The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-02-02
No EXPENSE To THE CITY
A Second Annexation Election
Again Recommended
METHVlN'S FIRST REPORT
The Oil Inspector Tells the Council
What He's Done
Requisitions to the Value OF $IIo3 Acted
Upon Favorably In Special Session.
Yesterday at the City Hall

The second annexation election will be
held sometime about the middle of March.
The land committee of the council will to-
morrow file the following, addressed to the
council:
I'm tine matter of petition No. 81, from
j. E. Young ct al, asking that the city call
an election to annex certain territory to the
city of Los Angeles, we beg leave to report
that we find said petitioners constitute
more than one.fifth the number of quail
fed electors of said city of Los Angeles,
computed upon the number of votes cast
at the las. general municipal election held
therein. We therefore recommend That
the petition be granted, and that the city
attorney be instructed to prepare and pre-
sent the necessary ordinance calling said
election; it being understood that all eN-
penses incurred for rent of polling places
and salary of ell ion officers for the pre-
cincts outside of the city of Los Angeles
are to be paid by the petitioners"
MErHvIN's FIRST REPORT
Oil Inspector James Methvin has filed
bis first monthly report. The document is
addressed to the council, and says:
Agreeable to instructions and request re-
ceived in a commune alton from your hon
orable body bearing date of December 30.
1895, beg leave to report that 1t was inn
possible for me to obtain the exact days on
which wells were pumping, nor the owner
thereof; but herein report that there was
an aggregate of 234 wells that were in
&C i've oper ion great err part of the time
during the ,onth of January.
The names Of The individuals. firms and
corporations owning said wells were given
to the city clerk, who prepared licen ,es
therefor. Said licenses being placed in
INV hands on the 2Sth day of January.
Up to this date ! have collected licenses
on seventeen wells, amounting TO $3.50,
which amount has been turned over to the
city tax and license collector, for which
hold his receipt.
Owing to the short time that licenses
bave been in my possession | have been
unable to present but few for collection. l
have prepared books in which all owners
names are duly entered with number of
license. so complete and permanent sys-
TEN will be followed.
NV term of Office commenced October ] ,
1925. Since that time have had "work
| performed" amounting to 10Y days OF
| labor cleaning grounds and keeping gen.
eral surroundings in proper condition
| This labor has been performed by the own
| ers of wells, at my request.
I | discovered during my night inspection
on six different occasions the gates of oil
tanks Improperly closed, and the tanks dis
! charging oil in considerable quantities.
! These l put in proper and safe condi-
ton.
I have recovered during this time for
owners property that has been removed
| without leave, or stolen. to the amount
of about $50, and have in process of in
vestigaton several cases of reported loss
of property.
THE RAILROADS. CLAIM
The following self-expanatory note has
been filed with the city clerk, signed by
Superintendent J. A. Muir of the Southern
Pacific railroad:
'In reply to your favor of the 2s inst,
with reference to the property owners on
Third street, between Main and San Pedro
asking the city council to cause to b. re-
moved from Third street all obs rue ions
now upon the street, particularly switches,
ETC., would say: AS regards box cars
standing upon the street, | will issue in.
structions that the street be left clear. but
as the track was on our land at the time
this street was opened across our private
property, we will be compelled to main.
tain it."
THE INVESTIGATION TOMORROW
There was little of interest, so far rs de-
velopments are concerned. in the proposed
park investigation yesterday. The state
ment is made that of the five commi ssion
ers on the park board the mayor and Capt
| Cross were the only two whe were not con
vinced that there should be a change in the
| park sureriniendency one week ago, since
| which time the former is said to have beer
won over to the enemy. Ed Meserve, the
| incumbent's brother, will after all be al
| lowed to participate in the for Incoming in
vestigation, which, if present indication:
! go for aught, will be full of very interestin;
| incidents,
| CITY HALL TLoTsAM
The supply committee is busy transfer
ring the property lately discarded from tht
street department, and when the job is
completed, lengthy report upon the sub
| ject will be submitted to the council.
Sixteen horses are to be turned out Il
pasture under the new order of things
some of the animals having been in the
city's service for years. X is felt in some
quarters that it would be economy to sci
the stock at public auction to the hghes
bidder.
There were nineteen fire alarms respond
ed to during the month of January; the
total loss 10 property inside the city wa'
$500. Outside the city Two alarms wert
responded to, the loss having been 500 $50
The council in adjourned session yester
day allowed acquisitions for supplies aggre
eating in value 81 los, and ordered the
notice inviting proposals for the caring o
dead animals to he advertised, the bids FOL
the purpose to be opened Oh February | 18th
when the bids for the caring of garbag
will also be received.
Some of he property.owners interested
claim that Frick Bros. the contractors, 70
the sewer in the streets upon the Ais,
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