Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-28
Council Procee dings.

Council met in special session
last evening TO consider the License
Ordinance, President Beck In the
Chair.
Present-All the members ex-
cept Messrs. Workman and Perry.
After reading the draft Of the
proposed ordinance, the Council,
on motion of Mr.. Francis, went
into Committee of the Whole on
the License Ordinance, Mr.. Lawlor
in the chair.
Section one, prescribing who
shall be required to pay licenses,
was adopted.
The following are the rates of
monthly license proposed:
Section 2. Monthly rates of Ii
sense:
Banks with a capital stock of
500, 1000 and upwards, $25.
Mr.. Francis moved that the Ii
cense be fixed at $50. Adopted.
Banks with capital stock of less
than 500, 900, $40.
Mr.. Brode moved that the rate
be increased to S25. Adopted.
Money brokers, $40. Adopted.
Butcher shops, So. Adopted.
Nonresident meat vendors, SO.
Adopted.
Undertakers, $40. Adopted.
Mr.. Francis moved that all cheap
John stands, with sales of $1,000
per month or less, be charged SIS;
over $1,000 and less than $1,000,
$25; over $4,000 per month, $35.
Adopted.
Each prize picture lottery, $50.
Adopted. e
Manufacturing and selling gas,
S25.
Mr.. Francis moved that the rate
be fixed at $40 per month.
Mr.. MalOney moved that the rate
be Increased to $50 per month.
Adopted.
Water corporations, with sales of
$500 per month, IS.
Mr.. Butler moved that the rate
be $40. Adopted.
Sales of mere than $500 and not |
over $1,000, 500. Adopted.
All sales exceeding $1,000, $50.
Adopted.
Ice manufacturer, SIS per month
from November 1st to April
LIST and Sis from the lst of April to
the lst of November. Adopted.
Foot peddlers Of goods, wares and
$40. Adopted.
Mr.. Beck moved that lame and
blind foot peddlers be exempt from
Of license. Adopted.
Peddlers using horses or wagons,
$40. Adopted.
For every travelling retoucher of
pictures and photographs. SIS.
Adopted.
Book agents, So. Adopted.
Every seller Of goods on the street
or street stands, S.. Adopted.
Every steam railroad company
having a depot in the city, 500.
Adopted.
Every street car, per month,
$3.50. Adopted.
Beer and ale bottIers, So. Adopt
ed.
Nonresident brewers selling ale
or beer in the city, $40. Adopted.
Hack, coach or omnibus, each,
81 so. Adopted.
Circus or menagerie, per day,
S76; side shows, each, $40. Adopt
ed.
Billiard saloons, $3.50. Adopted.
Every pin alley, $3.50. Adopted.
Restaurants charging so cents or
per meal, per month, $4;
25 cents or less, 50. Adopted.
Drays, carts and wagons, etc.,
used for delivering goods, ST.
Adopted.
Insurance agents, So. Adopted.
Hotels, where rates per day are
50 and upwards, SO; less than S.
per dag, SIS. Adopted.
Pawnbrokers, SIS. Adopted. Y
Distiller or manufacturer Of splr-
ituous liquors, SIS. Adopted,
Livery stables, first class, 8 bug
gies and over, $8; second class, more
than and under 8, SIS; third class,
less than A buggies, $3.50. Adopt.
ed.
Wagon and feed stables, So. |
Adopted.
Laundries, present license SIS.
Mr.. Butler moved that the rate
be fixed at $25 per month. Adopt
ed.
Mr.. Mcdonald moved to amend
by inserting $3.50. Lost.
Mr.. Buchanan asked for o def.
milton of ''laundry." and asked If
the term applied to poor women
who do washing.
lie was informed that the ordl-
nance only applied to those whc
Keep regular laundries.
Mr.. Francis moved that the
Committee rise and report to
Council. Lost. -.....
Skating rinks$l5. Adopted.
For every photograph gallery,
So so. Adopted.
FIGURING mills, So for each run of
stone; planning mills, So; lumber
yards, 81. Adopted.
Stores and commission houses,
nrst. class, monthly sales $4,000
and over, $50; second class, $500
and less than $4,000, SIS; third
class, 5000 and less than $500,
$40; fourth class, $500 and less
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