Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-22
other Oily Officars.

Mr. McLaln mONSu TO adjourn until III
O'Clock this evening. Carried.
other City Officers.
The principal topic of conversation on
the street yesterday was the pending
contest in the Supreme Court, and the
refusal of NJ. T. Stiles, City Auditor and
Clerk of the Council under the old Char
ter, and j. w. Drown, Street Superin-
tendent under the old Council, to turn
over their Offices to their successors.
The first occurrence of interest in this
matter was shortly after the old Council
adjourned, when the City Auditor-el elect
made formal demand upon Mr.. Stiles
for the records of the Office. Mr.. Stiles
refused on the ground thut the old Coun-
Gil had not adjourned SINE die, and that
he did not believe it would be right to
give up the Office until it was decided
BY the Supreme Court whether
the new Charter is legal. Later
in the day City Clerk Teed also
demanded of Mr.. Stiles the surrender of
bis records as Clelk of the Council. This
demand was refused on the same ground.
Street Observation-Disclosures Morford de-
manded Of j. W. Drown, who had been
acting as Street superintendent under
the old Council, the surrender of his Of
fee, but was refused on much the same
grounds, Mr.. Drown stating, however,
that he would surrender upon being
served with the proper legal process. Col.
Morford, however, did not propose to be
without a claim to the office, for he
placed deputies there, and at late hour
both parties were still there. Mr.. Drown
refused to give up the keys, and his dep
uties remained in the Office.
City Survey or Dockweiler turned over
his office to City Engineer Fred Eaton,
entering protest, however, SO as to save
himself if it should be decided that the
old Council had not gone out. At noon
he told the men employed in his office to
stop work, and Mr.. Eaton Immediately
told them to go to work again and act
under his authority.
City Clerk Teed yesterday afternoon is
sued certificates to the Commissioners
elected by the new Conncil. He sue
ceeded in obtaining the seal of the city,
and was able to issue them in regular
form.
City Auditor Lopez will decide to-day
what action to take in reference to his
office.
In relation to the state of affairs Treas
urer Johnson said his opinion
was that he was acting under
the new Charter. He said that it was
his idea that he would have to pay war
rants issued as prescribed by the new
Charter. He had not been enjoined
from doing this, and he had been de.
clared elected and had qualified under
the new Charter. He obtained from the
City Clerks Office the numbers of the
last warrants issued up to noon yester-
day, and said that he would refuse to
paw any money out on demands issued
under the old Charter. He would
probably determine to-day just how he
would act in the matter.
CITY Assessor Fischer said that he was
still acting under the old Charter, and
that he would not succeed himself until
next January. The writ served upon
MIN had not stopped his work, except as
to the assessment on the property of Z.
Marion Brooks, which would have been
made under the old Charter.
City Tax Collector Thompson said that
he considered that he was acting under
the new Charter and that he had sue
ceeded himself. He was not collecting
taxes, however, and would place the
money taken in for licenses in the bank
until he could decide how TO proceed.
An effort was made yesterday after
noon by J. Marion Brooks to obtain an
order restraining the officers elected
under the new Charter from discharging
their duties. Judge Wade, to whom he
applied, refused TO grant the writ. Later
in the day the officers serving under the
old Charter were served with notice
from J. Marion Brooks to the effect that
if they turned over their offices or trans
acted business under the new Charter he
would, as taxpayer, hold them respon-
sible.
Mayor Bryson early in the day turn ed
his office over 10 Mayor Heard, and
said he proposed to make no contest.
Mayor Hazard will occupy the same Of
fee in the Bryson block that has been
occupied by Mayor Bryson. About
1000 blank applications for positions on
the police force have been given out
already and still there is a demand. 1t
was said yesterday that it was within
the range of possibilities that Frank
Burns would not be the Chief of Police.
1t was admitted by the members of the
Council that it meant Burns when Major
Furrey was selected, but it was also
stated that great deal of influence was
being brought to bear to break up this
combination. A meeting of the Police
Commissioners will be called very
shortly and then the interesting ques-
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