Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-16
CITY AFFAIRS.
THE OLD PARK COMMISSION
MERGES INTO THE NEW ONE.
The Necessary Formalities Complied With
Turning the City Parks Over to the
State Board-Finance Committee.

The board of park commissioners met
for the last time on Friday evening as
part of the municipal government,
Mayor Hazard in the chair and Messrs.
Bryant, Hubbell, Hutton and Wicks
present.
The following communication, which
had been laid upon the table at the
meeting OF August Goth, was taken up,
and after being read, was filed:
WHEREAS, the governor of the state
OF California has appointed Sutherland
Hutton, M. L. Wicks and S. G. Hub
bell park commissioners under an act
entitled can act to provide for the
maintainance and support of the public
parks heretofore created within the
various cities and counties OF the state,
and to amend the existing acts in re-
iation thereto" approved March IA,
1889; and
WHEREAS, the persons so appointed
have duly qualified by filing with the
Quired by law, and have met and duly
organized by electing S. G. Hubbeil
president, and Sutherland Hutton Sec
retary of said board OF park commission
ers and
WHEREAS, the city council of the city
OF Los Angeles has heretofore appointed
park commission under the charter of
the city of Los Angeles, which park
commission was duly organized to act
and did enter upon the duties of its Of
flee on or about the Esd day of March,
1889, and has continued to hold the
office of said park commission until the
present time, and now has charge of all
the maps, surveys, books, papers and
profiles belonging to said park commits
sion and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the
park commission appointed by the gov
ernor, in order to discharge its duties
properly and intelligently, should have
all of said books, maps and papers; now
therefore, be it
Resolved, by the said park commits
sioners, appointed by said governor,
that notice be given to the park COM
mission appointed by the council of the
city of Los Angeles, that this board is
duly organized, and is ready to enter
upon the duties of its office. 1t is fur
ther
Resolved, that said park commission
appointed by the said city council be,
and it is hereby, requested to turn over
to this board all the books, papers, pro-
files, surveys, memoranda and other
property belonging to the park commits
sion, and that it be let into the imme-
diate possession and control of all the
parks of the city of Los Angeles, as re-
quired by law, and that a copy of this
resolution be served upon said board of
park commissioners.
The following resolution was then in
troduced by Mr.. Hubbell, and was
unanimously adopted by the board
WHEREAS, the park commission has
received notice that the governor of the
state OF California has appointed Suth-
Hubbell park commissioners, under an
act entitled can act to provide for the
maintainance and support of the public
parks peretofore created within the
various cities and counties of the state,
and to amend the existing acts in re-
latlon Thereto" approved March IA,
1885, and that said commissioners so
appointed have duly qualified, as re-
quired by law, and organized by elect
ing S. G. Hubbell, one of the members,
as president, and Sutherland Hutton
secretary OF said board of park commits
sioners; and
WHEREAS, said park commission has
served upon this park commission, ap-
pointed by the city council a request to
have turned over to said board all the
papers, books, protiles, surveys, memo
randa and other property belonging to
said park commission, and that they be
let into the immediate possession and
control of the parks and grounds under
the control OF this board; now, there
fore, it is hereby
Resolved, that the secretary of this
board turn over to said board of park
commissioners, appointed by the COVER
nor of the state of California, all of said
books, papers and property now in the
possession and charge and under the
control OF this park commission, and
that said park commission so appointed
by the governor of the state of fCalifornia
be let into full and exclusive possession,
management and control of all the
parks, avenues and grounds which have
been or shall be placed under the care
or charge of the park commission, with
full authority to manage and control the
same, as required by law.
On motion OF Mr.. Hubbell, the clerk
of the old board was instructed to notify
the council that the charter board had
turned over the parks to the state
board.
Clerk Robinson then stated that with
the assistance of the members of the
board he would compile the annual re-
port as required by law, whereupon, on
motion OF Mr.. Wicks, the old board ad-
journed sine die.
The Finance Committee.
At its regular weekly meeting held
yesterday, the finance committee adopted
the following report, which will be pre-