Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-14
THE FREEHOLDERS.
Provisions for Loaning the
City Funds.
CHANGES OF STREET GRADES
Smallpox Patients to Be Allowed tc
Remain in Their Own Homes
Under Quarantine.

win, Estudillo, Book, Dunkelberger and
DIR. Kurtz, present.
A communication was received from
G. M. Wells, suggesting the formation OF
a salaried Board of Public Works, the
to be appointed by the Council,
to serve for three years.
General Mansfield said that he favored
the idea and asked that it be fled for
future consideration.
Mr.. Robinson asked that the matter be
referred to q committee to report. He
was inclined to favor the idea.
Referred to a committee consisting of
Messrs. Robinson, Mackey and Moore.
The sections relative to the Board of
Education were taken up, and DIR. Kurtz
moved that the Board be allowed to pur-
chase goods to the amount Of $500 with
out advertising.
Mr.. Robinson interposed an objection
and an amendment, which was accepted,
and the motion was carried.
The balance of the article, as con-
tanned in the defeated charter, was
adopted.
The articles relating to the Board of
Health were then considered. The
question of the age of the Health Officer
came up and DIR. Kurtz said that the ply
sicians of the city were rather in favor
of allowing no physician to serve unless
he is over 80 years of age.
Colonel Moore opposed this idea, be-
cause it would shut out many worthy
young men who know more than some
of the older men.
General Manstield's motion to retain
the 80 years clause was carried.
When the clause relating to the time
of residence in the city was reached,
DIR. Kurtz moved that two years resi-
dence be required.
Colonel Moore moved to amend to
make the time of residence twenty-one
years, so as to place the young men on
an equality. Lost, and DR.. Kurtz' s
motion was carried.
Colonel Moore moved that the section
relating to the age of the Health Officer
be amended so as to make it read that
such officer must have practiced seven
years instead of have reached the age ol
80. Carried.
When the section relative to the re.
porting of sickness to the Health Officer
was reached, DR.. Kurtz moved that the
diseases to be reported be typhus, ship
S1 yellow fever, Asiatic cholera, small
pox, diphtheria and scarlet fever. Car
ried.
When the section relating to the re
moval of people from their residences tc
the pesthouse was reached, DIR. Kurtz
moved that it be amended so as to pro
vide that only those patients be removed
who cannot be properly quaTantined.
Mr.. Robinson moved that this section
he stricken out.
General Mansfield desired to amend SC
that patients could not be taken out of q
private house.
DIR. Kurtz's motion was carried, and
the balance of the article on health was
adopted as read.
The committee on the Treasurer's duties
and the deposits of the city money, recon
mended that the city funds be deposited
with the bank offering the highest rate
of interest.
Colonel Moore suggested that it might
be as well to provide that the money be
loaned to individuals as we'll as the
banks.
Mr.. Estudillo was not in favor of loan
ing the funds of the city. He thought
that it was unconstitutional. He asked
what benefit had been derived by the
WY Wy y0CRObAtAns tuC U1OuOy Ill d Uduks
Colonel Dunkelberger said none and
that was what had been complained of.
For this reason it was proposed to take
the deposit OF money OUT Of the
hands OF the Treasurer and put it in the
banks. where it will be safe and be Sc
cured by bonds or collateral.
MIR. Estudillo wanted to know what
the vaults in the city hall were for if not
to hold the monev.
General Mansfield asked how it could
be known that the money was in the city
vault. A City Treasurer might give
bonds in $4,000 and might get away
with the money without any one know
ing it.
Mr.. Estudillo said this could be pro-
vided for as it was in the case of the
State, were all moneys were required to
be in the vaults of the Treasurer.
Mr.. Mackay believed that there could
be no better way OF keeping the money
than in the banks, where some benefit
would be derived by the people.
Mr.. Book said there were several bids
In the hands OF the Council now for the
use OF the money, and these had been
laid on the table. He could see no
reason why the city should not make
something and at the same time put the
money in circulation.
DR.. Kurtz suggested the propriety OF
keeping the money in the hands of the
people as long as possible and of collect
ing the taxes quarterly.
Col. Moore said that if provision was
made so that any citizen could borrow
the money by furnishing the proper
collateral, he would support the report.
: Mr.. Estudillo said that he could not
see what beEefit it would be to have the
money in the banks. 1t had been no
benefit to the people 80 far.
Col. Moore's amendment to allow any,
body to borrow the money was lost.
The report of the Committee was
adopted by vote of to 4.
General Mansfield then read the fol.
lowing which he wished considered dur
ing the week:
In all cases where a street has been
once graded and established by the city.
or under it's authority, and buildings
have been erected and other improves
ments made in conformity Herewith,
the grade of such street shall not be
changed unless a public necessity exists
therefor, or the public convenience re-
quire the change of su h grade, which
public necessity or convenience shall be
FIRST established by the verdict of jury
In an action in the Superior Court by
the city against the owner or owners Of
lots or blocks fronting on the street af-
fected by such change of grade, where
upon, if the jury find the necessity for
said change OF grade to exist, the Court