Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-07
THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT
YESTERDAYS MEETING.
A Large Amount of Routine Business
Transacted = Tablemen at the Last
Election to Be Paid-A Message From
the Mayor.

The city council met yesterday morn
ing.
The building inspector reported the
collection of 500 during the past two
months.
The city attorney was directed to draw
an ordinance to appoint commissioners
for the opening and widening OF Lucas
avenue.
The hearing OF protests against the
opening of Mott alley was fixed for Mon
day next at O'Clock.
The report of the finance committee
was read and its clauses adopted.
A bond and contract with H. G. Reg
lister for constructing section 2, western
intercepting sewer, was approved.
The city attorney reported that in
the matter of grading Breed street, be-
tween First street and Brooklyn avenue,
the bondsmen declaring if he failed to
complete it thew would themselves do SO.
Several graves and monuments lie in
the strip of land adjoining the high
school which was asked for by the board
of education, and the request of the
board was denied.
The bridge committee reported, re-
commencing the award of the contract
for the construction of the Pasadena ave-
nue. bridge approaches to j, Bates for
$2l11 As. and the report was adopted.
The report of the board of public
works was adoped as already printed
in the HERALD.
Bids from druggists to furnish tn e
city with drugs and prescriptions were
referred to the supply committee and
board of health.
The board of education asked permits
sion to use the council chamber in case
it gave up it's room to the library, but
the request was denied.
TIE finance committee report as pub
lished in Sundays HERALD was adopted.
Presidert Bonsall not having put in
an appearance, City Clerk Teed called
the council to order yesterday afternoon
and Mr.. Tufts was elected president pro
tenn.
A contract between Frick Bros. and
the city, for furnishing water pipe was
read and with some corrections adopted.
The water overseer's report in the
matter of the main supply ditch near
the Los Felix Rancho, and recommend
ing that portion OF their ipe should be
taken up and relaid, the grade being
incorrect, was adopted.
Mr.. Innes then moved that demand
be made against the bondsmen of ex-
City Engineer Eaton for the amount of
costs of correcting this error, as we'll as
in the matter of Hope street between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. On
motion Of Mr.. SummerlanG, referred to
the city engineer to investigate and re-
port.
The report of the fire commission, rec
ommending the purchase of chemical
engine, was then read, and, upon motion
of Mr.. Nickel, referred to the finance
committee.
An ordinance providing for the putting
in of sidewalks on First street where
walks are not now laid to grade, was
then passed under suspension of the
rules.
The matterof opening First street from
broadway to Beaudry came up. Mr..
Robinson, a property-owner in the dis
trict affected, appeared, and, in reply to
questions from the city engineer, stated
that he was not willing at the present
time to accept any compromise for dam
age to his property by the proposed i'm
provement. Upon motion of Mr.. Nc
Garry, the city attorney was then
instructed to at once commence con-
demnation suits against the property
owners of the district.
Upon motion of Mr.. McGarry the for
mer action of the council in refusing the
board of education permission to use the
council chamber one night in week
was reconsidered, and motion to grant
the desired permission was deferred one
week, Mr.. Summerland wishing to look
into the matter somewhat.
The mayor returned without his sig
nature the ordinance for the opening of
Second street, and action thereon was
reconsidered.
A communication from some of the
property owners in the district was re-
ceived, and the whole matter was re-
ferred again to the board of public
works.
An ordinance providing for the open
ing of Lucas avenue was passed, under
suspension of the rules.
The following message was received
from the mayor:
To the Honorable Council of the City Of Los
Angeles:
The claim of Aug. Mayer (claim No.
175) for $52 for work performed in the
city engineers Office under the last ad-