Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-21
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Recommendation Adopted for the
Consideration of the Council.

The Recommendations Adopted for the
Consideration of the Council.
The finance committee yesterday
adopted the following report which will
be acted on by the city council tomor-
row:
Your finance committee report as fol-
lows:
We have examined the report of the
city auditor as to the condition of the
funds December IS, 1890; also the
monthly report of the same officer as to
the condition of his books on November
20, 1890, and recommend they be fled
Recommend that the sum of $4,000 be
! transferred from the salary fund to the
park fund as d loan, the same to be re-
transferred when the next semi-annual
apportionment is made.
In the matter OF the petition from E.
w. Campbell No. 1923, recommend that
the said petition be granted and the
city attorney be instructed to draft ord
nance reducing the license of street car
advertisers from $25 per quarter as it
now stands, to the sum of $40 per
quarter.
In the matter of the petition from +.
Bigy No. 975, the city assessor has cer-
titled that there was clerical error in
making the assessment complained of
by Mr.. Bigy, and we recommend that
the same be referred to the city attorney
and city tax collector to have the same
corrected on the tax books.
Recommend that demand of Jas. S.
Luck anbach for $500 be referred to the
city attorney.
In the matter of the petition from the
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ments in the petition to be true, and
recommend that upon the presentation
of a proper demand, drawn upon the tax
fund of 1S89-90, the sum of $l7.16 be re-
turned to the petitioner.
P. Campbell, No. 1907, the city assessor
each piece of property described in the
have been doubly assessed, and the taxes
that upon the presentation of a proper
1S89-90, the following amounts be re-
turned to the petitioner, and that the
city clerk be instructed to mark can
celled and redeemed of record certif-
Gates hereinafter enumerated, towit:
No. 129, 1SS9-90, $15.05; No. $50, 1889
80, $165; No. 395, 18S9-90, $17.S3; No.
454, 1SS9-90, $6.04; No 63S, 1889-90,
$10.32; No. $40, 19S9-90, $247; No. 753,
1SS9-90, $40; No. 766, 18S9-90, $l.04;
No. 1884, 1S69-90, $14.2S.
In the matter of the petition from J.
G. and NJ. 2. Bright, No. 1910, the city
assessor has certified to this committee
that in this case there has been a double
assessment of personal property, and we
therefore recommend that upon the pre-
sentation OF a proper demand drawn
upon the tax fund of 1890-91 the sum OF
$3.6 be returned to the petitioners.
In the matter Of the petition from M.
Harmon, assignee of B. o. McCord and
A. II. Field, No. 1927, the city assessor
has certified to this committee that the
property described in the hereinafter
enumerated certificates, has been doubiy
assessed, and the taxes paid thereon !;
we therefore recommend that upon the
presentation of proper demand drawn
upon the tax fund of 1SS9-90, the here
matter enumerated amounts be re-
turned to petitioner, and the city clerk
be instructed to mark cancelled and re-
deemed of record the following certifi-
Gates of tax sale. to wit: No. 100, 1889
80, 1920; No. 266, 1SS9-90, 1920; No.
476, lSS9-9O, $3.50; No. 1852, 18S9-90,
1912; No. 757, 1SS9-90, $4.65; No. 1877,
1SS9-90, $3.30 No. 75S, 1S79-90, $4.65.
Recommend that petition No. zoos
from w. l.. Wade be referred to the city
assessor.
In the matter OF the official bonds OF
4he city officers elect, referred to us at
last meeting of the city council, we have
examined the assessment rolls. and find
that in the following enumerated bonds
the names OF the sureties thereon are
found upon the said assessment rolls at
not less than the amount for which they
have become surety on the several bonds
and for that reason we recommend that
the official bond of F. E. Lopez, city
auditor-elect, of J. H. Dockweiler, city
engineer-elect, of J. w. Hinton, city as
sessor-elect, of E. II. Hutchinson, street
superintendent and of Freeman G.
Teed, city clerk-elect, be approved by
this council Respectfully submitted,
FINANCE COMMITTEE