Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-08
RULING THE CITY.
The Work Done Yesterday
by the Council.
The Street Superintendent At
tackS the Swill Wagons.
A Number of Reports and Petitions
Received.
"A Comfortable Balance in the Hands
of the City Treasurer = Report
of the City AttOrney-Other
Business Transacted.

The city council met at the usual
hour yesterday morning, and as soon as
the roll was called, Mr.. Summerland
moved an adjournment until this morn
ing out of respect to labor day. Messrs.
Innes, Rhodes, Bonsall, Tufts and
Nickel voted nay and the motion was
declared lost.
The city auditor reported showing a
balance to August Goth, of $1SS, ,914.12
in the hands Of the treasurer.
The city tax and license collector re-
ports $50 out of $40 worth of delinquent
licenses in the July batch collected.
The city clerk reported 1864 licenses
collected by the license collector during
August, amounting to $13 ,075.50; 102 Ii
'censes returned uncollected, amounting
to $549. OF these fifty, amounting to
$3.50, have been turned over to the
chief of police for collection.
City Justice M. T. Owens reported the
collection of $31.75 as fines during Au-
gust.
City Justice Austin reported showing
the collection of $93 during August.
The report of the clerk of the police
court showed the collection of 1892 in
fines and fees for August.
M. T. Owens, city justice and ex-officio
police judge, reported the collection of
fines and fees in his department of the
police court, to have been $73 for Au-
gust.
Reports were also received from the
pound master and water overseer, and
referred to the finance committee.
Upon recommendation of the zanja
committee William Cameron was given
permission to tap the Nichols ditch,
provided he will pay 81 per month for
the water taken.
The fire commission requested the
presence of the council at the inspection
of the department, September 9th at the
Plaza. The invitation was accepted.
The tax collector was instructed to
receive the amount due on taxes for the
fiscal year OF 1SS9-90, less the amount of
the horizontal raise.''
This action dsposes of the contro-
versy brought about by the horizontal
raise" and which was decided against
the city by the courts. The taxes will
have to be paid by October 1st.
The petition for paving Pearl street
from Ninth to Pico was filed, on the
ground that the improvement would be
premature.
Permission was granted to grade Wall
street from Boyd to Fourth streets by
private contract.
The report of the poundmaster in
reference to the appointment of three
dog catchers, which was presented at
the last meeting was referred to the
police commission.
The contract and bond OF J. Genille
for the construction of zanja was ap-
proved.
The poundmaster reported that he
killed 276 CANNES last month.
The city attorney reported draft of
contract for the purchase of two chem
ical engines. The securities on the bond
not having justified the attorney was in
structed to have the bond perfected.
An ordinance was passed allowing the
tax and license collector ten additional
deputies for September at $50 per month
each.
The thoroughfare known as Sepulveda
street from Amelia street to the river
was renamed Jackson street. and an
ordinance making the change passed.
The city attorney reported as follows:
In the matter OF the petition OF @.
Anderson, representing a claim against
Mr.. Bates for material furnished in the
construction of the Pasadena-avenue
bridge, I would advise that sufficient
portion OF the money due Mr.. Bates be
held back pending settlement between
Mr.. Anderson and himself. Referred to
finance committee.
In the matter of the petition of F. j.
Coenen, / would recommend that it be
referred to the city engineer for care
full examination into the facts therein
alleged.
In the matter of the demands of John
J. O'Laverty: The ordinance providing
for the impounding OF stray animals
provides for an impounding fee and for
certain fees to be paid for feeding and
caring for impounded animals, such
fees to be paid by the owner OF the ami
mails upon redeeming the same; or if
animal is not redeemed within ten days
it shall then be sold, and the money
arising from such sale shall be devoted
first to the poundmaster's fees and
the balance paid into the city
treasury, There is no provis-
ion in the ordinance for the
payment of fees in the event the ami
NAL is not redeemed or sold for sufficient
amount to cover the fees. These de-
mands do not show whether or not any
sale has ever been had or attempted by
the pound master. The following items
in the bills are not chargeable to the
city in any event: One item is for the
feed for horse brought from Pico street
and Vermont avenue, point outside of
the city limits Another item is the
sum of 50 for services to the county in
spector. This is wholly unauthorized.
For the reasons stated, recommend
that the demands be denied. Adopted.
The case OF the city VS.. Louis Wilson,
which involved the title TO lot on
Buena Vista street, has been decided by
Judge Mckinley Wilson proved that
he had been in possession OF the lot Tor
over eight years, had built house on
the lot and had been living in it for that
1a...x4l. of t;,,oa and had alsO Graded and