The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-10-23
A SHORT COUNCIL MEETING.
Politics Interferes With the
City's Business.
Oil Men Permitted to String Wires
Across Alleys.
X -comm n ations of tho Board of Pub
lie Works Arc Adopted - Chief
Morisrty's Regulation Refer
red Back to Committee


men asking for a stay OF proceedings
against them in the matter of removing
wires and pipes crossing unused streets
and alleys in the oil district. The matter
was referred to the board OF public worka
and the street superintendent ordered to
let the matter remain in allegiance until
its report.
The recommendations Of the board OF
public works. as published in the HER.
AID. were adopted. with the exception
of Mr.. Munson's motion to pipe the Ar
royo do los Reyes for distance OF 300
feet between Fifth and Sixth streets,
and that the clerk advertise for bids for
the work. This recommendation was
laid over for consideration until 10 a. IN.
today.
The following recommendations OF the
finance committee were adopted:
That the report OF the city auditor on
the condition OF his books for the month
OF September, and reports on the con-
dition OF the funds for weeks ending
October 9th and October 18th, OF the
same officer, and the report OF same
officer on the water overseer's report, be
filed.
That petitions No. I'll from ]. Ball,
No. 757 from R. Molony ct AL, and No.
769 from 2. w. Search, be filed.
In the matter Of the petition from W.
X. Burnett, asking for the return to him
of the sum of $l.38 on account of per-
sonal property assessed against lot 40,
Of the Meyer tract, Tor the year lS94-95.
when no such personal property existed
at the time OF making the assessment
for eaid year, the city assessor having
reported to this committee recommend
that the petition be granted, We recon-
mend thaG the same be granted, and
that upon the filing of proper demand
drawn upon the tax fund of 1S94-95 the
said sum of $l.38 be returned to the
petitioner.
In the matter of petition from H. s.
Baer. asking a return of $41.53,
amount of tax sale No. 80. for the year
lS87-SS. upon the ground that the prop
erty therein described is doubly assessed
for said year, and the taxes heretofore
paid thereon, under assessment No.
53l IN and 40.P, and submitting with
said petition quit claim deed inuring
to the present owners of the property
therein described, for delivery upon the
granting Of said petition, the city as
seasor having reported to the committee
that the statements contained in said
petition are correct, and that said tax
| deed was issued ON account of double
| assess ment, the committee recommend
| ed that the petition be granted and that
upon the filing OF proper demand
| drawn upon the tax fund of 1S87-6R the
cum OF SAL. 53 be returned to the petit
toner. and that the city clerk be in
f! structed to deliver the deed submitted
with the petition to the owners of said
property for record.
| A report upon this petition was made
at this time in order TO assist the prop.
erty owners in perfecting the title be-
| fore the issuance of certificate of title
now under way by the abstract COM
panies. This was laid over until next
meeting.
The motion of Mr.. Innss, that repairs
be made in the street at the intersection
of Bellevue avenue and Buena Vista
street, was adopted. and the work or
dered done.
The acquisitions of tho supply COM
mittes were approved and ordered paid,
with the exception of one from the chief
OF police for elk badges. Upon motion
of Mr.. Strchm this was referred back to
the committee.
| Mr.. Pessel very quietly moved that o
better service be gwen by the Consoli-
dated Electric Railway company on its
Maple avenue line. and the motion very
quietly was carried without a dissenting
voice.
An ordinance, to lay sewer along
the alley between Ingraham and Seventh
streets across private property, was
passed.
To the board of public works the fol-
lowing matters were referred: A side
walk on Sand street., between Philadel-
phia and Montreal streets; protests and
petitions regarding work on Norwood
street.
A protest against accepting the work
done by d. +. Donegan on New Fourth
street. between Lncas and Fifth street,
was laid over for a hearing at 2 O'Clock
on Monday next.
| The board of public works also has
before it petition to improve Thirtieth
street. between Swift and Hoover; q
sewer on Eighth street; the improve.
ment OF Lincoln street. between Moore
street and the west terminus OF Lincoln
cement walk 10 feet wide on the north
side OF Seventh from Wall to Main
street.
The draft OF an ordinance for opening,
improving and extending Darwin ave-
nue. and appointing commissioners for
the work was received and laid over.
! The report OF the city CLERK. which
WAS received. is as follows:
In the matter of the grading of Bon
ME Brae street, from Sixth street to Ar
mold street. under ordinance No. 2S43,
the city engineer informs me that the
grade of Bonnie Brae street does not
| agree with the grade OF Sixth street,
the grade of Sixth street having
/ been changed, and that OF Bonnie Brae
street not having been changed to con-
form thereto. / would like your in
structions in this matter before pre-.
Henting the final ordinance.
Iu the matter of the grading OF Beau
dry avenue, between Alpine street and
Hinton avenue, the city engineer in
forms me that the grade OF the street
has never been established, which will
render these proceedings invalid.
In the matter of the idewalking of
Orange street (north side) between Blk
ell street and Lucas avenue, notice of
street work was published Septe mber
IL, 1894. Time for protest ex PRED Sep
TENDER 20, 1894, No protests have
been received. Proof by affidavit of the
publication of all notices directed and
OF the posting of the ordinance of ntsn-
ton is on file in the office OF the under
! signed, and the street superintendent
has certified that the affidavit showing
the posting OF street notices is on file in
his office; on October 9Th, council ac-
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