Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-07
THAT 0U7FALL Sewer.
The City Attorneys Report on
Its Prospects.
Features Of Yesterdays Meeting of
the Council.
Reports from City Oficials-The Electric
Road and the Buena Vista
Street Bird dge-Miscei-
Ianeous Matters.

Street Brlu u&e-mibcoi-
laneous Matters.
The city council met yesterday at the
usual hour. all the members being pres
+, ent.
MONTHLY REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The monthly reports for many Of the
city officials were presented. The city
clerk showed that there had been col.
lected $12,947 for licenses; that there
remained uncollected $322.50; that
there were void and Cancelled licenses to
the amount OF $237 30, and that he had
turned over for collection licenses to the
amount of $s5.
The tax license collector reported that
ont of the April delinquent licenses,
amounting to $780, he had returned
uncollected 500. and had a treasurer q
receipt for $65. 80.
The city clerk reported collecting
$3.50 from sales OF ordinances and re.
demption of tax sale certificates.
The water overseer reported sales for
May as 1904, and expenses of Office as
$1137.45.
The city justices reported the collec-
tion of fees during May as follows
Austin, $87. .35; Owens, $l19.75; Clerk
Chambers, $5O.5O. The latter also re-
ported the collection by the police
judges Of $505 as fines, leaving uncol-
lected 1888.
FINANCE Committees REPORT. b
The finance committees entire re-
port, as published on Saturday, was
adopted. sa
CITY HALL INSURANCE.
William Mead, of the Royal Insur.
ance company of Liverpool, was given
$4,000 insurance on the city hall.
THE ELECTRIC ROAD AND THE BRIDGE.
Supt. Barrett, Of the Consolidated
Electric company, asked permission to
lay temporary bridge across the Buena
Vista-street track to take three cars
across to the feast side. The track in
East Los Angeles is nearly completed
and cars would be ruin In that section as
soon as they could be taken across. The
laying OF this temporary track could be
completed in one night, and when ac-
oomplished passengers would get off cars
at one end Of the bridge and transfer to
others on the opposite side.
Councilman Nickel moved to grant
the permission, and spoke in laudatory
terms OF the company.
Capt. Barrett promised that the tenn
porary tract should be satisfactory, and
that it should be used only to transfer
cars in the event of needed repairs, and
then only by means Of horses. No pas
sengers would be taken across in cars
until the company was permitted to do
30. After some discussion the matter
was referred to the board OF public
works.
CENTER PLACE SEWER.
The recommendation of the sewer
committee that a sewer be built in
Center place, before paving is COM
menced, was adopted.
DRUG SUPPLIES.
II. M. Sale & Son were awarded the
contract for furnishing drug supplies,
their bid having been the lowest.
PETITIONS.
A bill for damages amounting to $544,
presented by the Southern California
Railroad company, caused by the change
of grade of Bonnie Brae street between
First and Arnold streets, was referred to
the board OF public works.
The petition of j. w. Potts, asking
that the city make him an offer for his
forty-acre tract, to be used as site for
pest house, was referred to the board of
health.
The petition Of property-owners in the
vicinity of Chavez Ravine road, asking
for survey and the removal of certain
distractions, was referred to the board
of public works.
The petition of property-owners on
Vernon street for the establishment of
grades, the graveling OF said streets and
the laying OF cement sidewalks from
the board of public works.
The petition from L. Bentley, guardian
OF the Bentley minors, asking the city to
accept part money and part bond on a
lot for their assessment on the widening
of Seventh street, pending an order of
the court permitting the execution OF a
deed for some land to the city, was &C.
cepted.
The fire department was ordered to
turn over, temporarily, three horses to
the superintendent of streets.
MILLS MUST PAY FOR WATER.
The Capital Milling and Los Angeles
Cracker companies were, on motion oil
the zanja committee, required to pay
$50 monthly for water power.
BURLINGTON AVENUE GRADE.
An ordinance was adopted for the
grading, graveling, curbing and side
walking of Burlington avenue from
First street to Ocean View avenue.
CITY HALL HEATING.
The report Of the committee on pub
lie buildings, favoring the payment on
the contract for the city hall heating ap-
paratus Of $4,000, and that $480 be held
back until the tests are concluded, was
adopted.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The board Of public works, reporting
on the petition Of the Southern Pacific
company to relieve it from the obliga.
tion OF removing all its tracks on San
Pedro street from Third street to the
intersection with Alameda, recommend.
ed that it be granted On condition tha,
the switch crossing First street at the
intersection of Alameda be abapd doned
and another be placed between Firsl
and Second streets; also that the tracks
over Second street be put on grade and
that suitable crossings be put in at ths
intersections with the electric track
Adopted.
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