Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
THE FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER
The First Half Of the City Taxes
Will Then Be Due.
Business Transacted Yesterday by the
Council.
A Meat Inspector Created-Mayor Haz-
ard Vetoes the Plumbing Ordi-
nance-The Usual Rou-
tine Matters.

The city council met promptly at 10
O'Clock yesterday, President Bonsall in
the chair. The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved. Abb
sent, Mr.. Summerland. The message
of the mayor concerning an ordinance
creating the Office OF assistant superin-
tendent was read, as follows:
I return, herewith without my ap-
proval "ap ordinance creating the office
of assistant superintendent of buildings,
prescribing bis duties and fixing his
compensation, adopted October 7, 1892.
This ordinance is still open to the
same objections given in my communi-
cation dated October s, 1892, on the re-
September 26. Action on the matter was
deferred for one week.
OFFICE OF MEAT INSPECTOR.
Mr.. Horton was introduced by Coun-
Gilman Innes and addressed the council
upon the necessity of creating the Office
of meat inspector, in accordance with
the terms of petition presented by
him. He said that the petition had
been presented about three months ago
and referred to the board of health,
which virtually strangled the bill. He
further said that cattle were being con-
stantly shipped in here from Arizona
where diseases of cattle were already
prevalent. The city was now consum-
ing 100 head Of beeves per diem, in ad-
dition to what pork, veal and mutton
are used. The Office demands practi-
cal butcher to do its work properly, and
as such an officer would be necessarily
compelled to travel a good deal, he
would need n horse and buggy to visit
the several slaughter houses in the
neighborhood of the city. He presented
q petition of many citizens asking for
the appointment of q. H. Walker as
such inspector. Referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
FROM THE AUDITORS OFFICE.
communication was received from
the city auditor, returning without ap
proval the demands in favor OF John
Crimminger and d. Mitchell, recon-.
mending that the same be cancelled, a
duplicate order for that amount having
been ordered paid. 1t was go ordered.
NEW ORDINANCES.
Ordinances were offered as follows:
A draft of contract between the city
OF Los Angeles and ]. J. Mahoney, for
the repairs and rebuilding of the
Zanja Madre tunnel, at $2.49 per linear
foot, accompanied by $3.50 as guarantee
that tine work would be performed.
This contract was approved.
The draft OF an ordinance was also
presented to provide for the sidewalking
of Twenty-third street from Grand av-
enue to Figueroa street, On motion,
the rules were suspended and the ordi-
nance passed.
ORDINANCES OF INTENTION.
An ordinance of intention on the part
of the city to sidewalk Fifth street, on
both sides, from the east line of Main
street to the west line of San Pedro
street, was presented, but action was
deferred for one week.
An ordinance of intention, prepared
by the city engineer, for the grading of
Bridge street. between Brooklyn avenue
and State street, was passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
An ordinance of intention to grade a
portion of Buena Vista street, and to
construct sewer on Rosas street, was
passed under a suspension of the rules.
FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY.
The city attorney reported that he
had prepared and delivered the zanja
madre contract, and presented draft
for contract OF lease to William Delanty
and others. Also that he had received
from the Lanfranco estate the sum OF
1924 .O2 in the payment of taxes due the
city, and recommended that suit
brought by him against said estate for
recovery of taxes, be dismissed. The
report was adopted and the suit was or
dered discontinued.
SUPPLY COMMITTEE REPORT.
Mr.. McGarry, from the committee on
supplies. reported number of small
bills for supplies of the various city
offices for the current month. The re.
port was adopted and the bills ordered
paid.
FINAL ORDINANCES.
The final ordinances to establish the
grade of Alta street, between Downey
avenue and Hawkins street, and to
change the grade of Second street, from
Olive street to Grand avenue, were read
and passed. The petition of e. W.
Jones in relation to the latter grade, was
referred to the board of public works.
SEWERS TO RE COVERED.
In reference to the placing of air
tight covers over the sewer manholes or
San Pedro street the street superintend
ent reported that there could be no OBJ
lection thereto, and it was 30 ordered
and that similar manholes on Sixteenth,
Twenty-frst and Washington streets bs
covered in like manner.
EXTENSION OF TIME.
Mr.. Rees moved that the time for frs
payment of city taxes be extended un
til the first Monday in December; and
that the city attorney draft immediatel.
an ordinance to that effect. Adopted.
NUIsANCEs TO BE ABATED.
The council then passed an order re
quiring the street superintendent to no
tify the water company to abate nuis
ance at the intersection OF Chicago ant
East Second street, occasioned by leal
in the water pipes at that place.
That officer was also instructed to hav,
the holes filled up at the corner O
Washington and Santee streets.
a draft of an ordinance of intention
for grading and sidewalking certain por
tions of Broadway below Tenth stree
was then passed, with a proviso that thu