The herald., 1896-12-29
week ending December 18th, 1896. be

week ending December 18th, 1896, be
filed.
Recommend that the annual reports
OF the health officer, city clerk, chief OF
police, city attorney, street superintend-
ent, water overseer, superintendent Of
buildings, board of park commissioners
city assessor, school superintendent and
plumbing inspector, be referred to the
incoming council.
Recommend that the official bonds OF
j. H, Dockweiler. city engineer; w. Il
Dunn, city attorney, and 7. E. Nichols
city auditor, be referred to the incoming
council.
In the matter of Petition No. 1144 from
T. L. Duque, asking a return to him cl
the sum of 1925 on account Of taxes paid
on personal property assessed under as
sessment No. 1856 (A) for the year
1S96-97, when no such personal property
existed at the time of making the as
sessment, the city assessor having re-
ported to this committee that the state
ments contained In said petition are cor
rect, we recommend that the same be
granted, and that upon the filing of q
proper demand against the tax fund of
1S96-97 the sum of 1925 be returned to
the petitioner.
In the matter Of petition No. 1143, from
A. A. de Rivera, asking a return to her
of the sum of 1925 on account Of taxes
paid on personal property for the year
1S96-97 under assessment No. 406 (R),
when no such personal property existed
at the time of making the assessment,
the city assessor having reported to this
committee that the statements contain
ed In said petition are correct, we rec
ommend that the same be granted, and
upon the filing of proper demand
drawn against the tax fund of 1896 81
the sum Of 1925 be returned to the petit
toner.
In the matter of petition No. 1142, from
G. Tonzola, asking return to him of the
sum of $3.50 on account Of taxes paid on
personal property for the year 1S96-97.
under assessment No. 29 (T) when. no
such property existed at the time of
making the assessment, the city assess
or having, reported to this committee
that the statements contained in said
petition are correct, we recommend that
the same be granted, and that upon fl
ing of proper demand drawn upon the
tax fund Of 1S96-97 the sum of $500 be
returned to the petitioner.
In the matter of petition No. 1145, from
]. e. Yoakum, asking that the sum of
$2.55 paid for the redemption of tax sale
certificate No. 1915, to be found in vol
ume IS Of tax sales, at page 1872, be re-
turned to him, said payment having
when said petitioner intended to, and
did thereafter, redeem lot 10 of the Wig
mes tract, your committee having in
vestigated the matter and finding that
an error was made and that no harm will
result to anyone by granting the petit
tion, we recommend that the city clerk
be instructed to mark the redemption
of tax sale certificate No. 1915, to be
found in volume 13 Of tax sales, at page
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of said certificate as recorded in said
book of tax sales the reasons for such
action, and that thereupon and the pre-
sentation of demand drawn upon the
tax fund of 1S95-96 the sum of $2.55 be
returned to the petitioner.
Recommend that petition No. 104t
from H. Scott, 1915 from w. p. Fuller
& Co.. ct al, $40 from the Los Angeles
Lumber company, 1919 from J. c. Webt
pany, 432 from G. w. Brown
48S from the Southern California Hotel
Mems association, 1915 from G. e. Over
ton, S52 from Robert McGee, ct al, 971
from ]. Rebman, and 1911 from Thomas
Evans, be filed.
Recommend that petition No. 1045 from
Haywood Bros, ct al, asking that the
license ordinance be so amended as tC
fix license for public auction sales OF
brought into the city for such purpose
at SIS per day. payable six months in
advance, be granted and the city attor-
ney be instructed to prepare and present
the necessary ordinance.
Recommend that petition No. 1919 from
Mrs. r. A. Sturdy asking for damages
on account Of injuries alleged to have
been caused by defective street, be re.
ferred to the city attorney.
BRIDGE COMMITTEE
The bridge committee reported, rec
ommending that specifications for a foot
bridge across the Kuhrts street bridge
be adopted and placed on file in the
Office Of the city clerk and the city CLERK
be instructed to advertise for proposals
for the construction of said bridge ir
accordance with the plans and speciflca-
tons submitted. Adopted.
AGAINST DANGEROUS OILS
The committee on fire and water re-
ported, recommending in the matter ot
the report of the board of fire commits.
sioners, asking that section IS of ordi.
nance No. 2s7, new series, be amended
to read as follows:
Wherever naptha, gasoline, distillatt
or other product of petroleum which will
not stand flash heat of ITO degrees
Fahrenheit. is used for lighting or power
/ purposes the receptacle containing tn.
same shall be buried underground, ant
the top Of the said receptacle shall be a
least six inches below the lowest poin
at which the said naptha, gasoline. dis
tillate or other oil or the vapor there
from, is burned or used. that the same bt
adopted and the city attorney instructed
to prepare and present the necessary
ordinance therefor Adopted
After some further unimportant busi.
ness, the council adjourned until Thurs.
day afternoon at o'clock.