The herald., 1897-02-16

In the matter Of the proposals for fur
nishing stationery supplies, recommend
that the bid of the Crimes -Stassfortn
Stationery company be accepted, and
! the city attorney instructed to prepare
and present the necessary contract and
bond
Recommend that the city clerk be In
structed to advertise for proposals Tor
furnishing groceries for the city jail LOT
| one year.
In the matter of the disposing OF the
plow formerly used by the chain gang
your committee recommend that the
sale of same by the chief of police at
| 81 be approved.
We would respectfully recommend that
the following acquisitions be referred
| to the commission appointed to regu-
late the number of employees and salar-
| les paid to same, towit: Requisition for
assistant building superintendent, one
deputy in tax collectors office, an ex-
! pert in auditors office, and eighteen dep
uties in the assessors office.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee presented the
following report action on the several
| recommendations being taken as indi-
Gated:
In the matter of petition No. 175. from
! John f. Francis ct al, asking that the
young men be employed in various de-
partments of the city, regardless of the
| presence of their names upon the print
ed register your committee would re-
spectfully report that in view of the ac-
tion recently taken by your honorable
| body in this matter, and with the ex-
recitation that the period of the present
distress would be brief, and that it will
probably be necessary to keep the pres
ent restrictions in force for short time
only. we would therefore recommend
that said petition be filed. So ordered.
In the matter of the bids received for
CITY printing. we recommend that the
proposal of the Eevening Express COM
pany. at II cents per inch for the hrst
insertion and II cents per inch for eacn
subsequent insertion, be accepted. and
the city attorney instructed to prepare
and present the necessary contract and
bond So ordered.
In the matter of the claim Of William
Rommel for 500 for services as assist
ant superintendent of buildings from
August goth to September 20th, 1896,
your committee beg to report that they
are unable to find any authorization for
this service rendered, or any record
showing that the service has been rem
dered. and they are therefore compelled
to DENY the claim, submitting same to
YOUR honorable body for such actlon
as YOU may deem desirable in the prem
ises. After a statement by Mr.. Rom
mel who stated that he had performed
the work, and Chairman Mathuss that
the committee had been unable to ma
any authorization Tor the laoor' ciaiiii
was denied.
In the matter of petition No. 103 from
Robert McGarvin ct al, asking that the
present license of $50 per month upon all
persons selling meat from wagons Win
in the city limits be repealed, your COM
mittee would respectfully advise thae
the ordinance in this matter be amend
ed so as to make the license $40 quar-
ter. payable in advance, in lieu OF 500
q month. as at present, and in keeping
with this recommendation we beg leave
to herewith submit the necessary ordl-
nance. Action deferred for one Week
In the matter of petition No. 1l6 from
John Burnett, asking that a rebate De
allowed him by reason of excessive as.
sessment on the Improvements on iol
2 of the Brannen tract your commlttee
recommend that the same De nleo, lor
the reason that the petitioner was given
onportunity to appear before the poaro
of equalization at the proper time ana
failing to do so the relief cannot De
granted. Filed.
In the matter Of petition No. III from
T, f. Corby ct al, asking that the IL
cense be reduced on billiard tables your
committee recommend thal 'iio w
filed So ordered.
Recommend that the following re-
ports be referred to the city auditor. to
wit: Report of the city tax and Incense
collector for January, and city TAX ana
license collector on licenses for Decem-
ber: report of E. w. Kinsey. clerk OF
department one and ]. F. Chambers,
clerk of department two, each for jan
nary. and report of city clerk on the
of the month or
January, 1897. So ordered.
Recommend that the city auditors
report for the week ending February 8,
1897, be filed. So ordered.
In the matter of the communication
from the city auditor with reference to
the cancellation of certain demands or
dered held by the board of fire commits
sioners, your committee would recon-
mend that the demands mentioned in
said report be duly Cancelled. So or
dered.
We would recommend that the follow
ing communications be referred to the
special commission appointed to regu-
late the number of employees and sal
ary of same. to wit: No. 23O, from j. j.
Huston; communication from the po-
lice commissioners creating the office
of fire marshal; communication from
the fire commissioners recommending
! the increase of the salary of Ira ]. Fran
els. the city electrician. and commune
cation from the board of police commits
sioners enclosing petition from the
Northwest Los Angeles Improvement
association, asking for police protection.
| So ordered
| In the matter of the communication
! from the city attorney, recon-
mending that disclaimer.
with certain reservations, be
| filed in the suit of Christine Thompson
| vs. the city, your committee would re-
! spectfully recommend the adoption of
| the report. So ordered.
In the matter of petition No. 81 from
! Henry Urband asking for employment,
recommend that the same be filed. So
| ordered.
Your committee would respectfully
recommend the following transfer of
! funds: One thousand dollars from the
sprinkl;ng fund to the zanja fund, and
| S2500 from the tax fund 1856 to the
| outfall sewer fund. So ordered
| BIDS OPENED
! The following BIDS We're opened. de-
| clared and referred to the proper COM
| mitteas:
| To repair sprinklng and fire hydrants
/ F. NJ. Parker &, Co. proposed to keep
| fire and sprlnkling hydrants as per ad :
the sum of S3SI5.
| j. T.. LOOMS proposed to repair all
| SooSeneck hydrants now out of repa ir
and keep all such hydrants in repair
| for $4S per month for one year, or to
repair all fire hydrants out of repair
| because of use for street sprinkling pur-
| or,l boo