Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
WHAT THE COUNCIL DID.
An Attempt to Buy Drugs
Without a Schedule.
The School Fund Receives Needed
Replenishment.
F" City Hall Insurance Distributed-The
Outfall Sewer Again Discussed.
Reports From City Offcials.
Positions, Protests, Etc.

yesterday morning. The customary
routine report, together with many petit
tions of minor Importance, were pre-
sented and referred to the appropriate
committees.
THE DRUG SUPPLY.
The bids for supplying the city with
drugs were taken up, and Mr.. Innes
moved that the bids be returned, mas
much as the health officer had not sub
mitted schedule as to what is needed.
Health Officer MacGowan--The board
. of health is perfectly willing to let the
supply committee make the contract.
There is no money in it, and the supply
committee, we feel, will act for the IN
terests OF the city.
Mr.. Summerland moved that the
health officer submit schedule OF the
drugs needed.
Mr.. Nickell-I move that the whole
matter be referred to the supply COM
mittee. l don't think it right that we
should 60 to the trouble of advertising
for bids for drugs simply because Mr..
Summerland wants to get his friend Lit
tleboy this contract.
Mr.. Summerland-The1e are several
hundred druggists in this city, and they
ought to have a chance on bidding to
supply the city with drugs. have no
friend to help in this matter, but want
all druggists in the city to submit bids.
supply committee.
SEWER CONSTRUCTION BIDS.
The bids for the construction of sew
ers on Belmont avenue and lockwood
street were referred to the board of pub.
lie works.
MR.. M'GARRY EXPLAINS.
Mr.. McGarry rose to a personal ex-
planation regarding certain statements
of Health Officer MacGowan, saying he
was wasting the public money in sprink.
ling country roads in the suburbs of the
city. He thought the doctor should
make amends by making statement in
the papers to the effect that he was mis-
2 taken.
Health Officer MacGowan stated that
he had no intention to reflect upon Mr..
McGarry's honesty and uprightness,
but thought it was case of misguided
judgment on the part of the councilmen
in advocating the sprinkling of streets
in the suburbs.
SCHOOL MONEY.
The recommendation of the finance
committee that $4,000 be transferred
from the salary fund to the common
school fund was submitted and adopted.
CITY HALL INSURANCE..
The replacing of an insurance of
$4,000 on city hall was ordered to be
placed with the following firms: Sum
merland & Phelps, $25OO; Childs, Hicks
& Montgomery, s25OO; G. o. Scott.
$2500; E. ID. Silent, $25OO; Mead &
Adams, $25O0; Scott & Whitaker,
$2500.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
lowing report:
In the matter of the petition of &c.
Bell and others referring to the closing
of road in the southeast portion of the
city, would advise that this petition
go to the street superintendent for an
investigation and report on the facts.
In the matter of the petition OF
George W. Hughes and others relating
to an alley between Third and Fourth
streets, am uncertain upon the facts
shown me as to whether or not there
has ever been an intention to dedicate
this alley for public use, and would
therefore recommend that the petition
and papers be referred to the land COM
mittee as to an investigation of the
facts.
In the matter of drawing an ordi-
nance notifying the Pacific Railway
company to pave between it's tracks on
Pearl street, as directed by you, find
that this instruction is premature, as
such an ordinance cannot be passed
until the time is fixed in the contract
within which the remainder of the street
work must be completed.
The case of the city against X.
Cohn ct al, known as the Temple block
case, was decided upon Monday last adj
versely to the city.
BUILDING sUPERINTENDENT's ASSISTANT.
The matter of electing an assistant to
the superintendent of buildings, to have
charge Of the sanitary plumbing regu-
lations, was laid over for one week.
THE oUTFALL SEWER.
The report of the sewer committee
was read recommending that the city
engineer be instructed to prepare a SUR
vey for an outfall sewer to the sea at
Ballopa.
Mr.. Tufts-We thought we could get
to the ocesn by the way of Inglewood,
but when Mr.. Freeman returned from
Europe we found he was opposed to the
measure. 1t would cost a good deal
more to 60 via Inglewood than Ballona.
We want to get this new survey made
as soon as possible.
MI. McGarry-I think the surveys of
Mr.. Eaton on file in the city engineers
office will save good deal OF expense.
Mr.. McGarry-I cannot understand
why Mr.. Freeman should object to the
sewer passing under his property at
lnglewood. 1t would be benefit and
not drawback to that section.
The report of the sewer committee
was then adopted unanimously and a
recess was taken until p. m.
BROADWAY PROTEST.
At Up. m. the special order, the J. B.
Lankershim protest against the opening
and widening Of Broadway, was taken
up. The board OF public works' report
recommended that the protest be de-
MED. Mr.. Afford made q motion in &C.
cordance. Carried.
The report of the commissioners on
Broadway was then adopted on motion
OF Mr.. Rhodes.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
Special specifications for paving Cen