The herald., 1893-11-14
THE WATER COMMITTEE REPORT
Could Not Get. Mr.. Peirce to
Make a Statement.
An Unusually Busy Session of the City
Council.
The Extra Patrolment Ordinance Passed.
Report on the Street superintend-
ent's Office-The Figueroa
Street Matter.

OnnpUoi anu 1uubb Wef6 pI6boub Wuou
the city council convened yesterday
morning in regular weekly session, and
Mr.. Gaffey WAS not present during the
session.
The meeting was really quite an un-
eventful one, although there was more
than the usual amount Of discussion.
The water committee had quite a
struggle to reach basis for negotiation
for the purchase of the water plant, but
could not get Mr.. Peirce to give state.
ment of the property. The council di-
rected the city engineer to form an esti-
mate of the underground property OF
the water system and its value.
The city attorney made an interesting
opinion upon Figueros street. holding
that portion OF it between Pico and
Sixth to be public highway.
Ex-Street Superintendent Hutchin-
son was allowed one week more in which
to clear up the discrepancies in the
books, and Street Superintendent Wat
con was reported as not having turned
in the amount of the shortage in his
Office
FREE LABOR BUREAU.
Manager White, of the free labor bu-
reau, reported for the week ending
November 1lth: Number Of applicants.
92 number of permanent situations se-
cured, 81.
The city clerk reported an ordinance
providing for the sidewalking OF Elev
enth street between Vernon and Sen
tous street, and it was passed.
CITY JUSTICE REPORT.
City Justice Seaman reported the col
lection OF fees amounting TO $3.50.
CITY AUDITORS REPORT.
The city auditor reported on hand Oc-
tober 1st s325. .978.9S; received during
month. $1S7. 1856 55; total, s5l3.3S4.53.
Disbursed during month, sl67. 1856. 33 !;
balance November let, $345, ,34Ss2U.
TAX SALE CERTIFICATES.
The finance committee reported rec
ommending the cancellation OF double
assessment tax sale certificates in the
names OF Dwight Whiting, M. e. Nc
Daniel. Archibald Mitchell, w. II. Al.
len, agent for Annie L. West, M. w.
Childe, j. E. Marsh. Adopted.
The finance committee also reported
number OF demands. which were ap-
proved.
SEWER COMMITTEE REPORT.
The sewer COM mittee in regard to the
petition Of the California Vinegar and
Picking company asking that they be
granted the privilege of dispoeing OF
tneir waete water, etc., in the Los An
2eles river. near the First street VIA
duct, reported that they found an ordi.
nance against allowing any one to poi
lutte the river. therefore they recommend
1t be denied. and the city engineer pre-
cent the necessary ordinance of inten-
tion for the construction of sewer in
the district in which the packing works
are located. Adopted.
The committee also recommend that
the eewer committee be authorized to
have the internal sewer system exam.
ined and cleaned out and got in readi-
ness for use by the time the outfall
sewer is completed, Adopted.
REQUEST BY THE PARK COMMISSIONERS.
The park commissioners recommended
that Mr.. Body be asked to pipe the
water running inthe open zanja through
the East Los Angeles park from reser-
vor No. to Mission road. They etate
that.it would be OF great benefit to the
water supply for this park, besides re-
lieving the park OF the nueance caused
by tho open ditch. Referred to the
zanja committee.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The board of public works made their
report, as heretofore published in the
HERALD. and tfe'varions recommends
tions were approved by the council
withous amendments.
DEFERRED SIDEWALK ORDINANCES.
Ordinances OF intention to cement
sidewalk East Beacon street between
Seventh and Eighth streets, Alvarado
street between Seventh and Ninth
streets, and South Tenth street from
Pearl to O,erton. which had been laid
over from the last meeting, were again
laid over for another week.
An ordinance of intention to lay
cement sidewalk on the west side OF
Burlington avenue between Seventh and
Ninth streets. which was laid over from
the last meeting, was taken up and
passed.
CITY ENGINEER's REPORT.
The city engineer reported that he
had furnished the city attorney des-
cription of the property to be taken for
the widening of Third street between
Alameda and Hewitt streets. Filed.
Also on the petition of Robert Strong
against the proposed change of grade
on Burlington avenue between Arnold
and Maryland streets, that the petition
represents sos feet, and they lack 75 6 10
feet of having majority of the frontage.
Filed.
Also an ordinance of intention to con-
etruct cement sidewalk on the east
eide OF Hope street between Seventh
and Eighth streets, which was laid
over one week.
Also ordinances to establish the
grades of Maple avenue from Sixth to
Seventh, from Eighth to Ninth and from
the south side OF the O. W. Childs
tract to Washington street; Grand ave-
nue. from Fourth to Fifth street and fix
the district of assessment; West State
street from Beaudry avenue to Court
street, which wers adopted.
The city engineer also reported an
ordinance OF intention to establish the
grade Of Loomis street. between Sew
cDth and Orange streets. Adopted.
Also, final ordinances to establish
the grades of Breed street, from Sheri-
dan to Brooklyn avenue; Folsom street,
from Soto to Cornwell street; Byron