Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-16

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tomorrow and Wednesday.
The city engineer. having beer
granted further time on his sewer
upon by motion of Councilman Rees fol
a report before next meeting of the
council.
The offer OF Mrs. Hollenbeck and ex.
Mayor Workman of tract for park
purposes was referred to committee ol
the whole, in connection with the city
engineer, to visit the tract, define it.
boundaries and obtain such a modifica.
ton of the conditions of gift as would
enable the council to accept it.
On motion OF Councilman Nickel the
council went into committee of the
whole on the retrenchment ordinance.
Councilman Tufts was called to the
chair, and the following ordinance pre-
sented:
Section /. That the number of per-
sons to be employed in the several de-
partments OF the city government,
together with their respective salaries,
shall be and the same is hereby fixed as
follows:
In the police department there shall
be employed one captain of police, whose
salary is hereby fixed at 800 per month /;
three sergeants OF police, whose salaries
are hereby fixed at $75 per month each !;
six mounted policemen, whose salaries
are hereby fixed at $50 per month each !;
not more than sixty police patrolmen,
whose salaries are hereby fixed at $40
per month each, provided that no i'm
mediate reduction be made from the
present number of sixty-six patrolmen,
except for cause, it being the intent of
this ordinance to fix the permanent
number of patrolmen at not to exceed
sixty, and to reduce the force of police
patrolmen to that number by gradual
dismissal for cause. Two drivers of
police patrol wagon, whose salaries are
hereby fixed at $40 per month each; one
police matron, to be employed at the
discretion of the police commissioners,
whose compensation is hereby fixed at
the rate of $50 per month.
In the fire department there shall be
employed one chief of the fire depart
ment, whose salary is hereby fixed at
$3.50 per month; one assistant chief,
whose salary is hereby fixed at 500 per
month seven engineers, whose salaries
are hereby gxed at $S5 per month each
sixteen drivers of engines, hose carts,
and hook and ladder trucks, whose sal
aries are hereby fixed at $40 per month
each eight foremen, whose salaries are
hereby fixed at $25 per month each;
one tillerman, whose salary is hereby
fixed at $50 per month one regular man
or Park hose, whose salary is hereby
fixed at $50 per month; thirty calm en-,
whose salaries are hereby fixed at 500
per month each.
In the health department there shall
be employed one sanitary inspector,
whose salary is hereby fixed at $50 per
month; all policemen, on their respec-
tive beats, shall also act as sanitary in
spectors, and report nuisances, and also
any delinquency or inefficiency in street
sweeping. One inspector of street
sprinkliDg, whose salary is hereby fixed
at 800 per month; one keeper of the
city hospital, whose salary is hereby
fixed at $50 per month.
In the street department there shall
be employed one chief deputy whose
salary is hereby fixed at $50 per month;
one clerk, whose salary is hereby fixed
at $40 per month one inspector, whose
compensation is hereby fixed at the rate
of $3.50 per day; one sewer foreman at
So per day. one corral foreman at $2.5O
per day; four gutter sweepers at 50 per
day not to exceed twelve cart drivers
(carts or wagons owned by the city, at
~ per day; not to exceed twelve teams,
with drivers at $3.50 per day not to ex-
ceed forty laborers at 50 per day; pro-
vided also that three men while labor
ing and also acting as foremen shall re-
ceive an extra compensation of 25 cents
per day; one captain OF the chain gang,
whose salary is hereby fixed at $40 per
month; one brick mason, when needed,
at $4 per day.
In the office of the city clerk there
shall be employed one chief deputy,
whose salary is hereby fixed at $50 per
month; one minute clerk whose salary
is hereby fixed at $50 per month one
license clerk whose salary is hereby
fixed at $50 per month one stenograph-
er whose salary is hereby fixed at $50
per month.
In the office of the city attorney there
shall be employed one assistant, whose
salary is hereby fixed at $125 per month;
and one assistant whose salary is hereby
fixed at $110 per month.
In the city assessors Office there shall
be employed one deputy city assessor,
whose salary is hereby fixed at $S5 per
month.
LII uHe CITY lax ana license collectors
office there shall be employed one depu-
ty tax and license collector, whose salary
is hereby fixed at $50 per month; two
license collectors, whose salaries are
hereby fixed at $40 per month each. '~
In the city engineers department
there shall be employed one deputy city
engineer, whose salary is hereby fixed at
$125 per month one chief draughtsman,
whose compensation is hereby fixed at
81 per day; compensation of other
draughtsmen when needed ,sand not to
exceed two, is hereby fixed at $3.50 per
day; surveyors, $4per day; instrument
men at $3 per day; chainmen at So per
day.
There shall be employed one water
overseer, whose salary is hereby fixed at
$3.50 per month five deputy water over
seers. whose salaries are hereby fixed at
$75 per month each.
The superintendent of buildings, in ad-
dition to the duties now prescribed for
him, shall have his office in connection
with the mayor and act as his clerk.
The chief of the fire department shall
act as clerk of the board of fire commits
sioners.
The city health officer shall act as
clerk of the board of health, and shall
also in addition to the duties now pre-
scribed for him, act as police surgeon,
and attend to all sick or wounded per-
sons brought to the city Jail or hospital.
The chief OF police shall act as clerk of