The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-30
STREET EMPLOYEES PAY ROLL
1t Excites Some Councilmanic
Curiosity.
A Claim That the Legal Limit Was
Exceeded.
After q Good Deal of Comment the
Council Finally Affirms the Pay
Roll and Calls q Halt on the
Street superintendent.

The council held a special meeting
yesterday morning with President iced
in the chair.
The demands for the employees OF the
street superintendent department for
$5.4l4.66 were read, and President iced
objected to the passage OF the demands
on the ground that it WAS largely in ex-
cess OF the amount authorized by the
council. He wanted the demands inves-
tgated before he would vote to approve
the demands.
MIR. Munson-The street superintend-
emit is employing more men at present
than he is authorized to employ by law.
The clerk was directed to figure up
how much the pay :oll exceeded the or
dinances, and he found that the de-.
mands were 5000 in excess OF the
amounts authorized by the ordinances.
Mr.. Innes thought that the street super
intendent would not go beyond the limit
OF the ordinances.
Mr.. Munson said that the street su-
perintendent last month was notified by
the finance committee to keep strictly
within the limit of the ordinances.
Street Superintendent Watson WAS
sent for at the request OF Mr.. Pesscll
and he made a general explanation in
which he stated that the 81 day ordi-
nance for extra teams and men had been
referred to the finance committee with q
request that it be continued, but he had
heard nothing from the committee. He
was satisfied that he had kept within
the limit OF the ordinances.
Mr.. Rhodes of the finance committee
stated he had notifisd the street super
intendent that the council would not
allow the demands in excess of the ordi-
nance. Further that if they were sent
in again it was likely that the council
and finance committee would not allow
them. The demands had been in ex :
cess last month and the committee had
recommended their payment in order
that the men might not suffer.
STREET DEMANDS LAID OVER.
The demands were again figured up
on Mr.. Watson's estimates with the or.
dinance under which he claimed to
have worked and the bills footed mp
$4,000 while the payroll amounted to
$5ll466. The president OF the council
stated that the claims were 5000 in ex-
GEES of what was allowed by law.
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be referred to the finance committee for
adjustment az they were $500 in excess
OF the street superintendent highest
figures. He felt the council could not
approve these demands without violat-
ing the city charter.
Mr.. Innes thought an ordinance to
pay the men should be prepared by the
finance committee, and the street super
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not to exceed the figures authorized by
ordinance.
The matter was then referred back to
the finance committee with the under
standing that the matter would be taken
up at the afternoon session. The pay
rolls of the police and fire departments
we're approved. NE
An ordinance providing for the con-
struction of a sewer on Hays street was
taken up and passed. An ordinance for
a sewer on Water street was then
passed.
Cart. Crissey and com mittee OF citi-
zens appeared before the council in be.
half Of movement for the proper OBJ
servance of the Fourth of July. 1t ia
expected that every one taking part in
the parade will carry flag. The c0un-
Gil were invited to participate in the pa
rade ard the invitation was accepted.
A lengthy memorial on the objections
to the oil wells in the Second street
park district Was read by Mr.. Merrill
and plscsd on file. A recess was taken
until o'clock.