Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-22
Afternoon session.

A recess was then taken until O'Clock
Afternoon Session.
The Council met at 2 O'Clock, all pres
ent.
Clerk Teed read Mayor Hazards mes.
sage, as follows:
| To the Honorable Council Of the City Of Los An
| getes:
In accordance with the requirements of the
Charter, have the honor Co submit the fol-
lowing communication:
| FINANCES AND DEBT.
The funded debt of the city is at this time
$467 600, and there is money now in the city
| treasury to pay $4,000 of that amount, leav-
ing bonds outstanding to the amount of $457,-
900, W tn yearly interest thereon Of $29, 800.
| The cits assessment for the fiscal year 1878
was $27, S75, 1888, on which levy was made of
70 produce, $36i ,4509s. OF this 81 80, thir-
teen and six.tenths t136) cents was for
lion of bonds, the remainder, 81 ,164 10, was
for general municipal purposes. The city as
sessment for the last fiscal year 1sss-s9, was
81 SO on the $iO0, intending to produce S592,-
lat 81. OF this 81 so, nine (9) cents was for
interest on the public debt and the redemption
of bonds. and the remainder, 81 al, was for
general municipal purposes, there being at this
time but a remnant of this levy available for
the ordinary expenses OF the CITY, and, ss you
are aware. the Charter limits the levy of taxes
for all municipal purposes, aside only from
interest on the funded debt and the payment
of bonds, to 81 on the 800 of property as
sesseo, it will therefore require great care in
the expenditure of moneys derived from mu-
nicipal taxes not to exceed the limits of the
Charter.
| PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
| The history of municipalities shows the
economical expenditures of money on perma-
nent public Improvements to be one of the
greatest levers to elevate them into busy marts
OF trade, and while that is so the people who
pay the cost demand an honest and economical
administration OF the public funds.
The rapid increase OF population in this city
has necessitHted the immediate construction of
| a sewer to the sea, which, when built, will give
| US the best sewer facilities of any city of i'm
p rtance on the coast, having its outlet sixteen
These improvements are usually delayed
owing to their Importance and the amount of
preliminary labor necessary to put them under
way. Each administration finds itself about
to enter upon important public works
at the end of its tenure OF office, and
as last resort they are turned over to the sue
ceediug administration to struggle with. If the
construction of this sewer is taken in hand
early it can be completed without being finally
turned over to the succeeding administration.
In addition to the benefit to be derived from
the sewer itself when completed hardly less, if
aoy, benefit will be derived from the employ
meHt OF the labor needed in its construction II
one could realize the loss we sustain each day
that able aud willing men stand idle on our
streets, immediate steps would be taken to save
their labor not to mention the great benefit to
accrue to the Community by putting the ready
money paid as compensation for such labor into
active circulation.
PUBLIC PARKS.
would also recommend the impro yements
OF the parks belonging to the city Much has
been done in that direction during the last few
years, but much more remains to be done, and
in that connection ! suggest tn at this is the
season for planting trees and shrubs, and If
such, work is not soon done, the present sea on
will De lost.
PUBLIC DRIVES.
The Honorable Beard of supervisors ere now
engaged in having constructed a boulevard to
Santa Monica. | would recommend that a
committee be appointed to confer with the
Board as TO what IS necessary to be done to
complete this work. ana also to have con-
struetad similar boulevard between this city
and Pasadena Steps should also be taken to
| abolish, ii possible, the payment of toll be-
tween this city and Pasadena. The demand for
, and payment of 10 ! is relic OF the past, and
should be abolished, and to that end l would
suggest cooperation with the Supervisors of
the county. The early completion, and the
subsequent keeping in repair Of all the high,
the important requirements that needs i'm
mediate attention.
PUBLIC MONEYS.
, In Section A of the Charter it ia made the
duty of the City Clerk to advertise for proposals
to receive and disburse the public moneys of
the city and of the Council to contract with the
bank Offering the highest rate of interest, and
therefore recommend that no delay be made in
the advertisement for proposals.
am respectfully yours, u.. No.
| D,
,, Los Angeles March 81, 1889.
: Major Bonsall moved that the message
be referred to the appropriate committees
Of the Council to act upon the sugses-
, tions. Carried.
Il Mr.. Wirsching moved that the mem
bers of the Council proceed to the selec-
ton of seats. Carried.
The names OF the Councilmen were
/ then placed in hat, and the choice re-
suited in the following order: Wirsch-
ing, Shsfer. Summerland, McLain, Bon
sail, Brown, Van Dusen and Hamilton.
The following message was received
from Mayor Hazard stating that he had
! appointed w. w. Robinson as his clerk.
Received and filed.
City Clerk Teed stated that the gentle
man whose term of Office as City Clerk
had expired, had refused to turn the
office over to him, and, in consequence,
he was unable to obtain the records and
seal of the city.
City Attorney Mcfarland said
that there appeared to be some
of the old city officers who
would not give up their offices to their
successors. He thought it advisable that
a demand be made of these officers, and
that If they refuse to retire at O'Clock
this morning that the officers elected
take legal steps to obtain possession.
On motion of Major Bonsall this
action was ordered taken.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that the Council
go into the election of Police Commits
sions. Carried.
Mr.. McLsin nominated r. Bilderrain,
Major Bonsall nominated Hervey Lind
ley, Mr.. Brown nominated Geo. @. Knox
and Mr.. Hamilton nominated Major Fur.
rey. Nominations were then closed and
the Clerk cast the ballot for the gentle
men named, who were declared elected.
Mr.. Shafer moved that the Council
proceed to the election of Park Com.
mittee. Carried.
Messrs Sutherland Hutton, J. II.
Bryant, M. L. Wicks and S. G.. Hubbell
were nominated and declared elected
upon ballot of the Clerk.
Mr.. Shafer moved that the Council
proceed to the selection of a Fire Com
mission. Carried.
Mr.. Van Dusen nominated Frank
Marsh, Mr.. Shafer nominated ]. Kuhrts,
MIR. Hamilton nominated I. Keefe. The
nominations we're closed and the men
were elected by ballot of the Clerk.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that the Council
proceed to elect a Board of Health.
| Carried Dr. + H. Davidson Dr. !