Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-24
THE CHARTER FINISHED.
Tho board CT F-eehesaers Ends Il
Work.

Tho hoard CT Freehesaers Ends II.
Work.
The Board of Freeholders met yester-
day afternoon, Mayor Workman in the
chair and Messrs. Day, Book, Moore,
Robinson, Estudillo, Mackay, Mansfield,
Baldwin and Brown present Mr.. Rob.
inson moved that the Revision Commit
tee be continued for the purpose of ap-
proving bills and signing the same.
Carried.
Mayor Workman asked If any provi-
sion had been made to care for persons
injured in the service of the city.
General Mansfield thought that a Sec
ton providing that the Council shall have
the power to provide for the care of the
sick and helpless covered the matter.
Mayor Workman also asked whether
there was any provision for the expendi-
ture Of money for the general good of the
city as for instance the Odd Fellows cell
ebration or for the celebration of the
Fourth of July.
1t was discovered that the Revisory
Committee had eliminated the provision
for the celebration of the Fourth OF July,
which had been adopted at a previous
meeting.
General Mansfield remembered when
the President of the United States was
here, and he thought that some provision
should be made for celebrations, and
would support such provision.
Captain Mackay thought that an espe-
cial provision for this purpose would be
objected to by the people at large, but
such provision might be included in
the charter if the amount should be
specified.
Mr.. Robinson offered an amendment to
Section 80, whereby $4,000 may be ex-
pended by the Council for the Fourth of
July and other public demonstrations.
Adopted.
Mr.. Day called attention to the section
which provides for the declaring of an
Office vacant upon the absence of the
officer for fiue days without the consent
of the Council. The officer might become
seriously i'll the day after the Council
met, and before it convened again and
gave him leave of absence his office
would be declared vacant. The section
was amended so that the option of de-
claring the Office vacant was given to the
Council, instead of making it obligatory
upon the Council to declare it vacant.
The question as to whether the street
law in the charter was constitutional
was brought up by Mr.. Day. His atten-
ton had been drawn to the fact that it
was somewhat different from the Vroo-
man act, and he did not know whether
| it would be constitutional or not.
General Mansfield and Mr.. Brown held
that the provisions would do no harm
even if the Vrooman act did take preced-
ence. The Vrooman act might be re-
pealed, and then the city would be left
without a street law.
Mr.. Robinson moved that the charter
be adopted as amended. Carried unani.
mously.
Mr.. Robinson moved that the Secre-
tary deliver copy Of the charter to the
Mayor and copy to the County Record
er, and that he notify the Council that
the Board OF Freeholders had finished it's
labors, and that the copies had been de-
livered according to law. Carried.
The Secretary was authorized to have
300 copies OF the charter printed for dis
tribution.
The charter was then signed in the fol.
lowing order: Mayor Workman, General
Mansfield, w. w. Robinson, G. E. Day,
A f. Mackay, j. G. Estudillo, J. Bald
win, j. Il. Book. T. B. Brown, Col. ]. R.
Dunkelberger, W. S. Moore.
A vote of thanks was rendered to the
Secretary, and the Board adjourned sine
die.