The herald., 1897-02-24
Members Line Up Solid
Against the Mayor
THE BOILER INSPECTOR ORDINANCE
Passed Over the Veto - One
Dissenting Vote
THE WATER RATES ADOPTED
Fer the First Time 10 Years the Ordi-
nsnce Passed Without Debate
Power of Appointment Of Employees Taken
From the Board of Health
The Annexed District Garbage Contract An
aulisd-Amended Street Naming Ordin-
ance Passed-Fire ommissioner
Elscted-Routine Business
Fer the First Time in Years the Ordi-
nsnce Passed Without Debate
Power Of Appointment Of Employees Taken
From the Board Of Health

The city council met yesterday morn.
ing promptly at 10 o'clock, the first time
in some weeks, with President Silver
in the chair and all the members pres
ent, except Messrs. Toll and Blanchard
who came in later. There was a smaller
audience in the lobby than at any time
since the first of the year.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR.
After the reading of the journal, which
was approved, the following message
from the mayor was read:
To the Honorable City Council-Gen-
tlemen: I herewith respectfully re-
turn to your honora BILE body, unsigned
by me, the ordinance approved by the
council February s, 1897, entitled An Or
dinance repeating certain ordinances of
the city of Los Angeles
This ordinance provides for the re =
peal of ordinance No. 2436 (new series)
and ordinance No. 1880 (new series)
which ordinances created an inspector
of steam boilers, etc. The question of
the inspection of steam boilers and ele-
vators and the licensing of engineers
Gus one. 1t is my opinion that Los An
geles cannot afford to be without
steam boiler and elevator inspector ana
board of examining engineers. Lille
and property without him would be
greatly endangered. Official inspection
reduces to the minimum the possibility
for accident as a result of defective boil
erS etc
The absolute necessity for such an in
spector should be obvious to all. Were
there no one to keep a strict watch as TO
the condition of boilers and elevators
and the efficiency of engineers accidents
causing the loss of many lives might be
of frequent occurrence.
Why your honorable body should see
fit to repeal these important ordinances
l am unable to see. Nothing is to be
gained that would rebound to the flnan
cal good Of the city, because the office
of boiler inspector, etc, has for the last
two years been self-sustaining. Nearly
$1,000 has been paid into the treasury
over and above the disbursements nee
essary In maintaining the Office. 1t is
expressly provided by the ordinance
that ali the expense of carrying on the
office shall be paid out of the fees and
licenses collected. So it will be seen the
municipality is put to no expense in
maintaining this safeguard to life and
property.
The representative engineers of the
city have protested strongly to ne
against the repeal of these ordinances
They declare that a great wrong would
be worked on those engineers who have
gone to much trouble and expense to Sc
cure licenses
1t is for all of the foregoing reasons
that l respectfully return the ordinance
to your honorable body unsigned by me-
On motion of Councilman Baker the
vote by which the ordinance was passed
was reconsidered. an on motion of the
same gentleman the ordinance was then
passed over the veto by vote of s to l.
only Mr. Nickel voting in the mega tive
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
The police commissioners reported,
recommending that Charles j Flynn be
not required to pay his saloon license.
for the reason that the repairs on his
place could not be completed this month.
and the same was adopted
The report of the fire commissioners
In the matter of the erection of fire hy-
drants at First and Banning streets was
adopted.
The usual routine reports were re-
ceived and ordered filed.
The city clerk repJ'ted in the matter
of the widening of Seventh street from
Hoover street to Vermont avenue, that
the report of the commissioners togeth-
er with the plat of the assessment dis
trict was filed January 18th, 1897. No
tice of the filing of said report and plat
was published January 23d 1897. The
last day on which protests could be filed
was February 23d 1897. No protests
have been received. 1t will now be i-
order for your honorable body, if you
so see fit, to confirm and adopt the re-
port of the commissioners, together with
the plat of the assessment district. So
ordered
The finance committee reported the
usual demands, and they were allowed
The usual acquisitions were also re-
ported by the supply committee, and
they were approved.
SEWER COMMITTEES REPORT.
The sewer committee presented the
following report action on the several
recommendations being taken as indi-
Gated:
In the matter of protests No. 36. from
X A. Crippen ct al, and protest No. 202
from NJ. j. Livingston ct al, we recon-
mend that same be referred to the
heaith officer to report upon the desir-
ability of the construction of the sewers
protested against So ordered
In the matter of petition No 204. from
N. Canepa, asking privilege of building
private sewer in rear of property on the
cornesof San Pedro and Sev.nth streets
we recommend that same be referred to
the health officer as the privilege asked
for may be contrary to the requirements
OF the health department. So ordered
In the matter of petition No. POS from
p. Riccard, asking that sewer be cor
structea on California street between
Pavilion place and Pearl street, we rec
omnlend that the same be granted, in
Guiding such other streets as the. city
engineer may deem desirable to iucor-
porate in sewer district, and that the
city engineer be instructed to present
the proper ordinance of intention. So
ordered
In the matter of petition No. 203, from
j. G. H. Lampadius, for permission to
construct private sewer in alley south
Of First street between Beaudry avenue