Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-03
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A LARGE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS
TRANSACTED.
The Appointment of Deputy Assessors
Confrmed-The Mayors Message-The
Opening of Broadway Continued.

The city council met at the city hall
at 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon, with
all the members present. After the
reading OF the minutes routine business
was proceeded with.
The request OF the street superintend-
ent to be allowed to construct two man
holes on Seventh street, between Main
and Flower streets, was granted.
w. r. Phelps was granted the con-
tract for repairing the city hall at the
cost of 500, on the recommendation OF
the. building committee.
The zanja committee reported favor
ably on the petition OF Childs and He'll
man for permission to lay a pipe near
the corner OF San Pedro and Fourteenth
streets, at their own expense. Mr..
McGarry opposed the recommendation
because it implied an expense to the
city. The matter was referred back.
The report of the board Of public
works, as already printed in the HERALD,
was read and adopted, some discussion
taking place over the subject OF the
proper filling in of sewer trenches.
The report of City Justice Austin,
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$12S, was filed.
The following newly-appointed deputy
assessors, to serve till July 1st, were
confirmed: J. S. Van Doren, w. J. A.
Smith. J. B. Best, Brainard Smith, NJ.
T. Whitaker, Andrew IL. Merwin, Sher-
man Smith, G. g. Cook, John Dietrich,
Isaac c. Dague, William w. Hefbst,
Robert w. Pierce, l.. S. Butler.
A lease between the city and George
p. McLain for the city corral to extend
over two years at $25 per month, was
ordered signed.
The city attorneys report contained
lease OF the privilege of running boats on
reservoir No. to Guadaloupe Rosas,
which was ordered signed.
The ordinance enlarging the limits of
fire district No. 3, presented by the city
attorney, was passed, as was also new
ordinance for opening and widening
Mott alley.
In the same report the information
was conveyed that petition for re-
hearing in the case of Yarnell against
the CITY had been filed.
The following opinion was presented
by the city attorney in regard to ex-
Justice Lockwood's salary:
"In the matter of the demands of W.
C.. Lockwood for salary for the months OF
August and September of last year, rs
city justice, l gave written opinion
upon December 22d, regarding similar
demands, in which advised the council
that there was no legal reason why the
demands should not be paid. can see
no reason to change my opinion" Re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The report contained the following in
regard to the Santa Fe bridge:
'In regard to the condition OF the
Santa Fe railroad bridge, have already
notified the company to raise the bridge
two feet, which it has refused to do, for
the reason that this will not permit OF
sufficient headway to go under the
Buena Vista-street bridge. would
suggest that the bridge committee in
vestigate as to this fact, and report
whether it is practicable to raise the
western approach to the Buena Vista
street bridge, in order that the Santa
Fe bridge may be raised" Referred to
the bridge committee and the city en-
gineer.
An ordinance for the opening and
widening of Lucas avenue from Ward
to Orange street was passed.
The petition of Hellman and Childs
was finally granted, after another re-
port from the zanja committee.
Mr.. Bonsall moved that the opening
OF Sixth street to Ward street be aban-
doned. Referred to the board OF public
works.
Mr.. Nickel believed that too many
street inspectors were employed, and
asked for an investigation. The matter
was referred to the board of public
works.
After reading and referring the usual
petitions, the council took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
At O'Clock the special order for that
time, the opening of Broadway from
Tenth to Pico street, came up. Mr..
Widney appeared before the council in
behalf of the petitioners for the i'm
provement, and asked that the city
council obtain a report from the city
attorney as to the city's ownership of
the property before taking further steps.
The city attorney was given two weeks
to report ON the subject.
The following message from the mayor
was presented and read:
To the Honorable Council of the City of Los
Angeles: esas
1 submit herewith an act of the legis-
lature which has been approved by the
governor providing means of obtain
ing certified copy of the county as
,sessment roll for use by cities, providing
cities desiring the same shall "make
written request for same, on or before the
first Monday in March OF each year." l
also submit telegram from Senator Car
penter, in which he states that demand
must be made on the supervisors for the
certified copy, but as the bill, which is
attached, was the only bill on the sub
ject, and which was sent to the senate
on the 18th of February in the shape in
which enclose it, and could not have
been amended in the senate, requiring
demand to be served on the supervisors
without having been returned to the
assembly for concurrence in the amend
ment, and if it had been returned to
the assembly; it could not have reached
the governor for his approval by this
time. But l would suggest, however,
as today is the last day in which this
demand can be made, that demand be
made in duplicate, and served one on
the assessor and one on the board of
supervisors, as suggested in the tele-
gram of Senator Carpenter.
1t might be impracticable to avail our
selves of the provisions of this act at
this time, owing to the provisions Of our
charter, which provides for making ont
the assessment roll by our city assessor,
nor does IL aunnar an far aa this hill ia