Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Public Library Wants
More Money.
Reports of Various Committees and
Ofncials.
Great Increase In the Patronage of the
Public Library-Mrs. Watson's
Claim-Fire Department Mat
ters-Ordinances Adopted.

Public L1brBry-Mre. W0tsOns
Claim-Fire Departments Mat
tera-Ordinances Adopted.
The council met yesterday morning
with President Bonsall in the chair.
REPORTS OF Committees.
The report of the supply committee
awarding the contract for new patro
wagon to S. w. Lutweiler for $3.50, wal
SUBMITTED and adopted. The report oI
the board Of public works, previously
reported. was adopted. The reports O
the zanja committee and board OF edu
cation were received. Clerk Teed re-
ported that during the month of April
22l1 licenses had been issued, amount
ing to $l3, 1893, and 1O4 returned un-
collected. The commissioners on the
opening OF Hof street reported ex-
penditures of $50 for the past two weeks
The report OF the finance committee was
adopted.
PUBLIC LIBRARY MATTERS.
A communication was received from
the directors Of the public library in
which $4,000 additional is aeked for the
running expenses of the library, the
amount asked for by the library having
been cut down from $2S, ,28O to $11 800 33.
The business of the library has increased
wonderfully during the past year. The
average monthly circulation of books
has increased from $4,000 volumes last
July to a present monthly average of
81 900 volumes. This has necessitated
an increase in the clerical force OF the
library. The communication was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
sA PEARL STREET TRACKS.
Mayor Hazard returned without his
approval the ordinance ordering all
persons and companies having railroad
tracks on Pearl street, between Sixth
and Pic0 streets, to do certain work on
said Pearl street, and directing the CITY
clerk to deliver notice OF this order. The
mayor states that he returns the ordi<
nance as above at the request of the city
attorney.
An ordinance for improving certain
portion OF Olive street was laid over for
one week.
MRS. wATsoN's CLAIM.
Judge Variel presented the claim of
Harriet j. Watson for $500, arising out
OF the contract made by the previous
council for cutting down lot belonging
to her'at Sand and CASTELAR, streets for
the use OF the gravel thereon, and work
thereon was abandoned. There was q
general discussion of the question. all of
which had been covered frequently. A
vote was taken and the demand was re-
jected.
An ordinance was passed for improv-
ing Hill street, between First and Sec
ond streets.
The matter Of an assistant for tie su-
perintendent of buildlngs was referred
to the sewer committee.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The report of the city attorney was
submitted and action taken as follows:
An ordinance appointing commission
ers for the opening and widening of Lu-
cas- avenue. Passed.
An ordinance amending the fire ordi-
nance in regard to depositing ashes, etc.
Passed.
An ordinance granting property own
ers on Thirty-6rst street permission to
grade said street by private contract.
Passed.
An ordinance notifying railroad com.
panies to pave that portion OF Ninth
street, between Spring and Broadway,
between their tracks, etc. Passed.
also present, as directed, lease
with j. Mirandette for lease of privi-
leges at reservoir No. at $65 per month.
Adopted. Also contract with A.. p.
Cross for sprinkling certain streets.
In the matter of the petition of John
Dunno in regard to the Temple street
cut the petitioner evidently labors un-
der a mistake, as the Temple street case
will be tried in the superior court on the
Oath day of this month. Received and
filed.
In the matter of D. F. Donegan's fill
ing up his lot, find that this lot is not
situated in natural water course, but
in depression where surface water
runs in times of storms. Water
formerly stood on the lot of Mr.. Done
gan, and he filed his lot for the purpose
of abating the nuisance, and at the
same time protect his lot from surface
water, something which he had q
right to DO. There is no water now
standing above Donegan's premises.
rain. am familiar with that locality
and know that in times of storm large
bodies OF water flow in that neighbor-
hood. l believe that the only remedy
to prevent private property from being
flooded and stagnant pools formed is
for the city to devise some means to
carry this storm water upon the streets,
and recommend that the engineer be
instructed to formulate such plan,
Referred to the board of public works.
A recess was then taken until 2 pm.
Afternoon Session.
The special order for 2 O'Clock was the
appeal of Frlck Bros, contractors, from
the assessment of the commissioners in
the sewering Of Stevens place, and ask
ing for new assessment. The matter
was referred to the street superintend-
ent, city attorney and city engineer.
LORENA STREET OPENING.
The street superintendent reported in