The herald., 1893-12-27
Favoripg Payment of 81, 400, 282.5O
for the Several Systems.
Breeze Over the Temple Street Out,
Between Messrs. Gsffsy and Innss
Tho sGamewsil Fire Alarm
Contrast Is Confirmed.

MAYORS MESSAGE.
The following message was then re-
ceived from his honor, the mayor:
To the Honorable Council OF the City OF Los
Angeles:
The presentation to your honorable
body OF the annual reports OF the city
officers required under section 5S OF the
city charter seems proper occasion to
call your attention to the portance
OF having the sans printed; this was
required to be, and was, done each year
while the ch arter OF 1878 was in force,
and the cost of such printing was
considered by the taxpayers as money
we'll spent, and certainly it would seem
that those who pay for the expense OF
the Municipality should have an oppor-
tunity TO know how their money is ex-
pended.
All our cities OF Importance print
such Information, and the city officers
are constantly in receipt OF requests for
the printed reports OF this city.
7. +. Rowan, Mayor.
Los Angeles, Dec. 26, 1893.
This message was referred to special
com mittee, consisting OF NJ Mossrs. Rhodes,
lnneB ana CampDell.
REPORT OF THE AssEssoR.
Mr.. Hinton, city assessor, presented
a report asking for the privilege of ap.
pointing three deputies in his office, one
chief deputy to serve for the entire year
and two other deputies to serve for the
rect OF the assessment year, ending on
the 30th day OF June. Mr.. Nickel said
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allowed that department, and he moved
the same he granted. 1t was then or
dered that the city attorney draw ar
ordinance in accordance with this rec
ommendation.
THE SUNDAY CLOSING ORDINANCE.
A communication from the police
commissioners was read, stating that
they had revoke several saloon Licences
ior selling liquors on Sunday, and that
the parties whose licenses had been re-
Noked had Immediately taken out req
month, making q dead loss oil $48 pei
month to the city. The police commits.
eioners cay they find their hands prac-
ticsliy tied.
Mr.. Strohm moved its reference to the
finance committee. Lost.
Mr.. Nickel thought the matter should
be referred to the city attorney.
Mr.. Gaffey thought more proper ref
srence be had to the license collector.
1t curtailed the resources of his office
and was therefore matter which con
cerned him.
Deputy City Attorney Dunn. having
arrived in the room, the communication
ho hAo I'd of x,nli0a oov oio ~ a rr
was read again. The attorney was then
heard in behalf of the city and said that
the restaurant license privilege was be.
ing abused; that so-called restaurants
were selling soda crackers on Sundays
for 25 cents each and including q bottle
of beer for the amount so psid.
Mr.. Galley said that if the police COM
miesioners knew men were violating the
law by selling liquor without saloon
license it was their plain duty to cause
the arrest OF such parties without de-
lay.
The motion OF Mr.. Pessell to refer this
matter back to the police commission
ers with instructions to report a new
ordinance defining what restauran;
shall be and what saloon shall be waf
carried.
Mr. Rhodes moved that the city at
torney should draw an ordinance de6n.
ing restaurants and ealoons and trans
NIT the same to the police commission
erss Lost.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board Of public
works was then taken up and consid
cred by sections. The recommendation
of the board were adopted. The report
was published in full in the HERALD oi
Saturday last.
When that portion of the report re-
lating to cross walk on Tenth street
near the school house came up, Mr..
Strohm uaid that the gentleman from
the Fourth ward (Rbodes) had got his
full share OF cross walks. Hereupon
the cross-walk statesman from the
Fourth ward got up and made lengthy
statement of the case.
MIR. Strohm said the wards during the
past year had received the following 2
cross walks: Fret ward 6, Second ward
TO- Third ward 7, Fourth 13. Fifth z
Sixth 4, Seventh 6, Eighth 5, and the
Ninth IL.
Mr.. Nickell-Mr. Rhodes and Mr..
Innes belong to the board of public
works. They have evidently taken care
Of themselves.
Mr.. Strohm-If Mr.. Rhodes hasn't
got lumber yard in his ward it is nc
fault OF his.
Che section favoring the Tenth-etreet
cross walk was adopted by vote of
to 2, and Mr.. Rhodes smiled. The sec.
tion calling for repairs to pavement by
the street superb under direc
tion OF the board Of public works was
filed.
REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.
The city clerk reported as follows:
First-In the matter of the grading o.
Centennial street from Alpine street tc
Bellevue avenue, notice OF street work
was published November %, 1893
Time Tor protest expired December Z
1893. No protests have been received
On December Is. 1893, council acquired
jurisdiction to pass final ordinance.
1t will now be in order for your hon
orable body, ii you go see fit, to pass
the ordlnace ordering the work, which
said ordinance is herewith submitted
Passed.
Second-In the matter Of the grading
Broadway from Temple to Sand street
notice of street work was published
November 22, 1892. Time for protest
expired December 7, 1893.
On November 25th protest Of Mrs
Annie E. Shaw was fled. On Decem
ber 9th protest OF j. H. w. Patterson q
al was fled, and on December 9TH pro.
test OF the W. G. T. IT, WAS filad which