Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-05
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DIR. j. P. Widney presented petitions
containing II, $40 signatures asking for
the Sunday closing of saloons.
DIR. Sinsabaugh spoke in favor OF the
Sunday closing, and urged that the petit
tion be granted.
Mr.. Summerland drew attention to a
protest of the same length on the table.
He moved that both petitions be re-
ferred to special committee of three to
examine the names on both petitions.
Carried
The committee appointed consists OF
Messrs. Summerland, Wirsching and
Shafer. .
The bridge committee recommended
that the city clerk advertise for bids for
repairing the Daly-street bridge. Re-
ferred to Messrs. Bonsall, Hamilton and
Shafer.
The report of the finance committee
was read and adopted.
The request of the street superintend-
ent for the increase of his force by 100
per cent. was granted by vote of to 3.
Afternoon Session.
An ordinance allowing the city as
SCISSOR two assistants for June was read
and adopted.
An ordinance providing for doubling
the force of the street superintendent
was read and adopted. 1t provides for
fifteen teams and forty-one men, and for
increasing the expense of the city $51
per day.
A contract with C. F. Rutan to fur
nish the transcript for appeal in the
case of Phillips against the city, was
read and approved.
A contract with Griggs to furnish three
tire-alarm boxes was read and approved.
The city treasurer submitted the
following:
Referring to a resolution of your honorable
body passed the Goth ultimo, ordering me to
pay into the city treasury the interest accruing
at AZ per cent. per annum on city funds held
| by me on deposit in several banks of this city
| from date of approval of ordinance, say March
IL, 1890. to May 49, 1890, the date on which
| said funds were actually deposited in the desig-
mated depository of public funds, l desire to
answer that Immediately after the approval of
the above named ordinance was served with
| restraining order by a court of competent jur
| isdiction preventing me from mas ing the de-
posit contemplated in said ordinance, and that
Injunction remained in full force and effect un-
til the = of May, 1890, when it was dissolved.
You are well aware that the case is now pend
ing in the supreme court. AS soon as practi-
cable after my release complied with the re-
quirements OF the ordinance by depositing the
funds in the City Bank. Now your order of May
26th virtually commands me to perform an act
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of the superior court, and failing to do so must
make good the interest while that injunction
! was in force. AS law-abiding citizen l re-
| fused to violate direct mandate of the higher
! power and now as your humble servant most
respectfully decline to pay interest on the city
funds while the court was deliberating as to the
continuance of its own order.
Mr.. Wirsching moved that the city at
torney proceed to collect the interest.
Carried.
Mr.. Summerland moved that the city
attorney also proceed to collect the in
terest on the 100000 that was locked
up in the safe of the Loan and Trust
Company, by the order of the mayor.
Carried.
The complaint of the chief of police
about the standing of horses on the
streets, as published in the HERALD,
was read, and the city attorney was in
structed to draft an o. dinance obviating
the difficulty.
Councilman Bonsall asked for leave
of absence for twelve days from June
10th. Granted.
Mr.. Harrolson explained to the coun-
Gil his system OF constructing levee.
Referred to the bridge committee and
the city engineer.
The report of the board of public
works, as published in the HERALD, was
read and adopted, with the exception of
that portion recommending that the peo-
pie on Main street have until September
1st to construct a pavement, which was
rejected
Police Commissioner Lewis asked for
a leave of absence from June 10th to
June 22d. Granted.
The board of education requested that
bids be advertised for for constructing four
rooms additional to the Castelar-street
school. Referred to special commit
tee, consisting of Messrs. Wirsching,
McLain and Hamilton, to act in con-
junction with the board of education.
A petition from the Illinois Associa-
ton, asking that the license ordinance
be amended so as to exempt the asso-
citation from paying $40 per night was
read. One of the members appeared
and stated that unless the license was
taken off the association would have to
be broken up.
Mr.. McLain said that the charge had
been made against him by the associa-
tion that he was using his position to
break up the association. He said he
was willing to take the matter before
any committee of citizens, but if the
Illinois Association was not to be
charged Incense, he should not be
charged license for his theater. The
matter was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
The park commission report, as pub
lished in the HERALD, was read and
adopted. 1t requested a credit OF
$1,000.
Mr.. Wirsching suggested that the
electric lights be done away with fol-
one month. The amount saved would
be sufficient to keep the parks going
Referred to the finance committee.
The sewer committee recommended
that the bids Of j. j. Mahoney, for con,
structing the southern interceptine
sewer, and ]. L. Mansfield, for construct.
ing the western intercepting sewer, be
accepted.
The health officer requested that the
chief of the fire department. be in
structed to remove the battery from the
old city hall to the new city hall. Re.
ferred to the fire board, with instruc
tions to do the work.
Health Officer MacGowan was granted
twenty-days' leave of absence.
The special park committee recon-
mended that the city attorney prepare
the necessary papers towards establish
ing public park on reservoir No. 4
Adopted.