Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-25
A LOUNGER'S VIEWS.

Kind reader, have you ever noticed
how little time the city and county Off
cials devote to the works of their offices
/ noticed last week that, with the excep
ton of one or two officials, they were in
attendance at the races every day.
remember that not long ago in New
York and Philadelphia the papers gave
a list of the officers and the number of
hours they we're in their Offices. 1t was
astonishing. Some were present for but
ten minutes during the day, but after
the expose by the press they were busy
from eight to ten hours a day. The tax
payer would like to see the same tactics
adopted by the press of this city. He
could then prove the assertion that if
the head officials would do little work,
they could dispense with some OF the
deputies, and taxes would be lower.
They tell good story about Lopez,
the city auditor, the way he tries to make
the council believe that he is worked
too hard and must have a deputy.
and in fact any of the officials appear
for their warrants, he will keep them
waiting for hours and hours, claiming
that there is vast amount of unfinished
business that must be completed before
he can attend to their warrants. | am
glad to say that the councimen have so
far considered his game game of bluff
and the deputy is still non est.
A novel petition will be presented to
the council before many days, if the
prof ectors do not change their minds
befo rehand. 1t patterns after the fran
CHS e of the electric road. An opposition
water company to the Los Angeles COM
pany is to be organized and they will
petition the council for the privilege of
using the mains of the old company to
conduct their water to their customers.
They will ask for the privilege of using
the pipes for five blocks on one street
and then switch off to another and have
the same privileges on that street. In
Justice to the cable company
they should accede to the request.
They talk about Harrison appointing
his family to positions. Harrison can
not compare with some of the officials
in this city. They follow the rule that
lone member an officer the whole fam
lily should be officers" The way some
families feed at the city trough in this
city or county is very peculiar. Look at
the Lindley family and then the Duns-
moor family. They stand up to the
trough in good shape and the tax payer
never winces; but then Hervey Lindley
has pull, and some one went so far as
TO tell me that he will name all of the
officials next year. l said to myself he
might if the grand jury does not find out
anything about the building of the re-
form school at Whittier.
In talking about the City Water COM
I fold that hos
weight in the company that their fran
chise had but few years yet to run. He
told me that when that one expired they
would be granted renewal, for they will
spend 900 to elect their own council
for the year that they will ask for re-
newal. told him that, judging from the
councils of the past, $50 600 was large
sum to spend, for they can be bought at
a much cheaper figure.
1t is a shame the way the council
treats Mayor Hazards vetoes. Why
should they not be more friendly? 1t
certainly looks bad to see men OF the
same party, men that are striving for
the Mckinley tin medal of popular
favor, at loggerheads with one another.
They have over year yet to serve, and
then, dear Harry, you will not be
troubled, for there will be Democratic
mayor with a Democratic council.
The present council are boasting of
the way they reduced the rate of tax
alton, and will appeal to their
constituents for reelection on
that ground They do not say
anything about the way they
raised or rather sanctioned the increas-
ed assessment. l for one fail to see anv
difference between a high assessment
and low rate and low assessment
and high rate. The same amount OF
wool must come off the sleeps back in
either case.
There is one thing that Los Angeles
should rid herself OF, and that is petty
jealousies between the different sec
tions OF the city. No sooner is the grass
cut at West Lake park than there is
howl from the east side, claim
ing that they are being legislated
against The council should heed not
these complaints, but 90 on identifying
the municipal gem. as it is the one that
is pointed out to all visitors and cannot
be made too beautiful. LoUNGER.