The herald., 1893-05-16

was referred to committee of the whole.
THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS
reported in favor OF paying requisition
Of s1S for hired buggy for the assistant
chief engineer, the same having been
already used by that officer.
The requisition asking for two new
horses for the use of the fire depart.
ment was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The matter Of the salaries of the street
commissioners two deputies then came
up on recommendation to increase the
pay OF Messrs. Stewart and Riggs from
$75 to 500.
Mr.. Gaffsy said these gentlemen were
working great deal at nights and on
Sundays. He, therefore, moved to strike
out 500 and insert $780,
Messrs. Nickel and Rhodes both said
that the adoption of this amendment
would open the door for great deal of
pernicious legislation. Every man in
the city hall would want his salary
raised to 800. A vote was then taken
upon the amendment, and resulted in
count of ayes to nays. The report as
amended then was put upon its passage,
and was adopted by vote OF to 4.
Ayes, Messrs. Campbell, Gsfey, Pessell,
Strohm and Teed-5. Nays, Messrs.
Nickel, Innes. Munson and Rhodes.
The committee also reported upon
large number of bills which were or
dered paid without dissent.
CHIEF OF POLICE.
j. M. Glass, chief of police, presented
report that he had ordered the target
shooting on the banks of The Zanja No.
7 to be stopped at once; and that the
officer in charge of such shooting had
promised him that the shooting should
not be repeated. The report was
adopted.
BIDS AND PROPOSALS..
The following bids and proposals were
then opened and read by the clerk:
Proposals were presented as follows:
Work on Echandia street, by F. Chino
worth, grading $3.50, curbing 40 cents,
sidewalking IA cents, added for gutter %
centa foot. By Baldwin & McComb,
grading $l.47, curb 40 cents, sidewalk
131s cents. By A. W. Ellis, 81 O5 per
foot for work complete. By NJ. Nc
OlChi3 eH.0o12, to>4 Coub5s 10 cbubb, by
Roper & Hutchinson, So SO, 88 cents, or
1913 complete. Sidewalking Alpine
street. Gray Bros, liz cents; T. A.
Grant, e cents. Sidewalking Eleventh
street, Grant, IL cents; Gray, IA cents.
Sidewalking Grand avenue, Grant, 20
cents. All these were referred to the
board of public works.
The above proposals were then, on
motion af Mr. L. Al
board of public works.
MOTIONS ON STREET WORK.
Mr.. Innes moved that the city attorney
be instructed to bring in an ordinance to
prevent the interment of the dead in the
city cemetery, and all other burial
grounds adjoining the high school; also
to bring in an ordinance of intention to
fix the grade of CASTELAR, street where it
joins Bellevue avenue. Adopted.
Mr.. Nickel moved tie city attorney
be instructed to notify the Pacific Rail-
way company to lower its tracks on Mis-
road east of the East Los Angeles park
to conform to the grade of the street.
Mr.. Teed said ii was about time these
street railway companies were compelled
to bring their tracks to q proper grads.
1t was now matter of doubt as to who
was controlling the streets, of Los An
geles, the city council or the street rail-
way corporation. The motion was then
adopted.
MR.. GAFFEY's RoMBsHELL.
Mr.. Gaffey then introduced the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, by the provisions of section
81 of article 8 OF the city of Los Angeles.
it is provided that the mayor and four
citizens to be appointed by the council
(not more than two of them shall be
members of the same political party,
and who shall serve without compensa-
tion) shall constitute board of police
commissioners OF the city and whereas,
the present police commission, as now
organized, does not meet the spirit and
requirements of said charter, 4herefore.
be it resolved by the council, that E. @.
Bosbyshell and A. j. Bradish, police
commissioners Of this city, be and the
are hereby removed as such police cor
miseioners and their respective Offices
said commission are declared vacar
Also resolved, that William Pridhg
and Fred Harkness be appointed in 4
places.
(Mr. Strohm in the chair.)
Mr.. Teed contended the motto
out of order. 1t contained a pr
declaring that two men now j.
should be legislsted out of of
contained provision to appoint
to fill the vacancies go created.
Mr.. Gaffey said that the tv
Gratis on the police comm issioi
office not by the selection
selves by Democrats but by
the majority of the council,
ity being five Republican
this body. All he wanted
Mr.. Rhodes said there
representation of the Po'
il fair play was all that
Mr.. Gaffey asked i'm
to have any political
in the police commist
represented in the co
Mr.. Rhodes said
or the Prohibition
titled to represeD
commission as the
ocrats.
Mr.. Nickel So
had introduced rf
put himself on aa
the resolution
there was apf litf
against it.
as Mr.. Cafe
the two me
that they
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men wer'
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laid on