Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-10
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Proposition to Change the
Location for the
NEW CITY HALL BUILDING,
Various Other Matters Discussed
in the Open Meeting of the
City Fathers.

The City Council met yesterday
morning, President Humphreys in
the chair, and Messrs. Hanley, Math
ews, Cuddy, Barrett, Cohn, Lowell,
Bosbyshell, Collins, Sinsabaugh,
Johnson and Gibbs, present.
After the reading and adoption OF
the minutes the following business
was transacted:
OFFICERS REPORTS.
Tie Superintendent of the Streets
reported expenditures OF 1852 during
the past week. Referred to Finance
Committee.
The Zangiero reported expenditures
OF $24 during the past week. Re-
TERED to Finance Committee.
Mayor Workman announced that
he had approved the appointment by
the council OF Thos. Kelly and f. P.
johnson as members Of the Board Of
Education. Received and filed.
City Justice Austin reported the
collection of $500 fines in December.
Referred to Finance Committee.
Mayor Workman sent In a message
recommending that an assistant Su-
perintendent Of Streets be appointed,
also recommending that the Superin-
tendent Of streets be authorized to
employ an additional force of men to
fix up the streets. Received and on
motion of Mr.. Cohn, Matthew Carr
was appointed as clerk to the Street
Superintendent, at salary of 500
per month.
Mayor Workman also recommended
that an efficient corps of detectives be
employed, aud that their salaries be
fiXod. He recommended that a chief
detective and two assistants be ap-
pointed. Mr.. Barrett suggested that
the matter lay over until Chief Of
Police be appointed.
Mr.. Cohn suggested that the Po-
lice Commission appoint the detec-
tives and that the names of the men
be sent to the Councilmen, who at the
next meeting will fix the salaries &C.
corning to the worth Of the man.
Mr.. Cuddy suggested that the de-
tective force be selected from the
police force of to-day.
A motion of Mr.. Barrett to post
pone was carried.
Mayor Workman recommended
that the time Of residence Of police
officer before appointment be reduced
from two years to one year.
A motion to adopt the Mayors sug-
gestion was lost.
A motion that the resolution shall
not apply to the present police force
was adopted.
The report OF the Fire Commission
ers, as published in the HERALD, was
withdrawn for week.
Hervey Lindley sent in a communi-
cation asking that committee be ap-
pointed to confer with the st. Vincent
Hotel Company in relation to the ex-
change Of the present new City Hall
lot for a block oof the hotel property.
On motion of Captain Barrett, the
President was authorized to appoint
the committee.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh presented a peti-
ton from Mary H. Banning asking
that the grade Of CASTELAR, street in
front of her property be changed.
Referred to Board OF Public Works
and City Engineer, with power to act.
The bond of j. Kuhrts as Superin-
tendent Of Streets, with 1. w. He'll
man and j. d. Bicknell as sureties.
was approved.
The bond OF Thos. Weiss as Fan
iero, with ]. d. Mcdonald and Alex
ander Weiss as sureties, was read and
approved.
The Council at this point took
recess until 2 o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The Council reconvened at 2:10,
with President Humphreys in the
chair, and Messrs. Hanley, Mathews,
Barrett, Cuddy, Teed, Cohn, Collins,
Sinsabaugh, Bosbyshell, Lowell,
Johnson and Chandler present.
The contract and bond of e. c.
Burlingame to grade Arnold street at
$3 per foot was read and approved.
President Humphreys announced
the special committee to confer with
the owners of the st. Vincent prop
erty as follows: Mayor Workman,
President Humphreys, Messrs. Gibbs,
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