The herald., 1893-09-05
THE PARK BONDS NOT POPULAR
The Council Postpones Action
ON the Matter.
A Lively Discussion With the Park
Commission.
No Formal Session of the Council but
an Informal Discussion--Protests
Against street Improve
msnt-Other Matters.

The city couzcil did not hold meet
ing yesterday on account of it being
labor dag.
All the members came together, and
after the reading and approval OF the
minutes, passing a few demands and
granting Assessor Hinton q six-weeks'
vacation, they adjourned until 10 O'Clock
today.
| TIE PARK BONDS.
An hour before the meeting OF the
council j)int session OF the park COM
mission and the council was held to
discuss the question of issuing 100000
bonds for park extension and improve
ment.
The proposition was first brought up
by Captain Gross with a view of killing
two birds with one etone. viz. enlarging
the city parks and giving labor to the
unemployed of Los Angeles. The
sch eme was not without merit. He
brought the matter forcibly TO the
minds of the park commission, with the
result that a joint meeting with the
council should be set for yesterday.
SOME DIVERSIFIED VIEWS.
The advsability of the proposition
was thoroughly discussed, and it was
soon developed that there was at least
some difference of opinion. While it
WAS not taken up with the spirit in
which it would have been were times
otherwise, yet there was no disposition
to pass the matter lightly. No vote has
been made, and it is not likely the
proposition will reach that stage any
too soon.
Some OF the councilmen did not favor
the bonds, saying the people were
against voting more bonds at this time
next spring would probably be better
time. Others thought the matter to
early in it's infancy to give their opinion
on it-more thorough investigation
would have to be made.
DANGER OF JEALOUSY.
During the discussion Councilman
Pessel said that the southern part Of
town should have park ii new ones are
to be established. He advanced the
idea that if the people Of that part of
the city were to help pay the expense
of keeping up the parks in others por-
tions in town, they should have park
as we'll. He thought 100 acres Of the
Briswatter property might be secured
for the purpose.
Captain Cross disagreed with MIR.
Gaffey in the latter's opinion that there
was no great depression upon the labor
ers of the city. Mr.. Cross cited Chicago
as an instance where city had given
the laboring men work upon the parks.
After much discussion. in which
Mayor Rowan, President Teed, of the
Council and Councilmen Campbell,
Innes, Munson and Commissioner Mes
mer took part, motion was made that
it was the sense OF the meeting to rate
the bonds.
The council decided that in such q
meeting no motion could be entertained
and that the proposition should be con-
sidered at another meeting.
An adjournment was made without
any further action.
PROTEST AGAINST IMPROVEMENT.
Among the petitions to be presented
today are the following:
J. B. Lankershim and W. W. Welch
protest against the grading, graveling,
sidewalking and curbing OF Maple
avenue between Seventh and Eighth
streets. They give as reason for their
action that the part of the street named
has already been graded and is in good
condition; that it has been curbed with
good board curbing; that the sidewalks
are not in bad condition and all that is
necessary to completion is to straighten
the avenue at the crossing at Seventh
street. The petitioners claim that it
compares fsvorably with other streets in
the locality.