Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-29
Spend Their Regular Day
Making Laws.
A Lot of Routine Business Dis
posed Of.
The Money Voted for the Elysian
Park Drive.
The Health Oficer Wants Cows Kept
Away from Water DItoh-The
Demand OF O'Melveny 8 Hem
neck Dishonored.

Inc Dusiness uone curing the DAY Waf
chiefly of routine nature, and did moi
include anything of vital Importance
One of the most commendable features
of the city fathers work was the grant
ing of $4,000 appropriation for road
through Elysian park over the line ol
the proposed boulevard. Mr.. Nickel,
who week ago made go energetic q
stand against the transfer of the money
from the salary to the park fund, him.
self voted for the measure yesterday.
MAYORS MESSAGE.
When council had been called to order,
message was read from the mayor in
which that official announced that he
had returned, at the request of the coun-
Gil, the ordinance providing for the
opening of Maple avenue, without his
signature. Action was thereupon de-
ferred for one week. The board of pub
lie works discovered last Thursday that
the name of what is still known as Re-
gent street was changed two years ago
to "Maple avenue" and the postpone
ment of action on the ordinance is due
in the proceedings.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The city attorney reported an ordi-
nance extending limits of the chicken
ordinance, which was adopted. As the
ordinance now stands, it is unlawful to
let domestic fowls run at large within
the lines running from the corner of
CASTELAR, street and Bellevue avenue,
along CASTELAR, street to Temple street,
to Hill street, to Seventh street. to
Moore street, to Ninth street, to Main
street, to Seventh street, to Los An
geles street; thence to Marchessault
street; thence to Upper Main street I;
thence to Bellevue avenue to begin
ming.
The city attorney also reported an
ordinance fixing the limits within
which hucksters' and peddlers' wagons
should not be allowed to stand. As the
ordinance now stands, the lines are
from Main and Spring streets, from
Plaza to Sixth street, Broadway from
Temple to Seventh street, Commercial
street from Los Angeles street to Main
street, Requena street from Los An
geles street to Main street. All of
Market, Court and Franklin streets,
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth streets, from Hill to Los Angeles
streets.
In the matter of certain assessments
on Washington street, heretofore re-
ported on by the street superintendent
and city clerk, the oity attorney said:
81 have examined the matter and find
no record of any agreement upon the
part of the property owners to move
their respective fences back to the street
line as established at the time OF said
assessment. In view of the fact, how
ever, that many of the properly owners
have conformed to the established line
of said street, / would advise that all
certificates of sale in the street superin-
tendent's Office be cancelled where they
apply to property that has conformed to
said street line." Adopted.
POLICE BOARD.
The recommendation of the police
commissioners that the council adopt
design for fender to be placed on the
street cars and to enforce the ordinance
which requires the cars to wear such a
fender, was referred to the board of pub.
lie works.
GRADING PINK STREET.
A number of property owners on Pink
street applied for q suspension OF the
grading on Pink street, on the ground
that their understanding was that the
cut on the apex of the hill was to be
seven feet, whereas it is to be ten. They
were told that if all theproperty holders
woulS sign the petition, and the con-
trac.or agreed, the grade could be
changed. Meanwhile a suspension of
work was granted.
HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.
The health officer reported nuisance
existing at the west end OF Also street
bridge, where the dumping Of garbage
has been going on on lot. Ordered
abated.
Also that the cattle of the tenant of
the Los Feliz ranch have access to the
ditch through which the water runs that
is furnished to the consumers of the
Citizens Water company. The health
officer recommends that the ditch be
fenced with mile of wire fencing.
Referred to the special water committee.
Also that the Toberman reservoir on
Sixth street is in filthy condition.
THEY WOULDN'T PAY IT.
The demand of O'Melveny & Henneck,
attorneys, for $75 fees earned by them
in defending the suit of De Groot VS..
the city, the case in which Mr.. De Groot
attempted to collect the salary demands
of ex-Justice of the Peace Lockwood,
was denied. These attorneys were en-
ployed by the mayor, and the council
refused to admit that the mayor had
the authority to do so.
= FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee reported favor
bly, to allowing Mrs. Harriet j. Watson
$500 for her claim against the city for
failure to grade her lot on the corner of
Sand street and Broadway in accord
ance with an alleged agreement to do
so. Filed.
zANJERO AND zANJA COMMITTEE.
The zanjero reported an estimate of
the income and expenses for operating
the zanja system for the year ending
1892. The estimated receipts are $15,-
900; the estimated expenses are $13,-
80S. The East Los Angeles, Westlake
and Sixth-street parks are all supplied
with water from the irrigation system,
for which that system receives no
credit.
The zanja committee reported, recon-
mending that the Communication of the
Z Vernon Irrigating company, objecting
to the city diverting the water flowing
l., tho + na Anualaa river t0 evch an ax.