Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-11
THE COUNCIL.
EBioined from Interfering
With the Funds.
THE SEWER BOND ELECTIONS.
The Garbage Contract Goes over
Again-The Pond On the
Hill q Nuisance.

The CITY Council met yesterday morn
ing. President Frankenfield In the caslr,
and Messrs. Bonsall, Shafer, Brown
Hamilton, McLain, Summerland and
Wirsching present.
Mayor Hazard nominated for Clerk OF
the Police Court, Jos. F. Chambers
Nomination confirmed on motion OF Mr.
Hamilton. Mr.. Brown moved that the
clerk furnish the Police Court with seal.
Carried.
Mayor Hazards message in reference
to the retrenchment ordinance, as pub
lished in the HERALD on Sunday, was
read. and on motion OF Mr.. Shafer was
placed on file.
Mayor Hazard returned without his
approval deed to the Board OF Educa-
tion. which he had found erroneous. Re-
ferred to the land committee.
Mayor Hazard returned without his
approval q demand in favor OF j. L.
O,Farrell, the pound master, for $24,
which was for the feeding of animals.
He said he could not find ordinances OF
the city authorizing the incurring OF the
indebtedness. Referred to the City AT
torney.
The following bids for the purchase of
the school bonds to the amount of 500. 900
were received: Southern California
National Bank, par and 1.76 per cent.
premium, or SOL, ,760 with accrued in
terest; WI. Hayes, of Cleveland, Ohio,
par and ]. 61a per cent. premium; Maln
Street Savings Bank and Trust Company.
for two blocks of thirty bonds each, at par
and / per cent premium 1. W. He'll
man, for $25, 900 bonds, at $10075 for
each 800 bond. Referred to the finance
committee.
The matter of the contract and bond Of
the City Bank came up, and the City
Attorney announced that the Council
had been enjoined from considering the
bond. The matter was deferred until
the afternoon.
Mr.. Wirsching moved that the Mayor
be requested to be present at the discus
sion. Carried.
Major Jones appeared and requested
that the Citrus Fair committee be
allowed to stretch a banner across the
street. He was informed that the Board
of Public Works would report favcrably
on the matter.
The report OF the Street Superintendent
was then taken up. He asked permits
sion to be allowed to repair paved streets
where needed. Referred to the Board OF
Public Works. He also reported that he
had no authority to request contractor
to allow q zanja to remain when the
zanja obstructed the grading OF the street.
Referred to the zanja committee.
The City Engineers report was read
and adopted. He presented map of the
official line of Main street between So
nora and Marchessault streets, which was
adopted.
The City Attorney requested the Coun-
Gil to furnish him with $lS to pay the cost
of filing answers in several cases. He
said that he would not advance the
money himself, and the amounts should
be paid during the day. He was in
structed to present demand, which
would be approved.
The City Attorney reported that he had
notified the Main Street and Agricultural
Park Railroad Company and the Los An
geles Gable Company to repair their
tracks. Filed.
The City Engineer reported in the
matter Of the petition of G. W. Frederick
ct al. for damages caused by the chang
ing of the river bed, that the city had
never changed the line of the bed of the
river at that point, and for this reason
could not have protected the petitioners,
whose duty it was to protect themselves.
Received and filed.
Recommended that John Kiefer be al
lowed to raise his curb six inches, at the
corner of Arcadia and Los Angeles
streets. Adopted.
The City Engineer presented plans for
the interior sewer system, which were
examined during ten-minute recess.
The plans were adopted and declared
official, and ordered fled in the Office of
the City Engineer.
The City Attorney presented an ordi-
nance declaring the necessity of the in
terror sewers, costing 1914 1000, and spec
flying March 18th as the day of the
election for the bonds. Adopted.
The City Engineer presented plans for
certain storm sewers to cost $527 300,
which were adopted. The ordinance
calling the election for bonds for March
18th wes read and adopted.
The City Engineer presented plans for
the outfall sewer to Ballona, to cost $685.
775, which were adopted. The ordinance
calling the election for March 18th was
read and adopted.
Inc Clty Attorney reported tnat IL lne
city left gravel pit unprotected and a
person fell in after dark the city was
liable for damages. The matter was re-
ferred to the Street Superintendent to
investigate case in point.
The City Attorney presented deed
from g. j. Griffith for lands on Adams
street, which was accepted and ordered
recorded.
The City Attorney presented deed
from E. A. Kincaid for street purposes.
Accepted and ordered recorded.
The City Attorney reported that the
suit of PARCELS against the city for ser.
vices had been decided in favor of the
city. Received and filed.
The report Of the Board of Public
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 demand for rope purchased by the
Mayor without authority of ordinance,
WAS referred to Mayor Hazard.
Afternoon Session.
The matter of the protest against the
grade of Buena Vista street came up.
Mrs. Slotterback appeared and asked
that her name be taken from the list
She said that she signed under a mis-
apprehension. Action was postponed