Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-08
THE FREEHOLDERS.
No Great Progress MadA at
Yesterdays Met ting.
THE OFFICER ' :AND SALARIES.
Au Important Report to be Con-
sidered at the Next Meeting
on Thursday.

The Board OF Freeholders met yes
terday afternoon, Mayor Workman il
hss clair, and Messrs. Chapman
Siasabaugh, Lee, Robinson, Cohn
Tobe rman, Vickery and Me=me
Present.
Reports were received from the
Police" and Condemnation of Pro
perty for Public Uses" Com
mittees, but the reading wat
deferred until the printed sips haC
been prepared. Upon comparing the
reports s cretary Robinson found thai
committees Nos. 8, 6, 8, 8 and 10 hao
presented no report, although they
had stated they were nearly ready.
The report of Committee No. on
"Water Rights" as published in the
HERALD, were taken up and dis
cussed. Its PROVISIONS we're aimed
to prevent the possibility ot
other corporations than the city
selling water to citizens, but
after consideration it was thought
that the wording was not explicit,
and it was referred back to the COM
mittee tor redrafting. The Board
then adjourned until Thursday
morning ut 8: 80 O'Clock, when the
report OF the Committee on Officers,
their duties and salaries, will be the
special order of business. The re-
port will report as follows:
Your Committee on officers and their
duties, salaries and bonds submit the fol
lowing report;
They give notice that at the proper time
they shall propose the following amend
ments to the report OF Committee No. l.,
which their deliberations have convinced
them to b. aeSsss.Ty or s1peden h. smerd
ed by giving to the Mayor the appointment.
subject to confirmation by a majority of the
Council, of the following officers, to wit:
dsn Sy Hnsnsd N sbSnss S n Asesey pcs 81 civ an
ehitect), Water Overse.r, Street euperintend.
eht and Chief of Police; leaving clerk OF
the Council 10 be appointed by the Council;
the Healtn Officer TO be Appointed by the
to be appointed by the Mayor, subject to con-
frmation by the Board of Education ;and the
Mayor, ity Clerk, City Auditor, City Tax
Collector, city License Collector. City Assess
cor and City Treasurer to be elected by
the people; and striking out enrirei, tue
Captain of Detective Force from the list OF
officers, leaving the appointment of such
an oficer to the discretion of the Board OF
Police Commissioners
2. The appointing power 10 have the
power OF removal in ali cases, provided
that where confirmation is required the
assent of the confirming body shall be re-
qufsite for removal.
8. Council also TO have power to suspend
any officer Of the city, pending trial,
against whom criminal proceedings based
on misdemsanor In office, or civil action
been @ neeD eonSenced. asd to s sppoint @ @ sub sub.
stitute for such Officer during susp nsion.
4, In all voting upon the appointment,
eonnrma ton, suspension and removal Of
vote BY open ballot or call Of the roll, and
the ballot or vote of each member shall be
spread upon the minutes.
5. That provisions be made for a Board
Of Health, to consist of five members, to-wit:
three of whom saall be Physiciaas Of repute
and regularly licensed, who shall be ap-
Pointe.i, BY the Mayor and confirmed by the
8. That provision be made for Board Of
Police Com missieuers to consist of the
Mayor, the President of the Council and
. citizen, who shall be preferably an ex-
Mayor Of the city. to be appointet by the
z. That provision be made for Board OF
. Fire Commissioners, to consist of the Mayor,
the Preside Mt of the Council and the super
intendent of buildings.
That section 8, Article Nv be amended by
adding land they may by ordinance pre-
scribe for any officer duties other than those
herein prescribed and not inconsistent with
the provisio of this charter"
(9)-That new section shall be added
after Section % OF A tlcle w., as to sigma.
ture by Clerk and approval or non-appr0vai
by Mayor of all ordinances substantially az
tux fAno 4 As,A Artsn sn1 rNf
ent Character (pa ,e 5O), except that tue
unanimous vote of all at the time accuail y
constituting the Council shall be necessary
TO pass an ordinance over the veto in all
cases where four votes are required to pass
the ord nance IN the first instance; In all
athpr Cases it hall uire four YQteR.