Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-03
THE NEW CHARTER,
As Proposed for Second
Glass Cities.
AMONG THESE IS Los ANGELES
Good Work Done by the Commit
tee-Their Work In Print.
Main Features.


Angeles who are working on new char
ter for the city. Their work is nearly
ready to lay before the City Council foi
approval. It is already in print and
some of its main features are given be
low:
F,rst-The boundaries Of the city are
to be as heretofore.
second-Ths municipal election is te
be held on the first Monday in May u
each even numbered year.
Third--At such election shall be
chosen: A Mayor, TrsasuI err, Assessor.
Tax and Lcense Co hector, School super
intendent, Police Judge, Chief Of Police,
live Counc.irneu, five Numbers Of the
Board OF Education; one Councilman
and one member Of the Board Of Educs-
ton shall be elected by the city a. large.
In the above several oficers who here
tofors have been appointivs are hereby
made elective. This is as II should be.
Every ofaos Of great Importance, and moi
directly or intimately coguate with some
Of her offioe, 80 az to be dependent ON
that other, should be filled directly by
the choice Of the people. They can
always be better trusted with their
own affairs than can one of their SER
wants. Besides this prinoiple minimIzss
the ability 70 do wrong where bad
man chances to get into Office. He eau
not appoint ten or hundred other bad
man to ill responsible positions under
him. II seems also to be good feature
that one member Of each body alone
should be chosen by the vote Of the city
ct large. II gives an opportunity 70
elect st least one man in each who shall
be q really representative man, caring
for the interests Of the whole CITY rather
than for section OF 1t.
All the officers except the Board of
Education must keep public'ofices, and
these must be kept open excepting on
djes non. The Board OF Education must
meet twice . month.
The Mayor tills vacancies in the
Council and the President Of the Board
OF Education does the same in that body.
This avoids the expense Of all special
elections.
All fees. or percentages, and all other
moneys received must be paid in to the
treasury weekly.
All officers before receiving warrant
for their salary must swear that all such
funds have been duly turned over TO the
treasurer.
The Council are to appoint the City
Auditor, ~ ct present, and he shall be
clerk Of the Council. The same body
shall appoint the City Attorney aud En-
ginser. Tbs purposs of making these
Offices appointive IL because OF their init
mats dependence ON the Council; and
with the desire to insure perfect har-
mony between these coordinate persons.
The salaries shall be: Mayor, - 800;
Treasurer, 81, 800; Assessor. "a, $50; Pc.
lice Judge, e2, 400; City Attorney, g..
200; Tax G Hector, %, 500; Chief of Po-
lice, a, QUO, Counclmen, $500 each;
City Engineer, 1850; Auditor. q. 500;
School Superintendent, 5000; each po-
81 600, mounted police, 81 200.
LseIsLArIvs DEPARTMENT.
The Mayor and Council shall meet
daily. The meetings must be public
Taxes are limited TO one per cent of valu-
alton. The Council has the power to
Al any vscsncy il the Office Of Mayor or
other elective Offices. This seems to con.
niet with the provision above that the
Mayor shall Gil vacancies In the Coun.
ell. Decides these powers the Council
hss ell these usually delegated 70 such
bodies.
All sales OF real estate belonging to
the city are to bs by public auction. and
I'll work for the city Of whatever kind
il to bs BY contract 10 the lowest bidder.
TIES STREETS.
The Coancil has power by the new in
strument to improve the streets, unless
/ protsst is presented signed by one half
the residents on the street. II half .
block 10 improved the Council may or
der the other half done ia spite Of such
When street 10 proper
" improved II shall be exempt from ell
farther assessment for street purpose
for Q period Of i've years. Aftrr that
period tax may be levied to keep the
street In repair.
hsosss Pso'is'oh u "'su 'ot oyu-
oenining private properly lot puohc
uses. L. suon condemnaaon point Of
lmmeo,Sse ,c'n''y 20 % aes'gna.
and the two adjoining the same shall be
assessed alike. The next two shall be
assessed fifty per cent. les. :, and the rest
Of the properly seventy five per cent.
less than the maximum.
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The Mayor is 10 preside Il ali meet
lpes Of The Council. He IL invested
v,th vsrv large powers Of supervjsion
over the whole Of The oity government
Every demand against tho city il to be
eudorsed by him.
The Coancil Is to meet daily. Two
laws In every vssk shall be devoted TO
slreets. lanes. sewers. cssspools. sinks.
sts. One day every week 10 70 be de-
voted % water purposes: Inc Council
y particularly charged 70 coiiect. con-
trei. and tauitApiy distrioute 20 tne IN
haoi'ants OF tne cry gu the water 10 tne
river above ana below the esrtn's sur
face on its watershed from It's source 20
the southern boundary OF tho CITY. The
Council shall construct all buildings and
works necessary for the proper develop
mont and collection OF the water, and its
70 the inhabitants
for irrigation and domestic use or for
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