Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-02

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to sign the contract.
Maj. Bonsall thought that the mayor
ought to have investigated the matter
more fully before sending in his message.
The pipe referred to had, to his certain
knowledge, been laid on. Lake Shore
avenue four years ago at no cost what
ever to the city, by Mr.. Wilmer. 1t was
absolutely necessary that it should be
repaired Immediately, and the zanjero
had so reported time and again. He
suggested therefore that the president
of the council be authorized to sign the
contract for the city.
Mr.. Shafer did not believe that a sim
gle dollar of the city's money had ever
been spent in furnishing water to those
outside OF the city. After some further
discussion of the matter Mr.. Summer
land moved to report to the zanja COM
mittee. Mai. Bonsall moved as an
amendment that the message be received
and filed, which motion prevailed. On
motion of the same member, the city
clerk was then authorized to sign the
contract for and in behalf of the city.
In accordance with the recommends
tion of the committee on public build
| ings the new school houses on Ninth and
Gates streets were accepted.
A petition was received from the
board of directors of the public library
asking that in view of the necessity
for more room in their department, the
quarters now used by the board of edu-
cation be turned over for library pur-
poses. On motion of Mr.. Hamilton the
matter was turned over to the building
committee, although Mr.. Wirsching
wanted the surplus books sent over to
stock small library at Boyle Heights
The report of the board of police COM
missioners recommending the passage of
an ordinance closing the saloons from
midnight until O'Clock in the morning
was then taken up. Mr.. Summerland
moved to lay the matter on the table !;
but Mr.. Frankenfield, who vacated the
chair temporarily in favor of Major Bon
sail, vigorously opposed the motion. He
said the police commissioners had a
great responsibility on their hands, and
it would be treating them very shabbily
to snub them by laying theirvery proper
recommendation on the table. 1t was a
regulation that was carried out in all
we'll regulated cities, and was worthy
their earnest consideration.
Mr.. Wirsching said it was not fair to
come in at the eleventh hour with reso-
lutions of this sort, and it was about
time that the council sat down on such
political buncombe.
Mr.. Van Dusen was of the opinion
that the board had the power to close
the saloons at any time it saw fit, as a
police regulation, and wanted to hear
from the city attorney on the subject.
That official informed the council that
under the charter the board was only
vested with power to regulate the police
department, and that it would require
an ordinance to close the saloons. The
matter was argued at some length, when
Mr.. Summerland said that there was no
trouble at all about laying mayors
message on the table, and he could not
see why a'resolution OF the police board
should cause such a fuss, especially
when it was patent that the police COM
missioners were simply getting back at
one another. On the motion being put
it was lost by to 8. Messrs. McLain
Summerland and Wirsching voted for it,
The last gentleman asked to be excused
from voting, but the council refused to
accede to his request. On motion O
Mr.. Frankenfeld the report was ther
adopted, and on that of Mr.. Shafer tht
city attorney was instructed to draw VI
an ordinance in accordance with the
recommendation.
Another recommendation to the effec
that the police force be cut down tc
fifty men was received from the same
source. Mr.. Frankenfeld moved the
adoption of the report, and wanted tc
go on record as in favor of cutting
down the force. He was satisfied that
in these quiet times fifty men could dc
just as we'll as the present force, and it
seemed to him in the interest of the tax
payers that the report be adopted.
Mr.. Hamilton thought that the pres
ident's argument would not hold good
The fact that the city was not fully
patrolled had already been heralded al
over the country, and professional crooks
were on their way here. 1t was GER
tainly in direct opposition to the tax
payers interests to cut down the force
Mr.. Shafer said that one policeman t(
every one thousand inhabitants was am
pie in compact city, but not SO in 81
thinly populated city as Los Angeles
Mr.. Frankenfeld argued that the boar(
was the best Judge; but Mr.. Hamilton
moved that the recommendation be no
complied with, and this motion pre-
vailed, Mr.. Frankenfeld alone votins
negatively
Ex-Mayor Workman, who had beer
waiting in the lobby with Major Burk
and several other gentlemen, then aske(
leave to address the council on yer,
important matter. He presented th
draft of an ordinance to provide for thu
construction of levee upon the easterl,
side of the Los Angeles river, for TIN
| protection of the streets and bridge ap
proaches of the city of Los Angeles, ant
of property of inhabitants of said city
from the high waters of said river, AM
! for the conveyance and transfer of cit,
lands and grant of right of way to thu
Los Angeles Terminal railway company
. This he said would develop into on
of the grandest schemes ever projected
in this city. The men connected witt
the enterprise were all of large means
and six of them were already president
of railroads in the east. He urged upol
the council the necessity of takin
action as soon as possible, as the lumbe
for the levee was coming from Puge
! sound, and had not yet of course bee
ordered. As vessels could not run ther
all winter, it was necessary to order tn
, lumber Immediately.
On motion of Mr.. Frankenfeld tn
matter was referred to the board c
public works with the request that it re
port thereon at its earliest possible cor
venience.
recess was then taken until