Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-15
A Small Amount of Business
Transacted.
City Attorney Mcfarland on
the Water Question.
He Advises that Demand for
Larger Pipes be Made.
All Dedicated Streets Accepted by Ordi.
nance-Plans for Lighting the City
to be Made.

I1dIHlltOu, van DuzeIl, McLaln, sum-
merland and Wirsching present.
A number of acquisitions from the city
officers were read and granted.
The city auditor reported that the fol-
lowing funds had been overdrawn: Gas,
$4,000; cash, $4,000; new water, 50, 200;
park, 81, ZOO; total, $4,000.
The city engineer reported that ma
jority of the property-owners on Fifth
street had protested against the paving.
Received and filed.
An ordinance of intention to establish
the grade of Providencia street was read
and adopted.
The city engineer recommended that
the property in the neighborhood of
Bloom street be drained by construct
ing flume.
Messrs. Shafer, Bonsall and Wirsch-
ing were appointed to investigate the
map of the Crystal Springs Water Com
pany's source of supply.
The matter of constructing a water
tiume on Mission street, was referred to
the zan a committee.
Mr.. Hough appeared and stated that
mistake had been made in reference to
the protest against the sidewalking of
Flower street, between Seventh and
Eighth streets.
President Pomeroy, of the board of
education, appeared and presented the
estimate for the expenses of the school
department, as published last Tuesday
in the HERALD. Referred to the finance
committee.
Nba 0f ri &c -
works, as published in the HERALD, was
read and adopted.
The board also reported as follows
The superintendent of streets quotes
from Webster the definition of the word
reconstruct "to rebuild or build
again" He is correct as to
this, and this is certainly all
that can be expected of him; but to
build again or rebuild the sidewalk or Or
street cannot mean to build something
else. The section referred to suggests
that these repairs can be made when the
endanger persons or property. The re-
pairs needed might be slight or very
considerable. If the foundation, sub
grade, etc., were washed out, in order
to repair he would certainly have to
The law seems very clear to us that
the street superintendent in repairing
sidewalk, say on Spring from First
to Second street, built of stone or iron,
could not, of his own will, order gravel
sidewalks put down or vice versa, should
he order an entirely new stone sidewalk
in repairing graveled sidewalk in some
other portion of the city. The same law
recites in sections 2 and 3, in very clear
language, how streets and sidewalks can
be graded or regarded, and that is by
passing an ordinance of intention. Board
recommend that the requisition of the
street superintendent asking authority
to employ counsel to give a written
opinion OF section 13 of the general street
law be denied.
Ordinances ordering work on Adams
street and Alameda street were passed.
The estimate of the public library for
the coming year, as follows, was referred
to the finance committee:
1.-The board of directors of the Los An
geles public library desire to call your
attention to the estimate of the ex-
penses of the public library for the year
beginning July l, 1890, filed with the
city auditor, as required by section SO of
the city charter, copy OF hich estimates
is attached hereto.
The growth of the library in public
estimation is perhaps best attested by
the increase in the circulation of books
which has risen from 1900 for the first
month after the present board took
charge to an average of 10000 copies
per month at the present time. The di-
rectors take pleasure in devoting their
time and energy to the development of
the important institution of which they
have the responsible charge, and trust
that your honorable body will, as here
tofore, aid them in making the library
resources sufficient to meet the wants OF
our large population. In the considera-
ton of the estimate the board asks the
privilege of a personal conference with
your honorable body, or such committee
as you may select, the board feeling sure
that it can demonstrate the absolute
necessity of every item in the estimate
submitted"
Following is the estimate of the
amount absolutely necessary to conduct
the library: