Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-09


known in advance. There will be nc
work to be done over again, as after 9
failure under another system ana finally
it will offer immediate employment to o
large number of idle and needy men now
among us. 1t is to be hoped that the
City Council will take steps at once tc
, secure the means necessary to commence
this work.
A resolution favoring the creation oi
the office of Building Inspector. This
Office is now provided for under the new
Charter, and the officer is Mr.. -
A resolution inviting Senators STAN
ford and Hearst to visit Wilmington
Harbor, with the view of a personal in
! spection of its needs, to show the
necessity of appropriations for its speedy
completion and 1 have no doubt but
the visit made in response to this invita-
ton, had something to do with Senator
Stinford's bill introduced in the last
Congress, which by some means un-
known, failed ID receive the Presidents
Iapproval. l hope that the sum Of
$500, 900 asked for and approved by the
Senate, will be appropriated at the next
session of Congress-.
A resolution urging an amendment to
the Constitution, repeating the Mortgage
Tax Law. The bill was introduced in
the Legislature with this end in view,
and its failure to become a law, in my
opinion, does not detract from the justice
of the proposition, nor will the people re-
main long without making another effort
for its consummation.
A resolution favoring the passage of
the National Bankrupt Law, under the
provisions of which, merchants who may
have been unfortunate in business, may
place themselves in position to again
engage in congenial business, whereby
they can make living for themselves
and families.
| These and other subjects have been
brought before different meetings, and
thoroughly discussed. That the action
taken by the members at these meetings
has had an influence, no one can doubt.
l am glad to be able to state to you that
the Los Angeles Board of Trade has now
a permanent business location, with COM
Portable rooms for its officers and men,
bers. This has only been secured by
much hard labvr on the part of the Trus-
tees, and the advances made by some of
its members, and those of the Produce
Exchange.
| The financial condition of the Building
Association at the present time, indi-
Gates that in few years the Board will
own one of the most valuable pieces of
property in Los Angeles, and have an in
come from rents which will not only pay
the interest on the bonded debt, but each
year materially increase it.
During the past year vast amount OF
improvements have been added to our
city, both public and private. The City
Council has done more than in any pre-
vious year. The handsome and commo-
dious City Hall is nearly completed, and
when done, will not only be an ornament
to Los Angeles, but medium of greatly
facilitating the despatch of municipal
business.
Several miles of streets have been
paved with granite blocks and bitumi-
nous lime rock, and great amount of
cement sidewalks laid. About twenty
| five miles of outside streets have been
graded and gravelled and the sidewalks
curbed, and many other improvements
made or are in course of construction
under the supervision of the Council.
The new county Court .ouse is being
rapidly pushed towards completion, and
bids fair to be what Los Angeles county
has long felt the need of, building well
calculated to furnish the necessary rooms
for the several courts and county officers,
as we'll as providing vaults for the safe
keeping of the public records and docu-
ments; and, from its elevated situation
and magnificent proportions, will long
remain monument of the Banner
county of California.
The private improvements made DUR
ing the year are many and comfortable,
including residences from the cozy cot
tage to the palatial mansion; and bust.
ness blocks of every description have
taken the place of those no longer
answ eriug the demand, many of which
would ornament any city in the world,
the cost OF which, could it be ascer-
tanned, would reach several millions.
The contemplated cable railway sys'
tenn now being constructed in our city,
and which is fast approaching compile
ton, is matter of congratulation. That
| it will be completed and operated sue
cessfully is guaranteed by our favorable
climate. No country in the world is 80
| we'll adapted by nature for the working
| of cable railways as Southern California.
| The entire absence of snow and frost
guarantees to the management a uniform
expense of operating, every month in
| the year.
One year ago took occasion to speak
of the inadequate amount of public
schoolroom in this city. The condition
is not such as 1 would like to report TO-
day for although the Board of Education
has caused to be erected buildings cost
ing $31, ,62400 and containing twenty
rooms, and have also erected two tempo
rary rooms in which school is kept, 1 find
that in one hundred and ten schoolrooms
in this city, one hundred and forty-three
schools are kept, causing sixty-six of
them to occupy room only half a day
each. am informed, and Believe, that
the Board OF Education has done all that
it has had the means to do, but it is
hoped that the present city government
| will lose no time in providing the means
by which this lack of schoolroom accom-
mediation can be obviated.
Our public and private parks are well
taken care of, but we should have lar
ger number of them, and more money to
be used in their improvement. The
Park Commission, recently appointed
under the new law, is composed of good
material, and we may look for wonder
full changes for the better during the
coming year; at least l hope 30.
Los Angeles has been truly represented
as one Of the best lighted cities in the
world, and it has right to this claim ;
but the demand on the Electric Light
Company has been so great of late, for