Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
ACTION DEFERRED.
THAT SEEMS TO BE TAvoRITE
METHOD OF THE COUNCIL.
The Proceedings at Yesterdays Meeting
of the City Legislators-A New Park.
The Opening Of Broadway Again POST
poned.

The city council met as usual at 10
.. m. yesterday, President Bonsall in
the chair and all members present ex-
cept Mr.. Rees, who came in shortly af-
ter the can to order.
After the reading and approval OF the
minutes, a report of the committee on
lands was read, recommending that a
strip of land forty feet wide, at present
part Of the city cemetery, be trans
ferred TO the board of education to be
used al ! part Of the new high school
grounds, as previously requested by the
board.
The city tax and license collector pre-
sented his report, showing the amour
of $1963. 80 to have been collected since
the date OF his last report.
The board of police commissioners re-
ported in the matter of the application
OF d. Felix for rebate of saloon license,
and recommended that the same be not
allowed. The recommendation was sus-
tanned.
The zanja committee reported and rec
commended that the bid Of the Lacey
Manufacturing company for piping zanja
9-E, at $50 per foot, be accepted. Re-
ferred to the city attorney to draw a
contract.
The matter of the Plaza engine house
came up, and the report OF the fire com.
missioners was read, recommending
that the offer of Mrs. Mercede Abbott to
furnish building for them for three
years, at a rent Of 500 per month, be ac-
cepted.
The report of the commissioners was
then adopted.
The finance committee returned with
out any recommendation the claims of
Gilbert Smith and All Hook, to the
$500 reward money paid into the city
treasury through Chief of Police Glass,
for the recovery of the Wagner diamonds.
The city attorney reported as follows
in regard to the matter of the proposed
park at reservoir No. 4:
In the matter of reservoir No. 4, we
have examined abstracts of the prop
erty, showing the title to March 6, 1891,
to the western portion of the reservoir,
and to February 6, 1891, on the eastern
portion of the reservoir, and find that
the same is vested in Thomas Kelly,
William L. Wills, William Wright, J.W.
Potts, John Mansfield, John Mansfield,
trustee, and l. w. Hellman. These
gentlemen have made deed to the city
of all their right. title and interest in
and to the land within the red line upon
the map made by order of the council,
excepting Mr.. Hellman, who has since
the date OF said abstracts, conveyed his
interest to said lands to Mr.. Potts. l
inclose said deed from these gentlemen
to the city, which is properly made and
svxo oaIe <I,n
city in the respective owners Of the
red line as shown upon said map above
mentioned. Before the deeds from the
city are signed, the deed from Mr.. He'll
man to Mr.. Potts should be recorded,
and the abstracts brought down to that
date.'
Mr.. Innes moved that the deeds prof
jered by Thomas Kelly ct al. be &C.
cepted and recorded by the clerk. Mr..
Nickel did not think the same way and
said 80. He wanted to see the property
in question improved as park, and
such deed as the one offered would
insure the land forever to the city for
that purpose. A spirited discussion
followed, but finally Mr.. Innes's motion
to accept the deeds was carried.
The proposed deed from the city to
Mr.. Kelly. and his associates, as previ
Ously drawn up by the city attorney,
was then read, and upon motion, ac-
cepted.
A recess was then taken until O'Clock
for lunch.
The matter OF the opening and extern
sion of Broadway from Tenth street to
Main came up for action in the after
noon upon the report of the street COM
missiOners, and after some discussion,
was again deferred for a period of four
weeks, upon motion OF Mr.. Tufts.
The Los Angeles street problem again
bobbed up, but action was deferred
for three weeks. upon motion Of Mr.
Innes.
The clerk read draft OF a new con-
tract with the builder of the State-street
bridge, there being clerical error in
the old one, and the new contract and
accompanying bond was then approved
and ordered to be recorded.
An ordinance prohibiting hacks from
Temple and Second, was read, and after
some discussion action was finally defer
red for one week.
An ordinance prohibiting the dis
charge of firearms within the city
limits, was presented and passed under
a suspension of the rules.
Ordinances of intention to grade por-
tions of Second and Santee streets, were
then read and passed.
A similar ordinance in regard to Wig
mes street was deferred for one week, at
the request of Councilman Summer
land.
The sewer committee reported favor
ably on the osdinance for the building
of sewer on Downey avenue and ada
cent streets, and the ordinance was ac
cordingly adopted.
The city engineer presented plans for
an extension OF the Pasadena-avenue
bridge, which were adopted, and the
CITY clerk instructed to advertise for
bids.
The street superintendent reported
that the contractor on the grading of
Breed street had abandoned work, with
out completing his contract, and recon-
mended that the city attorney be in
structed to at once commence proceed
ings to enforce the contract. which was
done.
Upon suggestion of the city attorney,
the permission previously granted to
the Electric railway company to exca-
vate dirt on First street was rescinded,
the road now having injunction proceed
inys pendinQ