The herald., 1893-05-02
taken up and lost BY vote Of 2 ayes to


taken up and lost by vote Of 2 ayes to
z nays.
Mr. Gaffey-I move the chairman OF
the board of public works, the street
superintendent and the city engineer be
appointed committee to take charge OF
the work.
Mr.. Pessell moved TO amend that the
same committee be allowed to have
charge of the work, and that'the further
hearing of the case be postponed one
week, which was carried unanimously.
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
The report of the park commissioners,
involving q payroll of $4,000 for the
month OF April and lot of small bills
(already approved by the supply COM
mittee) amounting to $sS3.50, was then
taken up and considered by sections.
Mr.. Gaffey demanded sight of the
park payroll before he could vote intel
ligently.
While Mr.. Gaffey was scrutinizing the
demands against the park funds, the
claim of Lockwood for salary as Justice
of the peace was taken up and argued
by Mr.. Mcfarland and Councilman
Nickel, the latter of whom said he had
once before voted to pay Lockwood, and.
a few days later. the courts decided
Lockwood was not entitled to pay. He
moved to lay on the table.
Mr.. De Groot, to whom Lockwood had
assigned his claim, was then heard in
his own behalf. He said Mr.. Lucken-
bach had exported Mr.. Lockwood's
books and could testify as to their ac-
curacy.
The motion to lay on the table was
lost-ayes, 81 nays, 6. The question
then came up on approval of the de-
mands, which passed by vote of ayes
to nays.
ALAMEDA STREET.
Mr.. Pessell moved that the street
superintendent be instructed to repair
Alameda street from Ninth street to the
city limits. Adopted.
THE CITY ENGINEER
Reported a final ordinance to establish
the grade of Lyall street. Passed under
suspension of rules.
Also presented ordinance OF intention
to construct sewer in the Hill street
district. Referred to the sewer COM
mittee.
The protest against grading Figueroa
street between Temple and Court street
has S12 feet out of 1400 feet frontage.
Mr.. Innes said that there are 2l2 feet
on the protest that were originally on
the petition. The clerk read that Thomas
Lewis had signed the petition and then
elgned the protest, and now he has
withdrawn from the protest. The mat
ter was put through a dozen different
motions when finally Mr.. Teed made a
motion to vacate the proceedings in the
case, which prevailed by vote of to l.
REPORT OF THE TAX COLLECTOR.
This officer asked for permission to
employ an extra deputy for 15 days to
write up the delinquent tax list. Mr..
Rhodes moved that the city attorney be
instructed to bring in an ordinance to
that effect. Mr.. Strohm moved to amend
by referring to the finance committee.
Carried by to2.
The city auditor also filed report to
the effect that duplicate demand for
$93 had been paid already for gas con-
sumed in the old city hall. The trouble
seems to lie in the mayors Office where
q duplicate was made. Also statement
of the condition of the funds which was
referred to the finance committee.
WORK FOR THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT.
Councilman Teed moved that the
street superintendent be ordered to
remove trees from Scarf street road
way. They have long since ceased to
be of any ornament to the street and
the residents on that street desire their
removal.
Mr.. Gaffey seconded the motion. He
said the street superintendent was con.
stantly receiving orders to do work oil
this sort and paving no attention tc
them whatever. Quite "a warm argu.
ment sprung up between the street
uperintendent and Mr.. Gaffey, the
latter of whom asked if the superintend-
ent considered himself under obliga-
tions to obey orders from anybody.
The motion was then adopted.
THE LAND COMMITTEE
Reported having examined the matter
of four and one-half acres of land be-
tween Lazard street and Alhambra
avenue, and seconded that the mayor
sign deed to the Southerd California
railway company. Adopted.
The report of the Finance committee,
approving the park pay roll, was then
adopted.
PETITIONS AND PROTESTS.
Camille Guercio asks the grading oi
Figueroa street between Temple and
Court on a new compromise grade. S.
J. Shields and T. A. Lewis withdraw
from the protest against grading said
street.
O. NJ Farland and s. @. Conkle and
Others protest against grading Figueroa
between Temple and Court.
J. M. Griffith and others asked relief
from mud hole which forms by water
collecting at Twenty-eighth and Hoover
streets.
Merrill lodge of Good Templars ask
council to erect six or more public drink
ing fountains in the business portions of
the city.
O.. Wigdale, johnson & Keeney Co.
and others ask establishment OF grade
of Kane street from Belmont avenue to
Bonnie Brse street.
A.C. Potter and others ask permission
to turnpike Moore street from Seventh
to Ninth, with. S-inch gutter on each
side, and to make fill at approach from
Seventh to Moore street.
A. Banning Gates asks for quit claim
deed to certain property formerly owned
by Richard Den. Thomas L. Duque also
asks for quit claim deed to certain prop
erty.
W. D. Campbell, B. W. Diehl and 9TH
ers ask establishment of grade of Ocean
View avenue between Bonnie Brae and
Alvarado streets, and protest against the
proposed four feet cut on said avenue at
Quebec street.
The Los Angeles Farming and Milling
company asks permission to repair the
platform extending on the Alameda
street side of the warehouse &C Commar-