The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-14
Fight to Have Their Salaries
and Powers Increased
CITY COUNCILS OPPOSITION
Senator Mathews Flooded With kilograms
From Los Angeles
Colonel Teed Explains Why the City Father
Have Taken a Stand Against the
Proposed Pleasure

tatives at Sacramento.
A Herald representative talked with
Colonel Freeman q. Teed president OF
the City Council, and he expressed him
self as follows: Eyes, l read the dis
patches from sacramneto in yester-
davis Herald in reference to the telegram
asking the Los Angeles delegation to
vote against the bill providing for two
clerks for the Police Court at salary Oh
1925 per month, and certainly there is no
misunderstanding as to the meaning OF
the dispatch at this end of the line. In
stead OF Assembly bill No. Is. it is as
sembly bill 81 which is referred to; l pre-
sumo the number in your issue OF yes
tcrday is Typographical error.
The law as at present which provides
for police courts in cities having 80, 600
and under 100, 900 inhabitants, provides
that one OF the city Justices to be desig..
mated 10y the Mayor, shall act as Judge OF
the Police Court, but that either OF SAID
city justices may hold SUCH ocurt Wlth-
out such designation.
IN also provides the offenses commit
tel within the city OF which the fonce
Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction,
and further provides that such court
shall have clerk, to be appointed by
the CITY Council upon the nomination OF
the Mavor, who shall hold office during
the pleasure of the Council and who shall
receive salary of $1,000 per annum,
payable monthly out OF the treasury OF
the city, which salary shall be full COM
pensation for all services rendered 10y him.
1T further states the duties OF such
clerk and gives him the power to Justify
bail bonds when the amount has been
fixed by either OF the city justices OF SAID
court in cases not exceeding 500 and
he may admins ter and certify oaths.
This act was approved March 49, 1855.
I'm addition to the city justice, who is
at present designated as Police Judge,
the city and county Jointly provide a
clerk for the second city justice. who also
receives salary OF 500 per month; half
of which is paid by the city ana half by
the county, thus making the clerk hire
for the two city justices and ex-otficio
Police Judge cost the city. $3.50 per
month. ;.
"The bill to which the Council objects is
similar in all respects to the bill from
which have quoted, except that 1t pro-
vides that both OF the clerks to the city
justices shall be clerks of the police
court, each having the powers given in
the present bill, but stating they shall be
appointed by the respective justices for
term OF two years, and shall each receive
q salary of $l25 per month, payable out
OF the city treasury.
"The Council does not object, but on
the contrary believes that both OF the
clerks should have equal powers, but can
see no reason why an additional expense
of 500 per month should be put upon the
city in maintaining these courts, and
upon learning that such bill was about
to become law. passed a resolution at
the session of the 18th instant request
ing the Senator and Assem- lymen from
this city to work and vote against the
bill and endeayor to have the salaries re-
main as at present. which resolution was
wired to Senator Mathews by the City
Clerk, in accordance with the instruc-
tions of the Council, and to which dis
patch | presume the article OF the 18th
instant refers. &. Evidently Senator
Mathews failed to understand our resolu-
ton and undoubtedly was clouded in his
ideas by the dispatch sent to him in refer
ence to the matter to which MIR. Stock
wells name was appended
This morning the City Clerk received
dispatch from Senator Mathews as fol-
lows: What is the objection to justice
clerk bill? See article in today's Herald
On subject. Wire Immediately to which
dispatch the clerk, after submitting the
yame to members of the Council individu-
lily and receiving their authorization
therefor, wired Senator Mathews as fol-
.ows: Bill provides for two police clerks
at $500 per annum each, payable from
city treasury. At present we have two
CLOTHS db 1l%oo pei GAVIN lAC wy
pays $3.50 per month, the county the bal
ance. Council objects, to increase in
amount of salary and increase OF amount
paid by city. Do not object to powers
vested in clerks. Have written you fully.
presume this dispatch will explain the
matter to the Los Angeles delegation.
I'm addition to this, Mr.. Stockwell, the
Councilman from the First ward, to whom
your article refers as having wired Sen
ator Mathews that the Council objected
under mistaken idea of the bill has to-
day wired Senator Mathews as follows:
Signature unauthorized in yesterdays
dispatch. Stand oy Councils recon-
mendation.
Does the Mayor or the Council object
to the appointment by the city justices,
or to the power vested in them by the
bill?" asked the reporter.
Not in the least The Council has no
desire to deprive the justices OF the rig hJ
of appointment and has not power under
the present bill and ordinances. They do,
however, object to the passage and APP
proval of any bill by the Legislature pro-
viding for the amount OF salary to be paid
to the employees of the municipal govern
ment, particularly so when it largely in
creases the expenses of a department, and
they trust, l believe unanimously, that
their protest will have the effect of causing
the bill to be amended in such manner
as to leave the salaries as at present"
W. W. Everett, VINO is Nlrtuaiy police
clerk of both Justice Owens and Justice
Morrison S courts was seen by Herald
representative last evening, and said:
''As the state law now stands only one
clerk has the power to administer an oath
or approve bail bond. This work am
doing, for the clerk of Judge Owen does
not hold Office by virtue of any state law,
and has no prescribed powers. AS a
result, Judge Owen has to practically
sleep in his court room during the week
he attends to criminal business, for if he
leaves, his clerk cannot issue complaint,
and as a result Judge Owens duties are
much greater than they should be.
Justice Morrison is more pleasantly
situated He can leave when he pleases,
and | have the power to verify a COM
plant or approve bond.
The bill which is obnoxious to the City
Council provides that both clerks shall be
placed under the same legal responsibility,
and shall be paid a salary in accordance
with the work they perform. The bill
was sent to Sacramento with the amount
OF salary not fixed. We left the space
blank so that the committee in its Judg-
mcnt could insert whatever amount it
thought we were entitled to.
CLERKS in the Superior Court who do
not do hall the work we perform, are
paid the amount we now seek to obtain.
They have regular hours usually from 10
a. M. until p. M, while we have to
often work by gas light TO keep up with the
work which threatens to accumulate. We
are called up at all times of the night to
hands and fail ta