Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-21
CITY FINANCES.
The Committee Will Make a Numbe
of Recommendations

The finance committee of the council
filed the following report for presenta-
ton to the council on Monday next, with
the city clerk yesterday
To the Honorable, the Council, of the
city of Los Angeles:
GENTLEMEN Your finance committee
beg leave to make the following report !:
l. We have examined the report of
the city auditor for the week ending Sep
tember 13, 1890, and recommend it be
filed.
2. Recommend that the demand of
D. R. Brearley assignee, for $l47 43 be
referred to the city attorney to advise
this committee as to its proper action in
the premises.
3. We recommend that the sum of
SIS 900 be transferred from the bon of
1881 fund to the public school bond, in
terest and sinking fund for the purpose
of paying interest and ten bonds due in
New York ON the first day OF October.
4. In the matter OF the petition from
A. Mccartney, No. 789, we recommend
that the sum of 1888 be returned to the
petitioner on account of tax sale certifi-
cate No. 926, tax sales of 1S8S-S9; and
the further sum of 1851 ON account Of
Uuh CCI OlllCdlC 4NO. JOA, uctA SciCo VI ICOU-
90, upon the presentation of proper de-
ready declared these certificates erron-
eous and cancelled them, to-wit:
CertificategNo 402, on April 81, 1890:
certificate No. 926, on April 29 1889.
5. In the matter OF the petition from
w. A. Altha, No. 791, recommend that
action on this petition be suspended un-
til petitioner furnishes council with
more definite information as to what he
desires.
6. Recommend that petition No. 100,
from M. Curran, be referred to the po-
lice commissioners.
Z. Recommend that petition No. 7S8,
from ]. A. Henderson, asking for rebate
on account of error in assessment, be re-
ferred to the city assessor.
8. In the matter of the petition from
the board OF trade No. 7S7, asking that
this council join an application to the
government to have the present British
Vlce-Consul, G. White Mortimer, re-
moved on account of publishing iniuri-
Gus truths about this country and neg
lecting and emitting to present beneti-
cial truths, we recommend that the re-
solution be adopted, and that this coun-
Gil heartily concur in the action OF the
chamber of commerce and the board of
trade in their efforts to have the British
Vice-Consul removed.
8. In the matter of the petition No.
793 from n J. Paulk, we recommend
that so much of the petition as refers to
certificate No. 1419, tax sales of 1SSS-S9,
be rejected; we further recommend
that the two following certificates be
marked cancelled and redeemed by the
clerk, if the same has not already been
done by the order Of this council here
tofore made; and that the amounts
set opposite each one be returned
to petitioner upon the presentation of
proper demand drawn upon the tax
16SS-S0 fund, to-wit: Certificate No.
1445, tax sales lSS8-S9, $2.S6, double Of
517 W.: and No. S34, tax sales of 1855
SO, $9.4S, double 1851 U. G.
10. Recommended that the sum Of
$107 .63 be transferred form the dog fund
to the tax 1SSS-S0 fund to cover over
draft upon that fund.
II. In the matter of the communica-
tion from the horticultural commission,
we recommend that Thomas Weiss be
appointed fruit inspector without pay
from the city, in accordance with their
recommendation.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.