Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-17

Matters.
The city council met in regular session
Yesterday morning, President Bonsall in
the chair and all members being pres
ent.
Mr.. M. T. Collins resignation from the
board OF police commissioners was re-
ceived and accepted. Mr.. Collins gave
as his reasons pressure Of outside pri-
vate business, which prevented him
from filing the position with justice to
himself.
Mr.. M. P. Snyder, Of the Second ward,
was nominated by Mr.. Innes to fill the
vacancy, while the name of Thomas
McCaffrey was presented by Mr.. Sum-
merland. Upon taking ballot, Mr..
Snyder was declared elected by vote OF
8 to l..
Fire Commissioner Stilson applied for
a thirty days. leave OF absence, which
was granted.
In the matter of leasing the premises
belonging to Mrs. Abbott, to be occu-
pied as engine house No. A, on Mr..
Rhodes's motion the matter was de-
ferred for another week, as he thought
the city could do better.
The council then adopted the report
of the joint committee of the council
and board of education relative to the
transfer OF some 5000 from the building
fund into the common-school fund OF
the city.
The finance committee presented it's
regular report, which was adopted, with
the exception of one clause rejecting
claim for rebate of nine days saloon
license money, presented by one Dennis
Felix. Mr.. Summerland thought this
claim should be allowed. Referred to
the police commission.
Mr. De Groot appeared before the
council and asked that action be taken
to pay the claim of ex-Justice w. G.
Lockwood, payment of which had been
stopped by the veto of Mayor Hazard.
The city attorney gave his opinion as
being that the demand ought to be paid.
There was, he said, no legal reason why
it should not be, even if Mr.. Lockwood
had been convicted of the crime with
which lie was charged at the time the
demand was first made.
Mr.. Summerland moved the approval
of the demands, which were for August
and September last.
The motion was lost, Messrs. McGarry,
Rhodes, Summerland and Bonsall vot-
ing aye, and Messrs. Afford, Innes,
Nickel and Tufts voting no.
The funding bond ordinance was pre-
sented by the city attorney and adopted,
as was also one vacating portion of
Riverside street.
The city attorney reported unfavor-
ably in the matter Of opening Broadway
between Tenth and Pico streets, as it
would be great hardship and finan-
-cial loss to the property owners. The
matter was made special order for
the afternoon session.
The city attorney reported that Judge
Shaw had decided the case Of the Los
Angeles cemetery association vs.. the
city, and had adjudged First street,
along the southern boundary OF Ever
green cemetery, to be the property of
the city.
Upon recommendation of the sewer
committee an ordinance was passed pro-
hibiting hackmen from standing their
vehicles on Spring street, between Tenn
pie and Second.
The health officer reported that the
Arroyo de los Reyes, between Ninth and
Twelfth streets, was a nuisance, and
recommended that the stream be piped
at that point. Referred to the sewer
committee.
Mr.. Summerland announced that the
committee on lands, of which he was
chairman, would meet in front of the
city hall at 10 a. m. Thursday, for the
purpose of driving around the city and
attending to some business in regard to
petitions received. Adjourned for lunch.
At2 pm. President Bonsall raped
the members to order, and all were
found present or came in shortly.
The city attorney presented drafts of
a couple of ordinances whereby the
Carr electric railway franchise was so
amended as to locate the line of the
proposed road on Fourth street instead
of Third between Spring and Broadway.
On motion of Councilman McGarry, the
rules were suspended and the ordinances
adopted at once.
The matter of the protest against the
opening OF Broadway was then taken UP
as the special order of the hour, but
upon motion of Councilman Tufts,
action was deferred for one week.
Councilman McGarry then moved that
the city waive all further claim to the
street known as Broadway between
Tenth and Pico. No action was taken,
however, and the matter went over for
oone week.
Considerable time was then occupied
in the reading of protests against the
opening and widening of Los Angeles
street. Mr.. Roberts, Mr.. Shaw and
number of other gentlemen appeared
and stated their objections to the pro-
posed improvement.
Mr. Reese wished to defer action one
week, and said he would then make a
motion to abandon proceedings, provid-
ed the objecting property-owners would
bear the burden of the expense already
incurred.
The motion to defer was lost, and Mr..
Thorne addressed the council in behalf
of the original project Of opening the
street through to the city limits.
After considerable more talk Mr.. Nc
Garry made second motion to defer,
and the matter went over for one week.
An ordinance providing for the build
ing of sewer on Downey avenue and
adjacent streets was read and referred
back to the sewer committee, there be-
ing some doubt as to the probability Of
the ordinance being satisfactory to the
petitioning property-owners
An ordinance presented by the city
engineer, changing the grade of First
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