Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-26
The City Accepts the Boyle
Heights Park.
Features of Yesterdays Meet
ing of the City Council.
Several Important Matters Which
We're Acted On.
The Park Deeds-Further Restriction of
the Hack Stands-Board of Public
Works Report-Mo-
tions Made.

The regular weekly display of states
manship occurred yesterday in the
council chamber at city hall. The peo-
ple's representatives were all present,
with the exception of Mr.. Tufts, who is
in Arizona at present.
The most important business done was
the acceptance of the reconstructed
deeds made by Mrs. Hollenbeck and
Mr.. Workman, OF tract of land on
Boyle Heights for park purposes. In
the new deeds the condition binding the
city to spend $4,000 during the first and
second years; was not stricken out, and
the property was accepted with these
conditions.
The electric road sent in communi-
cation, in which it was pointed out that
the railroad company had not itself ap-
piled for permission to lay a track
over Buena Vista street bridge, but that
petition for such permission had been
sent in by citizens OF the east side. The
letter was filed.
An ordinance prohibiting hackmen
from stationing their vehicles on First
street, between lain street and Broad
way, during the day until s O'Clock in
the evening, was passed. Mr.. Summer
land vehemently opposed this measure,
because, as he said, its tendency was to
exclude hackmen from the very part of
the city in which they do the most of
their business. Mr.. Summerland de-
clared himself in favor of repeating all
hack ordinances, 60 that, ii hack stands
are nuisance, every part of the city
should have it's share OF such nuisance.
He stated that as a supporter of such
liberty, he desired to go on record.
The rest of the morning session was
taken up with discussion of the vari-
GUS recommendations of the board of
public works and with their passage.
This report has already been published
in the HERALD.
The usual demands were approved
and recess was taken until 2 O'Clock.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
At the afternoon session business was
begun with the city attorneys report,
action being taken in regard to the OBJ
structions in First street on the north
east corner Of Vine street.-the building
in question belonged to Mr.. Kofoed, who
had mortgaged the same. When we
opened the street Mr.. Kofoed was will
ing to give deed for the strip but could
not get the consent OF the MORTGAGE un-
less she received all of the money
awarded as damages. This mortgage
has since been forclosed, the property
bid in by the mortgage, and 1 under
stand the time for redemption has ex-
pired. l am also informed that the
mortgage is willing to deed this strip
as soon as she obtains the sheriff7s deed,
and | believe the matter will be ad-
justed in short time. Filed.
In regard to the Hollenbeck and
Workman deeds: have drawn a new
deed for Mr.. Workman to comply with
the changes you suggest in regard to the
grading of half the street, and also in
serted a clause therein that he shall not
be compelled to grade within five years.
The clause in both deeds in regard to ex-
pending $4,000 the second year has not
been stricken out. The changes have
made in these deeds differ from your in
structions, but were made at the request
OF Mr.. Rees. Filed.
In regard to your instruction to draw
an ordinance fixing the water rates,
can present an ordinance in the proper
form, leaving the different rates blank.
Before the water rates can be fixed in
feligently, and SO as TO give the water
companies a fair rate of interest upon
their investments, and at the same time
reduce the amounts to be paid by water
consumers as much as possible, it will
be necessary for you to know the amount
Invested by such company, their yearly
expenses, gross income and net receipts.
l do not think this statement can be
had from the annual statements filed
by the water companies, which
are not full enough in detail
Suggest that you at once call upon the
companies to file detailed statement,
hnder oath, showing the name of each
water rate payer, the amount paid by
each for water during the preceding
year; also all revenue derived from all
sources, and an itemized statement of
expenditures made for supplying water
during the past year. All of which is
required by section 4046, political code.
believe that the water companies SUBJ
stantially comply with all the above re-
quirements, except the itemized state
ment OF their expenditures, which items
are OF great Importance in fixing the
water rates in order to ascertain if they
nosc Su"i SCO AAiptoPci lt6LuS vi expense.
So ordered.
The cisy attorney also presented an
ordinance providing for the sale of the
old city hail property.
Mr. Rhodes thought that this would
be bad time to sell, as probably not
more than one-half the actual value of
the property could now be obtained. A
motion to defer action indefinitely,
prevailed.
Mr.. McGarry then moved to recon-
slider the postponement, but his motion
was lost.
ZANJA COMMITTEE.
The zanja committee recommended
that the city clerk advertize for bids for
the construction of wooden fume or
cement pipe on portion of zanja No.
2, according TO specifications and plans
on nle in the office of the city engineer.
Councilman Summerland wanted to
have Date street widened. He ex
pressed his surprise that motion of:his
to that effect made two months ago had
never been heard from since.
Action on the report was deferred,
the city engineer being instructed to
present two sets OF specifications for
wooden fume and cement pipe re-
spectiyely.
THAT AMEs PETITION.
Mr.. Afford moved that petition No.