The herald., 1897-06-08
adopted, with but one dassenting vote.

Mr.. AshmAn.
CITY ENd1NEER's REPORT
| The city engineer presented the fol-
lowing report. which wac adopted:
At the request OF some members Of
your honorable body herewith present
special specifications for the paving Of
Seventh street, between Main street and
Figueroa street. These specifications
provide for asphalt concrete" founda-
tion, instead Of cement concrete" foun-
dation as called for in the proceedings
already commenced. also herewith pre-
sent new ordinance Of intention for the
paving Of the above-named street. In
accordance with said special specifi-
cations. viz: Seventh street from Main
street to Figueroa street.
| I herewith present an ordinance fix-
ing and establishing the curb lines on
Pico street between the west patent
boundary and the present west bounda-
ry line Of the city.
The proper contract and bond being
on file in this office. herewith present
an ordinance granting permission to
property owners on Flower street to con-
struct sewer on said street from the
end of the present sewer on said street
south of Jefferson street to a point 125
feet south of the south line of Thirty
sixth street.
1 herewith present final ordinance es-
tablishing the grade of the alley between
Belmont and Lakeshore avenues, from
Temple street to Palo Alto street.
| Also, final ordinance establishing the
grade of the alley between Temple and
Palo Alto streets, extending east from
Belmont avenue.
| 1 herewith present ordinance Of inten-
tion to establish the grade of Twenty
second street between Union avenue
and Flower street.
DELINQUENT TAXES
| Councilman Toll offered the following.
which was unanimously adopted:
THAT the city tax and license COL
lector be instructed not to proceed in
the sale of any property on the delin-
quent tax list of city taxes for the year
1867 whereon the taxes shall amount
to $500 or more, exclusive of costs and
penalties, and to make out and deliver
TO the council certified copy of the
entries upon the delinquet list relative
to such tax in each case whereon the
taxes. exclusive of penalties and costs,
amount to $500 or more"
Mr.. Toll explained that this proceed
ure was necessary under the Bulla
amendment for the collection of delin-
quent taxes. He thought that it gas
very desirable that the constitutionality
of the law should be tested at this time
rather than to wait for five years.
MOTIONS
On motion of Councilman Nickel, it
was ordered that hereafter all protests,
petitions ard communications to the
council be typewriter, except the re-
ports of such officers as are not pro-
vided with type-writers. Councilman
Hutchison opposed the motion on the
ground that the rule would work a hard
ship. on poor people who had the right of
protest, but might he barred by the cost
of typewriting.
Routine matters were referred to the
proper committees, as were also the usu-
al petitions communications, etc, and
the following motions were adopted:
BY Mr. Ashman, that the Main
street Railway Company be notified to
abate the noise of their cars running
on Main street which is caused by
hanges of wheels running on granite
blocks next TO the rails.
Also, that the City Water COM
pany be notified to place four-inch
pipe on Thalia street, Central avenue to
Hemlock street and a fire hydrant in the
vicinity
Also. that the city engineer pre-
sent an ordinance of intention to
grade and gravel Los Angeles street be.
tween Second and Third streets.
BY Mr.. Grider, that the City Water
Company be directed to lay four-inch
water main on Central avenue between
Twenty-ninth street and Slauson ave-
nue..
ReceSe1 until 9 oc1ock