Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-28
THE DOUBLE TRACK MATTER.
1t Is Handed Over to the New
Council to Settle.
The Proceedings Yesterday of the
City Legislators.
Finance Committee Report-some Con-
tracts-Reports from City Officers.
Buena Vista Street Grading.
Routine Matters.

Councilman Tufts in the chair. AbHen
-Messrs. Bonsall and Rees. Tn
minutes of the previous meeting wer
then read and approved.
THE FIRST STREET DAMAGES.
The damages arising out of the Firs
street cut came up as special order
and w. A. Ryan, counsel for d.
Donegan, appeared in behalf of hi
client. He did work under contrac
awarded him by the council and coun
tersigned by the proper authorities
when an injunction stopped the work
The people, tho taxpayers of that sec
tion Of the city, have reaped the benefi
of such improvement. If this is to b.
taken as method Of doing business OF
the part OF the city, no laboring mar
will dare to 60 to work for any mar
doing business in the city as street
contractor, and no contractor will dare
to bid upon any work for the city with
out first submitting to an attorney all
the specifications in the case.
Mr.. McGarry said Donegan should be
paid, but it should come out of the
pockets of property owners benefited
He moved that the city attorney take
steps to collect the amount from the
property owners. There wac no second
to the motion.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The finance committee reported az
follows:
Recommend that the report of the
city auditor showing the condition of
hn f,rr har
z, 1892, be fled.
In the matter of petition OF Mrs. E.
G. DEMO, No. 772, the city assessor has
certified to this committee that the
facts set forth in the petition are true,
namely, that the property described
was doubly assessed, ard we therefore
recommend the return of 50 to petit
toner, drawn upon the tax fund of this
year. Adopted.
In the matter of the petition from
Henry Merz, No. 773, the city assessor
has certified to this committee that by
clerical error the improvements referred
to in the petition were assessed for $4,000
instead OF $1,000 as the books in his
Office show it should have been assessed,
and we therefore recommend that the
sum OF $40 be returned to the said Henry
Merz, to be drawn upon the tax
fund for this present year, for the fore
going reas on. Adopted.
In tbs matter OF petition No. 744, from
II. r. Pinney, the city assessor has GER
titled that there were no Improvements
on lot 3, block 7, OF the Mount Lookout
tract. on the 1st of March, 1892; for the
foregoing reason we recommend that
the sum Of 81 sc be repaid to petitioner
on account of improvements assessed on
his land where no improvements exist
ed; the eaid amount to be drawn upon
the tax fund of this year. Adopted.
By examination we find that there
has been drawn sgainst the cash fund
as part of the expenses of the engineers
Office, in the preliminary work for the
outfall sewer $2093 and the expenses of
the election, right of way and suit with
Freeman was $2095. 45, which was also
drawn upon the cash fund.
We therefore recommend that the
city auditor be instructed to transfer
from the outfall sewer fund to the cash
fund the sum of $41S8.40 for the forego-
ing reason. Adopted.
PAY.RoLLs PASSED.
The pay-rolls of the fire, police and
other departments were then audited
and ordered paid.
OFFICIAL BONDS.
The finance committee likewise re-
ported the approval of the official bonds
of all the officers elected at the recent
municipal election, except those OF
Charles A. Luckenbach, whose bonds
were approved at the previous meeting
of the council. The bonds were accept
ed by unanimous vote.
MR.. DoNEGAN's CONTRACT.
Mr.. Donepan here asked to be- heard
in reference to his claim against the
city. He had been given a contract of
the value OF $11 900 for the grading OF
First street, on which he had done
$500 worth of work. The profit on that
work was in the neighborhood of $400,
and the work was stopped four years
ago. He had waited patiently from that
time to this, and felt it was nearly time
to look elsewhere for his remedy. The
subject matter was then referred to the
finance committee. 3
FIRE CoMMIssIoNERs' REPORT.
A communication WAS received from
the board of fire commissioners inviting
the council to attend an inspection of
the fire department and it's apparatus
on January /, 1893, on the old plaza, at
2 O'Clock. Also stating that the appa-
ratus would be open for inspection by
practical machinists from daylight until
dark.
Mr.. Summerland-I move that the in
coming council be included in that invi-
tation.
The Chair-The invitation emanates
from the fire commissioners, and this
council has not the power to amend it.
THE SEWER CONTRACTS.
The clerk read off draft of contract for
section one OF the outfall sewer between
the city and John Rebman, contractor.
The contract price is $12,O12, penalty
$50 Ia day. The bond is $4,000, with p.
Davitt and G. G. Reynolds sureties. Mr..
Nickel being out of the room delay
was had until his return. The vote
showed 6 ayes and / no, Mr.. Summer
land voting in the negative.
THE TREAsURER's LIABILITY.
A communication was received from
the treasures, Mr.. johnson, asking that
the finance committee be allowed to
make CROSS entry in his books for a
certain amount charged up as interest
upon city funds now on deposit in the
banks. On this question Mr.. Afford
said there was very serious doubt
whether the council could relieve Mr..
johnson of this liability. He said the
banks had always been in the habit of