Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-30
THE END OF THEIR ROPE
CITY COUNCILMEN NEAR THE
EXPIRATION OF THEIR TERM.
They Refer the Matter of the City Print
ing to the New Body-A Lot of Rou-
tine Business Attended To.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion yesterday morning. After the usual
preliminaries had been disposed of, a
communication was received from J. w.
Hinton. one of the commissioners for
the opening of Macy and Chavez streets
and Mott alley, rendering his resigna-
tion because of his election to the Office
of assessor. The resignation was ac-
cepted. -.
The city tax and license collector re-
ported total amount of collections to
date for the year 1854 ,435.39; amount
collected for the past week, $3,032.13.
The fire and water committee recon-
mended the filing of seven communica-
tions, one from the chamber of COM
merce recommending the city to pur-
chase it's own water works two from a
"citizen's committee" looking to the
same end F.; one from Nationalist club No.
protesting against the city granting
any more franchises to gas, water or
street car companies; one from Nation
alist club No. 4 protesting against the
granting of water franchises by the city !;
one from Nationalist club No. protest
ing to the same end one from the Ger
against granting all sorts of franchises,
The report was adopted.
The money assessed for the opening Of
Second street, and collected, was or
de.ed returned to the property owners.
The city treasurer was granted author
ity to forward amounts of commissions
and coupons on sewer improvement and
public school bonds to the Chemical
National bank of New York
The report of the bridge committee
was adopted as follows:
First-Recommendt that the proposal
of M. H. Ledbetter for the construction
of the approaches to the Pasadena ave-
nue. bridge for the sum of $1,000 be ac-
cepted, and that the city attorney be
instructed to draw up contract that
the mayor be requested to sign the same
on behalf of the city, and that the work
be done under the supervision of the
city engineer.
Second-Recommen that a bridge be
built across the Arroyo de los Posas, at
State street, near the Rapid Transit rail
road track, in accordance with the plans
and specifications on file in the city en-
gineer's office; and that the clerk adver-
tise for bids for the construction of the
same.
The report of the city attorney was
then taken up, and the following ordi-
nances were passed:
An ordinance reducing the street car
advertising license from $25 to $40 per
quarter.
An ordinance of intention to open
portion OF Maple avenue, and repeating
the ordinance heretofore passed for the
same purpose.
An ordinance of intention to side
walk portion of East First street was
adopted.
The city attorney reported as follows ::
81 am informed by the attorney OF
the Southern Pacific railroad company
that their engineers are preparing plans
and specifications for the construction
OF new bridge across the Los Angeles
river to take the place of the one above
Buena Vista street, and that these
plans and specifications will be submit
ted to the city engineer and bridge COM
mittee Immediately upon their compile
tion."
The matter was referred to the incom-
ing council.
b The report of the land committee rec
ommending that the petition of L. G.
Flores ct al, be referred to the incom-
ing council, was adopted.
AT this juncture Michael Whaling,
ESQ, appeared on behalf of the board of
education as committee of one on the
matter of the board holding it's meetings
in the chamber of the city council. Mr..
Whaling urged the recommendation of
the board upon the council, and insisted
that the city council enforce its orders
that the board of education yacate the
quarters occupied by them in the city
hall in order to make room for the pub
lie library.
Mr.. Whaling was pointed to as being
committee of one having full charge OF
the affair, whereupon Mr.. Brown moved
that the city attorney serve legal notice
on the board to vacate the premises.
The motion was carried.
The report of the finance committee
was adopted, as follows:
Recommend that the report of the city
auditor as to the condition of the funds
for week ending December 20, 1890, be
filed.
Recommend that the official bonds OF
M d. Johnson, city treasurer-elect, Len
j. Thompson, city tax and license col
lector-elect, and Charles Mcfarland, city
attorney-elect, be approved.
Recommend that the following peti-
tions be referred to the city assessor
Joseph Mckee, ct al, No. 1919; w. A.
Field, No. 1O45 w. & G. r. Ward, No.
1915; W. S. Boyd, No. 1047, and Fergu-
son u Briggs. No. 1048.
In the matter of the petition from w.
l.. Wade, No. zoos: We have examined
this matter. and after a careful consid-
Grafton of the facts, and upon the rec
ommendation of the city assessor, we
recommend that upon the payment Of
$1S.93 into the city to the credit OF the
tax fund of 18SS-S9, the city clerk be in
structed to mark cancelled and redeemed
of record tax sale certificate No. 42l, OF
that year.
Recommend that petition No. 1914
from d. f. Donegan, be filed.
Recommend that demand from r. r
Brown for $14.50, rebate on account ol
saloon license, be rejected
The report of the board of public
works, which has already been pub
lished, was adopted as read.
The Los Angeles Electric company
was instructed to erect mast, $50 feel
high, as specified in It's contract which
takes effect January l., 1891, as to be To-
Gated at the corner of Seventh and AL
varado streets, at point within the
Westlake park, on line with the soutf
line OF Orange street, and about ITO feel