the lease OF reservoir
site No, Z.
Mr.. Wirsching offered the following
resolution, which was adopted
Resolued, That the Fire Department be for
hidden pumping out any cellar or basement
without special instructions from the Fire
Commissioners. any officer or engineer violat-
Ing this order to be Immediately discharged.
Mr.. Wirsching moved that the COM
missions be notified that they will not
be allowed to expend more than one.
half of their funds in any one month.
When informed that such action had
already been taken, MIR. Wirsching
withdrew his motion.
Mr. Van Duzen moved that the Street
Superintendent present some plan for
draining the approaches to the different
bridges in East Los Angeles. Carried.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that the Health
Officer be requested to abate nuisance
in the way of dairy on Martin street.
Carried.
Mr.. Summerland moved that proceed
ings be taken to open Chavez street.
Carried.
| Proposals were received for grading
Soto street, and referred to the Board Of
Public Works.
Notice was given that the Sewer Com
mittee will meet on Friday, at l 80
O'Clock.
The following communications and
petitions were received and referred to
the proper committees:
From Philip S. Jacoby, asking to have
refunded to him $44.74, paid by him for
tax titles to property on which the as.
sessments were illegal and void.
From Edward s. Mathewson, apply.
ing for the position of "elevator boy' in
the new City Hall.
From Charles J. Ellis and others, ask
ing that Maple street be opened through
to Ellis avenue.
From w. L. Cleveland and Eliza Grit
fin, asking that Bixel street, opposite the
block owned by them, be graded.
From A. E. Macy, asking that Man
haitian street be graded from Main to San
Pedro streets.
i From James Pattison and others, ask
ing that the grade of Buens Vista street,
between Bellevue avenue and Temple
street, be fixed at not more than twenty
feet below Rock street.
From the First National Bank, asking
permission to cover the basait blocks in
front Of their bank premises with the
bituminous lime rock, which is compar-
atively noiseless. Granted.
From William Allen, applying for the
position Of engineer Of the new City
Hall.
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