Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-16
THE DOLLAR LIMIT
Considered and Adopted by
the Freeholders.
LICENSING OF DANCE HOUSES.
Other Matters Relating TO the CHAR
ter Now in Process Of
l Formation.

Mayor Workman in the chair and
Messrs. Robinson, Estudillo, Mackey,
Mansfield, Day, Scott, Baldwin, Book,
Dunkelberger, Bonebrake and DIR.
Knhrts present. Mr.. Robinson was
elected Secretary pro tenn in the absence
,ef Col. Moore. General Mansfield
moved that the first section Of the re-
iecfsd charter be read. Carried.
Major Bonebrake moved that the
Saeretary procure one hundred copies OF
the paper containing the rejected
charter. Carried.
Mr.. Robinson then read Article Of the
charter.
SECTION 1.--Relative to the boundaries
OF the city was accepted as read.
SECTION 2.-De6ning the powers OF the
city was adopted as read until
the clause relative to the tax levy
was reached. Mr.. Robinson thought
that the dollar limit was too small. tie
did not think that the expenses OF the
city could be confined within the sum
resulting from 20 small levy, and the
result would be that a shortage would
occur. Debts would be incurred which
would have to be repudiated if the limit
was fixed at 81. He favored raising the
limit to $1.25.
Major Bonebrake thought that it was
possible to keep the expenses OF the city
within the 81 limit, providing it did not
inclnde the interest ON school or water
bonds.
Col. Dunkelberger said that it did not
make any difference what the levy was.
g., haH fn hn roicaI nv
way, and if the rate was small the valua-
tion should be high If the rate was
high the valuation should be lower. 1t
would make no difference, but OF
course it would look better to have the
rate small.
DIR. Kurtz thought 1t was ma
terial whether there was high
valuation or q high rate. He was
decidedly in favor of high rate
instead of high valuation. Ii high
valuation was made the County Assessor
would take advantage of it and the con-
sequence would be that more money
would be sent to Sacramento than would
be the case with low valuation. Mr..
Machey was in favor OF the dollar limit.
Mayor Workman said that it was diff
cult to control the City Assessor. This
year he would raise the valuation to
about SAC, 100000, but there was no way
to make him raise his valuation. The
Board of Equalization had power to
raise the valuation but it was an in
terminable job, for it could not raise it
like the State Board of Equalization.
Every valuation of every piece of prop
erty would have TO be considered separ-
ately by the local Board of Equalization
MIR. Mackey moved that the section
limiting the levy to 81 be adopted.
MIR. Estudillo that the exact expenses
should be determined before the rate
should be Fixed. He thought that "a
was enough.
Colonel Dunkelberger said that the rate
made no difference. The rates OF the
city and county were about the same and
yet he had paid 800 taxes on q piece OF
city property to the city, while he paid
S240 to the county on the same property.
The difference was in the valuation.
Mr.. Robinson suggested that the mat
ter be given to a committee to report on
at the next meeting.
General Mansfield said that the mat
ter OF giving the people choice OF either
81 or S1.20, or more, should be consid-
cred by the committee.
Major Bonebrake said that the COM
mittee should also consider the PROPOSE
tion to include the taxes for the bonds in
the dollar limit.
Mr.. Scot thought the limit ought to be
81, or even less.
MIR. Mackey said he thought it would
give the people chance to consider the
matter if referred to the committee.
MIR. Robinson's motion to refer was
lost.
Colonel Dunkelberger thought that the
rate should be lowered still further.
MIR. Mackey's motion to fix the limit
at 81 was then adopted.
General Mansfield moved to substitute
the word "helpless" for decrept in sec
ton, which provides that the city shall
have power to take care of the sick and
decrepit. Carried.
The reading was then resumed, and
the different sections relating to the
powers OF the city adopted in succession.
Major Bonebrake was opposed to sec
tion IS, which provides for the licensing
of dance-houses and melodeons. He was
opposed to any Council having power to
let such things run.
Colonel Dunkelberger also opposed
such a paragraph, and moved to put
dance houses and melodeons under the
paragraph, empowering the Council to
suppress them only.
DIR. Kurtz thought that these places
should be licensed. He did not believe
in prohibiting the poorer classes from en-
joying themselves.
MIR. Estudillo was also opposed to the
prohibitory provision unless applied to
all saloons.
Mr.. Mackey thought that gambling
ought to be licensed also, for then the
public could see who frequented the
games. This was the best way to sup
press the evil.
Colonel Dunkelberger thought that if
dance cellars should be licensed bawdy
honses should be placed in the same
category. His motion to suppress was
lost by tie vote OF 6 to 6.
General Mansfield gave notice that he
would move to reconsider at the next
meeting.
Section 2, Article 1, was then adopted
as amended.
A communication was received as fol-
lows and laid over until the section in
reference to police is reached:
AT a regular meeting OF the Union La-
bor City and County Central Committee
the following resolutions were unani-
Inously adopted and ordered forwarded
to your honorable body:
ResOired, That the Police Department
OF this city should be reorganized, and,
with that end in view, be it further
Resoiged, That the following sugges-
tions be most respectfully submitted to
tha Roar,l nj EraabnlHarc.