Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-09
THE SIXTH-STREET OPENING.
It Was Discussed Yesterday by
the Council.
Figueroa-street Pavement Comes In
for Some Criticism.
Mayor sanderson Visits the Council.
CITY Attorneys Report-Petitiens
submitted-Street Open
ing Matters.


with Major Bonsall in the chair. I'm.
mediately after calling the meeting to
order, the chair introduced Mayor San.
derson of San Francisco. who is here to
see a growing city.
Mayor Sanderson was called on for q
speech and said that he was delighted
to be in Los Angeles and note the signs
of progress and growth on every hand.
He was satisfied that Los Angeles was
very near to paradise.
SOME TAX FIGURES.
The reports of Judge Austin, of the
police court, and the city tax and license
collector were submitted, showing a col
lection of SIG, ,362.52 of delinquent taxes
for the years 1892. The recommends
ton of the fire commissioner for the
purchase of 5000 feet of hose was
adopted.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
City Attorney Mcfarland submitted
his weekly report. He stated he had
not prepared contract giving to Bert
Millard the use of the surplus or waste
water running in the Los Angeles river
below the Seventh-street bridge for the
remainder of the year for $3.50, for the
reason that the city should not sell the
use of the water of the river to anyone,
but exercise absolute control over it.
The city attorney reported that the
supreme court has rendered an opinion
in favor of the city in the case of the
Los Angeles Cemetery association
against the city, it being an action to
recover a strip Of land forty feet wide
and 1896 feet long, adjoining the ceme-
terry. Also, that the case of Dehail
against Morford and the city has been
decided adversely to the city by the SUI
preme court, which involved the collec-
tion of an assessment of $2lS for the
widening of First street.
The city attorney also reported that
before beginning the proceedings for
the opening of Hoover street, the dis
trict of assessment will have to be con-
fined to one side of the street only, as
the property on one side is outside the
city limits.
The city attorney presented an ordi-
nance, which was adopted, providing for
the following assistants in the city as
sessor's and city tax and license collect
or's Offices: In the assessors Office,
from and after August 1st until January
1st, 1898, one chief deputy, at salary
of 500 month; in the tax collectors
Office, during August, eleven men; Sep
tember, ten men; October and Novem-
ber, seven men, and December, five
men, at salary of $50 each.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board of public
works, previously published in the
HERALD, was read and adopted. Bids
street, and J. +. Davis for grading San
tee street, were referred to this board.
SOME PETITIONS SUBMITTED.
The following petitions were read and
referred to the proper committees:
From w. F. Nordholt and others, ask
ing for deed from the city to perfect
title to certain property.
From Alice Bragg, asking for a deed
from the city to perfect title to certain
lots.
From Mrs. Emeline Childs and others,
protesting against sewer for Center
place.
From John G. Smith and others, pro-
testing against accepting the bitumin-
GUS paving on Figueroa between Pico
and Washington streets.
From w. HI. Holiday and others, ask
ing for cement sidewalk along the
south side of Twenty-third street, be-.
tween Grand avenue and Figueroa street.
4 From 1. N. Kenden, asking the coun-
Gil to expedite the opening of First
street, as it is public necessity.
From @. P. Dorland, asking the re-
funding of certain money paid on de-
linquent property enormously de-
scribed.
From r. G. Lunt stating he has
So 900 insurance on Macy-street bridge
expiring August 10, and asking to have
it renewed.
From Julia A. Hutchinson protesting
against any change in the graded of Belle
vue avenue between Alvarado and Ida
streets.
From J. F. sBrossart protesting against
assessment of his property by the COM
missioners on Pasadena avenue.
From property owners on East First
street asking better street sprinkling in
that section of the city.
From citizens recommending Capt.
Thomas A. Stombs as plumbing in
spector.
From residents OF San Julien street
asking for the grading of block.
From citizens protesting against q
sewer on Ionia and Figueroa streets.
THE BRAGG CLAIM.
The issuance of quit claim deed to
Alice Bragg for certain lots, was recom2
mended by the land committee. Also
for deed to w. F. Nordholt. A recess
was then taken until 2 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session of the council
the protest OF Walter S. Saunders against
the opening of Third street east was
heard. A statement of the case was