Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02

Mrs. HoIlenbeck Makes the
City a Present.
Her Gift Ten Acres of Land for
Park Purposes.
: sOther Proceedings Yesterday of the
City Council.
A Fight Over the Contract for Drugs.
Various Reports Rece lived and a
Number of Ordinances
Passed.


ment of members present, met at the
usual hour yesterday.
The first business was the board OF
health report. A recommendation by
that body that garbage boxes be pro-
vided with covers was referred to the
supply committee. The next paragraph
of the report contained criticism on
the action of the council in awarding
the drug contract to Sale & Son when
the board OF health had recommended
Littlebpy. The council thereupon pro-
-ceeded to sit on the board of health it
appearing that the referring OF the bids
to the board was merely a matter of
courtesy.
Councilman Innes said that he had
heard that the board Of health threat
ened to resign if the council persisted in
interfering with its business, and moved
that the mayor be instructed to receive
any resignation that might be offered
without delay. After some further Wig
orous language on the part OF the coun-
cilmen, the report was fled
The finance committee reported that
tax rolls with a report of all moneys col
lected and list of delinquents. The COM
mittee was satisfied the rolls were correct.
Credits were recommended to be made
in favor of the tax collector of doubles
discovered upon the books, $591.06. Cor
rections made by the city assessor under
direction Of the city attorney, $97.63
Errors in the 10 per cent. calculated up
on first half, said errors consisting OF 10
per cent. upon taxes already paid Tor up
on doubles), $12.34 uncollected personal
property, $1l22.33. Cash collected and
turned into the city treasury, as per re-
ceipts, $54S, ,058.36. Delinquent books,
$35, ,505.56.
The report also recommends that, in
view of the decision of the courts in the
taxing of banks cases, the collector be
credited with .$11 ,7S7 go, the sum levied
upon the banks.
The delinquent tax list was stated to
be 1924, ,40330.
Street superintendent Hutchinson
presented report giving the amount of
pipe now in the city yard, and stating
that the work OF Contractor Haigter on
Twenty-third street was entirely to his
satisfaction.
The fire commissioners wanted the
council to advertise for new hay. Their
request went to the supply committee.
The water overseer reporteda $l244
worth of water sales last month.
The report of the board of public
works, as published in Sundays HER
allowing Kaspar Kohn to pave his side
walk, which was referred back to the
board.
The city attorney reported "an ordi-
nance authorizing the property owners
on north line of Also, between Los An
geles and Alameda streets, to improve
the same by paving and curbing," which
was passed.
The petitions of w. 7. Somes, M. H.
Alter and @. F. Spencer for permission
to erect signs in front of their stores
were recommended to be denied, as
such signs are forbidden by city ordi-
nance. The recommendation was
adopted.
"Mr. Collins and Mr.. Gephard, two of
the arbitrators, for arbiting the sewer
right of way through the Hollenbeck
arroyo, have filed their report, award
ing to Mr.. Workman $500 and to Mrs.
Hollenbeck $780," Filed.
"The city has won the suit brought by
the Evergreen Cemetery association to
recover portion OF Evergreen avenue.
The city attorney was instructed to
prepare an ordinance permitting the city
police and the gun clubs of the city to
shoot on private grounds within the city
limits.
A gentleman made request that city
fruit peddlers be required to pay IL
cense of $15 per month"; The request
went to the finance committee.
han co. 1r.I - /
following communication, which took
several of them entirely by surprise:
To the Honorable the City Council of Los An
geles.
GENTLEMEN Having been informed
that the Hon. W. I'll. Workman has
offered to this city for public park pur-
poses a tract of land lying south of Lou
isiana avenue, Boyle Heights, desire to
supplement it, and do hereby offer to
donate to the city for like purposes only,
and forever, tract OF land on Boyle
Heights and adjoining Mr.. Workman q
lands, fronting on Boyle avenue about
800 feet, running east on Mr.. Workman 8
south line, coinciding with Willie street,
unopened, 800 feet; thence east 80 feet
further for street to run north and
south and parallel to Chicago street /;
thence south about $50 feet to my south
line, Jneuc0 westerly on Salu SOuUn line
to Boyle avenue. This tract will con-
tain, including the strip eighty feet wide
for street, about ten (10) acres.
herewith inclose rough plat of the
land, made by the eye without survey,
but sufficiently correct to give general
idea of shape and its approximate. area.
The conditions under which offer this
land are, that the city shall accept it for
public park only, and shall commepce
making improvements thereon as soon
after deed is given as possible, or say
ninety days, and continue to make inn
provements ss expeditiously as practic-
able until these grounds have been con-
verted into beautiful pleasure resort.
| have the honor to be, very respect
fully,
(Signed) ELIZABETH HoLLENBEoK.
Councilman Rees, in a lengthy ad-
dress, urged the acceptance of the gift,
commenting on the very easy conditions
upon which the gift was made, and sug-
gesting that Mrs. Hollenbeck be re-
quested to give the park name, and
that the money awarded to Mrs. Hollen-
beck and Mrs. Workman as damages in
the sewer right of way matter, which
they had agreed to donate to the city,
be used in improving this park.
Mr. Tufts moved that Mrs. Hollen-
beck's gift be accepted, and Mr.. Nc