Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-05
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
CITY CLERK TEED's WEEKLY Rr
PORT TO THE COUNCIL.
A Number of Important Matters Ms
cussed-Street Grading and Paving
Matters-Report of the FL
nance Committee.

The report of the city clerk COVERING
matters which will come up today for
consideration by the council, is as fol.
lows:
In the matter of paving that portion
of Fifth street between Main and San
Pedro streets, required by law to be
kept in order or repair by any person or
company having railroad tracks there
on, notice of street work was published
August s, 1892. The last day in which
protests could be filed was August %.
1892; no protests were received. On
September 8, 1892. council acquired jur-
isdiction to pass the final ordinance.
and it will now be in order for your hon
orable body, if you SO see fit, to pass the
ordinance ordering the work, which
said ordinance is herewith submitted.
In the matter OF the grading, gravel
ing and curbing of the intersection of
Lucas avenue and Fourth street, notice
o. street work was published August s,
1892. August %, 1892, time for protests
expired. No protests have been re-
ceived. On September 3, 1892, council
acquired jurisdiction to pass final ordi-
nance. 1t will now be in order for your
honorable body to pass the ordinance
ordering the work, which said ordinance
is herewith submitted.
In the matter of the grading, curbing
and sidewalking Of the intersection OF
Brooklyn avenue and Soto street, notice
of street work was published August s,
1892. On August %, 1892, time for pro-
test expired; no protests have been re.
ceived, and it will now be in order for
your honorable body to adopt the ordi-
nance ordering the work, if you 30 see
fit, council having acquired jurisdiction
to pass the final ordinance Septemben3,
1892.
In the matter of the opening and ex-
tending OF Eighth street, from Moore to
Lincoln place, notice of public work
was published July 20, 1892. On August
10, 1892, time for protests expired. No
protests having been received, it will
now be in order for your honorable
body, if you see fit, to pass the ordi-
nance ordering the work, and appoint
ing the commissioners.
In the matter of the lease between the
city and NJ. Marquee, for reservoir site
No. 7, the lease WAS approved by your
honorable body Aug. %, 1892, and was
to run for one year from that date. Upon
an examination find that the present
lease with G. Baggiluppi does not expire
until the 1st day of December, 1892, and
at the request of his honor, the mayor,
l have held the lease approved Aug. %,
1892, for correction as to the date when
said lease shall begin to run.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee has prepared
the following report for the council to-
day:
We have examined the following re-
ports and recommend that they be filed,
viz: The report of the city auditor for
the month of August, 1892; the report
of the city auditor showing the condi-
tion of the funds for week ending Aug.
27, 1892; the annual report of the city
auditor, together with estimate for the
levy for the fiscal year 1S92-93; the
monthly report of the auditor for June !;
the report of the auditor on the water
overseer's report for the month of June,
and reports of the came gentleman for
weeks ending July % and July 80, 1892,
showing condition of the funds.
Recommend that the order made to
the city auditor at the last meeting of
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| tax (1S92-93) fund to the sprinkling
fund be reconsidered and cancelled.
And we further recommend that the
sum OF $4400 be transferred from the
new water fund to the street sprinkling
fund, said sum to be returned to the
new water fund as soon as the street
sprinkling fund is in a condition to
do so.
Recommend that $4,000 insurance
upon the city hall elevator and fixtures,
expiring upon the 10th inst, be REIN
sured as follows: To John Griffith,
$4,000; Hughes & Arnold, $25O0; R. G.
Lunt, $2500; G. F. Mcclellan, $4,000.
In the matter of the report of the fire
commissioners, presented to council
August 20, 1892, relative to renting the
engine house on the plaza, we recon-
mend that the city lease of Griffith
johnson and L. M. Bigelow the engine
house on the plaza, paying therefore
rental OF $50 per month for the time the
city occupies said premises as Joint
tenants with other parties, and that
when the building is exclusively leased
to the city the sum of $50 be paid there
for for the term of five years, it being
understood that the lessons will place
the building in condition satisfactory
to the fire commissioners. And in con-
nection Herewith We recommend that
the demand of Griffith johnson and L,
M: Bigelow against the city for $937O be
rejected.
Recommend that the petitions from
Calkins & Clapp, Edgar Moore, Calkins
q Clapp and the Southern California
Horticultural society be filed.
Recommend that the demand of E, R,
| Fox for $50, on the bridge fund. ha