Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-01

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Adopted.
A Communication giving list of the
names appointed to solicit money for
planting 10000 trees in the parks and
providing work for the unemployed was
read.
Mr.. Wirsching thought that before
money should be spent on the planting
of trees, the streets should be put in re-
pairs. To spend the money on the
Streets would be more of benefit to the
citizens than the planting of trees, which
were superduity. The recommends
ton was received and filed.
A communication from National Club
No. asked that a free employment
office be created, with Geo. Fellers as
agent.
Mr.. Brown thought that the best way
was to get money to employ the men
first. Until there was work to be found
there would be no use for the employ
ment agency.
Mr.. Summerland moved that the ordi-
nance creating the office be drawn. Car
ried by vote of 6 to 3.
Mayor Hazard returned without his
approval an ordinance allowing the City
Treasurer and City Auditor deputy
apiece. His message accompanying the
same was as follows:
| l return without my approval an ordi-
nance allowing the City Treasurer and
the City Auditor each one deputy and
fixing the salaries of the same. The
Treasurer of the city of Los Angeles has,
in my Judgment, been instrumental in
enabling those illegally engaged in hold
ing and loaning the city money to ap-
propriate every day the sum of $57,
which I endeavored to divert into the
treasury under circumstances which |
will presently relate, but by reason Of
the objections and obstacles interposed
by the Treasurer / was unable to do so,
and now an ordinance is presented
to me for my approval provid-
| ing for the payment out OF this
/ same treasury of deputy to
assist him. Being informed some weeks
ago that Mr.. Johnson was in favor OF
loaning the city money, called on him
and was informed that it was true. l
then made this proposition to him:
"You have private contracts with these
banks where the city money is now de-
posted, to make good to you any money
deposited by you with them. will get
you perfectly satisfactory contract from
the City Bank, exactly similar i'll terms,
in twice the amount of security given
you, and if you will place the city money
on deposit in the City Bank under like
conditions, / am authorized to state to
you that the bank will deposit in the
city treasury Az per cent on the daily
balances" what at that time would have
been $57 per day. That your honorable
body may fully understand its purport,
let me say that proposed if he would
place the city money in the City Bank
under the same conditions that it is de-
posted in the banks now holding it,
there should be daily deposit of Az
per cent, being $57 per day, into the
city treasury. This proposition did
not suit him; why, l was at a
loss so understand (unless it
be that by it this money would go into
the city treasury, instead of being as it
now is, divided, between whom l leave
you to conjecture), and that at period
when the resources of our city are in an
unfortunate condition. many public
streets and parks, owing to want of
funds to perform the same, and many
able-bodied men stand idle on our streets
for want of employment. The City
Treasurer gets salary of 5000 per month
and has the disposition of $4,000 or
$4,000 per annum, which he prefers
should be divided rather than go into
! the treasury. Some time ago / was ad-
vised by him that the vault in his office
was not safe, owing to the want of a
burglar-proof safe, which the city did not
have, and as Mayor of the city | pro-
cured from Judge Redick one OF the
best safes made, and at my own eX-
pense removed the same to the city hall
that it could be used until provision
could be made for a safe, there being
from $4,000 to $4,000 lying loose in
the vaults at the time. l informed Mr..
Johnson of the steps taken to get a safe,
to which he made no objection, but
when the safe put in an appearance at
the city hall preparatory to being put in
the vault, was accosted on the evening
before by a director in the California
Bank, who is not citizen of this city
even, with the inquiry as to what in
tended to do with that safe, and when
informed him he notified me that it
could not 60 into the city vault. | did
think that the Mayor Of the city, acting
in what he believed to be the interest Of
the whole people, had more authority
over city affairs than director of one OF
those banks which is illegally appro-
priating part of our revenue. In the
morning, however, my illusion was dis
PEELED, for the Treasurer having i'll the
meantime consulted with those in whose
interest he is entirely acting, peremptor-
lily refused to let the safe go into the
vault, and on a reference of this matter
to your honorable body, soon ascer
tanned that the Treasurer was acting in
harmony with your desire on the matter
but it remains to be seen whether, not
withstanding all this, you will furnish
him with deputy out OF the public
treasury. You have worked the re-
trenchment axe in all other branches OF
the city government. Callmen in the
fire department who stand in readiness
night and day to protect our property
from confagration, with paltry $25
per month, must contribute $5 there
from to supply the general deficiency
$40 per month must be taken from the
salary of the policemen the Office o1
Matron Of the Girls Home must be
abolished that $50 per month may be
added; the haymarket must be sacri.
ficed all this and more in the interest
of economy, but the poorly-paid Treas
urer, who gets 5000 per month and who
diverts from the city treasury $4,000 tc
500, 900 per annum, must have deputy,
no matter if affairs municipal drift into
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