Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-15
Great and Good Gilbert is q
Gone Goose.
Our Diplomatic Council Leave
Him Out.
The Police Commission Dissolved and
Reorganized.
Proceedings at the Usual Weekly Meet
ing of the Council-Ful1
Report of all Il usiness
Done.

The dull monotony of legislative rou.
tine, mingled with garrulous eloquence
which usually characterizes a council
session, was yesterday most agreeably
interrupted by sensation in the form
of motion to declare the board oi
police commissioners vacant. The mo-
tion was offered by Mr.. Rhodes inn
mediately after the resignation of hale
and hearty John Bryson, the youngest
old man in town, had been read and ac-
cepted. The members of the council
looked not surprised over the measure
proposed. Only Theodore Summerland,
the gallant representative OF the Tender
loin Eighth, showed astonishment on
his fine Roman countenance, and, jump
ing to his feet, vehemently inquired
"Who put up this job? How is it Pm
not i'll these games?'
OF course, the resignation of Uncle
John Bryson was not enough to account
for the explosion. At recent sessions of
the police commission several councils
men have made ominous inquiries as to
the limit of time commissioner is
dllOWou W Uo dUScub uuucI tuC CudIbcI
without forfeiting his Office. Even a
name was on those occasions mentioned
in whisper-a name now consigned to
oblivion-D. Gilbert Dexter, better
known as Sister Dexter, who is now up
north SETTLING up business for an east
ern firm" He has been settling that
business for 80 long that some of
the constituents of this good and
holy man have despaired of it's ever
crystallizing, and have donned sack
cloth and ashes in mourning for the
lamb missing from its fold.
Yesterday that bewailed name did
not resound among the festoons of the
city's legislative halls, but somehow or
other, when the next board had been
elected, it turned out by miraculous
coincidence that Commissioner Dexter
had been left outside with no one to love
him. The manner in which the trick
was done was not only ingenious, but
was marked by wonderful consideration
and delicacy, and does great credit to
the sensitiveness OF our city fathers.
The diplomatic methods employed are
described below in the regular order of
business.
THE REGULAR SESSION.
President Bonsall did not make his
appearance at any time during the ses-
sion, the chair being taken by Council
man Tufts, who disposed Of business in
40 clean, energetic and expeditions
manner that recess until the afternoon
was possible as soon as IL 80 o'clock,
and if all documents had been on the
clerks desk the session might have ad-
journed at noon. All other members
were present.
MAYORS MESSAGE.
A message from the mayor was read,
in which his honor returned unsigned
the ordinance of intention for construct
ing a sidewalk on Tenth street. Mr..
Rhodes explained that he had requested
the mayor to send back the ordinance,
because the property holders had all
taken out permits for sidewalks, and it
would therefore be unnecessary expense
to advertise for bids. The ordinance
was accordingly filed.
AUDITORS REPORT,
The city auditor reported balances to
December 1st, $25S, ,7l02l; receipts to
December 9Th, $2S, S,20O.59; demands
audited to December 9Th, $16.6lS.02;
amount available in treasury December
9Th, $27O, ,2927S.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The recommendations of the finance
committee, as published in last Sundays
HERALD, were approved without discus
sion, except the one reducing the real
estate license to so per month per firm.
Mr.. Rhodes offered an amendment to
reduce the license to 81 and make each
member OF firm pay that amount.
NJ To-
gal objection, because if council com.
PEELED each member OF real estate firm
to pay license, each member of any
other kind of firm would have to be
compelled to pay license also. City
Attorney Mcfarland said that matters
might be complicated by Mr.. Rhodes's
amendment, but that the latter was
legal, and would prevent combinations
of q dozen or more agents 30 as to save
license. Mr.. Nickel was in favor of
keeping the license up in order to pro-
tect legitimate firms. Mr.. Rhodes's
amendment was lost and the report of
the committee was adopted.
WATER ovERsEER.
The city water overseer presented his
annual report for the year ending No
vember 30th. During the year $12,263
was received from the sale OF water, the
highest monthly amount being 81 ,6l6.50
in July, and the lowest $15 in March.
A number of recommendations were
made for improvement of zanjas and
supply bitches. The report was adopted
and filed.
MR.. REEss MOTION.
Mr.. Rees moved that twenty of the
fifty telephones furnished free to the
city be allotted to the public schools,
the assignments to be made by the
school board and one each to the tax
collectors office, the city assessor and
Police Judge Owens. Passed.
Mr.. Rees moved that the city clerk be
instructed to inquire OF the California
Southern Railroad company whether the
latter intend to renew their lease of the
stockyards in East Los Angeles, which
lease expires at the end OF this year.