Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-09
CITY COUNCIL.
The Chief of Policies Res
ignation Accepted.
TWO NEW ENGINES ORDERED.
The Leyee acknowledgements
datiOns of Various Committees
Acted Up0n-PetitiOns, Etc.

Acted UpOn-Petitl0nS, ETC.
The Council met at P. NJ. yesterday
in regular session, President Sinsabaugh
in the chair; all members present ex
cepting Messrs. Bulls, Santee and Will
lard.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
The Mayor communicated to the
Council that having just learned that
they contemplated purchasing another
steam ire engine, he wished to give his
official influence to the measure. The
Mayor called attention to an article pub.
! lshed in a morning contemporary re.
fecting upon the conduct of Chief of
Police Davis, and though at | P. NJ. no
official charge had been presented to
him for transmission, be deemed the
matter of so much Importance as to Of
ficially call the attention of the Council
thereto.
CHARGES AGAINST CHIEF DAVIS.
Four specific charges were then pre-
sented by John L. Fonck, ex-policeman,
against Chief of Police J. w. Davis for
attempted bribery. On motion the in
vestigaton of the charges was referred
to committee of three, appointed by
President Sinsabaugh, and composed as
follows: Messrs. Frankenfield, kuhrts
and Breed.
The Chief of Police rendered his writ
ten resignation to take effect immedi-
ately. On motion of Mr.. Holbrook the
resignation was accepted.
Mr.. Jones objected to its &C ceptance
under the circumstances, but was ruled
out of order.
On motion Captain of Police Keller
was instructed to perform the duties of
Chief of Police until the appointment of
new Chief
The special committee appointed to
l investigate the charges brought against
NE,. Chief of Police by Officer Fonck,
was then discharged.
The matter was called up again by
Mr.. Breed, and Mr.. Holbrook then
moved that the vote accepting Chief Da.
Wis resignation be reconsidered.
Mr.. Jones thought that it was neces.
sary to investigate the charges brought
by Fonck, that the investigation should
not be shirked by the Council and that
the Chiefs resignation should not be &C.
cepted.
Mr.. Frankenfeld thought the investi.
cation unnecessary if, in the event of its
being entered into and the charges
proved against Mr.. Davis, no more than
his dismissal could be the result.
The motion to reconsider was lost by
ayes to noes.
OFFICERS REPORTS.
The City Auditors report was referred
to the Finance Committee.
The report of the Clerk of the City
Council showing that he had turned over
$50 uncollected licenses amounting to
$l937. so, for November, to the Chief of
Police, was referred to the Finance
Committee.
.-The Chief of Police reported the col
fefection of $744 so, less 5 per cent. COM
mission, of delinquent licenses for Octo-
ber, Finance Committee.
The payroll of the Superintendent of
Streets for the week ending December
4th, amounting to $534.75, was referred
to the Finance Committee.
The report of the Chief of Police on
the work done by the department during
November, previously published in the
HERALD, was read and filed.
The payroll of the City Zanjero for
the week ending December 4th, amount
ing to $40. .25, was referred to the Com
miitee on Finance.
The City Tax Collectors report for
November was read. He received 1861
licenses to collect, from the Clerk of the
City Council, amounting to $99l4, of
which he collected SOIL so and returned
uncollected $2003 .56. Committee on
Finance.
BONDS AND CONTRACTS.
The bond of L. E. Mosher and j. B.
Quigley in $l0 200 on their franchise to
Law gas main, and distribute pipes in the
streets of the city, already approved by
the City Attorney as to form, was ap.
proved by the Council.
The bond on contract of H. T. Payne,
for the publication in the Tribune of all
CITY publications, in the sum of $4,000,
with j. Coster and II. T. Hazard as sure
ties, was approved.
The contract of J. w. Girvin & Co.,
4 of San Francisco, for the furnishing and
4 delivery of one of the Manchester Lo-
comotive Works, second.class in size,
Amoskeag steam fire.engine, very highly
finished, for the sum of $4,000, was read
and approved, the date of delivery be-
ing set for March lst 1887.
q The $40. 900 bond on contract of the
$B.E. Bridge Company, for the construc.
tion,of the Buena Vista.street bridge,
for $22, 900, was approved.
The bond and contract with w. G.
'urrey, for one Ahrens steam fire en-.
zine for the sum of $450O, was read and
approved, the date of delivery being set
for March LIST, 1887.
A resolution, providing that Buena
Visia.street bridge shall not be used for
other purposes than as a highway and
for foot traffic, was adopted.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Recommended that cable street rail.
road franchise be granted to j. M.
Thompson and Geo. G. Knox, but that
5he regular form of ordinance herewith
unlimited be adopted as amended. So
rdered.
On petition of Jos. Hyans to have
,emple street travel diverted from his
d recommended that the City Surveyor
oppose grade on said street and that
titioner be allowed to grade. So or.
fced.
That petition OF J. W. Means to NOV e
house be referred to the Street Super.
,tendent with power to act. So Or
cred.
That petition of e. B. Millar asking
for projection on his property against
the accumulation of waters be referred
to the Board of Health. So ordered.