Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-15
THE COUNCIL.
Taxes to Be Collected in Two
Installments.
Rates of Water for Irrigation
Purposes.
First Street Grade with Tunnel
Attachment Adopted.
Contracts for the Construction of Sewers
Awarded-More Sewers in Contem-
plation-Other Matters.

Messrs. Bonsall, Shafer, Brown, Hamil-
ton, Van Dusen, McLain, Summerland
and Wirsching present.
The Mayor returned without his APP
proval the ordinance fixing the rate to
be charged for water for irrigating pur-
poses. The vote by which the ordin-
ance was passed was reconsidered and
the ordinance was referred to the zanja
committe.
The Street Superintendent asked for a
permanent addition of six teams and
fifteen men to his force. Action de-
| ferred for one week.
The Street Superintendent reported
that he had notified the property-own-
ers on Main street to repair the paving
between First and Third. Referred to
the Board of Public Works.
The City Attorney presented an ordin
ance providing that the city taxes be
collected in two installments, and accom-
panied by the following.
! GENTLEMEN-I herewith present an
ordinance providing for the assessment
and collection of city taxes. Quite a
number OF changes have been made in
the procedure as to the payment and
sale for delinquent taxes, but no change
has been made in the manner of assess
ment. This ordinance provides that the
taxes upon real estate, and mortgages,
etc. upon real estate may be paid in
two installments, one-half on the first
Monday in November and the remaining
half on the first Monday in May. In
case the first half is not paid at the
time mentioned penalty of per cent.
attaches upon the half taxes, and the
same proviso is made in reference to the
last half. The taxpayer has the option
of paying all his taxes in November. if
he SO desires. All taxes upon personal
property must be paid on or before the
first Monday in November. | have not
provided for the payment of personal
taxes in installments, as the greater por-
tion of the same is collected by the
Assessor at the time he makes the as
sessment, and while section Z. article
XIII OF the Constitution provides that
the Legislature may have power to pro-
vide by law for the payment Of all taxes
upon real property by installments, and
nothing is said as to the payment Of
taxes upon personal property, l am OF
the opinion that there is an implied in
hibition of the collection OF taxes upon
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sale for delinquent taxes will be made,
az now, but once a year, and the sale
takes place some time in July. / have
made a careful examination of the Con-
stitutiOn, State laws and our charter,
and am clearly OF the opinion that the
city has the right to provide for the pay
ment of taxes upon real estate by in
stallments, and advise that the accom-
panying ordinance be passed. 1t will
certainly be great accommodation to
the taxpayers to be able to pay half of
their taxes in November instead of all =,
and besides it will avoid the locking up
OF from $l50,000 to 100000 for six
months, and the city will obtain the
money necessary to pay its running eX-
penses as it needs it.
An ordnance of intention to grade a
portion of Sixth street was read and
adopted.
The City Engineer presented ordinan-
ces OF intention to construct sewers en- a
number of streets in Angeleho Heights,
and in the Temple-street district tribu-
tary to the Arroyo de Les Reyes main.
Adopted.
The City Engineer requested permis-
sion to have constructed map cases, etc.
Referred to the building committee.
The City Clerk stated that the water
supply in the building had suddenly
fallen short and some arrangement
should be made with theCitizens' Water
Co., which had a sufficient pressure.
Major Bonsall said that the Citizens
Water Co. didn't have enough water to
supply the people on its system, and he
did not think it should be asked to ex-
tend its pipes to the city hall
Of bn 6 -
Works, as published in the HERALD, was
read and adopted.
The report of the finance committee,
as published in the HERALD, was read
and adopted.
The request OF the Crown Hills Board
of Trade to have the dog ordinance es-
tablished, came up for consideration
Major Bonsall moved that the City At
tOrney be instructed to draft the ordi-
nance.
Mr.. Hamilton and others objected on
the ground that the dog catcher abused
his office.
Afternoon Session.
Mr.. Hamilton objected to the reap
pointment to the position of dog catcher
of the present pound keeper. He
thought that penalty should be in
cluded in the ordinance, for the i'm
pounding or cate hing of dog on which
tax has been paid
Major Bonsall moved that this be the
order. Carried.
An appeal from the assessment for
grading Los Angeles street was brought
up by the contractor. 1t was stated
that the plaza had been assessed as a
street, whereas it should have been as
sessed as city property. The appeal was
granted, and the Street Superintendent
instructed to correct the assessment.
Mayor Hazard sent in communica-
ton in regard to the water rates for irri-
CATION. He stated that the city had
paid out $344, ,975.9S for the system in
eleven years more than had been re-
ceived. He believed enough should be
derived from the sale of the water to pay
the expenses of the system, so that
other property should not be assessed to
pay the losses ON the distribution.
Mr.. Shafer said that the zania system
would pay its expenses. Last year
~ 800 had been taken out of the fund to
improve the streets. If this were put
back there would be a surplus in the
water fund. He did not think the rates
should be increased because the system
was able to take care of itself.
Mr.. WirschinO said that tho wafar