Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-04
A Number of Reports From
City Officers.
The Franchise for the Vernon
Street Road.
The Broadway Opening Matter Again
Postponed.
Considerable Routine Business Transact
ed-The City Hall Gets an En-
gineer-The Phillips Case
Transcript Matter.

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voluminous plumbing ordinance, con-
structed according to the state law on
the subject. Itwas read and referred to
the board of health.
The city tax and license committee re-
ported l4,57S.50 collected in licenses
thus far during the fiscal year; 81, ,571. so
collected during the month.
The collector also reported receiving
81 delinquent licenses to collect during
July, valued at $175; 80 were collected
at $74; 55 were returned uncollected.
valued at $1Ol.
The water overseer reported $26l6. so
collected through his Office during the
month.
II. G. Austin, city justice. reported
$97.10 passing into his hands as fees
during the month.
M. I. Owens, city justice, reported
$3.50 passing into his hands during the
month.
The pound-keeper recommended the
appointment of the following deputies
for dog catchers: i. E. Preston, John
Lupez, John Meachein and D. Duke.
Te rep ort was filed.
The city attorney presented an ordi-
nance creating the market on Los An
geies street, but not excepting the busi-
ness from paying license, as, in his
opinion, it would constitute such dis
elimination against the vegetable
peddlers as to be illegal. Further con-
sideration of the matter was deferred.
The city attorney further advised the
filing of the petitions for the opening of
Ward street, and the opening of Tenth
street through the Bonnie Brae tract.
The recommendations were adopted, as
was also his request that the claims of
C. Zahn for damages to lots in the Mott
tract be referred to the city engineer for
Investigation.
The city attorney reported having in
vestigated the Temple block matter, and
found that the same really encroached
upon both Main and Spring streeGs. He
was therefore directed to proceed to re-
cover the city's property.
G. M. Wells, Jesse Yarnell, Mr.. Ma
ginnis and II. G. Register appeared be-
fore the council and complained of the
hills as regards water.
Mr.. Bonsall said that the water mat
ter was now in the hands of special
committee OF the council, and they were
negotiating with the bondholders to see
what could be done about the purchase
OF the bonds. If they would cut down
their price to about what they were
worth, an arrangement could probably
be had. He hoped the committee
would be ready to report at the next
meeting.
The board of public works report on
the petition of s. B. Lewis for paving
Eigueroa street, between Pico and
Washington streets, was laid over for
one week on motion OF Mr.. Tufts. Mr..
Tufts said the time had come for put
ting down only frst-class streets in Los
Angeles, and that he would be in favor
of building no other kind.
The Consolidated Electric Railway
company was granted a franchise for
their Vernon branch of road, the right
of way being over the following streets:
Beginning on the westerly line of Upper
Main street at Marchessault street,
thence easterly to Los Angeles street,
thence southerly to First street, thence |
southeasterly to San Pedro street, thence
isoutheasterly to Second street, thence |
'easterly to Wolfskill avenue, thence
'southerly along Wolfskil avenue and
Central avenue to the southern bound
sary line. The work is to be completed |
within one year. Provision is made for |
school children getting half fare. Trans
fer will be given to other lines of the |
company.
The mayor returned without his sig
mature an ordinance appointing an en-
gineer for the city hall at 800 per
month. The ordinance provides SER
vice of the engineer from 8 80 in the
morning till o'cloak in the evening,
except Sunday, and allows him $100 per |
month. The mayor objects to the sal |
ary, saying that 500 should not be paid |
when fire engineers only get $85. The
ordinance was passed over the mayors
veto, only Major Bonsall voting to sus-
tain him.
Mr.. Innes, OF the finance committee,
objected to passing the demands of H.
@. Blaisdell, r. w. Bull and Fl. L. Hop
kins, gang foremen in the street super
Office, for their salaries of
1855. so each, on the ground that they |
had defed the action of the council in
reducing their salaries in not doing their
work. They had been seen under shade
trees smoking pipes. He also objected
TO the demand OF J. H. Keller, employed
to paint sign posts at salary of $52 per
month. The matter was referred back
10 the finance committee.
1T was decided to appoint two sewer
to inspect Cno WOrK OF Con
tractor Register, now constructing one of
the sewers.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
All were present when the clerk called
the roll. The first business transacted
was the zanjero committees report of
July 9th recommending the closing of
a ditch used by private parties for irri
CATION purposes between the patent and
charter boundaries. Mr.. Ames, who
held the water privilege, appeared be-
fore the council and argued against be-
ing deprived Of his privileges. His argu-
ments proved unavailing and the ditch
was ordered closed on September 30th.
The Broadway matter being the only
other special order set for this time, the
ordinance abandoning 20-foot strip
from Ninth to Tenth street and the en-
tire street from Tenth to Pico street was
read by the clerk. After much discus
sion and the hearing Of several property
owners on the matter. further consider
alton was deferred for four weeks.
on the approval of the finance COM
mittee a bill for printing was ordered
paid
The next thing was the reading OF an
other of the mayors voluminious veto
.~-assauou This time IL was the author