The herald., 1894-01-10
A PLAN AGREED UPON,
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL HAVE
AN INFORMAL MEETING.
The Needs of the Unemployed Dis.
cussed-Action to BE Taken To-
day by the City
Council.

The city councilmen are bestirring
themselves in the matter of finding work
for the unemployed. The members and
Mayor Rowan met yesterday afternoon
Informally in a committee room and
talked over what action they will take
at today's adjourned meeting OF the
council.
After discussing the situation for the
better part OF the afternoon they agreed
upon several propositions, which will be
submitted this afternoon for action. in
accordance with the following commu-
munication by the mayor:
Gentlemen of the Council:
An informal meeting of the several
members of your honorable body was
held Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1894. at which
meeting | was asked to be present and
preside over the same.
This meeting was called for the pur-
pose of devising ways and means to fur
nish employment to the many deserv-
ing heads of families in our midst who
are willing to work if work can be fur
nished them.
The matter was very thoroughly dis
cusEed and it was determined to furnish
employment for not to exceed 200 men
and 25 teams for period of at least six
weeks during the severe days of the win
ter months and the rainy season, believ-
ing that at the expiration of that time
the several industries of the city will
have revived and work in abundance
will be provided for those who are now
in a condition of enforced idleness.
The meeting authorized me to report
formally to your honorable body the
measures there agreed upon, and to rec
ommend to you their adoption. They
are briefly as follows:
First-That the whole subject matter
of the employment of these men be re-
ferred to commission OF three, con-
sistng OF the mayor and Messrs. Nickel
and Munson of your honorable body,
with full power to employ men and
teams with the restrictions herein
named, and to purchase such working
tools as are required for this work.
Second--This commission shall en-
ploy only heads of families who are
actually out OF work and have been
residents of this city for period of at
least six months.
employment shall make application
in which said applicant resides, and the
said councilman, after satisfying him
self that the said applicant is the head
of a family and has resided within the
city for six months, shall refer the same
to a committee, who in turn will recon-
mend to the commission the most de-
serving of the applicants.
Fourth--Each man and team to be
dou
week.
Fifth--The street superintendent and
CITY engineer to be invited to act with
the commission in this matter.
WORK THAT CAN BE DONE.
At Mondays meeting OF the council
the city engineer reported the folio wing
list of works which can be undertaken
at once for the benefit of the unem-
ployed. but the report was not reached
owing to press of business:
Building levee along the Arroyo
Seco. between Pasadena avenue bridge
Complete fill at site of the Downey
avenue cut.
Excavate gravel from the pit in East
Lou Angeles and pile up the same ready
Construct pipe line through East Side
park.
Grade streets around Echo park.
Grade approach to Lookout noun
tain.
Regrade Second street from Pearl
street to Figueroa street.
Regrade Flower street at First street.
Additional teams for First street cut.
Nooatrurt "A II at HOllenback mark on
Boyle avenue.
Cut down roadway on First street at
Evergreen cemetery.
Construct Ninth street fill at river
approach.
Clean out sand in internal sewer sys-
tom
Clean up roadway and cutters on Ala
media street, between First and Fourth
streets.
La Grippe.