Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-08-31
LAW BREAKERS.
Twenty-four Thousand Dollars
fine or 1900 Days, rmprfson


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The city Of Los Angeles has promul-
gated through its otHcial publications su
ordinance, No. 5, page 1853, OF the re-
vised ordinances Of the city of Los An
geles. compiled by the Clerk Of the
Council, w. w. Robinson, which for
bids the obstsuction of the sidewalks
and cutters of the city under penalty
Of $500 or sixty days imprisonment for
each and every ofense. By this ordi-
nance merchant had space Two feet
in width for the display Of goods, wares
and merchandise, but that privileg- was
taken away by recent ordinance, which
requires all the sidewalks to be kept
clear. These ordinances are enforced
in some cases and not in others. 1t
will be remembered tina. Judge R A.
Ling was fined last year for obstructing
the sidew AXIS.
But the worst obstruction of the side
walk, the gutter and the street is on
Spring street, where SDring and First
streets are both blockad,d and have
been for four months-l20 days--and
are likely to be tlockaded for four
months longer. This place is the very
worst in the city for blockade. The
streets are narrow. there are two liues
Of street cars there an the sidewalks
on both streets have been impassable
since last Spring. This location is next
to the pest, flee where foot travel lie
enormous and pedestrians are compelle
to 20 in the middle of the str ct and
take their chances of being run over by
teams or street cars on = curve where
| they have orders not to stop. In dry
weather the street sprinkler drives the
people to jump into the mortar to escape
drenching, and in wet weather they
wade in the mud to get access to the
Iostoffice. Such another obstruction
would not be tolerated in any other city
in the civilized world. Somebody may
be compelled to pay for this. The fine
of 5000 per day up to date would
amount to the nice little sum of $24 600.
Failing in getting the money there is
chance for 1900 days imprisonment if
| the laws were enforced.
If the City Attorney does not enforce
the ordnance, as he may, the Superin-
tendent of streets will be very sudden
" called to account for this unlawful
obstruction of the sidewalk. Somebody
is to blame and somebody will ind out
who the other somebody is in a very
few days. Both those sidewalks will
have to be cleared and cleared suddenly
The people were infuriated yesterday at
being obliged to wade through mud and
ford an obstructt gutter There is
music in the air and some persons will
lind themselves in trouble before many
days. The ordinances have been ex-
amined and counsel engaged to push
things.
Not many years ago every member of
the Council was placed under ares
The exercise may be repeated. Quien
.Sabs. The sidewalk en- Main at the
corner of Main and Court streets, has
also been closed from time to time. The
Court street sidewalk is not considered
as belonging to the city till the Courts
decide the question, SO the distractions
ON that side are not taken into account.
Complaint is also made that tie side
walks ON Buenavis,a street are made
dangerous by the brick makers. VIII
the Street Superintendent look to the
matter! There is something odorous in
municipal matters at present