Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-03
THE COUNCIL.
1t Adjourns Out of Respect
to Captain Knox.
Business to Come Up at TomOr-
rows Session.
The Chief of Police Objects to the
BlOckaded Streets.
Report of the City Attorney on the Collec
tion Of Licenses-Other Communi-
cations for Discussion.

The city council met yesterday morn
ing, President Frankenield in the chair
and Messrs. Shafer, Brown, Van Dusen
McLain, Wirsching, Hamilton, Bonsal
and Summerland.
Mr.. Van Dusen asked that his leave
of absence be granted so as to date from
June 9TH. Granted.
Mr.. Van Dusen offered a motion that
the council adjourn until tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock, out of respect to
the memory of Police Commissioner
George c. Knox. Carried, and it was
decided that the council attend the
funeral in body, meeting at the city
hall today at 80 O'Clock.
Among the matters to come up before
the council is a communication from the
chief of police, calling attention to the
dangerous condition of Main and Spring
streets, from the plaza to Third street,
street. The chief states that these
streets are dangerous because teams are
left standing there. These teams are
not only the cause Of accidents, but they
make the streets unhealthy and should
be moved away. He calls at
tention to the fact that property
owners frequently rent the spaces
in front of their stores to owners OF
hacks and teams, which he believes to
be wrong, for the streets are supposed
to be under the control of the street su-
perintendent and owned by the city.
He asks that some action be taken in
the matter.
Street Superintendent Morford has q
communication to present to the coun-
Gil, asking for two additional inspectors.
He has asked for these before, and his
request has not been granted. He
claims that it is absolutely necessary
that he should have two more inspec-
tors to watch the work that is now 60
ing on.
The city attorney will report as fol-
lows:
During the month of June, A. d.
1890, the city clerk sent me number of
licenses to collect, among which were
$50 worth of licenses against the Los
Angeles Gas Company and several
banks. These institutions had never
paid any license to the city, and after
several interviews l collected from the
savings banks of the city and from the
gas company years back licenses,
which year included the $50 worth of
licenses sent to me for collection. The
city clerk issued to the various institu-
tions license covering the full time,
thereby canceling the licenses sent to
me for collection, which are still charged
to me by the city auditor. ask that
the auditor be instructed to give me
credit for said licenses. The amount
collected by me in lieu of said $50 was
$1,1Oo.
"There have been sent to me at other
times various other licenses, which should
have been collected by the collectors or
the parties arrested, as the ordinance
provides. I have returned these licenses
to the city clerk, and ask that hereafter
licenses be collected through the regular
channels.
Gas instructed by you, l have signed
the contracts made with the Pacific Clay
Manufacturing Company and California
Sewer Pipe Company.
81 have prepared contracts with j. j
Mahoney for laying section of Arroyo
de los Reyes main sewer, and with w
A. Doyle for laying central interceptine
sewer"
Reports are to be received from Jus
tice Austin on fees and fines collected
by him in May; Clerk Chambers, of the
police court, showing the fees and fine
collected by him; Water Overseer Dal
ton, on sales of water; Chief of Police
Glass, showing licenses collected in May
and the sealer of weights and measures
showing the fees collected by him il
May.
Among the petitions to come up arr
the following:
From G. F. Valiant, protesting agains
paying for sidewalk on southeast cor
ner of Hill and Tenth streets, for tht
reason that the work has not beer
done in accordance with the specitica
tions.
From G. H. Blake, protesting agains
paying for a sidewalk on Hill street
between Twelfth and Pico streets, fo
the reason that the work has not beel
done in accordance with the specifi
cations.
From A. M. Ellsworth and others, pro
testing against the construction of
sewer on Bellevue, between Beaudr
avenue and Brent street.
From Wilmer Bros. and others askin
that the grade of West Third street b
raised five feet at it's intersection wit
Columbia avenue.
From M. T. Collins and others, re
questing that the name of Sepulved
street be changed to Jackson street.
From L. N. Breed and others, askin
that Breed street, from Brooklyn avenu
to First street, be ordered graded aC
cording to specification No. 5.
From Ella M. Francisco, protesting
against paying for the sidewalk on Hill
street opposite her lots between Seventl
and Eighth streets, for the reason tina
the work has not been done in accord
ance with the specifications.
From John Burns and others, protest
ing against the acts of the street super
intendent in approving the assessmen
for work on Brent street, between Ten
pie and Bellevue avenue, by M. M
Greal.
BOYS AID SOCIETY.