Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-06

Ittl& 5tftti5s AtuutGu0 10 1OU~t tifhti
the river bed, and all streets east of that
one to the river should slope to it. All
west Of Main street should slope to it.
Then the grand main artery should be
carried to Tells Slough at the Ballona.
Then the city will be healthy.
'siMrRovING THE WATER SYSTEM
Il another matter that needs attention.
Water is the very life Of this city, and
the system should be perfected as rap.
idly as possible. Pipes should be laid
all over the city to save the water and
the expense Of handling it. After 1t is
completed then let the irrigators be
taxed merely to keep ii IN order. They
should get the water free. The water
belongs to the people and is held in trust
for them by the Council That
trust is "a sacred one. The water should
be husbanded with all possible care, and
made to cover all the land possible.
Every acre irrigated is wealth added to
the city. Very extensive Improvements
are possible, and the splendid increase
made in the last nine years on Boyle
Heights and in East Los Angeles with
that imperfect ditch can be more than
duplicated in the next nine years with a
better system constructed by the larger
sam the city is now able to devote to
this great work.
ssTaxes should be levied only for mu-
nicipal purposes and not for improve
ments.
s.Now we come to the question most
discussed-'T License Ordinance
Mind, it is my opinion that the Coun.
Gil has the legal right to levy any tax il
sees fit GU apy business, or to refuse
license to any business it pleases. The
legal power Of the city in this matter is
arbitrary, So we are forced back onto
the moral aspect of the question. Here
is the place for the voters To see to then
duty. II the Council is possessed OF this
arbitrary power, it should be intrustec
only to calm minds of wide views; t.
men Of experience, and not to any sci
OF fauaticaI, narrow-minded cranks.
s'The Chinese certainly should be re
moved from tho city, and that power il
as certainly in the hands of the Council
Under the new Constitution and the leg
islation following l., that power is dele
gated to all municipalities, so as to pro
tect the health OF the city. lt woult
be no great hardship to the Chinese
either. 1t is anyhow the only way.
place must be provided to which the,
may be directed to go"
"There is one other matter abou
which there is good deal OF talk an,
to which some Of the candidates ar,
pledging themselves. But it is idle tall
and they do not know what they ar,
saying. Do they not know that by th'
charter Job of work costing owe
$500 must be let by contract to tn,
highest bidder. The only way to ge
city work done by days work, is to gel
a new charter, and by the way, this
would be very good thing to do.
"Again, they have passed an ordi
nance topay the Fire Department. What
were they dreaming about? How arr
the payments to be met? There
81 no fund to draw from and
there will not be until October,
1856. There is no use in trying to dc
what's impossible.
81 have been here twenty nine years
have been in the Council three terms.
have been president of the Board o
Public Works, on the Finance Commit
tee and had good deal to do with tn,
| improvement of the water system
may say was in Mt the inception OF tn,
water werks Improvement, and | shal
be in at the completion Of the same il
| the next two wears.