Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-28
THE COUNCIL.
A LARGE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS
TRANSACTED.
The City Tax Collectors Report-street
Opening Matters-A Four Dollar Day
Inspector-Other Matters.

lHo Clty CouHCil HueU dJ Jne uSu al
hour yesterday, President Bonsall in the
chair. After the reading of the minutes
the tax collectors report was read,
showing the collection OF $16,112.7S
since last report, making total colec-
tions of $424, ,S24.72.
President Bonsall was granted two
weeks leave Of absence, and Police
Commissioner Lewis was granted six
weeks leave Of absence.
The bid of Sale & Son, for supplying
the city with drugs, was also accepted,
both on the recommendation OF the sup
ply lycommittee.
The board of health recommended the
acceptance Of the bid of A. f. Littleboy
to furnish drugs to the city for the fol-
lowing year. The report was filed.
The report of the board OF public works
was read, and the city attorney in
structed to draft ordinances in accord
ance with the recommendations con-
tanned therein. Among other recon-
mendations was that for the change of
the name of Bellevue to Sixth street,
and of Sixth street from Vernon to
Union avenue to Shatto street. The
consideration of the petition for the
grading OF Alvarado street was deferred
until the grade should be established.
A gentleman from Brooklyn Heights
appeared with a map and urged the
council to open Brooklyn street, from
Brooklyn avenue through to Also
street, cutting off the corner of some
property which the property owners
have raised money to purchase. The
matter was referred to the board of pub
lie works. M
r. M. Bosler, appearing for the prop
erty owners on Sanchez street, stated
that the grading on that street was be-
ing done by private contract under the
had only progressed as far as the exca-
waiting, the street superintendent had
stationed an inspector there, who was
to be paid at the rate OF 81 per day 10y
the property owners. He thought that
the work certainly did not need inspec-
tion until the grading proper had COM
menced. The street superintendent hav-
ing been sent for, declared that he
would not be responsible for street
where the work was not inspected, and
that the law provided for the said
inspection. Deputy City Attorney
Dunn, being called upon for an opinion,
expressed himself as favoring the prop
erty owners side OF the case, and that
an inspector was only necessary to su-
permitted the paving. After considerable
discussion, the matter was referred to
the city attorney for written opinion,
to be submitted at the afternoon ses-
sion.
The city auditor reported the sums in
the various funds for the week ending
April 20. The amount in the hands OF
the treasurer is 1922 ,494.9S.
The bridge committee reported in the
matter OF the petition of the San Gabriel
Valley Rapid Transit railroad, asking
to have State street bridge raised 80 as
to give more head room, recommending
that the petition be granted, as the
company agreed to pay the cost of the
lumber, $62.25, the balance, $112.50, to
be paid by the city.
In the petition OF the Terminal rail-
way company, asking for permission to
change the truss in Buena Vista street
bridge so as to give more head room, it
was recommended that the petition be
granted, provided that the city should
not be put to any expense in the mat
ter.
The matter of the culvert under Yale
street, between College and Bernard
streets, was recommended to be deferred
until work on the grading should be
commenced.
The report of the bridge committee
was adopted with but little discussion.
The board OF education applied,
through committee, for the use of the
council chamber on Monday night for
their meeting. The request was grant
ed.
The city engineers report was read
presenting plans for the Seventh and
Ninth street bridges, corrected map of
Vignes street (for the opening and ex-
tension of the street), map OF the new
lines of Ward street and an amended or
dinance of intention to macadamize Re-
quena street, between Los Angeles and
Alameda streets; also an ordinance OF
intention to establish the grade of AL
varado street, from Ward to Temple
streets. The consideration of this re-
port was deferred until the afternoon
session.
The acquisitions for supplies now came
before the council from the supply COM
mittee, with the cost of the several items
attached thereto. In the batch which
came up yesterday was an item for twen-
ty-five tons of hay, at $1S per ton. There
was some demurring to this, as it was
believed that hay could be obtained for
less than $18 per ton; this requisition
was not approved. Another item of $5
for horse collar for the street superin-
tendent was also not approved, on the
ground that the price was excessive.
These two items were therefore referred
back to the supply committee, to be re-
ported upon later.
AFTERNOON sEssroN
Work commenced with the passage of
numerous ordinances, as follows: Pro-
viding for the opening OF Santee street
from Ninth TO Sixteenth street; for the
widening of Second street from Los An
geles to Alameda; for amending an or
dinance granting an electric railroad
franchise to B. o. Carr and others,
altering the lines of the proposed road
little; for amending the license ordi-
nance, and for changing the name of
portion of Sixteenth street to Washing
ton.
The special order for 2 O'Clock being
the hearing of protests against the
widening of Seventh street, the prop
erty owners protesting were allowed to
explain the grounds of their protest.
The owners of the Pelessier and Norton
blocks, on the corners of Olive and i'll
streets, respectively, were particularly