The herald., 1893-12-05
rHE HurcgINsoN ACCOUNTS.

the committee to whom was referred the
matter OF investigating the accounts Of
ex.Street Superintendent Hutchinson,
reported as follows:
1--WE have had in our employ Mr.. A.
q. Davis, an expert accountant, who
made former report to this council,
showing an apparent shortage of
$4,065.b5 in Mr.. Hutchinson's accounts.
subsequently Mr.. Baldwin, chief deputy
OF ex-Street Superintendent Hutchin-
son, filed q report with this council de-
nying the correctness of Mr.. Davis's
conclusions, and asserting that the only
shortage which existed was the sum Of
$500. Your committee thereupon en-
ployed Mr.. Davis to again 20 over Mr..
Hutchinson's accounts and compare his
former report with that filed by Mr..
Baldwin. the result of which is embodied
in Mr.. Davis's report, copy of which is
herewith submitted.
Mr.. Baldwin, according to the report
OF our expert, has accounted uneatisfac-
torily for $2S80.95 of the apparent
shortage of $4085. 35, leaving a net
shortage of $1204.40 unaccountsd for.
$326.12 of this latter amount Mr.. Bald
win acknowledge that he cannot &C.
count for, but claims that he left 1878 40
in cash In the safe, but does not show
any receipt from Mr.. Watson for the
sum.
1t is admitted by all parties that Mr..
Hutchinson received the sum of $1204. 40
during his term of Office, which sum
should have been turned over to the
city treasurer. and not one cent ef which
has yet reached the city treasury.
Your committee is of the opinion that
Mr.. Hutchinson is indebted to the city
in that amount.
Mr.. Pessell moved to receive the re-
port, and referred to the city attorney
with all papers, and he be directed to
bring suit against Mr.. Htchinson and
bis bondsmen for the shortage of
$1204.4O.
There was some discussion az to who
was responsible. Of the amount of
shortage the 1878. 40 Mr.. Baldwin claims
he turned over to Mr.. Stewart, Mr.. Wat
sons deputy. Mr.. Watson claims he
never received the money.
Mr.. Gaffey could not tell who was re-
sponsible; the city had evidently lost
the money, and it was for the council to
take such action as it saw fit
Mr.. Campbell moved that Mr.. Nickel,
the contractor on Soto street, be granted
30 days additional time. Carried.
Mr.. StrohIn moved that the street
superintendent grant the contractor on
Wolfskill avenue 80 days additional
time in which to complete his contract.
Mr.. Pessell moved for cross walks on
portions of Maple avenue and Washing
ton street, and it WAS referred to the
board Of public works.
III. Martz wanted the council to set q
hearing for the protestants in the matter
of the Temple street cut.
Mr.. Donegan opposed stopping the
work, and said ii was rich men like Mr..
Martz who was stopping this much
needed improvement.
After some discussion the matter was
allowed to remain where il now is, in
the committee of the whole.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The city attorney presented the fol.
lowing report:
have been instructed by you to pre-
pare and present an ordinance under
the direction of the finance committee
repeating the portion of the license Or
dinance referring to mercantile pur-
suits, and l have drawn and present
herewith an ordinance complying with
J.,
not having heard from the finance COM
mittee ON the subject. / have left out
| of the ordinance the following pursuits,
c--d aNocations. towit :a-,,----.,.s..,
ants, hotels, livery stable. feed stables
photograph galleries, merchants selling
goods, chattels and merchandise by
sample, commission merchants, COM
mon carriers, fruit stands, storehouses
for grain or merchandise, and all the
Wholesale and retail establishments.
stores and places of trade of every kind.
including wood and coal yards and lum-
Der yards, excepting places W where liquors
are sold. Referred to the finance com.
mittee. @
l present also an ordinance for the ap-
pointment OF commissioners on Norwood
street extension and an. ordinance ap-
pointing commissioners ON First street
widening east Of Los Angeles street.
Messrs. w. F. Meyers and J. III. Brook
were appointed commissioners for Nor
wood street, and Messrs. McIlmoiI.
Davidson And Moriarty for the First
street widening east OF Los Angeles. the
lattey being the old commissioners for
the balance of the work. The ordi-
nances in both matters were adopted.
A bid was opened from O.. l.. Combs
for sidewalking Eleventh street. be-
tween Vernon and Sentous streets, for
1896 cents por feet. Referred to board
of public works.
The ordinance for resurfacinp Main
street, between First and Third streets. \
was taken up and, on motion of ny.
Munson, was fled. ,4r~-
The final ordinance for sewering DOR
tions OF Los Angeles street was adopted.
CITY ENGINEER's REPORT.
The city engineer presented a report
recommending the denial of the protest
Of the VIC. 7. q. against improvement
on Broadway.
The city engineer presented an ordi-
nance of intention to change and estab-
iish the grade Of Maple avenue at Wash
ngtonstreet, which was adopted.
An ordinance aof intention to change
and establish the, grade of Burlington
svenue, betweensArnold and Maryland
'treets, was adopted.
The city engineer presented an ordi-
lance or intention to change and es-
aDlish the grade on q portion of Hinton
treet. which was adopted.
Also, an ordinance of intention for the
portion of Downey avenue
ever district, which WAS adopted.
Also, an ordinance for cement side
walk on Seventh street., between Pearl
md Bixel streets, which was adopted.
Also, final ordinances for establishing
he grades OF Orange street, to north