Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-30
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FFOmhAcg
For years there have been grum-
blings and dissatisfactions in Los An
peles over the want OF certain public
improvements, which have not been
altogether disconnected with politics.
While the city authorities were Demo-
cratic IL was constantly iterated that
the reason the streets were not paved,
and the water question was unsettled,
and suitable park not provided, and
the city hall not built, and the river
not restrained from periodically
flooding large district, was all be-
cause the Council was composed OF
Democrats, and Democrats were non
progressive and incapacitated Tor
pushing the municipality forward
towards its glorious and manifest des-
tiny as rapidly as il onght to be pro-
PEELED. None but Republicans could
do such things acceptably. They,
and they alone, were the chosen hi
erophants, the high priests OF pro-
gress. On the other hand, the Demo-
cratic Councilmen, in self-defense,
pleaded with much show OF fact and
reason, that no matter what their
politics might be, they could accom-
plish little or nothing in the direc-
tions named without the necessary
funds. Money is as necessary in the
affairs Of city as in any other
case. But now the promised
millennial period should at
least begin. We have the great desi-
deratum-a Republican municipal
government. The men of affairs
the champions, guardians and pro-
moters OF progress are in power. Be-
sides this, these men, elected on
plato. m the claim OF which was
reform the city government--re'
duce the taxes" have had voted to
them for the use and benefit OF the city
the muniiicent sum OF two hundred and
forty-five thousand dollars, nearly
ten dollars for every man, woman
and child in the city. This sum is in
their hands for expenditure. The
same problems remain to be met and
solved. Above all, steps should be
taken to prevent repetition oil the
disasters Of the late flood. But the
city needs no more sand levees. Nei-
ther does it want spasmodic, unintel-
ligent action OF any kind. The best
possible Judgment should prevail in
the matter of restraining the river
when bent on mischief, And to do
any one Of these things that requires
the expenditure OF city money, the
Council have abundant means at
their command. They have been
generously endowed by the voters OF
the city. The public have trusted
in their pretensions and promises.
as outlined above. The streets should
be paved, but no patchwork system
should be adopted whose only merit
would be that it would make a chosen
coterie rich by the contract. We still
want new City Hall, but not on the
same line of excellence as the monu-
mental pile on Second street, which
Is the only work OF art thus far attest
ing the unapproachable abilities of
the Denver school OF statesmen. A
public park should be set apart and
dedicated in and of the APO acre tract
heretofore described in the HERALD,
before the same and all of it, is not,
to use mild term, given away. The
water system OF the city deserves in
telligent attention. The question OF
water power from our zanjas for man
nfactures, and OF their Improvement
i'm regard to their irrigating capacity
call for action. We hope that in this
emergency, our political opponents
will not disappoint those who have
placed so great trust in them. The
matter rises beyond mere sentiment
tai proposition. The pith OF the whole
cold question is simply this: Will
the Republicans in power here live
up TO their promises? II they per
form as well as they promised, we
shall all be more than pleased. But
we shall be able to tell more about
the answer to this eff" later on.