The herald., 1897-03-09
TWO INSPECTORS NAMED
Provisions for Storing Oil and Regulat.
ing the Use of Overhead Cables
The Boiler Inspector Ordinance Is Passed
Over the Mayors Veto
The Market Master Petitions for PoIicemsn's
star-Reports Of the Various Officers
and Commttees-A Peculiar Case
Referred to the City Attorney

At 10 o'clock yesterday morning
President Silver was the only member
of the city council in his place. Ever
the usually very prompt clerk, Mr.
Haskins, was a few minutes late. Al
1910 o'clock, however, all the members
were at the desks, except Mr.. Blanch-
ard, who came in later. and the proceed
ings began, with very light attendance
in the lobby and gallery
THE VETO SENT IN.
A message was read from the mayor
returning without his approval the or
dinance providing for the appointment
of employees of the board of health by
the council, and giving his reasons
therefor at length.
On motion of Councilman Hutchison,
seconded by Councilman Grider, the
vote by which the ordinance was adopt
ed was reconsidered, when Councilman
Hutchison moved the adoption of the
ordinance Notwithstanding the objec-
tions of the mayor. which motion was
duly seconded.
Councilman Nickel said that, mas
much as this is a departure from the
procedure which has prevailed since
the adoption of the new charter, and as
members of the board of health were
in attendance, he thought it only right
that they should be given a hearing.
Dr. Moore then addressed the coun-
Gil, entering the protest of the board
of health against the proposed action
of the council, and was followed by Hon.
C. c. Wright, who gave in detail the le-
gal aspect of the case, arguing that,
under the charter, it was beyond the
power of the council to take the action
which it proposed TO do. l. B. Dock
weller followed Mr.. Wright, saying that
he fully concurred in what Mr.. Wright
had said on the legal propositions in
volved. The resolutions adopted by the
board of health were then ead,safter
which Councilman Grider called for the
question, and the ordinance was adopt
ed over the mayors veto by vote of
to g President Silver and Mr.. Nickel
voting in the negative.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
The fire commissioners reported again
recommending that the salary of the
electrician be increased from $S5 to $125,
stating as a reason for the request that
Mr.. Francis was about to resign, and
as be was a valuable man it was de-
sirable that the department should re-
tain his services. The matter was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The commissioners also reported that
the entrances and exits of the Los
Angeles and Orpheum theaters had been
examined and found to be in perfect
ly safe condition.
CITY CLERKS REPORT.
The city clerk reported that on Jan.
Louis Cottschalk asking that assess
ment 42S be Cancelled as to improve
ments for the reason that there were no
improvements existing on the property
covered by said assessment at the time
said assessment was made. On Jan. %,
upon recommendation of the finance
committee your honorable body granted
said petition and ordered said assess
ment Cancelled. Said order cannot be
carried out for the reason that it is be-
yond the power of the assessor or tax
collector to cancel any assessment at
this time Said taxes have now been
paid in full and in order to comply with
said petition it will be necessary for
your honorable body to grant a rebate
of so much of said taxes as were as
sessed against improvements, to wit
the sum of 1915. So ordered.
The city clerk also called the atten-
tion of the council to the fact of the ex-
pration of the city's contract with the
Los Angeles Paving company for the
construction of asphalt crosswalks
which expires March Z, 1897, and the
motion was duly referred.
The city clerk reported in the matter
of the widening of Wilson street from
Sacramento street to Hiscock G. Smith s
second addition, the report of the COM
missioners together with the plat of
the assessment district was filed Jan
81, 1897. Notice of the filing of said re-
port and plat was published Feb. 8,
1897. The last day on which protests
could be filed was March 8, 1897. No
protests have been received. On motion
the action of the commissioners was
confirmed and the assessment approved
ClTY ENGINEER'S REPORT.
The report of the city engineer was
presented as follows:
have furnished the city attorney
with a description Of the land to be
taken for the opening of Thirty-ninth
street from Widney street to Grand ave-
nue., in accordance with the petition,
Filed.
In compliance with your order of Feb.
z3, l have prepared and herewith pre-
sent an ordinance of intention to es-
tablish the grade of Vermont avenue
from Adams street to the south city
bouiiuaiS. AuupltQ uNuer suspension
of the rules.
Also, ordinance of intention to estab-
lish the grade of Washington street.
from Hoover street TO Budlong ave-
nue.. Referred back to the engineer.
THE OIL ORDINANCE
At this point on motion of Councilman
Grider, the rules We're suspended. and
the ordinance prepared by the special |
committee for the regulation of the oil
industry was taken up. The provisions
OF the ordinance have already been pub
lished in The Herald, including the pro-
vision requiring the permission of prop
erty owners on the block in which it is
proposed to sink an oil we'll, which was
voted down at the conference, but was
incorporated in the ordinance as pre-
sented to the council
Councilman Mathuss explained how
the last provision had been voted down.
and stated that he had given notice that
he would bring the matter before the
council, and it had been inserted. Mr..
Mathuss offered an amendment to the
section in regard to STRETCHING wires