Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-04
WANT MORE LAND
IN OWENS VALLEY
BOARD FAv0RS PURCHASE OF
PROPERTY
Advisory Committee Of Aqueduct Ad-
vlses Taking Up optlons-Me-
clure to Receive Pay for
Injured Horses

on the recommendation Of the ad-
visory committee of the Los Angeles
aqueduct, the board of public works re-
quested the council yesterday to adopt
resolution authorizing the purchase
of the east half of the east half of sec
tion 5, township Is south, range S6 east,
M. d. NJ, from Mrs. A. M. L. Lubken
for the sum of S3000 This land Is in
the owens River valley.
Embodied in the list of recommended
tions of the board of public works
were the following: The advisory
COMMITTEES of the Los Angeles aqueduct
recommends the expediture Of the fol-
lowing sums for the taking of options
on the following lands: The 1922
acres lying in the southwest quarter of
section %, township 80, range "a east,
from Edward Hamilton for $3.50: the
lot numbered 3, the southeast quarter
of the northwest section and the north
east corner of the southwest quarter of
section 2, township IL north, range Is
west, San Bernardino meridian in Cali
fornia, containing 120 acres, from
Frank Meehan and S. V. Matthews for
$3.50.
A requisition for the lighting Of
Broadway for the week ending De-
cember 7, 1906, was referred to the
council with recommendation that It
membership. A requisition for the
lighting of Spring street for the week
ending December z, 1906, was also re-
ferred to the council with a like recom-
mendation.
Opposes Widening
The matter of petition No. 1914 from
Joseph Moffatt, asking for the widen
ing of Maple avenue between Fifth
and Seventh streets; petition No. 1897
from Mrs K. Thielman, asking that
her name be withdrawn from the petit
ton for this widening; communication
No. 306 from John r. Vogel, ct al,
protesting against the said widening,
and communication No. 345 from Jacob
G. WINS, ct al, also protesting against
the widening of said street, were re-
ferred to the council with a recon-
nendation that the petition asking
for the widening be denied. The board
had two hearings in the matter of this
widening, and the sentiment against
the same was very strong.
There was presented to the board a
claim by s. Mcclure amounting to
$610.75 on account of injuries received
by mules and horses owned by the said
S. Mcclure and in the service of the
city in the garbage collection depart
ment. The board has carefully gone
over the merits of the claim with the
fered to compromise with the said S.
Mcclure and pay him $500 in full set
tlement of the claim for injuries re-
ceived by his animals up to and in
Guiding November 80, 1906. This offer
was finally accepted. A demand for
$500 was presented to the council in
favor of the said S. Mcclure in full
settlement of the herein mentioned
claim, which demand has been ap-
proved by the city attorney. The
board respectfully recommended to the
council that the claim for settlement in
the said sum of $500 and the accom-
panying demand be approved.
Wants Bookkeeping System
On the recommendation of the ad-
visory committee of the Los Angeles
aqueduct the board requested that the
council adopt resolution authorizing
the board to enter into a contract in
the name Of the city for installation
OF a modern system of accounting and
cost-keeping in the office of the auditor
of the bureau of the Los Angeles
aqueduct in the department of public
works at cost not exceeding $780,
On the 26th day of November, 1906.
the council adopted an ordinance Gre
ating certain positions in the bureau
OF the Los Angeles aqueduct. and as
there are no eligibles on the register
of the board of civil service commits
sioners, the board resquested the adop-
ton of the accompanying resolution
declaring the necessity of making a
temporary appointment to this posi-
ton.
The contractors for the hauling of
brick and cement to the outfan sewer.
Stansbury & Powell, having declined
to do any more hauling under their
contract, the board requested the coun-
ell to adopt a resolution authorizing
the entering into Of the necessary con-
tract for the hauling of brick and ce-
ment to the said outfall sewer under
the emergency provisions of the city
charter.
The city engineer has presented to
The board of public works an ordinance
providing for the employment of GER
tain persons in the office of the eli g
engineer in the department of public
works for service upon the outfalI
sewer. In order to construct the OUT
fall sev er as previously authorized nv
your honorable body, it will be nee
essary for the city engineer to emplov
the fierce mentioned in this ordinance.
The board therefore respectfully recon-
menGed the adODtiOns of Tho ordiro,,.