Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-22
A Short Morning of the
Most Routine Business.
City Council Quickly Gets Rid
of a Table Full.
The Conduit Franchise Matter Post
pOned for q Week.
A Few Reports OF CITY Officers Disposed
of - Motions of Councilman "A
Business-lilke Session
OF Council.

Council met yesterday morning as
usual, all members being present, with
the exception of Mr.. Nickel, who is
suffering from la grippe.
The city auditor reported balance in
the treasury on December 18th Of $ll,-
1873. 10 in the salary fund; $28, 1924 in
the fire department fund; $6395.97 i'll
the school fund, and 1882, 1853 .03 in the
city treasury.
The city attorneys report was taken
up and disposed OF as follows:
In the matter OF the recording of a
map and deed from ainbridge & Spaw-
forth, 1 am of the opinion that they
should both be recorded, as the descrip-
ton in the deed will not be ineligible
without the map. So ordered.
In the matter of the petition OF M. J..
Newmark and others, asking that GER
tain entries of liens for assessments
made in the opening of Los Angeles
street through Chinatown, | am OF the
opinion that the prayer of the petition
ers should be granted. So granted.
In the matter OF the protest of Charles
M. Stimson ct al. against the grading OF
Boston street, find that certain of the
signatures were made by agents, the
authority of these agents to sign has
been shown, with the exception of that
of J. G. Birdsall, who has signed for
the authority of j. q. Birdsall to eign
said protest be shown before the same is
finally acted upon. Adopted.
AN OLD, BAD CONTRACT.
In regard 30 the petition OF Mrs. Har-
riet J. Watson, 1 find that the city
council about a year ago instructed the
city clerk to enter into contract with
Mrs. Watson, by which the city agreed,
in consideration Of Mrs. Watson allow
ing it to have the gravel upon her lot.
to grade her lot to the established grade.
Such a contract was entered into, and
while informal in certain particulars, is
probably sufficient to show the inten-
ton of the parties. l understand that
in pursuance OF this contract the street
superintendent removed large amount
of gravel from the lot and used the same
for city purposes. When the present
council came into Office it was discovered
it would cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000 to grade the lot to the established
grade, and the street perintendent was
instructed to cease work upon the same.
The claim was presented last April, at
which time l reported that | could see
no reason why the city should take the
gravel from Mrs. Watson's lot without
compensating her therefor, and am
still OF the same opinion. recommend
that the matter be referred to a SPECIAL
committee with power to settle the same
by compromise. Adopted.
An ordinance reducing the license for
real estate agents to - was filed, and an
ordinance granting permission to John
G. Downey to pave portion of Alameda
street by private contract. Ordinance
passed.
FINAL ORDINANCES PASSED.
Ordinance fixing the grade of Fourth
street from Bixel to Lucas street.
Ordinance ordering six-foot cement
sidewalk on the west side OF Grand
avenue from Seventh to Ninth streets.
Alameda street, from Seventh street to
the south charter boundary.
Ordinance changing and establishing
the grade of Hill street, from First to
Second streets.
Ordinance ordering Eighteenth street,
from Toberman to Bush streets, be grav-
eled and cement curbed.
Ordinance ordering Bartlett street,
from Pearl to Philadelphia streets,
graded, graveled and curbed with
cement.
The following ordinances of intention
were passed: Intending to lay cement
sidewalk on Twenty-second street, from
Grand avenue to Figueroa street.
Ordinance intending to lay six -foot
sidewalk ON the north side OF Sand
street from CASTELAR, to Philadelphia
streets.
Ordinance declaring intention to pave
Pearl street from Sixth to Pico street
with bituminous lime rock was referred
to the board OF public works.
Ordinance intending to grade, gravel,
and cement curb Thirteenth street from
Main street to Grand avenue.
An ordinance ordering Boston street
from Pearl to Centennial street to be
graded, graveled and cement curbed
was referred to the board of public
works.
TELEPHONES ALLOTTED.
The city treasurer's Office was allowed
one of the fifty free telephones granted
to the city, and the chief OF police was
also allowed one for his residence.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The recommendations of the finance
committee were adopted as published
in Sundays HERALD.
MOTIONS OF COUNCILMEN.
Mr.. Roes moved to rescind the order
placing q telephone in Judge Austin's
court as the one in Judge Ovens count
will suffice for both court rooms.
Adopted.
Mr.. Summerland moved that the
zanja on Date street be piped, COM
mencing at point where the zanja is
piped near Sterns's mills and running
across Mission street along Mission
street TO the property OF Mrs. Il. M.
Long. Referred to the zanja commit
tee.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineers annual report was
submitted, and was filed. Extracts
from this most interesting report are
given in another column.
PETITIONS AND PROTESTS.
III. Kremer ct al. protest against the
proposed building of a brick sewer on
Victor avenue.
Annie E. May ct al. want a cross
walk laid on East Twenty-third street,