The herald., 1896-09-09

"Corney" Pendleton. and was nettled
because he could not keep 1t. The ordi-
nance finally passed under suspension Of
the rules.
The reading Of the report then contin-
ued as follows:
An ordinance abandoning a certain
portion OF Wall street Adopted.
An ordinance for the widening OF
Seventh street from Hoover street to
Vermont avenue and fixing the district
| OF assessment Adopted.
An ordinance for the widening of Sixth
street from Hoover street to Vermont
avenue. Adopted.
In the matter of the petition OF A. E.
Davis ct al. No. 6s3 we wish to report
| that we brought an action against the
| county auditor for the portion Of the
| funds in the Rosedale road district,
which the annexed portion of said dis
| trict was entitled to, and last week re-
| covered judgment for the sum of $215l,
| which sum has been paid into the treas
ury to be used exclusively on the streets
in the annexed portion Of the Rosedale
J district,
| At this point President Teed again
broke out in q new vein of facetious-
ness. winding up by moving that the
contract with Captain Cross for sprink-
! ling the streets in the annexed district
be cancelled. as 1t was Illegal under the
| decision Of the court, and the city at
| torney instructed to draw up a new
contract. The motion prevailed.
The attorneys report was continued
| as follows:
! In the matter Of the petition of E.
F. c. Klokke ct al. asking for the aban-
donment Of portion of Myrtle avenue
| i have to report that i am of the opin-
ion that such an ordinance should not
be passed until Mrs. Dominguez has
| made a quit claim deed to the several
.nwkry t.. kk0 T<x xt..r<
tract OF that portion of Myrtle avenue
| lying opposite their lots. When this Is
obtained Myrtle avenue can then be
| abandoned and the several property
owners extend their lines to the new
east line of Wall street. Referred to
| land committee.
| In the matter OF the suit of Henry
Mass vs. the city to quiet title to a Ger
tain piece of property situated on the
southwest corner of Wall and Winston
streets, as shown by a map recorded
In book 55, page 46. miscellaneous rec
ords of the county Of Los Angeles, I rec
ommend that disclaimer be filed. az
the city makes no claim to this prop
| erty. Adopted.
/ also make the same recommendation
In the suit of J. F.. BRAKEMAN VS.. the city
to quiet title to the west half Of lot ID
in block of the Sanchez tract for the
same reason. Adopted.
In the matter of the petition Of
Peck. Chase. ct al, for the return of
cerain sums paid to the health officer
for removal permits, L wish to report
that / have no means Of ascertaining
whether these sums were charged for
removal permits for bodies that had
never been buried or placed in burial
vaults. nor whether the parties making
the demands were the parties who paid
the several sums to the health officer
i recommend that the demands be de-
MED and the health officer be instructed
to demand the ten dollar fee for removal
permits only In those cases In which
the bodies have been buried or placed
in burial vaults before they are removed
from the state. Adopted
The usual petitions were read and re-
ferred to the proper committees.
On motion the finance committee was
instructed to place insurance on the new
city Jail.
On motion of Councilman Munson,
the superintendent of street sprinkling
was Instructed to have the newly graded
streets north of Orange and east of Bur-
lington avenue properly sprinkled
A recess was taken for fifteen min
utes to enable the city attorney to pre-
pare the contract for putting in asphalt
sidewalks and the ordinance reducing
the circus license, and when these were
approved the council adjourned to Mon
day next.
NOTIONS.
The following motions were intro
duced during the session:
Mr.. Stockweii, that the City Water
company lay a four-inch water main on
Sichel street from Main street to AL
hambra avenue and place fire hydrant
at Main street. Adopted.
Mr. StOckwel1. that a fire hydrant be
placed at the intersection of Main and
Hayes street. Adopted.
Mr.. Stockwell, that a new floor be put
In the Pasadena avenue bridge. Referred
to bridge committee.
Mr.. Pessell. that the Los Angeles City
| Water company lay four-inch water
pipe on Los Angeles street between
Washington and Twentythird streets,
and to lay as soon as possible a four
inch pipe on Santee street, between
Ninth and Twenty-third streets, pre-
viously ordered. Adopted.
Mr. Blanchard. that the City Water
company place a fire hydrant at the in
tersection of Michigan avenue andEver-
green avenue.f Adopted.
| Mr. Pessell, that the street superin-
| tendent repair the levee at Ninth street
as to make 1t safe to grade said Ninth
street to the west line Of the official bed
OF the Los Angeles river. The expense
of said work Is not to exceed SIS.
| Adopted.
| Mr.. Munson, that the water company
| lay four-inch water pipe on Shatto
street, Union avenue and Vernon street
Adopted.
Mr.. Tecd. that Bonnie Brae from Or
ange to Sixth, Burlington avenue from
Orange to Sixth and Sixth street from
Burlington avenue to Westlake avenue
be sprinkled. Adopted.
! Mr.. Synder. that the city engineer pre-
sent an ordinance for grading the east
side Of Buena Vista street from the point
| improved on the north side to the point
already graded on the east side Of said
Buena Vista street. Adopted.
| Mr.. Ashman, that the street superip-
| tendent repair the gutter on the west
side of Maple avenue, near Fifth street,
also open up the gutter on the east side
OF San Pedro street between Third and
Fourth streets. Adopted.
Mr. Ashman, that the mayor return
without his signature the ordinance of
intention to grade Ninth street. between
Central avenue and the river. Adopted
Mr.. Blanchard. that First street from
the west line Of Anderson street to the
east line Of Clarence street be graded,
etc. Adopted.
Mr.. Kingery, that the street superin-
tendent fill up the holes on Pico street,
.