The herald., 1894-09-25
POLICEMEN GET MORE SALARY
The License Ordinance Is Very
Much Amended.
The City Council Does Business by
the Wholesale.
Sswelers Get on the Trail of Fake Auc-
tionesrs who Come Along With
eanta Ciaus-Undertakers
Pay No License.

Pay No License.
The city council waded through tre-
mendous amount OF work yesterday.
Several i'm mportant actions we're taken,
not the least important of which was
the increasing of the salaries of the
members of the police department and
the amending Of the license ordinance.
At the morning session all members
were present save Mr.. Teed, whose chair
on the rostrum was occupied by Mr..
Nickel.
LICENSE ORDINANCE AMENDED.
Taking up the license ordinance the
council proceeded to offer amendments.
The lobby was we'll filled, and several
gentlemen whose interests were at stake
spoke before the body. There were no
attempts to raise any of the licenses inn
posed, but there was considerable
warmth manifested when 1t came to the
question of lowering some OF them.
The fret amendment to the license or
dinance was in the matter OF the sale of
electric light. The amendment imposes
license OF 500 per month on parties
doing business exceeding $3.50 per
month and $40 for parties doing less
amount.
The second ordinance amends the
license OF patent medicine peddlers us
ing music 30 that the amount ia now
$l00 per month, and without music 500
per quarter.
Another ordinance was passed making
the ticket brokers pay $5 per quarter
instead OF $5 per month. Another adds
that an ordained minister ehall be ex-
empt from the license on Spirituslistic
mediums.
SLIGHTLY MIXED.
An amendment was passed on section
81 of the license ordinance, which re-
lates to brewsries, making q provision
that tamale peddlers, dealers in sand
wiches, ice cream, candy and beans on
the public streets shall pay 81 per
month. Just what connection this has
with breweries did not appear.
Section IA was go amended that the
license on bill posting shall be $25 per
year instead of per quarter, and on street
car advertising $25 per year.
Section 23 was amended SO that no
charge is imposed on hotels or lodging
houses having less than 60 rooms.
When there are more than 10 rooms
there must be q free license procured
every six months.
Section So wss amended by striking
out the provisions imposing license on
commission merchants dealing in coun-
try produse. the requirement that
undertakers pay So per month was
stricken out also.
AFTER THE FAKE JEWELERS..
The auctioneers' license provoked a
lengthy discussion. The jewellers of the
- Oily iuvv pfosvratoa .. Positio.. ~uAinH
that auctioneers who sold cheap jewelry
along about the holidays be compelled
to pay 500 per day license.
The petitioners set forth at length
the methods employed by the fake jew
elry houses which spring up just before
Christmas. They gull she public un-
msrcifully, ii is said, and destroy the
business OF reputable merchants. j. ?.
Trafton and others appeared in the mat.
ter. 1t was laid over, however.
STREET sPRINKLING BIDS.
Bids ON street sweeping were opened
ss follows: O. Alexander, 1915 and sc
per mile; w. J. Schmidt, $500; F.
Chynoworth, $5.49; D. F. Donsgan,
s6.40; Ramish & Marsh, $6.15; L. Hsw-
lett, 1928.
The collector was ordered to collect
from all persons using water and mol
now paying for it.
sPILEMAN's SUIT.
On motion of Mr.. Munson the city at
torney was instructed to make answer
in the case of W. 7. Spileman against
the city regarding the water rights in
the Los Angeles river. Mr.. Campbell
moved that the attorney be directed to
draft an ordinance for the grading oi
Lopez street between Pennsylvani 10 and
Brooklyn.
A NEW BRIDGE.
Mr.. Innes moved aud it was adopted
that the engineer prepare plans for q
bridge in Echo park.
The ordinance of intention to sidewalk
the west side of Hope street between
Sixth street and the Normal school was
passed.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board Of public
works, which was adopted, recommends
as follows:
That the city engineer be instructed to make
the necessary survey and map of property to be
taken for the opening of Eighteenth street, be-
tween Grand avenue and Flower street. and
furnish the same to the city attorney to draft
the necessary ordinance of intention, the
district Of assessment to be furnished by this
board.
Also that petition No. 71s, from Charles p
Foikerth ct at, asking to have the grade oi
Georgia Be street, between Pico and Eleventh
Streets changed 70 as to conform with its in
tersections al Eleventh and Twelfth streets. be
referred TO the city engineer to estimate the
frontage represented thereon, and If the same
repre- .ents ma jority, then to present the ne
cessary ordinance of intention.
erson ct al, asking to have the grade of Beau
dry ayenue from hinton avenue TO Pearl street.
es ablished be granted, and the city engineer
inttructed to present the necessary ordinance
of intention.
That amended specifications No. IL, as pre-.
aentt by the city engineer, be adopted.
That the street superintendent be instructed