Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-27
THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE SEWER PROBLEM BoBs UP
AGAIN YESTERDAY.
A Large Amount OF Routine Business
Transacted Reports Received and
Resolutions Adopted.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion yesterday morning, at the usual
time and place, all the members being
present, when President Bonsall called
that body to order.
After the usual preliminaries had been
disposed Of Mr.. Summerland moved that
the city engineer be instructed to report
to the council plans for an outfall sewer
at the earliest possible date.
Mr.. McGarry said it was one OF the
most .unexplainable acts Of stupidity
that here in this country where there is
dry weather nine months in the year to
send the sewer to the sea.
Mr.. Rees wanted the whole affair de-
ferred for while. He thought the ex-
listing dry weather would have some
thing to do with the solving OF this
sewer question, in favor Of disposing of
the sewage by means other than an out
fall sewer.
Mr.. Tufts expressed himself as favor
ing some interior disposition Of the sew
age.
The city engineer was called upon to
inform the council what plans there were
in his Office. He said there are one
complete set of plans for the Long Beach
route, one set over the BalIona route,
and an incomplete setover the 'entinela
or Inglewood route. You can 60 over
any route. There should first be right
of-way committee, to sec what right of
way could be secured for. This had
better be done before the council COM
mitted itself to any route.
President Bonsall concurred in this
idea.
Mr.. Tufts then offered as substitute
for all motions before the house, a reso-
luton more completely carrying out the
point, which was adopted.
The engineer said all surveying had
cost about $4,000.
The city clerk reported that he had
in his Office, and John Roster and
Charles A. Luckenbach as deputies. The
appointments were confirmed.
The city tax and license collector re-
ported that he had appointed as depu-
ties in his Office Frank II. White, chief,
OC. Smith and Albert Lindley, deputies.
Confirmed.
The city attorney reported the ap-
pointment of w. Il. Dunn and Albert
Crutcher as assistants in his Office.
The city engineer reported the APP
pointment in his Office Of P.J. Flynnsas
deputy engineer and George Butler
Griffin as clerk. Confirmed.
The street superintendent reported:
s'In the matter kof the distractions in
the alley between Twenty-eigkth and
Thirtieth streets and Hope and Grand
avenue, l would ask that the matter be
referred to the city attorney to serve
legal notices on the parties obstructing
the alley to remove said Instructions.
The obstructions consist Of buildings
So ordered.
The city tax and license collectors re-
port for the week, showing $1179. 81 col
lected, making total collections for the
fiscal year $685., ,4O4.85, was referred to
the city auditor.
In accordance with the report of the
city engineer, ordinances were passed as
follows: To improve portion of Sixth
street, from Main to San Pedro streets.
Ordinance Of intention to establish grade
OF Bonnie Brae street.
The following routine ordinances of
intention were passed as final ordinances
Establishing the grade OF Bisel, New
High, Los Angeles, San Pedro, Schuyler
and Flower streets and Michigan avenue
ordinance of intention that east side of
Union avenue, between Temple and
First streets, bc sidewalked with cement,
referred to board OF public works.
The matter of the grading of Thirtieth
Figueroa street, by private contract,
CANE up. The contractor said that ali
of the parties having frontage on the
atront ho1 rnr, son tod f< tho syroIsnv ov.
cept man named Edleman, who OBJ
jected. The matter was deferred one
week.
A communication from Chief Glass,
calling attention to the matter of hacks
standing on First street between Broad
way and Main streets, was referred to
the city attorney and the sewer COM
mittee.
The finance committee's report, which
was published in Sundays HERALD was
adopted as read, with the exception of
the clause relating to the claim of James
S. Luckenbach, which was returned
without recommendation.
1t was explained that for some time
after the organization Of the police
court there was dispute between the
city and county law departments as to
which sheuld furnish prosecuting at-
torney ior the police court. Mr.. Phibbs
was clerk of the court, and he was
made prosecuting attorney for
that court, and for a time he
did the clerical work and the prosecu-
tors work besides. The weightof busi-
ness became go heavy, however, that he
had to neglect the clerical work, and a
clerk was finally appointed by the city.
The clerk was Charles Luckenbach, son
of the claimant. The work was 30 far
behind that Clerk Luckenbach collected
his father to assist him in catching up,
and the time required in so doing was
five months. There was no authority
had from the city to employ Mr.. Luck
enbach, sr. the work he did was need
ed, and it was accepted by the city. The
city received $1,000 in fines from Mr..
Phibbs' labors.
President Bonsall took the floor, and
said he thought the county supervisors
should pay the claim, az the work had
accumulated at a time when MI. Phibbs's
services were detracted from the work OF
clerk to that of attorney. which latter
work should have been looked out for by
the board without allowing the clerks
work to suffer.
The matter was referred back to the
finance committee, President Bonsall
volunteering to join them in waiting on
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