Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-27
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
IMPROVEMENTS ASKED BY THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
The Report of the Special Committee-A
Schedule of the Changes Needed and
Their Cost-Directors' Meeting.

of commerce met IN regular session
Yesterday afternoon. There were pres
ent Directors Edwards, Hughes, Wells.
Jevne, Graf, Hellman, McGarvin, Lam
kershim and Formsn. Director Lanker-
SHIN occupied the chair.
The secretary presented financial
statement showing the balance in bank
to be $5S1.45. Bills to the amount OF
$417. .95 were read and ordered paid.
A communication from Senator Eel
ton was read with regard to the weather
crop bulletins.
The report OF the committee appointed
at recent meeting of the board to visit
the Soldiers home and ascertain its
needs was made, and, on motion of
Director Hellman, was adopted. This
report reads as follows:
Los ANGELES, Feb. 26, 1892.
To the Board of Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce, Los Angeles California:
GENTLEMEN: Your committee appoint
ed for the purpose of ascertaining the
necessities of the Pacific branch of the
national military home in this county,
having in view cooperation of efforts
between the chamber and the home,
respectfully reports that on February
18th the committee visited the home,
and find:
That with additional barracks, hos
pital accommodations and allied build
ings, very large number OF disabled
volunteer soldiers would seek admission
to this home, the number being esti-
mated above 5000.
That in response to the call OF the
president of the board of managers OF
the national home, as to requirements
of this branch for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1898, the local management es-
timated that appropriations aggregating
$3.50, ,534. AZ would be required.
That this sum was largely reduced by
the president and board of managers of
the national home in their estimates
presented to congress, presumably tor
the reason that they thought congress
would deem the estimates too large.
Since the date of our visit to the home,
the secretary of the treasury has trans
mitted to congress estimates for an ad-
ditional appropriation aggregating III,
900, for the erection OF additional bar
RACES, electric light plant, etc.
That we endorse the necessity of these
estimates and urge such action as shall
aid in securing these appropriations.
That particularly we call attention to
the necessity for a permanent kitchen
building, for which $l6, 900 is asked, and
for an electric light plant, for which the
sum of $40, 900 is required. Without the
latter, and while they use kerosene oil
throughout the buildings, the institu-
tion is constantly menaced with ihe
danger of general confagration accom-
panied by. loss of life.
81 Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES FoRMAN,
@. M. WELLS,
Va W. f. HUGHES,
ni M A. H. DENKER, 4
- E. F. @. KLoKKE.
The following resolutions, offered by
Director Forman, were adopted:
Whereas, A committee appointed by
the chamber of commerce Of Los Angeles
for the purpose of visiting and ascertain
ing the needs of the Pacific branch of
the national military home, Los Angeles
county, California, did visit the said
home and made to the chamber of COM
merce report calling especial attention
to the necessity for additional barracks,
other buildings, etc. and
Whereas, With said additional barrack
accommodations very large number of
soldiers would seek entrance to this
home, because thereby they may escape
climatic rigors which their enfeebled
condition renders them unable to long
endure, which change will be most de-
sirable both from an economical and
humanitarian point OF view; and
Whereas, The secretary of the treas
ury has recently submitted to congress
additional estimates for the year ending
June 80, 1898, for erecting such addi-
tional buildings and other improve
ments, viz:
For two barracks, each $4,000, $780,
600; wing for hospital, $22 2,O0O perma-
nent kitchen, $4,000; treasurer's and
uperintendent's house, $4,000; garden
er's house, 5000; guard house, $500 (;
barn and corral, $4,000; two gates and
gate houses, (entrance to grounds),
$1,000; fences, $500; roads and walks,
$4,000; electric light plant, $4,000. An
aggregation of $12l, 900.
Resolved, That the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce heartily endorses
the desirability and necessity OF the
foregoing estimates and urges congress
to appropriate the full amounts recon-
mended, believing that it will conduce
not only the welfare of the disabled
volunteer soldiers now on the Pacific
coast, but also of others throughout the
union, who may be able thereby to
avail themselves of the mild climatic
conditions of Southern California.
Resolved, That our senators and
representatives in Congress be, and they
are hereby requested to useItheir utmost
endeavors to secure the passage of a
bill making the desired appropria-
tiope.
The secretary was instructed to send
copies Of these resolutions to Colonel
Treichel, governor of the home, to Cen
eral Franklin and to each member of
congress from California and to Cover
nor Markham.
Director Forman suggested that per-
sonal letters from parties who happened
to be acquainted with representatives
in congress either from California or
other states would accomplish good
deal toward getting action from con-
gress.
son motion of Director Wells it was
decided to ask Richard Gird to address
the chamber at its next regular monthly
n, oti,,fy or, tho lfivofi0r rs 49,