Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-13
The Detective Force Con.
sidered'at Length.
STREET CLEANING DISCUSSED.
The Legality of the School Bonds
to be Tested in the
Courts.


and Chandler.
A communication from Chas. r.
Johnson, rendering his resignation as
Councilman of the Third Ward, was
read. Upon the information that Mr..
johnson was about to remove to San
Diego, his resignation was accepted.
Mr.. Lowell moved that the City At
torney be instructed to draft an or
dinance calling for a special election
to fill the vacancy. Itbeing the sense
of the Council that the request
should come from the Third Ward the
matter was tabled for the time being.
A communication was read from the
Street Superintendent, requesting that
the City Surveyor be instructed to
map out and trace on map the sew
ers now constructed; also to compute
the assessments, etc. Upon motion
the Surveyor was ordered to carry out
the suggestion.
A communication was received
from Judge A. L. Rhodes, offering to
give an opinion on the school bonds
for fee Of $500.
Councilman Cohn stated that Mr..
J. B. Cohn was ready to purchase
two $500 bonds at par, and thus test
the legality of the same. On motion
Of Csrtain Barrett the offer was ac-
cepted.
An ordinance for the protection Of
the thoroughfares of the city OF Los
Angeles and to prohibit certain adver-
tising, was read. On motion of Mr..
Lowell the matter was deferred for
two weeks.
President Humphreys called atten-
ton to the fact that Mr.. Collins had
given notice that he would move the
reconsideration of the Turf Exchange
matter, wherein it was proposed to
license the institution at $500 per
month.
Mr.. Collins desired to defer action
for two weeks. He had found that
the law of the State regarded the
business as legitimate, hence he
would like to have more time to in
vestigate.
Mr. Sinsabaugh thought there was
no necessity for deferring, as it might
as we'll be settled at once as at any
time. As for himself, he preferred
not to get dollar than to compromise
by making it 500, but OF course the
best thing possible should be done.
Mr.. Teed thought $4,000 little
enough.
Captain Barrett thought 800 would
be as much as the institution could
stand.
Mp. Bosbyshell moved to make il
zoo per month.
Captain Barrett amended by max
ing it 81 900.
Mr.. Cohn moved that the ordinance
as originally drafted be passed max
ing the license 81 900 in advance. He
considered this preferable to anything
yet proposed, as making the amount
payable in advance would keep others
from engaging in the business.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh was aware that the
large amount payable in advance
would in measure act as check
but this could also be done if the Ii.
cense be fixed at $3.50 per mouth.
There was no use in trying to gel
around this matter. The institution
was undoubtedly doing much evil.
Possibly the suicide of last night
might be the fruit of this thing as
gambling not infrequently leads to
such results.
Captain Barrett thought people were
very much mistaken about the profits
realized from the Turf Exchange.
He had examined the books and
knew they had not made over Sc 900
since in operation here. Any gentle
man of the Council might inspect the
books which were kept as accurate as
any OF those kept by the banks 1t
did appear to him the business was
legitimate.
Upon vote Mr.. Cohn's motion was
lost.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh moved to amend
Mr.. Bosbyshell's motion making the
license 5000 per month payable quart
erly in advance.
Captain Barrett moved to POSTPONE
action for two weeks.
MIR. Sinsabaugh's motion was car
ried, the vote standing for the mo-
ton: Messrs. Collins, Sinsabaugh,
Teed, Mathews, Lowell, Hitler, Hum
phreys, Gibbs and Bosbyshell.
Captain Barrett asked to change his
vote in favor for the adoption Of the
ordinance. After the adoption he
gave notice that he would move to
reconsider the ordinance in two
weeks.
Proposals for the publishing of the
new charter were received from the
Telegram and the Tribune. The Er-
press insisted upon the contract price
it being the official paper. The bids
were as follows. Tribune, $3.50,
and Telegram 1868.
On motion Of Mr.. Cohn, the clerk
was instructed to contract with the
Telegram and have the charter pub
lished for twenty days in it and the
Express.
A number of bids for laying of ce.
ment pipe was offered and referred 10
the Zanja Committee.
The report of the Board of Public
Works was read, and the following
recommendations adopted:
Mr.. Cohn called attention to the
fact that the various corporations ap-
peared to pay no attention to notices
given them by the Council. Never
in the last ten years had the streets
been in such condition as to-day.
The people were paying money to
cart off dirt and mud, but the street
car companies had never paid a cent
to clean the streets and inn
prove them. Instead they throw the
mud from their tracks into the streets
and allow the citizens to remove it.
The gas and water companies were
cutting the streets full of bitches and
holes, which were filed with water,
and wags were posting notices over
such ponds "free fishing"
President Humphreys stated that it
was indeed q great shame that the
various corporations were taking ad-
vantage of leniency allowed them