Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-09
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Eight-HOur Labor Ordi-
nance Passed.
THE p1Co STREET. RAILROAD
Carving Concealed Weapons, Special
Police, and Cattle Driving
Measures.


Measures.
The City Council met yesterday morn |
ing. President FrankeDtield in the chair
and Messrs. Wirsching, Van Dusen,
Brown, Hamilton, Shafer, Summerland,
Bonsall and Mclean present.
The following message was received
from Mayor Hazard:
return herewith without my approval,
the official bonds of NJ. D. Johnson, City
Treasurer, Len J. Thompson, City Tax
and License Collector, and Fred Eaton,
City Engineer, first, that there appear in
the body of said bonds several interlinea-
tions as we'll as erasures Of names, sigma
lures and amounts, etc., and there Is
thereon no certificate that such changes
were made before the executor OF the
bonds; second, that while | have been
informed that the bends were approved
by the outgoing Council, they are with
out the certification of such approval re-
ouired by the Charter OF 1878 and by the
Charter OF 1889, under which we are act
ing. Either of these reasons would be
sufficient to compel me to withhold my
approval Of any Official bonds, as they are
for such reasons not binding on the sure
ties and could not be enforced at law.
The matter was referred to the City
Attorney, who advised that all the officers
named be required to furnish new bonds.
Major Bonsall moved that the officers
who had not furnished proper bonds be
required to do SO at the next meeting.
Carried.
The matter of the appointment of R.
w. Burnham as Sealer of Weights and
Measures, was postponed for one week.
Justice Stanton asked for courtroom.
Referred to the Committee on Buildings.
The City Auditor reported $25, $40 in
the last fund, $37 ,136, in the Salary
Fund, and $76S in the Fire Fund. Re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Justice Stanton was directed to de-
posit the funds in his hands received
from fines, in the City Treasury.
The Street Superintendent reported
that he had notified Mr.. L. W. Hellman
10 construct sidewalk in front of his
property on Second street, under the
law, which notice had not been complied
with. He asked Instructions from the
Council, and on motion of Mayor Bonsall
was instructed to build the sidewalk un
der the State law.
Chief Burns appeared in relation to a
notification he had received prohibiting
him from employing special policemen.
He said the notice should have been sent
to the Police Commissioners, under
whose orders he was acting. He de-
sired the privilege of employing special
men when necessary, as would be found
to be the case when fairs or circuses Wis.,
tied the city. He thought he had not
been treated right when his powers we're
curtailed. Three burglaries had been
reported in this morning and he had only
one man to send to look after them. The
matter was postponed until the after
noon session.
The Street Superintendent asked per-
mission to construct conduit on Collado
street to prevent the formation of lake
caused by the filling up of natural
waterway. He was instructed to build
the conduit, and the City Engineer was
requested to provide for such waterways
In the future.
The bill of the city against Frick Bros.
for pipe furnished was referred to q COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. Shafer, Bon
sail and Brown for investigation.
An ordinance prohibiting the carrying
of concealed weapons, except upon per-
mission properly issued, was read and
adopted.
An ordinance fixing days labor on
city work at eight hours was read and
adopted.
The matter of cutting down the First
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Public Works.
Board OF Public Works would meet here
after on Friday morning instead of Sat
urday.
A contract with Thomas Hayes, by
which the city agreed to pay him 81 ,0OO
for damages caused by the Downey ave-
nue. viaduct, was read and approved and
the Mayor was requested to sign it on
behalf of the city.
Mayor Hazard called attention to the
necessity Of preventing secondhand deal
ers from purchasing goods from minors.
The City Attorney was instructed to
draft an ordinance for preventing the
same.
Mayor Hazard called attention to the
necessity of establishing free labor ex-
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the city. Referred to Messre. Summer
land, Hamilton and Shafer as special
committee.
The Finance Committee recommended
that the demand of Chief of Police
Burns for $400 per month be denied
Adopted.
Recommend that hereafter the Fire
Department do its own carting. Adopted.
Recommend that contract be entered
into for doing all city horse-shoing and
blacksmithing. Adopted.
Recommend that the city DO longer
pay for the telephone for the police
matron. Adopted.
The Committee gave notice that here
after it will meet on Saturday mornings
at o'clock.
The City Attorney was instructed to
have the new Charter recorded.
The Council then tnoH q reeaae t1nfiI .