Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-08
CITY FINANCES.
THE REPORT of THE COMMITTEES
ADOPTED YESTERDAY.
A Number of Recommendations Made II,
Matters of More or Less Importance.
The Report in Full.

The finarce committee yesterday
agreed on the following report to city
council to be presented on Monday
We have examined the report of the
city auditor as to the condition of the
funds for week ending February 2Sth,
and recommend it be filed.
Recommend that petition from w. A.
Field, No. 146, be referred to the city
assessor to report to this committee as
to the facts.
In the matter of the petition of Carrie
Shafer ct al, the city assessor has certi-
fled to this committee that twelve of the
twenty-three acres described in the GER
titicate surrendered have been doubly
assessed and taxes already paid thereon
by the Southern California railway COM
pany. We therefore recommend that
the sum of S132 be returned to petitioner
upon the presentation of proper de-
mand drawn upon the tax fund of 1882
80, and that the city clerk be instructed
to mark cancelled and redeemed of rec
ord tax sale certificate No. .S97, tax sales
of 1SS9-90
In the matter OF the petition OF the
Farmers and Merchants bank, No. 112,
the city assessor has certified to this
committee that the facts set forth in the
petition are correct; that the property
described in the petition, to-wit frac-
tional lots 4, 5 and 6 of block 40, Han
cocks survey, was assessed and taxes
paid thereon, and that portion of the
same property, to-wit, lots II and II,
block 2, and lots II and Is OF block 3, of
subdivision of lots and of block 40,
were again assessed for the same year
and taxes not paid thereon, and sold;
but inasmuch as Mr.. Campbell has al
ready taken deeds for the property sold,
and himself claims that there is no
double assessment, we recommend that
the matter be referred to the city attor-
ney for his opinion thereon.
In the matter of the petition from
John p. Dinner, No. 1872, the city as
SCISSOR has reported to this committee
that there is but 9-10 feet left of lot
81, of the Ellis tract, and that the
balance of the lot is used as Bonsallo
avenue; and that the said 5 $40 feet
was assessed to R. L. Noble, and taxes
paid thereon. For the foregoing reason
We recommend that the clerk be in
structed to mark Cancelled and redeemed
of record tax sale certificate No. GIG, |
tax sales OF 1SSS-'89, as found on page
POI, book 6, tax sales, in the city clerks |
Office.
In the matter OF the petition from |
Julins Verling, No. 130, the city assessor
has certified to this committee that the |
property described in tax sale certificate
No. 722, tax sales of 1SS9-90, is double,
and that the taxes thereon were as
sessed to 1066 S. and paid. We there
fore recommend that upon the presenta-
tion of a proper demand drawn upon
the tax fund of 1S89-90, the sum of
$500 be allowed petitioner, and that
the clerk be instructed to mark can
celled and redeemed of record tax sale
certificate No. 722, tax sales of ]SS990.
Recommend that petition No. l49,
from j. w. Potts, and petition No. 147,
from HI. w. Hellman, regarding the
change of location of the smallpox hos
pital, be referred to the land committee.
In the matter of the petition from
4. Mccartney, No. ia, for re-
turn to him of money on account
OF improper assessments, we find that in
two of the cases in which he claims
rebate, that deeds have been issued by
the tax collector to petitioner, and in
these cases We recommend that his
claim be rejected; we further find that
tax sale certificate No. 8l9, for $10.45, is
not double according to the certificate
OF the city assessor, and we recommend
that this claim be rejected; and we fur
ther recommend that the following
sums be returned to petitioner upon the
presentation of proper demand drawn
upon the respective funds, of the
amounts set opposite each certificate, as
follows, towit:
Certificate No. lilo, tax sales of 1887
S8, $55.1 certificate No. 175: tax sales
of 1SS7-S8, $82.40; certificate No. 1852,
tax sales of 1SS9-90, $512 certificate
No. 205, tax sales of 1SS0-90, $44. O6, and
that the clerk be instructed to mark
and redeemed of record tax
sale certificate No. lilo OF 1SS7-8S, and
certificate No. It's, sales of 1SS7-SS, and
No. 1862 and 205 for the year 1SS9-90.
In the matter of the demand of F. L.
for $3.50 car-fare for inspec-
tors in the street superintendent's Office,
we return this demand to council for
their action.
Recommend that the clerk be in
structed to have bound in the archives
Of the city the annual reports of the city
officers, fled November 80, 1890.