Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-12
A Brief But Busy Meeting Held
Yesterday.
More Hose Ordered-The Park Commits
sion-BOard of Public Works
Matter-City Attorneys
Report.
The city council met yesterday morn
Ing with Major Bonsall in the chair.

adopted.
THE PARK COMMISSION.
The annual report of the park com.
missioners for the fiscal year ending
June, 1892, was presented and referred
to the finance committee. The estim.
ated receipts and expenditures for the
school department of the city for the
year beginning July l., 1892, was sub
mitted and received.
zANJERo's REPORT.
Water Overseer Dalton submitted his
monthly report for June, showing that
the expense of the city irrigating system
for that month was $2,776 90.
sANTEE STREET GRADING.
The question of an informality in the
contract for grading Santee street was
raised in regard to the flush tanke, and
it was decided that the contract would
remain intact provided the contractor
will include the flush tanks inside the
amount of the award.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board of public
works previously published was sub
mitted and approved.
AGAINST TEXAS STEERS.
A motion was adopted instructing the
city attorney to prepare an ordinance
providing that no one should drive more
than five cattle in one herd through the
city limits.
AFTER A RAILROAD.
A motion was adopted directing the
city attorney to take immediate steps to
forfeit the franchise of the railroad
company on Fifth street, between Main
San Pedro streets, for the reason that
the company has not paved the street
between the tracks.
STREET sPRINKLING MATTERS.
A motion to sweep and sprinkle the
Downey-avenue and First-street via
ducts was presented by Mr.. Summer
land, who stated that the First-street
bridge had been on fire several times.
He was either in favor of sprinkling the
bridges or else insuring them. The
matter was referred to the board of
public works.
A motion of Mr.. McGarry asked that
Third street be sprinkled between Cen
ferred to the board of public works.
The following Communication was re-
ceived and filed:
81 am informed on good authority that
the Los Angeles Lighting company is
robbing the city of large amount of
money per year. The electric light fur
nished to the city is not near as many
candle power as they agreed to furnish
or as many as the city pays for. The
arc lights at the intersection of streets
should be of 2000-candle power. They
are in fact from 1900 to 1500.candle
power, and the tower lamps are not
more than 1900. They have not suffi-
cient power to supply the required
amount. If the city attorney will assist
me will have an injunction served on
the city treasurer and prevent him from
paying for any more light than the COM
pany furnishes. Trusting you will
weigh well these statements [ remain,
~ JOHN DUNNE."
w. B. Quantrell submitted a commu-
nication asking that SIS, 600 be paid him
for an illegal arrest. The letter was
tabled.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The city attorneys report as follows
was presented and adopted:
In regard to the report of the city en-
gineer containing proposed compromise
offered by Mr.. Freeman for right of
way for the outfall sewer, by which it is
to be carried south of Inglewood and
emptied into the ocean upon 200-acre
tract of land which he proposes to deed
to the city for that purpose, said report
of the engineer stating that the new
route would cost $33, 900 more than the
one condemned, l report as follows:
While recognized that the new route,
as proposed, had some advantages over
the old one, particularly as to the
ocean front, and the concessions granted
by Mr.. Freeman as to rights of
way while constructing the sewer,
would be justified in spending so much
more money than Mr.. Freeman had
been allowed by the court, as by paying
$4,000. and such other sum as the Judge
might direct to cover any further dam
age which might be allowed him in case
q new trial should be granted (Which is
very doubtfuD, we could proceed to take
possession of the land and build the
sewer, even if he should appeal. /
stated to Mr.. Freeman my objections to
the proposed compromise, whereupUn
he consented to change in the pro-
posed route, which change the engineer
informs ma will save $4,000 in cost of
construction. He also consented to the
outfall pipe being extended but 900 feet
into the ocean instead of 1900. Upon
making this reduction in the increased
cost of the 4 compromise route, /
am not prepared to say that
the advantages to be gained by
his offer are not worth the extra amount
to be expended. In case you should
agree upon the compromise line it will
be necessary to commence proceedings
by again passing an ordinance of inten-
tion (repealing the old one), and an cleo
tion cannot be held much before about
sixty days, and in case you pass new
ordinance the clerk should be directed
not to publish the notice of election, as
directed by ordinance calling the slee-
tion for the Goth. In order that no time
should be lost in the event you agree to
such compromise, have prepared a
deed from Mr.. Freeman embodying the
grants of rights of way, waiver OF dam
ages, etc., and also an agreement provid-
ing for the placing of this deed and the
deed for the land on the ocean front in
escrow with E. F. Spence, pending the
election, to be delivered upon the pay
ment of the sum of $12,5O0. have
also nranared atipulatior axtandino