Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-05
The COUNCIL.
Yesterdays Proceedings Of
That Body.
Considerable Routine Business
Transacted.
The Water Committees Reports
Again Postponed.
Reports Received From Various Omcers.
Petitions and Protests-City En- - -
gineor's ,Report-Other
Business.

The city council met yesterday morn
ing, all members being present.
REPORTS RECEIVED.
The routine reports of the finance
committee, city auditor, City Assessor
Hinton, the latter showing $2,642.2 20
taxes collected during the month, were
presented and approved.
THE OPENING OF BROADWAY.
Consideration Of the ordinance for the
opening, widening and extending Broad
way from Tenth street to point on the
west line of Main street was fixed for
April 1lth.
STREET MATTERS.
Action on the contract for paving
Pearl street between Sixth and Pico
streets was postponed for one week.
The council abandoned proceedings in
the matter of laying sidewalks on Twen-
ty-second street. An ordinance was
passed for constructing a sewer on Bel
mont avenue. The ordinance for a
sewer on lockwood street was also
passed.
MONEY NEEDED FOR SCHOOLS.
The board OF education asked that
$1S,50O be set aside for educational pur-
poses, that amount being necessary to
maintain the public schools of this city
for one month. The funds at the dis
posal of the board will run the schools
until June 1st, making eight months ,
season only. This was referred back
with request to make an itemized
statement of their expected receipts be-
tween now and June 1st.
PROTEST.
A protest against the paving of Olive,
between Pico and Fifth streets, was re-
ceived and filed.
Nothing was done with the majority
and minority reports of the special
them over for consideration two weeks
hence.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board of public
works heretofore published was pre-
sented and adopted.
VARIOUS MOTIONS.
On motion of Mr.. Innes the water
ONCl6CCL was AAbtI uCtCu W luIulbu Ju6
council with monthly statements, show
ing gross expenses in the conduct of his
Office. The city clerk was instructed to
advertise for bids for furnishing the city
with drugs. On motion, the fire COM
ysassion was instructed to put up all fire
alarm boxes ordered by the council at
once. A motion was adopted directing
the Consolidated Electric railroad to re-
move their tracks, poles and wires from
Pico street, between Flower and Maple
streets, or operate the road within
thirty days. The same action was
taken regarding tracks, etc.. on Sew
enth street, between San Pedro and
Alameda streets. Justice Austin re-
ported $l43.37 fees and Justice Owens
$45.5O fees collected in city Justices
courts during the past month.
Mr.. Summerland moved that Con-
tractor Donegan be asked whether he
had abandoned his contract with the
city for the removal of the roof of the
Macy.street bridge. Laid on the table.
The message of the mayor vetoing the
ordinance of intention to open Maple
avenue, presented March 20. 1892, was
taken up, and the ordinance returned
ordered filed, on motion of Mr.. Afford.
The bids for furnishing the city with a
new patrol wagon were referred to the
supply committee. A recess was taken
until o'clock.
OPENING SEVENTH STREET.
The special order at 2 O'Clock was the
matter of protests against the opening,
widening and extension of Seventh
street.
]. B. Lankershim appeared before the
council and explained that he had been
unable to appear before the board oi
public works during the week, and
would like to be given another opportu-
nifty to explain his objections TO the
report of the commissioners. Action
was deferred one week.
The board of public works rendered q
supplementary report, of which the
following was the text:
In the matter of the commissioners
report for widening Seventh street We
recommend that the commissioners be
instructed to amend their report go az
to allow Isaac Norton the sum of $40 az
compensation for his foundation wall
and also that the amount for advertis
ing be reduced from 500 to $48. rs; that
expert fees be reduced from $500 to $3.50
that stationery bill be reduced from $5(
to $50; that commissioners fees be re-
duced from $500 to $1235; that clerks
fees be reduced from 5000 to $3.50; tha,
amount for preparing maps be reduced
from $l90 to $40. And that the com
missionels be instructed to amend theil
report and readjust the assessments ir
accordance with these recommends
tions. The above changes, if adopted
will reduce the expenses 1886. .25, less th'
amount allowed for wall Of Isaac Norton
Report referred to the board OF publ,
works.
COUNULMEN's MOTIONS.
Mr.. Innes moved that $4,000 be trans
terred from the salary to the park fund
the amount to be expended on the new
Workman Hollenbeck park. This mo
tion was put the week before and lost BY
vote OF ayes to noes. Yesterday i
prevailed by vote of ayes to noes
Mr.. Summerland having changed his
vote.
Mr.. Afford moved that the city clerl
be instructed to advertise for bids fo
the use OF reservoir No. 5. Carried.
THE PEsT-HoUsE QUESTION.
The land committee reported in favo
of accepting the bid of j. w. Potts oI
forty acres of land at the northwest cor
ner Of the city for pest-house site, q
$4,000, provided that the board of count,
supervisors pay one-half of that price
and provided that Mr.. Potts guarante
that the present property be sold 70
x3(OO.