Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-22
THE COUNCIL.
City Taxes to be Collected
Twice a Year.
Stray Dogs to be Placed in the
Pound.
Mrs. WatsOn's Petition Refused by a
Vote of Five to Three.
Sidewalks to be Slate Colored Hereafter.
A Criticism on the Language
of the Court.

IRWIN iaiiAClliClN III tliS Siidll, tlll
Councilmen Bonsall, Shafer, Brown,
Hamilton, Van Dusen, McLain, Sum-
merland and Wirsching present.
The Street Superintendent asked au-
thcrity to employ two permanent in
spectors. Some objection having been
made to the employment of inspectors
permanently, and Major Bonsall having
moved that the Street Superintendent
be allowed to employ one man for the
Temple-street work, Colonel Morford
withdrew his request.
The Street Superintendent asked that
he be authorized to employ thirty
teams and sixty-five men for another
thirty-five days. Granted.
The Street Superintendent asked per-
mission to lay a sewer on Temple street,
from CASTELAR, street to Grand avenue
Referred to the sewer committee.
The Street Superintendent also asked
that the specifications for cement side
walks be amended so that hereafter they
shall be of slate color. So ordered.
A communication was received from
the Girls Home, calling attention to the
fact that the police commissioners had
failed to carry into effect the petition
asking that Mrs. Watson be appointed
as matron of the Girls Home.
Mr.. M. l.. Wicks said that he simply
wanted to know whether the Council
desired to encourage or discourage the
institution which had done so much
good. The names of the citizens asking
that Mrs. Watson be appointed were
such that he did not see how thev could
be disregarded.
Major Bonsall said that his under
standing was that Mrs. Watson was to
be re-appointed, and the Police Com
mission had simply frustrated wishes
of the Council.
Mr.. Frankenfeld said that he did not
believe it was the wish of the Council
that Mrs. Watson be re-appointed, and
had told the Police Commission so.
Mr.. ShaJer differed, and said the ordi-
nance had been framed upon the peti-
tion, which was in behalf of Mrs. Wat
son. His understanding was that when
the ordinance was passed and referred
to the Police Commission, Mrs. Watson
was to be appointed. He thought there
had been misunderstanding. Some of the
councilmen evidently had voted for the
ordinance understanding that Mrs. Wat
son was to be appointed, while others
voted with the opinion that some one
else should be appointed
H1.. Hamilton said that when he voted
for the ordinance he supposed that the
petition would be carried out by the
Police Commission. He moved that the
City Attorney draft an ordinance in ac-
cordancee With the prayer Of the petition.
Declared lost by vote of five to four,
<TboCcrc mainland Won
sen and Frankenfield voting against.
An appeal was taken from the de-
cision of the chair, and the chair was
not sustained.
The City Attorney was instructed to
take an appeal in the case of Williams
against the city.
An ordinance providing for the i'm
pounding of dogs was read and referred
back to the City Attorney for amend
ment.
Afternoon Session.
The protest of II. D. Godfrey against
the assessment for the grading OF Grand
avenue was heard, and the Superin-
tendent OF Streets instructed to except
the property from assessment.
A contract with the California Sewer
Pipe Company to furnish sewer pipe for
the Arroyo de los Reyes main was read
and approved as also was contract
with the Pacific Clay Manufacturing
Company.
A contract with w. d. Childress to
fnrnish him water for street sprinkling
was read and referred to the CITY Attor-
ney.
The report OF the City Engineer as
published in the HERALD was read and
adopted.
An ordinance of intention to construct
a sewer on Second street from Main to
Los Angeles was read and adopted; as
also was an ordinance of intention to
construct sidewalk on Twelfth street
and an ordinance of intention to grade
Patrick and Bartlett streets.
The dog ordinance as amended so as
TO allow farmers dogs to go free was
read and adopted.
A number of acquisitions were allowed
tor the police department.
I'm ordinance ordering the construc-
ation OF sewer on a portion of Hope
$ street was read and adopted.
An ordinance changing the grades of
Patrick street, Bartlett street, John
street and Twenty-second street was
read and adopted.
The ordinance authorizing the collec-
fion of taxes semi-annually was read
and adopted.
An ordinance creating the position of
matron of the Girls Home and appoint
ing Mrs. Watson at salary of $50 per
month was read and lost, Messrs. Brown,
Summerland, Van Dusen, Frankenfeld
and Shafer voting against; Mr.. Shafer
voting with the majority so as to be able
10 move for reconsideration.
The report of the finance committee
as published in the HERALD was read
and adopted.
The report of the building committee
recommending that the Street Superin
tendent repair bridge at Washington
Heights was read and adopted.
The building committee recommended
shat the old city hall be remodeled SC
that receiving hospital shall be given
room there, and the fre-alarm battery
be moved to some other place. Adopted
The report of the Board of Public
Works, as published in the HERALD, was
read and adopted.
Proposals for constructing the bricl
portion of the central intercepting sewer
were received from John McQuilken
Frank Walker, w. A. Doyle, R. &
sSimons, M. Zuretti Frick Bros, T. +