Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-30

"A Dill Ior special ponce I0r the circus
was brought up for discussion. Mr..
Cohn had refused to sign it in the COM
mittee, and the other members Of the
committee had signed. Mr.. Cohn said
that he did not think it right to pass the
bill, for the reason that the circus owner
had offered to pay for the police. The
bill was laid aside and afterwards passed.
The bill of the City. Auditor was laid
aside, as it contained the salary of Chief
Benedict. Mr.. Cohn had endorsed the
bill to the effect that the name of Chief
Benedict should not have gone on the
pay roll, as he had not been duly elected
Captain Barrett moved that warrants
be drawn for all the rest of the salaries
except that of Chief Benedict, as he was
satisfied that he was not regularly
elected, and he wanted time to make up
his mind and look into the matter.
Mr.. Cohn said that Chief Benedict had
not been elected as he had not received
a majority vote of the Council. If six
votes could elect, then seven votes could
discharge him.
Mr.. Book moved that the whole pay
roll be laid over until Captain Barrett
had made up his mind.
Mr.. Cohn asked Mr.. Humphreys to
point out some action of the Council
authorizing the auditor to put Chief
Benedict on the pay roll.
Mr.. Humphreys said that Chief Bene.
dict was just as much entitled to his pay
as any one else on the roll.
Mr.. Collins said he objected to such q
coercive policy as that proposed by Mr..
Book. He had said at the time of the
election that he would not vote for Chief
Benedict's pay as he did not believe he
had been properly elected.
Mr.. Bosbyshell said he saw no reason
why every other officer should remain
unpaid because an objection was made
to Chief Benedict. 1t was too much
like child's play.
Mr.. Humphreys said he should not
vote to pay the rest Of the officers OF the
city, but Captain Barrett's motion was
carried unanimously.
Mr.. Lowell moved that Chief Benedict
be placed on the salary roll.
Mr.. Collins said that he objected to the
action Of Mayor Workman in appointing
Chief Benedict and thought that the ap-
pointment ought to have been made by
the Council.
Mayor Workman said that he had
acted under the charter and had ap-
pointed Chief Benedict for Mr.. Cuddy's
unexpired term subject to confirmation
by the Council.
Mr.. Gibbs wanted to know what the
unexpired term was.
Mayor Workman said he considered
the unexpired term to be the balance of
the year.
Captain Barrett said that Mr.. Cuddy
had been elected at the pleasure of the
Council and that there was therefore no
unexpired term.
Mr.. Lovell's motion was carried by
vote of 7 to 5.
The Sichel street grading matter came
up, and representative of the property
owners protested, saying that the bill for
grading the street about mile and
quarter was about $20,0OO The property
owners did not object to the price, but
they asked that the work be done right.
The specifications required that the
curbs be backed by gravel. This had
not been Gone, and the contractor had
said that it was not the practice to put
gravel there. The sidewalks had not
been properly rolled, nor had the gravel
been rammed, as required. The cobble-
cutters had not been properly laid, and
many of the stones had been dislodged
already. The contractor had submitted
that the cobbles had been pulled out by
the hand. If the contractors had been
supposed to 60 by the specifications, then
the work had been done wrong.
The contractor claimed that the street
had been properly graded and most of
the property owners had already paid.
Mr.. Cohn said that the work had been
properly done, and he moved that the
action OF the Superintendent of Streets
in accepting the same be sustained.
Carried.
Mayor Workman asked for the power
to appoint special police for election dav.
Captain Barrett moved that he be al
lowed to appoint forty specials for the
election. Carried.
An ordinance reducing the water rates
for irrigation one half was read and
adopted.
Mr.. Collins moved that the time for
the payment of city taxes be extended
to November Goth. Carried, and the
City Attorney was instructed to prepare
an ordinance to this effect to be present
ed next Monday.
The report of the Board of Public
Works as published in the HERALD, was
read and adopted.
1t was decided in the matter of the
protest against the construction of a new
line into the city from Santa Monica by
the S. P. R. R. that the Council should
visit the land as a committee of the
whole on Thursday morning, at which
time it was said that the property owners
would be notified to be present.
Mr.. Hawley moved that the City Gard
ner expend not more than $3.50 in piping
water in and about the East Los Angeles
Park. Carried.
Mr.. Gibbs said that the expressman
and carriages obstructed the passageway
and he moved that the Chief of Police
be instructed to have them moved to the
east side of the Plaza. Carried.
Mr.. Gibbs moved that the City Attor-
ney draw an ordinance reducing the IL
cense of shooting galleries to $5 per
month. Adopted.
Mr.. Collins presented petition from
Justice King, asking that Mr.. E. Langley
Jones, his clerk, be placed on the sal.
ary roll. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
The matter of the franchise for the
Vernon-street Railway Company came
up. The franchise was granted.
The petition of the San Gabriel Rapid
Transit Co. for franchise across several
streets was read and the franchise was
unanimously granted.
Mr.. Collins said as there were 60 many