Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-22
A Routine Session of the City
Council Yesterday.
Broadway Proceedings Stopped
Temporarily.
Plans Ordered foI Raising the Buena
Vista Street Bridge.
The city Attorney Reports on BOtellO
AlIey-Capt. Cross Appears Again
with His Franchise, But Does
ns Not Get it Through.

At yesterdays session of the city coun-
Gil the Cross electric franchise bobbed
up and was laid over. The Buena Vista
street bridge matter was placed on the
road to settlement, and the matter OF
abandoning proceedings for opening
Broadway partially disposed of. The
office of fruit inspector, whichwas held
by G. M. Heintz, was declared vacant,
and the balance of the session was de-
voted to the transaction of routine busi-
ness.
The usual batch of demands on the
treasury were presented and referred to
the finance committee.
The city clerk reported the collection
of $3.50 on tax sales and sales of ordi-
nances.
Fire CommissionerStillson was granted
thirty days leave of absence.
The report of the commissioners on
opening and widening Second street
from Los Angeles to Alameda street was
received from the city clerk. Monday
the 2Sth, was set for hearing petitions
and protests.
Reports of the weeks business were
received from the city auditor and city
assessor.
City Attorney Mcfarland reported as
follows:
In the matter of the personal proper
ty tax of the Security Loan and Trust
company, have advised that the assess
or, the proper person to collect the tax,
and he has collected the same. Filed.
In the matter of the deeds of Work
man and Hollenbeck for sewer right of
way, which you have ordered recorded.
Said deeds are left with me in escrow
until the agreement regarding the use
of the money therefor is carried out by
the city. Filed.
have sent notices to the bondsmen
of w. R. Lewis notifying them to COM
plete Breed street forthwith. l would
advise that the council furnish them
with specification of the particular
changes you desire. Referred to board
of public works.
inclose herewith an ordinance regu-
lating the depositing of garbage as di-
rected by you.
The ordinance was passed under a
suspension OF the rules. 1t requires that
any person placing garbage on the streets
or sidewalks for removal by the garbage
contractor shall place the same in gal
vanized iron vessel provided with tight
cover.
A violation of this ordinance will be a
misdemeanor, and any person proved
guilty OF its violation will be liable to
a fine OF 500, or imprisonment for fiftv
days.
''Some time ago you directed me to
investigate the claim that an alley ex-
listed in what formerly constituted the
Botello property, running from Spring
street to New High street.
In the absence of authority to have
an abstract made, have made some ex-
animation OF the records, and have con-
versed with many of the old citizens in
regard to the matter, but have found
nothing which would indicate that there
ever had been an alley on the Botello
property (now belonging to Baldwin,
but am led to believe that the alley sup.
posed to exist was across the city and
county property. now known as the
Phillips block.
SIN 1855 the city and county purchased
from Rocha the lot upon which the Phil
lips block now stands, the city owning
.one-fourth and the county three fourths
At that time an adobe house was on the
lot, across the north end of which was
a corridor, or porch, about fifteen
feet wide, running from Spring street
back, towards New High street. The
corridor or porch was torn down, leav.
ing vacant space between this house
and that of Pho Pico, which stood on the
lot adjoining on the north where the
Bumiller block now stands. The vacant
space was not fenced, and could be used
by persons who desired to cross to New
High street at that point.
In 1858 Pico petitioned the city tc
''be allowed to close up the lane or alley
next adjoining him upon the city land. y
This petition was granted, but just in
what manner Pico closed the same,
have been unable to ascertain. In 1871
the city council erected a fire engine
house upon this strip, and the same
remained there for many years. Al
the time the city and county sold the
lot to Phillips they sold the whole lot
including the so-called alley or strip.
| do not think that the vacant space
spoken of by Pico- as lane or alley wal
ever dedicated as a public alley, anC
have been unable to find that anyone sc
spoke of it except Pico. The city evi
IDENTIFY did not regard it as an alley, az
it erected an engine house there and af
terwards sold it to Philips. 1t may bs
that complete abstract would give ad-
ditional facts, but am of the opinion
from what have learned that it woulc
not be advisable to spend $500 to $50(
for an abstract, which l have been in
formed an abstract would probably
cost" Received and filed.
The report of the board of public
works, published in the HERALD Fri
day, was adopted. A minority repor
was handed in by Mr.. McGarry, grant
ing the petition of Bishop Mora anc
others for reassessment of Los Angeles
street. The ground for the petition wal
that the petitioners were included il
the district for assessment for the open
ing of the street north, and do not con
slider they should be called upon to pa,
for the southern extention and i'm
provement. The majority report car
ried, and the city clerk notified tn,
council that the time for protest has no
arrived.
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