Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-23
THE NEW GOVERNMENT.
The Business of an Execu-
tive Session.
WHO WILL BE CHIEF OF POLICEs
Thomas StrOhm Appointed Chlef
Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment-Other Changes.

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ing. President Frankenfeld in the chair,
and all present except Mr.. Shafer. Clerk
Teed announced that there was nothing
ON the table and there were no commit
tees ready to report.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that the Council
90 into executive session. This motion
was carried without a dissenting vote.
It was stated that the business to come
before the Council was the arrangement
of the ordinance fixing the salaries of the
various officers of the city, not fixed by
the charter. An objection to the execu-
tive session was made on the ground
thatlsection 20 of the new charter pro-
vides that "The meetings OF the Council
shall be public" but the members did
not consider that they we're acting in op-
position to the spirit of the charter.
The Council continued in executive
session for two hours, when the doors
were opened and an ordinance fixing
salaries and offices as follows was read; {;
Sealer of Weights and Measures, 81 800
per annum. Each Police Judge, 81 200
per annum; each Clerk of Police Judge,
5000 per annum; Water Overseer, 81 ,SC0
per annum; Chief Engineer of Fire De-
partment, $1,000 per annum; Mayors
Clerk, 1900 per annum; one Police
Captain. $125 per month two Sergeants.
500 each per month; ten mounted
Policemen, at $95 each per month fifty
four foot Policemen at $50 each per
month; Clerk to Chief of Police, $50 per
month two drivers d patrol wagon at $75
each per month"; one Assistant Chief
Engineer of Fire Department at 500 per
month; Engineer for each engine at
800 per month one driver for each en-
gine, hose cart and hook-and-ladder at
$50 per month; one Foreman for each
engine company, hook-and-ladder and
detached hose cart company at $40 per
month one tiller man for each hook-and-
ladder company at $50 per month; six
call hose men for each engine company,
five call hose men for each hose COM
pany, and six call men for each hook
and-ladder company at $15 per month
one Superintendent of Parks, at 800 per
month; one Assistant Superintendent,
at $50 per month one Sanitary Health
Inspector, at $50 per month; Captain of
chain-gang, $50 per month; City Sexton,
$40 per month; Inspector of Street
Sprinkling, 500 per month; Janitor of
City Hall, $50 per month; one Police
Surgeon, $50 per month; one Deputy
City Clerk, 800 per month; two Asst St
ant City Clerks, at 500 per month each
one Deputy Tax and License Collector, at
$50 per month ten Deputy Assessors
from March 1st to July 10th, at 500 each
per month; one Deputy City Attorney,
at $3.50 per month; one Assistant City
Attorney at 800 each; five Deputy
Water Overseers in irrigation season and
two in winter season, at $75 per month
two Deputy Street Superintendents, at
$100 per month; one Clerk to Street
Superintendent, at $50 per month one
Foreman of Sewers, at 500 per month
one Deputy City Engineer, at 500 per
month. The ordinance was unanimously
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Van Dusen, the
CLERK cast the ballot for the following
officers: Captain of chain-gang, Geo.
III. Lockwood; city sexton, l. Smith
inspector of street sprinkling, M. Wet
zell pound keeper, VIM. Bonett; ianitor,
Cyrus Vena; police surgeon, DR.. N. II.
Morrison.
Major Bonsall offered resolution to
the effect that no man be employed by
the city officers who is addicted to the
use of Intoxicating liquors. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Wirsching the
President of the Council was requested to
be present at the meetings of the Coun.
Gil.
Mr.. Hamilton announced that the
Finance Committee would meet at the
City Hall on Saturday afternoons at l 80
O'Clock.
Major Bonsall announced that the
Board of Public Works would meet on
Saturday mornings at 8 80 o'clock at the
City Hall.
The Council then adjourned until
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.