Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-09
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Quiet Day With Local Leg
islatOrs.
Ex-Mayor Workman Increases
His Park Offer.
A Quantity Of Routine Business
Transacted.
The Suit Against Treasurer johnson Or
dered Dismissed-The Report of
the City Attorney Other
Matters.

At the council meeting yesterday the
first business transacted was the pass
ing of the ordinance for paving Requena
street with porphyry under the bond
system at an interest of per cent.
The street superintendent reported
in the matter of the pipe on Fremont
avenue, near the ice works, that the
street department tried to find the end
of the pipe mentioned before he came
into Office, without success. The par
ties who own the wooden mill property
refuse to allow the city to extend the
pipe over their land unless it is ex-
tended out to the street east of that
point. The only way he sees the mat
ter can be remedied is to properly grade
the street west of that point, which he
thinks is Emma street. The matter
was placed in the hands of the board of
public works.
The request OF the tire commission
to advertise for chemical fire engine of
not less than two 50-gallon tanks, was
referred to the finance committee.
The bridge committee reported rec
ommending the bid of J. L. Bates for
the construction of the approaches of
the State-street bridge for $998 be ac-
cepted.
Councilman Nickel, to whom was re-
ferred the petition from B. Weller, ask
ing to lease from the city certain piece
OF land in East Los Angeles for use of
corral or livery stable, recommended the
granting of the same at rental of $50
per year. Adopted.
The supply committee recommended
the request OF the fire commissioners to
purchase 120 tons of new hay be de-
ferred for one month, as the committee
believe that the hay can be purchased
at better advantage at that time.
Adopted.
The report OF the finance committee
recommending raising the license of the
fruit peddlers to 81 per month, was
unanimously rejected.
City Assessor Hinton appeared before
the council and stated that there were
about 1000 lots in the city the owners of
which are unknown. These lots have
heretofore been assessed to John Doe.
In view OF a recent act of the legislature
it has become questionable whether
tax sale made of these lots would be
valid. He could for five cents per lot
procure from one of the title companies
in the city the names of the owners.
This sum would be placed upon the tax
bill of the lot; they would therefore
have to stand the expense OF getting the
names Of the owners. He was author
lied to expend the sum required in pro-
curing the names of the owners.
The mayors veto OF the ordinance for
opening and widening Lucas avenue was
sustained.
The city attorney reported as follows:
''I enclose herewith deed from E.
w. Jones and others for the widening Of
Lucas avenue, and advise that the same
be accepted" Adopted.
II enclose an ordinance appointing
commissioners for the opening of Kohler
street as directed by you" Laid over
one week.
81 have prepared and herewith pre-
sent contract for the keeping of sprink
ling hydrants in repair for one year."
Received and filed.
''I have examined the report of the
commissioners appointed to open Second
street, formerly Davies street, and find
the same correct as to form" Referred
to board of public works.
''In the matter of Pleasant, avenue I
have drawn and given to Mr.. Rees
waiver of damages to be signed by the
property owners aligning that portion
of said street to be regarded" Received
and filed.
"The supreme court having decided
that municipal funds cannot be placed
at interest, would advise that the suit
brought against Mr.. johnson for the in-
terest on said funds from the time he
was ordered to deposit the same in the
City bank to the time such deposit was
actually made, be dismissed. " Adopted.
Councilman Rees, to whom was re-
ferred ex-Mayor w. H. Workman's offer
of land for park last week, reported
that ex-Mayor Workman had increased
his donation by adding to his former
gift all the land intervening between it
and the tract offered by Mrs. HoIlen-
beck. Both donors of this park tract
kindly agree that the expenditure of the
money awarded to them as damages for
sewer right of way across their lands,
and any additional sum spent by the city
in making fill!of the Hollenbeck arroyo,
shall be considered and construed as an
expenditure of money in the new park
improvements. Action on the report of
Mr.. Rees was deferred for one week.
The finance committee in its report
recommended that the demand of D. f.
Schieck for $3.50 be denied also the
demand OF J. S. Haigler for 1926. 5.35, for
changing the curb line on Hope street;
and that the deed from Francis M.
Hoist for a strip of land for the right Of
way for the western intercepting sewer,
the consideration being $50, be accepted
and the clerk instructed to file the
same for record with the county re-
corder.
The recommendation of the board of
public works to fill depression in the
grade of Alhambra avenue. south OF
Eastlake park, with dirt taken from the
bottom of the lake, caused the only ex-
citement during the session. Mr.. Nick
ell and Mr.. Rees contended that the
East Side was being sslighted, and that
while $4,000 was expended on streets
about Westlake park, the East Side was
not in it.
Mr.. Bonsall wanted the matter re-
ferred to the city engineer to ascertain
whether or not an official grade had been
established on this street.
Mr.. Nickel insisted that any refer
ence would kill the matter, and that was
what it was done for.
Major Ronsa1 tartly responded that
il was RrgS gSment to say that let
ting light on a proposition would kill it.
The motion was finally carried to as
certain whether there is grade or not
and the cost of the work