Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-28
CITY COUNCIL.
Mayor Spence's Valedictory
Message.
THE NEW MAYORS ADDRESS.
Valuable Suggestions From Both
Observation-Disclosures Business,
Official Bonds, Etc.

The Council met at P. NJ, Prestdeh
Breed in the chair. Present, Messfs
Breed, Collins, johnson, Jones, kurhts
Frankenfeld, Hyans, Goss, Lample
Lowell, Stearns, Perry, Teed and VIII
ard.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The President of the Council an
nounced the standing committees of The
Council as follows:
Board of Public Works-T. Goss, G
Willard, J. Kuhrts; Finance. Frank
enfield, e. w. Jones, Chas. r. Johnson
Sewers--C. Willard, S. NJ. Perry, w
Z. Lambie; Police-J. Lowell, J. Frank
kenfeld, NJ. Tesd; Fire and Water
III Hitler, J. NJ. Perry, j Kuhrts; Zln
ias-E. W. Jones, w. I. Lambie, j
Hyans; Lands-C. r. johnson, NJ. L
Collins, G.. L. Stearns; Parks-J. Frank
enfield, T. Goss, NJ. T. Collins; Sup
plies--S. NJ. Perry, II. Hitler, G. l..
Stearns; Water supply-W. I. Lambie,
T. Goss, c. Willard, NJ. Teed, FL. Hill
Ter, J. Lowell, J Frank enfield; Bridges
G. Willard, J. Hyans, T. Goss.
THE MAYORS vALEDIcToRY.
Mayor Spence appeared before the
Council and read the following message:
Gentlemen At the close of my Off
cal term deem it wise to abstain from
the siu of inficting upon you an ex-
tended, elaborate and voluminous mess
age. Yet, it seems that our city char er
requires that some communication be
made to your honorable body at the
close of the year by the retiring exeeu-
tive. The years 1885 aud 1886 will be
memorable in the annals of the city of
Los Angeles, possibly as eventful as
any in her history during the 10Th Gen.
tury, when the Goth century shall
open and unfold the things and the
possibilities that are now hidden from
view, and those that come after us intel
ligently make comparison between
them. And now, all we ask is to be
Judged by the light that was given us.
During the two years just ended our
city has developed a growth of prosper
ity and healthy increase almost unpar
alleled anywhere.
In the year 1880 the official census
registered a population of less than Il, 900
people; and to-day can state from facts
and data before me, that we have within
our municipal boundaries at least 45, 900
inhabitants. Surely there must be some
reason why there is such an unprece.
dented accession to our population; per-
chance the new conner, the recently
arrived, intelligent and shrewd citizen
from some of the Eastern States can ex-
plain it more clearly, more satisfactoril
and with greater emphasis than the old
timer who has been dreaming his useless
life away, unmindful and, indeed, ignor.
ant of the blessings and unlimited boun-
tifulness with which the good Father has
surrounded him.
The expl nation of the newly arrived
citizen cannot be misu nderstood. He
saws: "Your situation is beautiful be.
yond comparison; your climate is un-
equalled in the world; your proximity to
the great ocean, and its accessible har-
> bors, is enviea or, maybe. admired by
the commercial world; your geographical
position on the map of the American
Western Coast is such that Los Angeles
must necessarily be great railroad GEN.
ter. Your productions of all those
things that tend to make life pleasant,
and people prosperous are so great that
an enumeration would be tedious. You
have all the elements of cultured and
progressive community.
You have churches, schools, theaters,
parks I'm embryo). You have street rail.
roads nearly everywhere, horse, cable
and electric. Your city is lighted with
gas and an electric system in manner
that would do credit to any city.
Your fire appointments aud apparatus
apparently come up to the requirements
OF the times A paid fire department
and an electric fire alarm seems to be
complete.
Your water supply appears to be
abundant, and better aud purer article
of heavens distillation is promised in the
near future, Your marts of trade
are resonant with the healthful hum
of life, Your streets are crowded with
an eager throng gathered from many
States aud many lands. Your stores
are filed with the bountiful products
| of this favored locality, and ready pur-
| chasers are always in attendance.
/ Rock rimmed mountains to the west,
1 the north and the east in crescent form
project YOU from the blighting blasts of
the north, and your southern borders
are bathed in the warm waters and
health Civ ng breezes of the Pacific sea.
Between the mountains and the sea
Los Angeles stands as the fairest of the
c-.. oh. al
attractive cities of the world, and the
most lovely of them all. The most i'm
aginative poets or writers OF the past
never portrayed scene in their widest
moments so grand, so enchanting, so
admirable, as that which the deni-
xens OF Los Angeles every day see
in absolute realism. Happy Los Ange-
les! what o favored lot is thinel The
home of the cultured, the peaceful
home Of thousands whu have come here
to prolong their lives aud end their days
in quiet resignation, but more particu-
larly the home of the far-seeing, the in,
telligent, the wide.awake, energetic and
progressive citizen of the times, whose
will.power seems to be omnipotent. He
wills that thoroughfares shall be opened,
and straightway it is done; we see
houses removed, buildings leveled,
bridges built, rivers crossed, hills and
valleys brought to a common grade; We
see by the use of steam and electricity
that the inaccessible hills and crags are
trayersed as easily as the level plains,
and the darkness of night is made as
bright as MONDAY.
Thus the stranger within our gates re.
Aects and muses.. Now if this be
all true, what responsibility rests upon
those TO whom is entrusted and given in
charge the government of our city; and
II would be presumption in me to more
than allude to it, for you, gentlemen,
understand it well.
trust that the new Council will close
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