Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-25
SOME CITY BUSINESS.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Sidewalk. Paving and Grading Matters
Acted On BY the Board-What the
Finance Committee Recommended.

| The report Of the board OF public
works, which will be presented to the
| council tomorrow, contains the follow
ing recommendations:
That the petition asking for the open
ing of Chestnut street from Pasadena
avenue to the Arroyo Eeco, be deferred
till it can be ascertained whether or not
sufficient frontage lie presented in the
petition.
That the same action be taken in the
petition regarding the opening of Tru-
man street to the Arroyo Seco.
That 9 cement sidewalk on First street,
between Alameda and Center streets, be
laid.
| That the park commissioners be al
lowed to excavate from the East Los
| Angeles park lake for the purpose of
filling holes in Mission road contiguous
to the lake.
| That sidewalk on Temple street, be-
tween Edgeware road and Custer street,
be laid.
| That the petition to pave Requena
street. from Los Angeles street to Will
mington street. with porphyry, be de-
ferred, as some Of the petitioners desire
to have the street paved with granite
blocks, and some property owners did
not sign the petition.
That the petition for the filing in OF
holes at the west end of Macy-street
bridge be deferred, as proceedings are
contemplated looking to the grading OF
that part of Macy street.
That the ordinance Of intention for
establishment of grade of Labory lane
be passed.
That the ordinance for establishment
OF grade of First street from point 600
feet west of Burtz street to Dillon ave-
nue. be passed.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.
At its regular weekly meeting, held
| yesterday, the finance committee
adopted the following report for presen-
tation to the council tomorrow:
| Recommend that the report of the
city auditor as to the condition of the
funds for January II, 1891, be filed.
In the matter of the petition from w.
and G. r. Ward, No. 1046, the city as
SCISSOR has certified to this committee
that the petitioners paid taxes for inn
provemenis on their property, rs feet
front on the west eide Of Los Angeles
street, between Second and Mayo streets,
and that at the time OF the assessment
there were no improvements on said
| property; we therefore recommend that
upon the presentation of proper de-
mand, drawn upon the tax fund of 1882
| 80, the sum of $500 be returned to pe-
titioners, being the amount of tax al
ready paid; and that the tax collector
be instructed to collect the remaining
half on account OF said improvement.
| In the matter of the petition from w.
B. Mcdonald, No. 50, upon the careful
| investigation of the books, we have
ascertained that the property described
in tax sale certificate No. 1924, tax sales
/ of 18S7-88, was for the same year also
assessed to w. d. Gould, and the taxes
! paid thereon; we therefore recommend
that upon the presentation, of proper
/ demand upon the tax fund of 1S87-88
The sum of $1.87 be returned to petit
toner, and the clerk instructed to mark
cancelled and redeemed Of record said
certificate No. 1924, sales OF 18S7-88.
In the matter of the demand of James
S. Luckenbach, for $500 for services per-
formed in the police court, which was
referred from the last council to this
council, we find the facts to be as fol-
lows: There seems to be no question
OVv thUt tAIC bCIvlCC6 AOl WulCA MT
Luckenbach charges were performed by
him, and well performed, and that the
condition Of the police court was such
that it was necessary to have some one
do this work, which would otherwise
have been left undone; but we further
find that when the work was performed
there was no direct authority for it, but
that it was performed at the suggestion
OF the then clerk Of the police court. We
therefore return the demand to the
council without any recommendation,
and with this statement of fact, for
your action.
The city auditor reports to us that the
portion of the first half of the city taxes
for the year 18Y0-91 which is unpaid and
delinquent, amounts to $37, ,324.69. We
therefore recommend that the city
auditor be instructed to at once enter
upon the tax books the sum Of ten per
cent. upon each unpaid or delinquent
assessment, and that he charge the city
tax and license collector upon the aud
itor's books with the sum of $3;732. .46,
being ten per cent. upon the delinquent
taxes, and which amount the tax col
lector will collect in addition to the un-
paid taxes.
THE BEAUTIFUL ETCHINGS.