The herald., 1896-02-11
this sum to the property owners entitled

! to make a final report 10 the council OF
their proceedings in the street in order
! proved. and that they would be entitled
! in such report to make an allowance to
| themselves as commissioners for this eX-
ira and extraordinary service which they
! have rendered in this street, and IT such al
! lowanee is not in excess of $500 per day,
! for the time actually employed by them,
I such allowance should be also confirmed
and approved by the council.
Bonnie Brae Street-On this street the
commissioners made no charge for their
services, but in their report they included
the sum of $500 as clerk hire to be paid to
a Mr.. Whitaker, who had d acted IS their
clerk. After the report was finally con-
firmed by the council. they employed MIR.
Schneider to close up the matter, to receive
and record all deeds, to see that the titles
were perfect thereto. and to issue and de-
liver the warrants to the parties
entitled thereto, and for which SER
vices they agreed to pay, and did pay him
the sum of S2S.S7, being the amount left
in the fund devoted to this street, think
this expediture was proper and legal ex-
penditure and can not be collected back.
East Pico street-On this street the COM
missoners drew warrants in their own
favor for Sl3.S3 each in excess of the
amount fixed in their report as their COM
pensaiioH. and | think that they should re-
was taken.
Santee street-On this street the COM
missioners drew warrants in their favor for
the sum of $3.50 each in excess OF the
amounts which they had fixed in their re-
port as their compensation, and think
the same should be returned to the fund
from which it was drawn.
Alley in block H, Boyle Heights-On this
street only one of the commissioners drew
an amount in excess of the amount fixed
in their report. | am informed by the
clerk that it was on an understanding be-
tween all of the commissioners that this
commissioner and the clerk should attend
to closing up the work necessary after the
filing of the report, and that this commits
sioner alone should receive pay for such
extra services. The amount is $l1.45 and
seems to have been overlooked in the re.
port of the auditor. l think the commits
sioner to whom this sum was paid should
return the same to the fund from which Ii
was drawn.
Castelar, Street-On this street the com.
missoners drew warrants in their OWL
favor for the sum of $42 each in excess OF
the amounts fixed in their reports, and
these amounts | think should be returned
to the fund. There is also an item ol
$l0.40 paid out to these commissioners or
this street which perhaps should be refund
ed by them. 1t arose in the following man
ner: On this street there we're hundreds OF
small assessments which were collected by
the street superintendent, and in footing
up the amounts collected by the street SUI
perintendent the deputy in charge of the
matter found that he had made
errors aggregating a shortage against
him of 5000. Out of the penalties col
lected on this street, amounting to Sl1O.9S
the commissioners thought it best to reim
burse the deputy in the street department
for this shortage of $l0.40 which he had
HI ,y,I thn
drew a warrant covering this and Other
amounts, and the $10.40 was paid to the
| deputy, when it was not legal charge
upon the funds. This sum, also, tainl
| can in law be collected from the commits
| siouers.
Before making demands for the severa
! amounts which have reported from thes
/ commissioners, [ desire that your honor
able body shall investigate the matte
| further, in order that you may be satisfied
| as to whether or not | am correct as to the
| amounts to be returned in all those partic
ulars in which L find the amounts different
| from those covered by the report of youl
commissioners, and that you direct me a
once what steps you wish taken for their
collection, in the event the commissioners
should be of the opinion that these sums
were proper charges upon the funds anG
should not pay the same upon demand.
| The above was referred to the finance
| committee.
| The city attorney yesterday also reported
| the following:
An ordinance providing for the election
| TO submit the question of anneXing certain
| territory to the city on the south and west
boundaries thereof. Adopted.
An ordinance abandoning certain alleys
| in Block b of the Lakeshore tract in ac
cordance with petition of Messrs. Dodd &
OGara. Adopted.
An ordinance for the widening of Ninth
street between Spring and Pearl streets
Adopted.
An ordinance for the opening of Sixtt
street west. Adopted.
An ordinance for the widening of Stan
ford avenue. Adopted.
The first ordinance mentioned above
the one calling the second annexation elec
ton, which is finally officially stated vii
be held on Saturday. March 2l.
ROUTINE COUNCIL MEETING
Councilman Kingery occupied the chai
at the regular weekly session held yester
day, President iced being absent wit
Malaikah Temple at Phoenix.
| The recommendation of the board o
health that the demands of the garbag
contractors be held by the mayor and tn
city council until the vicinity of their crem
atory is properly cleaned up, was referre'
| to the finance committee.
| The report of the fire commissioners re
| turning acquisitions for supplies purchased
before the end of the old year, was referrel
| to the supply committee. and the hearin
of the appeal against the diagram for tn
| sewering of Second street from Hewitt tt
| Ross, was deferred for one week, the mat
ter being in the meantime referred to tn
sewer committee.
The report of the supply committee re.
questing information regarding the pay
ment of bill for $132 for the repair of tn,
| plumbing in the city hall was referred t,
| the sewer committee.
| The health officer reported recommend
| ing that sewers be constructed on Arneli;
street from Ducommun to Commercial
| Seventeenth street from Grand avenue t.
Hope and on Chicago avenue from Michi
gan to First street. The report was re
| ferred to the sewer committee.
The street department reported recon-
mending an extension of thirty days tim,
in the improving of Coronado street from
Seventh to Ninth, and the extension wa
| granted.
The ordinance making it misdemeano
| to obstruct the streets and sidewalks of tn,
city was referred back to the land com
| mit.ee for amendment so as to cut off il
the intended prohibition only the maiI
streets of the city.
The recommendation of the finance com
mittee that consulting engineers be ap
| pointed to assist in the opening of Broad
| way at a compensation of $3.50 were re
ferred to the board of public works.
| Among the petitions presented was one
from Alfred Solano asking permission OF
behalf of Troop D, N. G., c., for the use ant
| maintenance of a rifle range for targe
| practice on lots and z, block 46, Han