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The herald., 1894-12-06
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER,
A View of Its Provisions From
a Favorable Point.
While Not Perfect, 1t Is Claimed to
Be an Improvement.
The City Has outerown It's Present
Constitutfon-The Responsi-
biIity Attaching to
the Mayor.

[The HERALD, 9 short time ago, pub
lished a view Of the proposed amend
ments to the city charter. written by q
gentleman who took an adverse view OF
the matter.
The following article presents the ia
vorable side of the matter, and was pre-
pared BY G. ]. Grifiiths, the secretary
of the Citizens leaguel:
The city of Los Angeles has been gov-
erned for the last six years under char.
ter, which, while it was undoubtedly an
improvement on the previously existing
organic law, was made at time W hen
the initiation, unnatural growth and un-
common condition OF all affairs in the
city rendered the task of making char
ter for future government very difficult
ON account OF the great change of condi-
tions which must necessarily take place.
While NO just criticism of thu result OF
tho labors of the board of freeholders,
which prepared the present charter, can
be made, the experience OF the past few
years has demonstrated that that char
ter is inadequate in many respects,
among the prominent points being the
payment of salaries to some officials
W hich are larger than the requirements
of the Offices and the current demand
for such services warrant at the present
time, but which were probably about
right at the time they were made; alsU,
. laxity of construction in defining and
prescribing the duties of officials which
The herald., 1894-12-06
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
New Members Reosivsd-Routins Busi-
nsss.

New Mombers Recsivsd-Routfne Busi-
nsss.
The board OF directors of the cham
Der OF commerce mst yesterday alter
noon. There were present the follow.
ing directors: Freeman, Forman.
stimson. Francisco, Cohn, Eisen, Sew
erance, Mullen. McGarvin, Klokke and
Jones.
The secretary reported on the cons
dition OF the finances OF the chamber.
and ssid that when 70 more members
were obtained the organization would
be in q satisfactory condition, and that
at least two-thirds OF this number ought
to be obtained this month, 1t was de-
cided to resume the active canvass until
the req uired mum ber was secured.
The following were eected to mem
bsrship: Henry A. Darling, real estate
and loans; H. @. Wyatt. manager Los
Angeles theater; d. p. Hatch, attorney /;
Southern California Lumber company,
Wholesale lumber; Lewis Thorns, Sec
retary Agricultural Fair association.
A Communication was read from Geo.
W. Parsons, delegate OF the chamber to
the transmississippi congress, reporting
what he had accomplished at the meet
ing of that body, and the thanks of the
chamber we're rendered Mr.. Parsons for
his services there and his action in pre-
eenting a resolution in favor of the inn
provement of the cutter harbor OF San
Pedro.
A communication was read from D..
Edson Smith, secretary of the Southern
California Pathological society, asking
that committee be appointed from the
chamber to confer with committee
from their organization with regard to
inviting the members OF the American
Pomological society, which ia to meet in
Sacramento in January, to visit South
ern California. The chair was empow'
cred to appoint committee of three in
the matter.
The Goth OF December was fixed as
the date fo: meeting of the chamber,
at which nominations shall be made for
officers and directors.
Additional new members have recent
ly been brought in by W. @. Patterson,
George Gebhardt, Hancock Banning,
NJ. +. O'Dsa. G.. G. johnson, E. F. G..
Klokks, L. d. Stimson, o. Pooley, r. b.
Young
The herald., 1894-12-06

| lustre to the house fronts, fresh life to
| to the flowers, and has generally purified d
the atmosphere and flushed the sewers
as no artificial means could do. 1t has
given q stimulus to trade. and all our
merchants feel like selecting their holi>
day goods with greater consciousness
of ample return.
In speaking about the shower. the
men in charge of the weather bureau
said yesterday that it had set in for Q
"big rain." The barometer began fall
ing on Tuesday with easterly -southerly
winds and cloudy Bweather all over the
coast. Slight rains had fallsn before
lsst night in San Diego, San Luis
Obispo and in Northern California. and
there lie every indication OF a general
storm all over the coast.
Yesterday forenoon the barometer be.
gan dropping again, and the shower
which started in the early part Of tho
night before had reached 81 Of an inch
at O'Clock yesterday morning and IA
OF an inch at noon, making total OF
1.48 inches for the season.
THE RAIN IN THE COUNTRY.
SANTA ANA, Dec. Sit has been rain
ing nearly the whole day, after shower
all last night. The rain falls quite slowly
and all goes into the ground. 1t is a
grand thing for the ranchers. 1t is still
raining, with good prospects for another
all night rain.
RIVERSIDE, Dec. 5.-The first general
rainstorm OF the season began laet night
and continued all day, with good pros.
The herald., 1894-12-06
Los ANGELES nERALD:- THURSDAY

now exist BY reason OF there being in
sufficient time between the time OF ad-
vertisnR and the commencement OF
work for new plants TO be got ready for
operation.
Another excellent amendment IL that
relating to street railway franchises,
which provides that cars shall be run
on all tracks under franchise from the
city at least every 10 minutes. aud a
failure to comply Herewith will result
In the immediate forfeiture OF the fran
chiee.
One of the very wise provisions 10
that relating to the term OF office in the
council and board of education. Under
the present syetom il bad element in
politics succeeds in carrying city cleo
tion it gains full sway. for all council
men and school directors are elected at
one time. but under the new arrange
ment only half of this new body Cor as
near thereto as may be- is elected at
one time. The term OF office in each
case is made four years, the members of
the council from the odd numbered
wards being elected one year, and two
years from that time those from the
even numbered wards are elected. The
board of education is composed OF seven
ucniUtIc, olctsou ht ihIkoy WhiCh Will
insure the opportunity OF getting good
board at oil times, and they will also be
elected alternately.
These proposed amendments are not
fully in line with the modern ideas OF
municipal government, which have given
great satisfaction wherever tried, but
they are in the right direction, and all
voters who have the prosperity of our
city at heart, who wish 30 see q more
efficient administration of municipal
affairs, who wish to have taxes reduced,
and who desire to prevent the future
domination OF rings and other corrupt
political influences, should use every
endeavor to bring about their approval
By the people.
As it 10 impossible to give full, de-
tailed account Of so lengthy document
and 30 many amendments in newsps-
per letter, there is much in favor OF
amendments which 10 left unsaid here.
but many facts and much data can be
produced in support, and l will take
pleasure in giving all who wish to call
upon me further information in the
matter.
The herald., 1894-12-06

be filed away. The demands should all
be signed and sworn to by the reapect-
i've persons who are to be paid before
being presented to the council, after
which the course should be the
same as it is at present till the auditors
Office IL reached, where they should be
retained and the payee should receive
his money from tho treasurer on q war
rant drawn by the auditor in conformi-
ty with the instructions given in the
demand. This amendment provides
for all of this, and makes i'm mperative the
filing OF reports from all oflicsre, which
will plainly chow not only all ordinary
business transactions and the receipt
and disburse ment of all public moneys.
but also the receipt and disposition
made OF oil materials and supplies as
well. 1t also provides that the auditor
shall keep an alphabetical list OF the
bondsmen of all city officials, co that the
sufficiency or insuificiency OF any Off
cial's bond may be easily ascertained at
any tins. This amendment is one of
the most desirable and most needed
that could be conceived. and, taken by
itself alone, is SIMPLY sutticisnt reason
for the adoption Of the proposed amend
ments.
Inc city GttOfnby anu us ueputos
are made to be city officials in the true
sense of the word by provision which
req uuires them 20 devote their time to
the duties OF the Office, and forbids them
from attending to any legal business
outside of that in which the city is in
terestsd. This will give the city the
benefit OF the undivided attention OF its
paid legal advisers. untrsmmeled by
the distraction incident to the work
which must be done OH outside business
and will prevent the possibility Of COL
lusion in anv matter to which the city
is party or in which it is interested.
The question Of reports from the diff
fersnt officials is given particular at.en-
tiou III thsso amend nent6, provisions
being made which require thoroughly
comprehensive and ,intslligible reports
to be made annually, whereby the gen.
eral public will be able to know all the
details Of municipal affairs. instead of
the general and very unsatisfactory
knowledge which may be cleaned from
the reports which are now made.
In the matter Of salaries. some excels
lent and commendabls changes have
The herald., 1894-12-06

ed, the Office of chief magistrate virtu-
ally loses all of its positive usefulness to
the community and retains only the
negative quality OF use which may be
manifested in en- occasional veto. ON
cials who are elected by the people are
very liable to think that they are en-
tirely independent of all save the gem
eral public, and are answerable only to
that, and in these cases the general
public" is more or less OF vague, inde-
Unable quantity, possessing neither the
power nor the will 10 correct abuEes or
right errors, except by now and then
reiusing to re-elect to office come man
whose misconduct has been particularly
flagrant or whose incompetence Is glar-
ingly apparent; and when the time
comes when even this fee Bile and incl
fective remedy may be applied, the
mischief is already done and the peo-
ple's money has been squandered. But
under the proposed arrangement the
elective offices are made very few, and
they are only those Offices whose func-
tions are purely administrative or legis-
latiye, such offices as circumstances do or
may reouire to be entirely independent
of all others, while all offices the m msnago.
ment of which requires the exercise OF
technical ability only and do not de-
mand the use of judgment, discrimins-
ton or discretion in their conduct; in
short, whose duties are of a routine
nature, are made appointive, and in
such q way that incompetence or un-
ecrupulousness in their management
may be at once remedisd by removal by
the appointing powers and the people
may thereby be relieved of the burden
which the bad official places upon them,
instead OF being compelled to wait for
the expiration of term oil office. during
which time OF waiting the sbuses COM
planned of are always continued and
often augmented. The benefit which
this change will bring. not only in
money saved but in improved and in
creased efficiency as we'll. ia practically
The only elected officers
will be the mayor. city attorney, treas
urer, councilmen and school directors
All others will either be appointed by
the mayor. subject 10 confirmation by
the council, or will be appointed by q
which will itself be ap-
pointed by the mayor under the same
approval, so that in any event the
The herald., 1894-12-06
SANTA MONICA.
The Rain Evokss nksgtving-An In
EuRin@erss Bill.

The Rain Evokss Thanksgtving-An In
Engineer's BnI.
SANTA MONICA, Dsc. 5.--The patter OF
the rain upon tho roof. about midnight,
was the finest music that our citizens
could hear, and 10 kept up until about
p. m. when there was q cessation, but
every indication OF more before the final
closing up. Its coming has gladdensd
all hearts, from farmer to tradesmap.
A large portion Of the adjacent lands
have already been planted and thus the
rain can do its good offices with double
the results ordinarily expected.
On looking over the records OF the
proceedings of the board of trustees, it
is found that on October 18th they passed
u resolution authorizing the acting en-.
gineer, Mr.. Thomae h. James, to do Ger.
tain work under the supervision OF the
street committee. which no did to the
complete satisfaction OF the committee; /;
his bill, small one, by the wav. for the
services performed, was the $l5 one left
over at the Monday evening meeting,
when in fairness to Mr.. James, it should
have been paid.
On Thursday, at the brides parents
residence in Pasadena, Eulogio Carrillo,
oou VA us ~ OhiiitAo Va thio piaC0S Will
be married to Miss Grace B. Westover OF
that place, bnt who formerly resided
here, both bride and groom being popu.
lar among our young people.
Cards are out announcing the ap.
preaching wedding of Miss Marion
Annabel, daughter OF Mrs. V. V. Hop
kins.
Joe Kennedy, an inmate Of the
aoldiers' home, was tried before Justice
Willis for assault with deadly weapon
in stabbing fellow inmate with q pair
of shears. and was bound over to await
the action OF the superior court.
Captain Dunieid, OF the mammoth
wharf, has gone to San Francisco and
will return to Port Los Angeles with the
tug Coils.
The wharf has been supplied with Q
number of water pails and ropes, etc.,
40 an additional protection sgainst ere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Young OF
West Bend, Iowa, are enjoying week
here, preparatory to making an extend.
ed trip through Southern California.
The herald., 1894-12-06
CLAUDE CAMPBELL.
BIS Father Says tho Boy IL Thoughties,
but Not Bad.

out MOI Bhus
Rev. J. W. Campbell and his wife, the
parents of Claude G. Campbell. who was
hazsd by his classmates at the state
university at Berkeley, the other day,
for wearing Stanford colors nt football
game, we're seen about the matter by q
HERALD reporter yesterday.
"You may say" said the reverend
gentleman, THAT while our boy has
caused US more or less trouble. he is not
at all vicious. He is unusually bright
and has a very nervoue temperament.
He is extremely impulsive. and often is
guilty Of doing things thoughtlessly
which he would refrain from doing if he
would only stop and think.
His troubles at Stanford last ycar,
while to be regretted, were not at all
disgraceful. He was entered at the
state university for this term and was
to have been returned to Stanford next
year. hope that this last trou BILE will
not prevent his entering the latter insti-
tuition. for he much prefers to attend
there than any place else. The boy is
wild and thoughtless, but we have every
hope that by the time he reaches man.
hood he will outgrow these boyish
freaks and make up to some extent for
the worriment he has caused his friends
who are interested in his euccees."
The herald., 1894-12-06

pect tonight for q continuance. The fall
here has been about an inch and hall
OF rain, which was welcomed by tho
farmers OF this county, who now see q
prospect for a good seasons crop.
SANTA MONICA. Dec. 5. 1T mmenced
raining last night at midnight and con
timed slowly but continuously until
this evening" and the indications are
good for continuance all night. The
gauge shows 1.3l inches About one-
third OF the land in this vicinity is
planted and the farmers are delighted.
SAN BERNARpINo. Dec. Sit began
raining hero about 10 O'Clock last even
ing and is still pouring down. The rain
fall up to noon today is l. so inches. AT
Squirrel inn. in the mountains north OF
the city, the rainfall wac 1926 inches up
to O'Clock today.
PASADENA. Dec. 5.-The rain. the
beautiful rain. put in an appearance last
night at 3bout IL o'clock, and has been
coming down with no let up ever since.
Up to O'Clock this evening the fall had
amounted to about 1.75 inches. and
prospects good for O continuance. The
downfall comes in good time end will
prove of much benefit to this section
generally. Farmers will he now able to
set about ploughing for the grain crop,
which has been delayed on account of
the rains being 40 backward. No
trouble has so far resulted from the rain,
except the falling OF an electric light
pole at the corner OF Colorado and Los
Robles, which delayed travel for abort
time. The cutters. generally, are carry
ing off the storm water in good shape.
AT SAN pIEGo.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. Sat 5 O'clock to.
night .18 OF an inch OF rain had fallen.
The barometer was low and indicated
more rain. Reports of the downpour
have been received from all over the
county. An inch and half Of rain
fell in the mountains.
AT SACRAMENTO.
SACRAMENTO. Dec '5.-A drizzling rain
has been falling here nearly all day and
tonight. 1t is the kind Of rain that far
mers like. The fall today was about
three.qusrters OF an inch. making 8. 25
for the season to date, as against 1892 to
the same date last year.
The herald., 1894-12-06
Trouble Over Diamonds.

]. W. Coleman and A. H. Reed, who
got into trouble the other day concerning
some diamonds belonging to Coleman's q
mother, Mrs. A. II. Spencer. OF Si5
South Broadway, have been released,
the charges against them having been
kept out OF the courte. 1t is asserted
Coleman took his mothers valuahlss.
and she refused to prosecute him. Reed
was arrested on a charge of receiving
stolen diamonds. but there is not enough
evidence to couvic. him. He was re-
leased from the city jail yesterday, while
Coleman secured his release in San Ber.
nerdino by means Of habsas corpus.
The herald., 1894-12-06

Seaside lodge No. 369, I.O.O.F., at its
last session elected the following officers
for the ensuing term Geo. W. Heimer,
N.G.; 1. d. Richmond, V.G.; G. d.
Middlekauff. treasurer; l. A. Willis,
recording secretary; Geo. B. Dextsr, Pec
Sec. s. f. Carpenter, trustee.
Miss Blanche Bancroft. daughte, Of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. l.. Bancroft of Third
street. who has been absent for the past
year and half, has returned home. ac-
compsnied by Miss Sullivan K. Hooper
of Waupun, Wis.
The herald., 1894-12-06
Petty ONand EInad.

In the police court yesterday George
Davis got 20 days in the chain-gang for
petty larceny; John Gleason, Paul Con-
rad. John Smith, Jack Henley, Thomas
Brown, Charles Tolland and Thomas
Camp got one day each for vagrancy, and
the drunks came in for the usual fine of
so to $5 according to the "sizinesa OF
the jag" Thomas Bishop got 80 care
less as to disturb the peace, and was
mulcted OF $5 to settle the damage.
The herald., 1894-12-06
Held for Burglary,

J. W. Ellis was given preliminary
examination in Justice Austin's court
yesterday on charge of burglary, and
was held for trial in the sum OF $500.
He is accused of robbing the residence
of Mrs. Pomeroy, at Tenth and Olive
streets, several days ago, getting away
The herald., 1894-12-06

Herr August Aamold. Norwegian vic.
liniet, playa on $4,000 instrument.
Performance at Normal School hall, to-
morrow evening. Tickets, 50 cents; re.
served seats, rs cents.
The herald., 1894-12-06
Buoklon's Arnica saIve.

The best salve IN the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, satrheum, fever sores, tetter,
chapped hands, chilblain', corns and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures piles or no pay
required II is guaranteed to give perfect sat-
isfacton or money refunded Price, 20 cents
per box. For sale by e. +. Heinzeman, 222 N.
main street.
The herald., 1894-12-06

Drink Shasta Water. woollacott agent.
The herald., 1894-12-06

Largest stock OF wall D iper at Eckstron's, 309
Mair at. Right price-good taste.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-15

not escape heat and water, but the opim
ion that the loss in this particular
rection was small is very reaso"a''''
one boiler was destroyed.
The plant was insured In companies ~. ~,
resented by Mr.. Lewis T. Hanckel' s-'wo
on the building. and $4,000 on the p,an''
and the only direct loss falls on '".H'
companies. The plant and buiidins ~,
long 10 a joint stock company OF "n, ,,n
II. Clay Marchant, OF the Charlo'tts'i,is
Wooden Minis. is president. ana H. =
Valentine secretary and treasurer
The remains OF the late Morris VI,
enooner. who committed suicide In Druid
nm Park. Baltimore, Tuesday. reacneu
here this morning at 3 o'clock. IN chaIse
of his comrades-in-arms Lieutenant W.
I. Keller and Sergeant Herbert ii. wing
field. OF the Monticello Guard. ana Oh
his friend. Mr.. Frank j.. Parish Inc
body was received by a detail from the
Monticello Guard. Of which Mr.. Spooher
was second sergeant. The funeral 'ooh
place to-day. and a vast hummer oi
people followed the body TO Oakwood
cemetery. Much surprise and deep re-
cret is felt at his untimely end. rev
Young men had shown more OF the quar-
ifics which bind companions to them,
and he had troops Of friends who sor-
row at his going.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-15
TOO MANY GUNS FOR HIM
IDLAI RECEITES THE PREsfDEy-
TfAL SALUTE.
Return OF Mr.. Potter aud His Indian Bird o
The Lively Conteat in the Asheville
Congressional District.

ASHEvILLE, n. c.. March li.-Special
vice-President and Mrs. Stevenson were
taken for a drive yesterday forenoon out
to Richmond Hill. beyond the French
Broad, and 10 the northwest Of Asheville--
one OF the most commanding prospects in
this vicinity-by Postmaster J. p. Kerr and
George S. Powell, one Of our most promi-
nent business men. The party returned
via Bingham School, and were received
by the cadets az this famous old institu-
ton of learning with a salute Of twenty
one guns in honor Of the Vice. President.
This was two more than the etiquette OF
war allots to a Nice-Presdent. but MAJOR
Davis, the commandant, happily remarkeu
that this salute was given General stew
enson in anticipation Of what some day
may be his due. The VicePresident gave
the boys short talk. and each one was
then introduced to the members OK the
party.
The distinguished visitors have decided
to leave to-day for Washington. Inc
Weather has been perfect during their so
journ here, and their stay has proven
both pleasant and beneficial to both the
Vice-President and his wife.
Superintendent T. W. Potter, OF the
Indian Training School, Of Cherokee, ana
his Indian bride have returned from an
extended bridal tour North. Whlle IN
Washington Superintendent Potter, though
on his bridal trip. was fully alive 10
business. He was given the opportunity
to give his ideas on the subject OF III
creased school facilities for the Eastern
band Of Cherokees 10 the indian ONCE
and It is extremely probable that an III
creased appropriation for this band VIII De
the result of his efforts in this direction.
Superintendent Pourcelle, OF the lamp
ton Indian Shcool, was at Cherokee last
week. for the purpose. in part. OF securing
six OF the Cherokee Indian students tor
his school at Hampton
Lawson. Ward and Morris. the Madison
county assailants OF Ling Gun, were
each sentenced to four months in the
co Inty chain-gang.
X. the prominent Democrat of this
city. who has been telling some plain
unvarnished truths about Mr.. Richmond
Pearson and his congressional aspirations
through the columns of a local paper, and
who was violently assailed for his first
article i'm reply 10 PearsOns manifesto by
the last named gentleman I'm last Satur-
days issue Of the aforesaid paper, pub
lished a dignihed. but scathing. reply TO
Pearson's Incorporate personal viliiication
yesterday.