Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-11
THE CITY'S COIN.
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
rect-The City Printing Award-A
Number Of Recommendations.

At it's first regular weekly meeting
neld yesterday, the new finance com
mittee adopted the following report fol
recommendation to the council on Mon
day:
We have examined the report of the
city auditor as to the condition OF the
funds for week ending December q
1890, and recommend it be fled.
We recommend that the report OF the
city auditor. on the sales of water during
the month of December, 1890, be filed.
On the report of the city asses
sor requesting permission to appoint
one chief deputy and two Office deputies
to prepare the field books, etc., in the
city assessors office for the ensuing
year, recommend the request be grant
ed.
In the matter of the proposals to pub
lish the city advertising during the en-
suing year, we recommend that the bid
of the Times-Mirror company for city
advertising, first insertion at rs cents
per inch, and for the next five insertions
at % cents per inch, and for every SUBJ
sequent insertion after the sixth at 15
cents per inch, be accepted, and that
the city attorney be instructed to draw
up contract, and the mayor authorized
to sign the same on behalf of the city.
Recommend that the contract of i.
M. French for the grading of Second
street, from Pearl street to Figueroa, be
adopted, and that the mayor be author
ized to sign the same on behalf of the
city.
In the matter OF the petition No. .045,
of w. A. Field, asking for refund ac-
count of double assessment on lot 8,
block 55, Huber tract, as per certificate
of tax sale No. 473, taxes of 1889-9O,
recommend that the sum Of $17.82 be
refunded on the presentation OF proper
demand drawn upon the tax fund OF
lS69-90, and that the city clerk be in
structed to cancel tax sale certificate
No. 473.
In the matter of petition No. 1047, of
w. s. Boyd, asking for refund of $7.43
on certificate of tax sale No. 795, taxes
for the year 18S9-90, on lot go feet front
on Seventh street, commencing 35 feet
east from the northeast corner of Sew
enth and Ceres streets, being double
of 23l H., recommend that the cum of
$7.43 be allowed petitioner upon the
presentation of proper demand drawn
upon the tax fund of 1S89-90, and that
the city clerk be instructed to mark can
celled tax sale certificate No. 795.
In the matter of the petition No. 1048,
from Ferguson & Briggs, asking for re-
turn OF $66, on the ground that they
have been improperly assessed for inn
provements on their property situated
in Negro alley, for the year 1890-91,
recommend that the same be allowed
upon the presentation OF proper de-
mand drawn on the tax fund of 1890-91.
In the matter OF petition No. 1O49, of
Joseph Mckee and another, asking that
188S-89, be redeemed by the payment
into the city treasury Of the sum of
$4.35, which petitioners claim to be the
leg1 amount necessary to redeem the
saihe; gecommend that the petition be
structed; Ito cancel said tax certificate
No. 268.
Recommend that petition No. 1855,
from Mrs. M. T.. Mckee, be referred to
the board of public works.
Recommend that petition No. 10, from
w. Lamb, be referred to the city as
SCISSOR.
Recommend that. the demands OF
Fred Eaton, for $40.32; II. V. Van Du-
sen, for $1612; r. E. Wirsching, for
$16.12; Geo. z. McLain, for SIG. II; Jas.
4. Brown, for $16.12; A. N. Hamilton,
! for $l6.12; j. Frankenfield, for $l6.1
A. G. Shafer, for $l612 be referred to
the city attorney for his opinion as to
the legality of the said claims.