Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-07
THE COUNCIL.
NOT MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS
G.ss Ma TRANSACTED.
The Health officer Reports the Narrow
ness of Spring Street at Temple Block
to Be Nuisance-Routine Business.

The council met yesterday, with busi-
ness enough to last them perhaps an
hour, which they strung out over four,
interpreting oratorical contests and
jokes with the dry routine business.
Mr.. Calwell, the superintendent of
street sprinkling, made request for one
of the city's horses, as one of his own
was lame. The request was granted.
Superintendent of Buildings Much
more reported $3.50 cash received in
his Office during the month.
The city attorney and city engineer
were directed to ascertain whether or
not the Temple block is built out in the
street, and report to the council.
The salary committe of the board of
education acknowledged the receipt of
the communication OF the council recon-
mending certain rates OF salaries to
teachers. The committee say that it is
the intention of the board to use the
maximum of salaries as little as possi-
Bile, especially in the case of special
teachers.
The bridge committee recommended
the adoption OF the bid of A. E. Meigs
for building the approach to the Seventh
street bridge, and building a small
bridge and filling the roadway on East
Seventh street. Adopted.
1t was ordered that the labor be dis
pensed with which is at present en-
ployed to watch the corporation yard in
East Los Angeles; that this work will
be done by the officer on this beat, it be-
ing shown that there was nothing in the
yard to watch.
The fire commission was directed to
place fire plugs on the corners of Seventh
street and Boyle avenue and Mission
and Evergreen avenue.
Bids Tor furnishing the city with meat
were ordered readvertised for, there be-
ing but one bid handed in.
The health officer reported that Lake
Shore avenue, between Bellevue avenue
and First street, is marshy gulch, un-
fit for use for building purposes and hu
man habitation. Upon bis recommen-
dation it was ordered that it be graded,
graveled and drained as petitioned by
property owners.
The health officer also reported the
narrowness of Spring street where it
joins Main street to be nuisance which
should be abated. The report was ia
bled.
A requisition of the city engineer for
$25 for buggy hire during June was
thrown out of the supply committees
report. The buggy was used on the
work of the outfall sewer investigation.
The city attorney presented an ordin
ance abandoning the opening and ex-
tending of Vignes street and repeating
the ordinance heretofore passed for that
purpose, which was duly passed.
In the matter of the petition of Chas.
III. Humphreys, asking for quit-claim
deed to parcel of land of S3 feet front
on Seventh street, 200 feet east of San
Pedro, as described in his petition No.
359, the city attorney reports: 81 have
examined the abstract furnished with
said petition and am of the opinion that
quit-claim deed should issue to Mr..
Humphreys as prayed for, with the res
ervation of right of way for zanja if the
zanja still exists on said land, a point
which should be determined by the
land committee"
This is the deed that was sent to the
mayor to sign, and the mayor sent it
back with message pointing out the
fact that it deeds away a zanja. A
lively discussion ensued as to whom the
blame for approving the deed should
rest with. 1t was thrown on the city
attorney, and is by this report thrown
upon the land committee, OF which Mr..
Summerland is chairman.
An ordinance of intention to imp rove
Alvarado street was adopted.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A list OF numerous special orders for
the afternoon was read. In the matter
of the abandonment of the strip repre-
senting Broadway south of Tenth street,
excepting Pinch strip on either side,
action was deferred one week. In the
matter of opening and widening of
Seventh street the city attorney was di-
rected to prepare an ordinance abandon
ing present proceedings and to draft
new ordinance for widening and open
ing Seventh street from Main street to
city limits. In the Kohler street mat
ter draft of the ordinance ordering the
opening of Kohler street from Eighth to
Ninth street was read and the blanks
filled, fixing the compensation of the
commissioners at $4 per day, Council
men Summerland and McGarry voting
for SIS. The ordinance was passed, un-
der suspension Of the rules.
The matter of declaring the office of cap
tain of the cham gang vacant came up
as special order. The chief of police was
sent for to present his charges against
Mr.. Lockwood, and in the mean time
the council proceeded with other busi-
ness.
The protest against the acceptance of
Breed street came up and representa-
tive of the protestants made statement
of the grounds of complaint. After
some discussion the further considera-
tion of the case was deferred for one
week and it was referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
The chief of police having arrived, the
motion to declare the Office of captain
of the chain gang vacant came up. After
hearing a number of persons on the
matter, whose evidence tended to show
that Captain Lockwood had proved
himself very able and efficient officer,
and was not responsible for the escapes
charged against him, and as no one was
found to make any charges against
Captain Lockwood, the entire matter
was dismissed.
The next special order was the pro-
test in the Twenty-third street matter
on the grounds of the failure to assess
the electric railroad at Maple avenue.
On motion the street superintendent
was instructed to correct the assessment
roll in accordance with the facts. Fur