The herald., 1896-01-10
Mrs. Vickrey Files a Complaint
Against the City
GARBAGE SPECIFICATIONS
The Health Officer Recommends
Yearly Tax
IIIsgai-The Building Record Yesterday.
Petition for Lighting Franchise

Mrs. Sarah L.Vlckrey takes exceptions to
the intended filing of disclaimer by the
city of the strip of land on the corner of AL
ameda and Macy streets, in favor of Oscar
Macy, who has brought suit to quiet title to
the same. In letter to the mayor and
the council, Mrs. Vickrey says
"AG action was commenced by Oscar
Macy in the superior court of Los Angeles
county on the Sd day of June, 1895, said
case being numbered 23,435, claiming tt
tie to the following described property:
"Beginning at the northwest corner of
Alameda and Macy streets, thence north
lightweight (SS) degrees, west one hum
dred and fifty (15O) feet to the east line of
the old zanja. thence in a northwesterly
direction along the west line of said zanja
to Walters street; thence southeasterly
along the westerly line of Walters street to
Alameda street; thence southerly, south
three and one-half (3H) degrees, east four
hundred and forty-two (442) feet to the
place of beginning.
'And praying judgment against the city of
Los Angeles, that his title to the same be
quieted.
II respectfully submit that the records
of this county show that said property is
the property of the city of Los Angeles,
and that the plaintiff in said action has no
title of any character thereto, or interest
therein, except as citizen of Los Angeles.
II therefore protest against the filing of
disclaimer by the said city in said action,
and earnestly request that the claim of the
said Macy be contested in the courts.
II am especially interested in this con-
troversy, as own property adjoining the
lot hereinbefore described, and if at any
time the city should desire to dispose of
the title to the same desire an equal op-
portunity with all of them to purchase said
property"
The land committee has the above mat
ter in charge and it will come before the
council for final action on Monday. The
land in question is said to be worth sew
eral thousand dollars.
NEW GARBAGE SPECIFICATIONS.
The sewer committee spent the largest
part of yesterday discussing the disposal
of garbage. The present contract expires
February Goth, and it behooves tho NUM-
cipal authorities that something be at once
done in the way of new specifications.
Health Officer Steddom submitted the fol-
lowing:
Recommend that the city build its own
crematory or crematorles on land owned
or to be bought by the city for that pur-
pose.
That the city collect all garbage, ashes
and refuse in watertght wagons or vehi-
cles such as will meet the appoval of the
board of health.
That all garbage, ashes or refuse shall be
collected in district No. l every twenty
four hours, and in all other portions of the
city at least three times per week. No
garbage, ashes or refuse shall at any time
be placed upon the sidewalk.
That sanitary or house tax of S3 per
year be levied against each house; hotels,
restaurants, etc., to pay proportionate
amount, as shall hereafter be agreed upon.
That the matter of the collection of
garbage be placed under the control of the
health department.
President Teed said that under the char
ter the city could not lay ali ex ra tax OH
the citizens for this service. 1t would be
necessary to take the money out of the 81
limit tax. Mr.. Teed favored long term
contract and the garbage contractor being
allowed to assess each citizen small
amount. An ordinance could be adopted
fixing the rate for collecting garbage.
Councilman Munson favored advertising
for bids for hauling the garbage, each bid
der to arrange some means of disposing of
it, and the acceptance of the most practi-
cable suggestion. The committee took the
matter under advisement.
The sewer committee yesterday recon-
mended that the bid of P. M. Darcy to
sewer Main and other streets at S1.l2X
per foot be accepted.
The sewer on Bixel street was recon-
mended to be heightened.
THE BUILDING RECORD
Permits for new buildings aggregating in
value $1,000 we're issued Yesterday, the
most important being to j. N. Preston for
two frame dwellings to cost $500 each to
be located on Grand avenue between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fouIth streets.
ILLEGAL MEDICINE PRATICE
Health Inspector Hinkle yesterday swore
to a complaint charging "Dr." B. c. Platt,
the manager for DR.. Fooh at II Barnard
park with practicing medicine without a
license.
ELECTRIC FRANCHISE WANTED
E. E. Peck has filed petition requesting
the council to advertise for sale franchise
for electric lighting in the district south
from Seventh street. west of Main street.
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Rockwell Convicted
STOCKTON, Jan. 9.-J. W. Rockwell of
San Francisco, who got possession Of 1900
head of sheep here on the strength of a
worthless draft, sold them in San Francis