The herald., 1894-08-21

Before the report was nhrOly on tno
table every member Of the council was
on his feet trying to get in word or
two. Considerable feeling was mani
tested.
The outcome OF the matter was that
the report was withdrawn and Mr..
Brunson made motion that the matter
OF park extension be taken from the
land committee. The chair held that
the motion was out OF order.
Mr. Brunson moved that the council
instruct the land committee to report
end the motion prevailed.
THE SEWER COMMITTEE.
The report OF the sewer committee
was adopted by the council as follows:
Recommend that the bid of NJ ZuIetti for
the construction of sewer along Also street,
from Anderson street to Bride street, and on
Bridgc street, from Also street TO Pennsyiva-
mia avenue, at 22iS cents per lineal foot for
the sewer com plete, be accepted, and the ac-
cOmpanying resolution OF award adopted:
Recon- end that the bid of Ramish d Marsh,
to sewer Nam stseet from the intersection of
Main and Washington stree Is, to n point oppo-
site the southeas corner of lot 10 OF tbs Carr
tract, at 80 cents per lineal loot, for the sewer
complete, 81 for mani es and 81 for flush
tanks each, be accepted and the accompanying
resolution of award adopted.
Recommend that the bid of Ramish IL Marsh
to sewer Twenty-frst street, from point $50
feet east of the west line of Figueroa street, to
point 100 feet west of the west line OF Main
street, at IL cents per lineal foot, for the sewer
com plete, 81 each for II auhOles and 81 each
for iushtanks, be accepted and the accompany
ing resolution of award adopted.
Recommend that the bid OF A. NJ. Austin to
sewer PicO and Pearl streets, at 81 cents per
lineal foot for sewer complete; $50 each Tor
man holes, and $50 each for flush tanks. be ac
| cepted, and the accompanying resolution OF
award adopted
| Recommend that the proposal of Conrad
| Scheerer to sewer Grand avenue and Pico
streets at 81 cents per lineal foot for the sewer
com plete. 1853 each for man holes, and $135
each for flusn tanks be accepted, and the ac-
! com mpanying resolution of award adopted.
Recommend that the PROPOSAL of b. Lorenz
| to sewer Santee street at 631. cents per lineal
| foot for the sewer complete be accepted, ana
| the accompanying resolution OF award be
| adopted.
| Recommend that the proposal OF NJ. Zurettl
| to construct sewer on Flower streeta 80 cents
| per lineal foot for the sewer complete, be ac-
cepted, and the accompanying resolution of
| award adopted.
| to sewer Washington, Cnerry, and other streets
| include in the Western Intercepting sewer
district. No 3, at 81 cents per lineai foot be
accepted, and the accompanying resolution of
| award be adopted.
| DEMANDS ORDERED PAID.
The demands for the month as pre-
sented were accepted and ordered paid.
DETECTING TO THE LICENSE.
Mr.. Alfred Cooper came before the
board on behalf OF the Wholesale liquor
merchants' association and asked that
the license OF $40 be coneidered by the
board RS q committee of the whole, and
Thursday morning was set as the day
for meeting.
The Wholesale dealers have all refus.
ed to pay their licenses and the matter
ofswearing out warrants was under con
sideration when the matter was brought
before the council.
MORE LAND COMMITTEE REPORT.
The land committee put in second
report that it cannot agree ON the
matters before the committee. The
matter was referred back to the council
and Mr.. Munson again moved the city
engineer be instructed to prepare the
maps.
Il was moved by Mr.. Peesel to include
the Briswalter tract on the map. and by
Mr.. Sthorm to include q portion of the
Downey estate. The motions were lost.
motion was then made to have the
maps prepared for condemning three
strips OF land, one for Elysian park. on G
for East Side park and one for Mestlake
PARK. The motion was lost, and the
whole matter laid on the table.
THE FINANCIAL END.
1u6 T6pUIJ VI tu0 uuHuClEl COH mlLL6e
was adopted, as follows:
In the matter of petition No. 6O3, from W.
| H. Smylie, asking that the council compel Tax
Collector Field TO take such action as may be
| necessary to remove the cloud against lot 10
| block b, OF the HAYES tract caused by tax dee
for the year 1888, when the taxes thereon
were paid, and the petitioner holds receipt
therefor, from an examination IL appears that
the taxes upon this property were paid on the
| 9th day OF november, 1883, but the tax col
lector marked the wrong property as having
been paid and sold that OF the petitioner, and
deed has been issued thereon.
We therefore recommend that the city clerk
be instructed To notify Mr field o. the condi-
ton of the matter aud request him to obtain q
quit claim deed for the petitioner, and that In
case of refusal or neglect to obtain such deed
within a reasonable length of time, hat the
city attorney will be instructed to commet &C
an action against said Field, and his bonds
men, in the name of the petitioner to compel
him to clear such title.
In the matter of petition No. GIG from ]. F.
Crosby asking that the following sums be re.
turned to him on account of certificates N 0.
1923, 1125, 1891, for the year 1887 SO and GER
tifcates No 119S for the year 1ss5-S9 to wit
Certificate No. 1928, $2.37; certificate No
1925, $2.37: certificate No. 1l9S, 81 80; GER
the property therein described is douby as
sessed for said years, and the taxes heretofore
paid thereon, your committee beg leave to re-
port that the city assessor has reported to this
committee that the property described in said
ates are double assessment No. 743. IL,
and recommending that the petition be
granted we therefore recommend that the
city clerk be instructed to mark said tax sales
cancelled and redeemed Of record, and that
upon the filing of proper demands, the follow
ing sums be returned to the petitioner, to wit
Certi icate No. 1928, tax fund of 1SS7-S8
SILL 81: No. 1925, tax fund of 1SS7-SS, 81. 81
No. 1891 tax fund of lSS7.S9, $3.50; No
119S, tax fund of 1SSS'S9, $3.50
THE zANJAs.
The report of the zanja committee was
adopted. 1t recommended that the city
clerk be directed to advertise for pro-
posals to put in pipe line on Figueroa
street.
Councilman Iunes moved that the
zanja pipe be repaired from Fremont
avenue to Echo park, and it was go or
dered.
Councilman Smith moved that the OBJ
structions be removed from in front oi
the wool-pulling mill on north Main
street. and the matter was referred tc
the land committee.
CITY ENGINEER.
The report OF the city engineer was
that the ordinance OF intention to grade
ana gravel and construct redwood curt
on Bailey street be adopted. That the
ordinance for grading Marcheseault
street, from Main to Alameda. be
adopted.
| Tho Afternoon Session.
Petitions and protests filed up this