The herald., 1893-09-12

between feventh ana Nlntn streets,
recommend the same beyrranted and
the city engineer instructed to present
the necessary ordinance OF intention.
Adopted.
Recommend that A. P. Gross be
granted further time for beginning con-
struction OF the electric railroad granted
to him by franchise.
Ordinance OF intention was read, rules
suspended and the ordinance granting
same adopted.
Recommend that ordinance for riding
bicycles on the sidewalks be passed.
THE BICYCLE ORDINANCE.
The draft OF the ordinance preventing
the use OF bicycles on sidewalks was
read. 1t showed that no one should be
allowed to ride on sidewalka with bicy-
cles, and each wheel must have lam
tern attached.
Mr.. Pessell moved that the ordinance
be amended 80 as to strike out all REFER
ence to carrying lanterns, but the mo-
tion was lost.
The ordinance was then passed, on
motion OF MI. Teed.
1t declares 1T unlawful for any person
between the hours OF O'Clock .. m. and
8 O'Clock a. m. to ride through, over,
along or upon any public street OF Los
Angeles with or upon any bicycle or ve-
locipede without having attached to
such vehicle q lighted lamp or Ian
tern.
Upon conviction OF breaking the ordi-
nance the fine shall not exceed $50, or
imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, Or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
d. A. wATsoN's SHORTAGE.
The following report was made:
+ I'VE, your special committee, to
whom was referred the communication
from the street perintendent asking
that an investiention of his Office be
made, beg leave to report that we have
employed Mr.. A. @. Davis, an expert,
to examine the books, who has made a
thorough examination OF same, and has
made n detailed report to this committee
showing the condition of the funds in
the office, copy OF which is hereby
submitted with this report, showing q
shortage of s272.40, among which were
the following items:- $6lkcollected for
tax sale certificates for the opening and
widening OF streets, which should have
been paid into the city treasury accord.
ing to the city charter.
1T ia reported to this committee that
this has been a custom with two former
administrations OF the street superin-
tendent's Office, and we recommend that
the books be exported to see if the same
be true.
I'VE find by. investigation that the
balance Of the shortage has been loaned
by the deputy street superintendent, A.
l. Stewart, to; different persoDs without
authorization and knowledge OF the
zstreet eupsrintendent.
"We find from the report OF the ex-
pert, that the books in the Office have
been kept in such q manner as TO be
difficult to get at to ascertain the correct
facts and figures, so as to make up the
correct bnlancee. The expert reported
to this committee that it was necessary
to 60 outeide to get the necessary data
to make q report.
1--WE recommend that the books in
the Office be kept in such manner that
at all times an expert or any person will
be able TO get the necessary data for
making the balances. sf s''
'And we further recommend that the
street superintendent be directed to pay
into the city treasury all moneys re-
ceived in his Office and take treasurer's
receipt therefor, and all moneys to be
paid eut through the city treasury in
atead Of through the banks.
s'Wiih refefence to the matter re-
ferred to in ths Daily Times, that called
sfor this sdn8aafiR4tion, in reference TO
furnishing thel sN eeT department with
one cash' book, one record book and one
ledger, we find on investigation that
August S95S one X <RsaJpnes did col
lect - warrApt fef 5G for the said
books. We 2hd fnt t4hat .Messfs. Glass
& Long made the by oks complete for
$50 and paid aeon1n1issioh on l5 per cent
OF the cost Of same to r.. Jones as com.
mission for pfocufing them the work.
This committeeis unable to determ-
mine who received the difference of
$14.50, as Mr.. L. r. Jones collected the
warrant."E s&A Nk3
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Gaffey presented a minority re-
port, the same as the one made by the
committee, with the exception that his
report shows that the street superin-
tendent follows the same method of
bookkeeping as did his predecessor.
The majority report wac adopted.
.f Mr.. Munson moved that the epecial
committee be continued, with power to
expert; the books of the street superin-
tendent. Adopted.
e LAND COMMITTEE REPORT.
The land committee reported, recon.
mending that the bid of G. Bacigalupi
torrent reservoir site No. 2 be accepted,
at $165 for one year from December let,
and the city attorney be instructed to
prepare and present the necessary ordi-
nance. Adopted.
eZANJA COMMITTEE REPORT.
The zanja committee reported as fol-
lows: sr
We, your zanja committee, to whom
was referred petition No. 66t from w, T.
Dalton and others asking that the zanjs
crossing Central avenue at the corner OF
Washington street be piped with a
cement pipe, and recommended that
said crossing be pfped with 20 inch
cement pipe, and that the city clerk ad-
vertise for bids. Adopted.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The report of the city engineer showed
that he had examined the petitions of
the Los Angeles bank and others rela-
tive to the widening OF First street be-
tween Los Angeles and Main streets,
and found that the total frontage repre-
sented on said petitions is 4254 feet
that the total frontage in the district
heretofore recommended ia S47O feet. A
majority would be 1926 feet. The petit