Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-08
Proceedings at the Meeting
Of Yesterday.
The Street Sprinkling Contract
Finally Awarded.
The Pearl Street Paving Middle
Gradually Clearing Up.
The Mayor Expresses His Regrets In
Message-The Figusroa Street
Paving Matter Discussed.
Petitions, Etc.


The principal business done yesterday
by the city council was the awarding of
the street sprinkling contract. The
Pearl street paving matter, which has
been so horribly muddled during the
last few weeks was also ON the pro-
gramme, and there is promise now that
some measure OF clearness will emanate
from the choas.
When the council was called to order,
all members were present.
The city clerk reported that $l4, ,0S5. so
worth OF licenses had been delivered to
the auditor during November. OF this
amount $13,670 had been collected.
The clerk of the police court reported
that $553. .35 in fines had been collected
in November.
The street superintendent sent in a
communication in which he called the
councils attention 10 the fact that ordi-
nances 1924. I'LL and lilo are imper-
feet. Mr.. Hutchison says: "The inten-
tien OF these ordinances may be correct,
but certainly it is the intention of the
law to embrace in the body of the ordi-
nance the name of the street
upon which the improvement is
to be done. 1t has been the custom of
your honorable body to instruct the city
engineer to draft the ordinances, and
then pass the same, taking for granted
that they are correct. 1t certainly seems
that, inasmuch as there is city attor-
ney's office connected with the city gov
ernment, the legal portion of street as
sessment work, where 80 many thou
sands of dollars are involved, should be
looked after by that department. The
city engineer may be able to manage
the affairs of the street department; !;
still, l think that these ordinances
drafted by him would bear the inspec-
tion at least of the city attorney before
their passage" The necessary correc-
tions were ordered, the cause of their
having occurred having been only cleri-
cal negligence.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The city attorney reported:
''In regard to the list of eighty per-
sons who are advertising themselves as
real estate agents, which you have sent
W uue, i 6u vi ttlO ORlllOu budb q cutt
for the amount of the license is not the
proper remedy. The license ordinance
makes it misdemeanor for any person
to carry on such business without hav-
ing first procured license, and it is the
duty of the tax collector to file COM
plants against all such persons who are
carrying on the business without Ii
cense. l believe that If the license was
reduced to 81 per month for each person
CARRYING on said business, including
each member of partnership or COM
pany, the city would receive a greater
revenue than to have continuous fight
in attempting to collect a $S rate"
Referred to the finance committee.
SIN the matter OF the petition of A. j..
Lennox regarding distractions in GER
tain alleys, / find that the alley running
from Wall street to San Pedro street be-
tween Fourth and Boyd streets is a
public alley and If there be an obstruc-
ton therein it should be removed by the
street superintendent. The alley located
along the east line OF lot 81, block A, in
the Orchard tract, Is only 10 feet wide
and is cul de sac, apparently left for
the use of only two lots. 1t is doubtful
whether this is or ever was intended to
be.a public alley. The petitioner has a
personal right to have the building re-
moved whether it is public or private
alley" Adopted.
'In regard to the demand of the
Pacific Clay Manufacturing company
for $2l336 for sewer pipe, which has
been referred to me, find that de-
mand dated October 20, 1891, for sewer
pipe to the amount OF $l030.2 "a was pre-.
sented by this company and approved
by the engineer for $816.88, he having
deducted from the amount forty-two Y's
at $5.O8 each, which he says were not
needed and were left out by order ol
certain members of the council. He
has made the same statement on the
present demand. There is nothing tc
show on either of the demands that the
city ever received these Y's. or if they
have been received whether they were
returned to the contractor. This whole
matter is more within the province o
the engineer than myself, and shoulc
be determined by him. II he ordered
the Y's and they were delivered to tn
city and retained by it, they should bt
or not" Referred to the city engineer
II have drawn and present herewith
ordinance naming the viaduct runnin
IIOm OdA tClh0A0O 0uAOOb w DoOA
Vista street, and have taken the libert,
OF calling it Hamilton place, as there
already Hamilton street in the city.
Ordinance defeated.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The recommendations of the board I
public works were adopted without ol
lection, as published in Saturdays issu
of the HERALD, with the following e,
ceptions:
The petition from Mrs. j. S. Slauso
etal., for council to order Figueroa stree
between Washington and Simpso
streets, paved, was re-referred to th
board.
On the petition from Benson Stead I
al, for a street to be opened throug
city lands on the south side OF tt
Stowell tract, from Walnut to Lecou'
reur street, the board had recommends