Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-08
,lary Hospital nurse (small.
s694.4O

Grand total for department Sl9f0. 4C
There has been received during the
same period for disentering permits
$1,000.
/ believe that this important depart.
ment, ia all of its branches, has been
managed with untiring industry, and
with the utmost regard to economy.
1t affords me more than pleasure to
congratulate you on the sanitary condi.
tion OF our city. Now, and for the year
just closed, on all gracious God, through
our humble instrumentality, has held
back the yellow fever scourge from us
has destroyed every germ Of smallpox
without the loss Of life, and has taken
to land superior to this maybe, the
last case OF Chinese leprosy to be fonnd
in our vicinity. Closely observing, you
will perceive that our mortality reports
exhibit the fact, that majority Of those
who have died here within the pas
twelve months, are from abroad-stran
gers, who left their homes in the las
stage of disease, with the hope OF beinl
benefited by our pure air, our brighl
sun, but alas, too late, for even the cur
alive powers of our incompatible climate
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
The police force consists Of one Chief
salary per annum, $500; one Captain
salary per annum, Sl0S0; two mounted
men, salary per annum. $2040; ten foot
men, salary per anuum, $4,000
total annual balance, Sl3,620. The
above does not include speeia
officers who have from time to time
been employed. nor any secret service
fund. This department has been eff
ciently managed, at a minimum cost
1t is proposed now to increase the force
from twelve to nineteen patrolmen. II
is also in contemplation to increase the
pay OF the force as follows: Captain
from 800 to $lO0 per month; mounted
men, from SIS to sos per month. foot
men, from S15 to $50 per month-mak
ing monthly increase of about $50 ant
a yearly increase Of 5000 over the ex
penses Of the department as constituted
prior to the first Of January, 1854. The
additional force Of seven men, say three
mounted, at $95 per month each, and
four footmen. at $50 per month each
will increase the expenses about $500
per annum, incidentals not included. Ir
view of the fact that the expenses il
almost all the other branches Of the city
government will Of necessity be consid
erably increased during the coming year
and as there is no certainty of CORE
spending increase # our revenues, be
lieve that we are about to go beyond the
correct line in our police matters, and
shall feel disposed to treat any legisla
ton as hasty that fully comes up to al
the anticipated changes. 1t would b.
most agreeable to me to have both thu
number of men and their pay increased
but the question, can we afford it should
be unequivocally answered in the affirm
ative first. I commend the subject tc
your most careful consideration.
SEWERS.
Commendable energy has character.
ized the action of this honorable body
during the past year on this importan,
branch of its duty. A general plan has
been adopted for the west side of the
river, by which the sewerage matter will
be satisfactorily disposed Of on reasona-
BILE terms, and is being steadily worked
up to. Through the politeness Of the
City Surveyor you have the following
table showing the work and its progress,
in the department of sewers: