Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-29

etreet6 cOuld not De aScerta1neQ In Ont
proceeding, even II the grading of one
street did necessitate the regarding o.
the others. Judge Mckinley decided
that this contention was correct, and
sustained the demurrer to the hecomplain'
upon that ground. At the time Of this
decision the First-street suit had been
ants who could be found in
this state had been served. l did
not wish to put the city to the ex-
pense of publishing the summons if the
action could not be maintained. Since
then the complaint in the Temple-street
case has been amended in some minor
particulars, in regard to the height OF
the grades, etc., and the case is now
pending upon demurrer to the amended
complaint before Judge Shaw. Quite a
number of briefs have been filed upon
the demurrers and the case will be final
ly submitted to the court in week or
two, and will be decided, think, in the
course of month. Should Judge Shaw
also be of the opinion that the several
streets cannot be joined in one proceed
ing and that such a suit cannot be
brought, the only recourse will be to ap-
peal to the supreme court. The legal
questions involved in the First-street
case and the Temple-street case are
identical, and decision in one will gov
ern the other.
PETITIONS AND PROTESTS.
The following petitions and protests
were received referred to the appro-
pirate committees:
James p. Hamilton and E. Griffin
want the nuisance and storm water
flooding Flower and Twentieth streets,
at the intersection thereof, abated.
Francisco Saldido owns a forty-five
foot lot in Ord's survey. In November,
1889, she paid $10.45 to the collector as
taxes on said lot. Instead of the taxes
being applied to her lot, it was credited
to taxes upon the property of Sentous
Bros, which adjoins hers. Shortly after
her property was advertised and sold for
taxes, the property being assessed to an
unknown owner. Thinking everything
was all right, Francisco paid no atten-
ton to this proceeding, and it was orly
when she received notice from A. Me-
cartney,a "a tax title buyer, that he had pur-
chased said property, that she was
aroused to the real state OF facts; she
had to pay Mccartney $3.50 to get her
property clear again. Sentous Bros.
paid the taxes upon the property to
which her tax money was applied, and
the books showed that the taxes on this
lot were twice paid. She asks that the
$10.4 be paid back to her.
w. II. Perry ct al. ask that Alameda
street from Also to First street be paved
with vitrifed brick.
Frick Bros. give notice that it will be
impossible to complete the construction
0f tho oopfroi ipt cowar bx, Iar-
uary 1st.
The California Sewer Pipe company
want sixty days. extension of time on
their contract of furnishing pipe to the
above sewer.
A. III. Suskind wants a return OF $10.74
paid upon tax title sale by him on lot
on Alvarado street.
w. H. Bowman ct al. want plank
walks placed on Patton street ON the
south side of Temple street and across
| Temple street on the east side of Patton
street.
Mrs. N. w. Holt protests against paw
ing Flgueroa street south of Jefferson
street.
p. Hartnett ct al. want an electric
| light placed at Sichel and Hawkins
streets, East Los Angeles.
| f. j.. Past wants to attach a two-inch
water pipe to the hydrant pipe now
used for filling street sprinkling tanks
at Pasadena and Lacy streets.
| Louis Mesmer ct al. want Hill street
| between First street and Second graded,
curbed with cement or granite and side
walked with cement.
Andrew Glassell protests against con-
structing sewer on Stevens place, on
the ground that the said street is not
public thoroughfare.
Robert Hargrave asked permission to
use the water running into reservoir No.
| 4, near the Lacy carpet beating works.
Sumner p. Hunt wants the council to
give the City Water company permission
to put in two-inch pipe on severance
street, south from Selamo to lot Is Sew
erance tract.
Odd Fellows Cemetery association ct
al. protest against the laying of ce-
ment sidewalk on Sand street, between
CASTELAR, and Philadelphia streets.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When council met at o'clock, seven
members were present.
The report OF the board of public
works was finally discussed, and the
last paragraphs were adopted as pub
| lished.
The mayor returned an ordinance OF
intention for building a sidewalk on
Sand street, without his approval, at the
request of Councilman Innes. The
ordinance was reconsidered and filed.
The ordinance permitting John G.
Downey to pave the west half of Ala
media street between First and Jackson
was virtually laid on the table, the mat
ter being re-referred TO the board of
public works.
The final ordinance for sewering Third
street, on which council gained juris-
diction last Monday, there being no pro-
tests, was passed.
An ordinance abandoning an alley
about fifty feet long in Flask's Main
street subdivision was passed.
The city attorneys opinion regarding
the cutting OF Temple and First streets,
as published in his report, was referred
to the board of public works.
The ordinance declaring the city en-
gineer's maps of the proposed outfall
sewer through Centinela and laterals,
official, and instructing the city attor-
ney to bring all necessary suits for con-
demning rights Of way was passed.
The auditors report that he had found
annual reports OF city officials correct,
as far as the returns of moneys were
concerned, was adopted.
Mr.. Summerland moved that gravel