The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-05


tions, he said:
II think the better way by far is to
erect O bunk house in Elysian park.
There will be food and shelter there for
the men, and for that they can work.
They should have ample time in which
to look for work outside -remunsrative
work. Let it be made generally known
that they are out there. Before long
you would find out which were the true
men. Ii you found any of them in town
without their necessary meal ticket, it
would be very easy to size them up. The
great point is the work. l heartily be-
lieve it would solve the question. I he
barracks should be in an isolated place.
The city should do this. It is entirely
feasible and would not require as much
OF an outlay as TO permit the rapidly in
creasing army of unemployed and
tramps to overrun the city and in-
crease the criminal record.
W. w. ROBINSON, MAYORS CLERK.
Il think the beat way to prevent
tramps," said Mr.. Robinson mayors
clerk, "is to keep all the men at work
that is possible. For those who are
professional tramps, I do not ses any
remedy. Tramps are made by in dis.
criminats feeding. My neighbors Say
that tramps come around their house
every day and insult the women, when
asked to work for something to eat. l
believe in driving the tramp-not the
honest man-awsy from our city. How
would l do it? By putting them to
work. That will settlo it. Make them
work hard. The chain gang, as it is at
present. ia fraud. The men do not
work half an hour day. Up on the
hill there are 40 men now and five
teams. 1t would require 20 teams to keep
those men working, As soon as you set
the pace for the tramp element they will
clear out, sure. Then the honest work.
man you can help. Ii will be possible
to do it. We are under no obligation to
trsmps. II we don't look out the time
will come soon when we will just be
obliged to organize vigilance commit
tee snd drive them out, as they are do-
ing in Sacramento. There will be come
frightful crime, possibly, that will crys-
talize public sentiment in an hour. We
are not under obligations to feed the
whole United States. But work will do
the business. Tramps won't work.
PRESIDENT f. G. TEED.
President Tesd was engaged in ruling
on q parliamentary point in the council
when asked about Dusty Rhodes, but
kept one ear open for the question pro-
pounded, and in reply said that he had
but one thing to say. and be had said it
| frequently, that the solution of the
| present condition of things was to make
the tramp work. He derided the idea
that vigilance committee was neces =
| ha bioE IS
handle the matter il he was properly
backed up. He heartily favored the
barracks idea, and believed that it
should be carried out. He believed
il the alternative of work or no grub
was forced on the knight OF the road he
would skip the town, and in a short
time the big list of arrivals of the fra
ternity would not be forthcoming, as
they are at present.
Mr.. iced is in the new council and
will carry these ideas with him from the
old to the new when it convenes next
Monday.
COUNCILMAN F. s. MUNsoN.
F. s. Munson. member of the old
council and also of the new, has had
the barracks idea in his head for good
while. He also was q member of the
labor commission last year, and is a
gentleman of keen observation.
81 think we should provide for the
building OF a shelter as soon as posi-
ble," he said. ut is best, probably,
to put it in one OF the parks and let the
men work for their food and shelter. 1t
will speedily separate the wheat from
the chat. We tried to have this done
before, but could not get to it, some-
how. My experience last year showed
me that some such system was neces-
sary. The tramp evil has become a seri.
GUS one in our city, and | am inclined to
think we can discover who should be
helped by providing them with work.
1t seems to me that the city ia in real
danger from them at present. but
think when the new council is organ
lied we will hit on some plan to bring
about a solution OF the question"
COUNCILMAN GEORGE EsaELL.
One OF the new as well es present
councllmen. George Pessell. in response
to inquiries, said:
II think barracks should be built
either in the Arroyo Seco or Elyaian
park for the tramp element, and that
they should be put to work. l ehall
| ihsOI shnb hihd VI o plAA. VI CSui1o ~
will be for temporary relief. We will
ultimately have to build new city Jail,
and the sooner the better, and in that q
permanent work house could be pro-
vided. Let the vicious tramps or hobo.
be worked on the chaiD-geng. [ have
heard it suggested to pay the men in the
barracks small per diem, but don't
know whether that would do or not.
would not be in favor of anything that
will tend to reduce wages"
JAMES AsHMAN.
James Aehmsn is one of the new coun-
Gil who is not in the present body. and
said that he had thought considerably
about the serious problem before the
council in the large influx OF tramps
and unemployed men to the city re-
Gently. He thought that if there could
be combination between the city and
county governments, by which such
men could be put TO work on roads, it
would be great thing. He believed
the men should be made to work, and
felt that it will be necessary for the ne "
council to arrange to put them to work.
Money spent with this in view, he be-
lieved, would ba well spent. Just what
would bs the best way to accomplish
the desired results ne had not studied
out, but it seemed to him if the city
will be obliged to stand by itself in thu
OF vuoitld ba % m