Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-05
Other Routine Business Which Was
TRANSACTED.
Reports from City Omcers-Recom-
mendations Made-MOtions
Adopted-Petitions
Received.

ing at the usual hour and the hrst busl-
ness taken up was lengthy communi-
cation from City Attorney Mcfarland
regarding the suit of the council against
the Citizens Water company. The re-
port in question was published in Sun
days HERALD.
A motion was made by Mr.. Rees to
refer the report to the special committee
on water supply.
Mr.. Jnnes desired to know if it would
be necessary to appeal the suit, and to
this Mr.. Mcfarland said if the council
wanted to take the opinion of himself
and Judge Shaw on the constitutional
point it would not be necessary to ap
peal it. He always had told the council
that he did not believe the property
could be forfeited.
Mr.. McGarry then asked if the city
was not entitled to draw the ten inches
of water from the river, and if it would
not be necessary to appeal from the
decision of the court to establish that
right.
The city attorney replied that the
company had no right to any water
after the expiration of one years notice,
which had been given, and would expire
in May next. The forfeiture would only
work confscatlon of the plant, the
pipes, reservoirs and pumps of the COM
pany, aud not of anything it did not
own, but held as mere license.
The motion to refer was carried.
An ordinance was passed requiring
four deputies to the city assessor; also
one requiring poles on the street to be
painted.
On recommendation of the land COM
mittee it was decided that lease of the
stock yards be given to the Santa Fe
company at $3.50 per annum for three
years.
The following reports were received:
Police Judge HI. G. Austin reported
$3S9.20 collected in his office as fees
during December.
City Justice Austin reported $67. .25
fees received in his Office during Decem-
Der.
Clerk OF Police Court Joseph F. Cham
bers reported 1868. 20 fees received in the
police courts during the month, and
1874 % OF fees uncollected.
Building Superintendent 0. ]. Much
more reported $74 received in his Office
as fees during December.
City Tax and License Collector
Thompson reported $34 of delinquent
October licenses collected during Decem1
ber, and $40 uncollected.
Collector Thompson reported 2169 De-
cember licenses received for collection,
valued at $l5,613. One license was re-
turned, payment being refused 500; 81
were out of business, $249 80; 33 were
returned uncollected $66; license col
lected amounted to $14, 4,647 30. Report
adopted.
The contract for printing the city ad-
vertisements for one year was awarded
to the Evening express.
The following recommendations were
received:
From the sewer committee, that the
California Sewer Pipe company be
granted sixty days. extension on its con-
tract for furnishing sewer pipe for the
central interceptor, providing it furnish
bond to hold the city safe against claims
for damages.
From the zanja committee, denying
the petition of Robert Hargrave to be
allowed to use water running in the
ditch supplying reservoir No. A, for
water power.
Also that E. J. Post be permitted to
connect Pinch pipe to convey zania
petitioner to pay So per month.
The time for hearing the protests
against the opening and widening OF
Los Angeles street was set for January
21st at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The following motions were made:
BY Mr.. Summerland, that Wilhart
street be graded and graveled, work to
be done by city prisoners. Referred to
the board of public works.
BY Mr.. Nickel, that the city engineer
make cheap plans for turnpiking San
Fernando street, from Walnut street
bridge to the city limits. Adopted.
By Mr.. Afford, that the clerk adver-
tise for bids to build fume 4x2 feet on
ditch No. 2, from the south line of the
Los Angeles Electric Light company's
hume to Seventh street. Referred to
the zanja committee.
BY Mr.. Summerland, that the city en-
gineer furnish the land committee with
maps of all lands belonging to the city.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Afford, that the city engineer
present maps for the widening of Wash
ington street, from Main to San Pedro,
making said street eighty feet wide, and
that district OF assessment be laid out
to pay for the same. Referred to board
Ordinances were passed ordering Court
street from Figueroa street to Lakeshore
avenue graded and graveled; also or
dered graded and graveled Burlington
avenue from First to Bellevue avenue;
ordering sewer constructed on Temple
street from Union avenue to Lakeshore
avenue; ordering Fifth street from San
Pedro to Main street paved with btu
minous lime rock ordering Ticket street
from First to Brooklyn avenue graded
and graveled; declaring intention to
pave with asphalt Figueroa street from
Washington to Thirty-second street; to
grade and gravel Macy street from the
old Also road to the covered bridge.
Crosswalks were ordered laid as fol-
lows: On Sotello street across Main
street, on Alameda across Ducommun,
on Lazard across Vignes, on Turner
across Vignes, on Banning across Vignes,
on Eighth across San Julian, Maple ave-
nue. and Duplex street, on Seventh
across Maple avenue. on Grand across
Eighth, on Hill across Fourteenth, on
tenth across Grand avenue.
The report of the board OF public
works was adopted.
President Bonsall corrected a state
ment to the effect that the electric road
was to occupy the Buena Vista street
bridge. The company will build q
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