Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-25
Afternoon Session.

ers, recommending that Mrs. Watson be
reappointed on the police force at he1
former salary was taken up.
Mr.. Summerland moved that the
recommendation be denied
Mr.. Hamilton moved that the report
be adopted and the petition which was
read be granted. Declared lost by g
vote of 5 to t.
Major Bonsall took an appeal from the
decision OF the chair, and the chair was
not sustained in his ruling that the mo-
ton was lost. The City Attorney was
instructed to draft an ordinance rein
stating Mrs. Watson.
The message from Mavor Hazard
printed week ago was read.
Mr.. Hamilton said that the message
was somewhat ancient; almost as an
cient as the celebrated speech of Patrick
Henry, OF which it was almost COPY.
He moved that the message be filed.
Carried
Major Bonsall offered resolution
that the offer OF Judge Redick to loan a
safe to the city be accepted. Lost by a
vote OF to 2, Messrs. Bonsall and Wir-
Scnlng voting Tor.
President Frankenield offered reso-
luton instructing the City Attorney to
draft an ordinance making taxes paya-
BILE semi-annually, on July 1st and Janu-
ary lst, whichwas adopted.
The report of the Board of Public
Works was read and adopted. The board
recommended that a sidewalk be re-
paired.
Mr.. McLain wanted to know whether
the city was bound to keep the side
walks in repair.
The City Attorney and Street Super
intendent said that if the sidewalks had
been accepted by the city they would
have to be repaired the same as a street
which had been accepted
The matter was referred back to the
Board of Public Works.
Mr.. Wirsching was excused from fur
ther attendance on account of sickness
at home.
The report of the zanja committee as
published i'll the HERALD was read and
adopted.
Mr.. Shafer read the law bearing upon
the repairing of sidewalks, making it
obligatory on the property-owners to
An ordinance fixing the rates for irri-
eating water from April first was read
and postponed for one week.
Major Bonsall read portion of the
law providing that the city shall keep
streets in repair after they have been
accepted.
Mr.. Hamilton offered an ordinance
making the license for persons loaning
rao1 ncto TO 4
for persons loaning money on personal
property $40 per month. Adopted.
The special committee on the repair
ing OF the old city hall recommended
that the bill of S. X. Adams for painting
be paid. Adopted.
\ contract with Frick Bros, to con-
struct a zanja on Washington street, was
read and approved.
A contract with A. S. Bent, for con-
structinga sewer on Figueroa street, was
read and approved.
A motion that the Los Angeles Cable
Company be instructed to repair Also
street, near Pleasant avenue, was
carried.
A motion that the track on Buena
Vista street be covered up was carried,
as also was motion that the track on
Also street be similarly treated
Mr.. Summerland moved that the vote
whereby the City Clerks request for
supplies was referred to the supply COM
mittee be reconsidered. Carried.
The chair stated that it would be nee
essary to suspend the rule adopted at
the morning session that all acquisitions
should 90 the supply committee.
Quite lengthy discussion followed,
in which Mr. Hamilton claimed that
since a rule had been adopted it should
be carried out. City Clerk Teed said
that he did not ask for the things fol
his office, but for the city hall, and as
they were necessary at once he did not
see the use of referring the requisitior
to the committee. He thought the city
officers were as competent to make pur-
chases as the members of the Council.
Major Bonsall moved to suspend the
rule lost by vote of to 4.
The Health Officer recommended tha
Second street, near Main, should b,
paved. The City Attorney was in
structed to draft the proper ordinance.
The committee on supplies recon-
Clerk for supplies be granted. Adopted
a tOllIdCl WILL ~. =. Dtllt W SuDDl'
quantity of pipe was read and ap
proved.
The sewer committee presented an OF
dinance for the construction OF sewe
on Hope street, from Sixth street to tn
normal school. Adopted.
The sewer committee presented no
tees for five proposals for furnishin
pipe and four proposals for laying tn
same along the Arroyo de los Reye
main sewer.
Mr.. Summerland moved that builder
agree to pay 81 for eight hours work
that all laborers employed shall be cit
zens, and that no Chinese be employed
The recommendation of the committe
was adopted.
Mr.. Summerland's motion wa
amended by striking out the 81, an
was then adopted.
A contract with Mr.. Ledbetter, to II
pair the Buena Vista-street bridge, ws
read and approved.
Mrs. Easton asked that the assessmeI
for grading in front of her property /
remitted, for the reason that the sire,
was graded before the contract was lie
Referred to the Street Superintendent
The petitions were then referred to ii
proper committees, and the Council al
journed.