Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-28
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Retrenchment Ordi.
nance Passed.
THE CITY DEPOSITORY CHOSEN
An Objection to the Water Being
Turned Down Hope Street.
Other Street Matters.

and Councilmen Shafer, Bonsall, Brown,
Hamilton, Wirsching, Van Dusen and
McLain present. Councilman Bonsall
was excused from attendance on account
of the misfortune he met in being burned
out on Sunday morning.
The Mayors messages returning the
ordinances for opening Fort street be-
tween Ninth and Main, and for making
certain maps official, were read and the
votes whereby they were adopted were
reconsidered, and the ordinances were
referred to the City Engineer.
The Street Superintendent called at
tention to the damage caused by the Los
Angeles Gable Company turning the
water down Hope street. He said that
at least s., 900 damages to the street had
been caused He was instructed to carry
out the law and cause the arrest Of the
persons obstructing the street.
DR.. Sinsabaugh appeared and COM
planned that the water at the corner OF
Figueroa and Jefferson streets had been
diverted from it's natural channel by
sand bags. The Street Superintendent
was instructed to take action in tie
matter.
The report of the City Engineer, as
published in the HERALD. was read and
adopted.
An ordinance of intention to sidewalk
Figueros street between Washington and
Jefferson street was read and adopted.
Supervisor Davis appeared and stated
that the people residing at University
had visited the supervisors and com.
planned that the water had been diverted
from it's natural course and turned upon
them by the Main street Car Company
He said that some of the houses had
settled in consequence of the hood, which
would nc. have occurred had the water
hsen allowed to flow in it's natura
channel.
City Assessor Fischer requested thai
r. 81. Hewitt be confirmed as his deputy.
So ordered by vote of to 1.
An ordinance fixing the limits within
which no more than two cows can be kept
was read and referred to the City Attor-
ney and a committee consisting of
Messrs. Shafer, Wirsching and McLain.
An ordinance abandoning the hay mar
ket was read and adopted.
An ordinance declaring the map of
Pasadena avenue official was read and
adopted.
An ordinance providing for the opening
of Griffin avenue was read and referred
to the Board of Public Works.
The report of the Finance Committee
as published in the HERALD was read
and adopted.
When the recommendation that the
City Clerk should advertise for bids for
purchasing supplies came up Mr.. Wirsch-
ing objected on the ground that the
horse-shoeing should not be let by con-
tract. The recommendation was adopted, +,
but Mr.. Wirsching gave notice of recon-
sideration at the next meeting.
The recommendation that the city
money be given to the City Bank, and
that the City Attorney prepare the con-
tract, was read and adopted. The bond
was fixed at $50O,OO0
Afternoon session.
The matter of the opening of Mott
alley between Second and Third streets
came up on the protest of s. Hellman.
An attorney appeared on behalf of Mr.
Hellman. He stated that if the alley
were to be cut through to Third street
his clients property would be cut in two
and some of his buildings destroyed
Then his property, which would not be
benefited, had been included in the
district of assessment, and he thought
that it should have been left out.
Mr.. Crandall appeared on the Other
side, and urged that the alley was q
public necessity and should be cut
through.
The matter was referred to the Board
of Public Works and the City Engineer.
The protest of l. W. Hellman and DR..
]. Kurtz against the opening Of Ocean
avenue came up. DR.. Kurtz said that
he had been assessed for benefits and he
did not think he had been benefited.
Referred back to the commissioners to
make new assessment.
The protest of 0. w. Childs ct al.
against the opening of Ward street came
up. An attorney for Mr.. Childs stated
that Ward street had been dedicated to
the city years ago, and in consequence
the people objected to being assessed tc
pay for what already belonged to the
city. The matter was laid over for one
week.
An ordinance of intention to open Fort
street between Ninth and Main and fix.
ing the limits Of assessment between
Main and First streets. on both sides of
the street, was read and adopted.
A contract between the city and D. F.
Donegan to collect and dispose of the
garbage, was read and referred to spe.
cial committee, consisting Of Messrs.
Hamilton, McLain and Wirsching. A
map of Fort street from Ninth to Main
was adopted and declared official.
E. E. Hall appeared in relation to the
grade of Bellevue avenue. Referred to
the Board of Public Works and City En-
gineer.
An ordinance declaring several maps
of streets official was read and adopted
The Water Overseer reported that the
property owners on Figueroa street re-
fused to pay for piping zanja. Received
and filed.
Contractor Wilson was granted thirty
days extension Of time to complete his
grading contract
The report of the Beard OF Public
Works was read. The recommendation
in relation to the sidewalks on Castelar,
street was rejected, but the rest of the
report, as published in the HERALD, was
adopted.
An ordinance of intention to grade
portion OF Buena Vista street to the
bridge was read and adopted.
An ordinance of intention to sidewalk