The herald., 1895-04-02
The Slaughter House Matter
Again Discussed
EXTRAVAGANT GAS BILLS
Mr.. Kingery Wants the City to Put in
an Electric Plant
The Objectionable Fence in Front of the
Old Court House Property on Spring
Street Ordered Torn Down

The regular weekly meeting OF the city
council was held yesterday, all the mem
bers present except Mr.. Munson, and
President Teed presiding.
The usual monthly bills were read and
approved.
When the matter of City Engineer
Compton, pay roll of $2240 for March was
read, Mr.. iced explained that two
weeks ago an ordinance was passed re-
stricting his. expenses to $1,000 month
but it was too late to regulate him for the
current maonth." The pay roll was al
lowed.
When the matter OF fences in front OF
buildings in process OF erection was
reached, Mr.. Snyder moved that MIR. Bull
lard, who is going" to b,iild structure
on the site of the old court house on
Spring street, be permitted to retain his
advertising fence until the first story OF
his proposed building is up.
Mr.. Blanchard seconded the motion and
a general discussion followed I'VE have
said that these street fences must come
down." said Mr.. Kingery, land it is time
we compelled these men to remove them.
We want to clear the streets, and this
man Bullard has already secured extern
sions of time, and this unsightly ruin
should be removed.
The motion of Mr.. Snyder was lost by
tie vote, and the fence will have to be
torn down.
The petition of Mead & Wright for per-
mission to erect and maintain slaughter
and packing houses in the river bottom
next claimed the attention OF the city
fathers, and as requested at the last
meeting plans OF the proposed buildings
were found on the clerks desk and crit
ically examined by the councilmen.
Mr.. Savage moved that the report OF the
board of health recently filed be adopted.
1t provi es among other things that
$50, 600 at least will have to be expended
by those asking for the privilege of oPer-
atng a packing house. There was no sec
ond to the motion.
The matter was finally referred to the
committee on public buildings and Mead
d. Wright were asked to furnish speclhca-
tions SO that the council can ascertain
what kind of buildings are proposed to be
erected.
Considerable argument was had when
City Attorney Dunn presented an ordl-
nance prohibiting masquerading on the
streets of Los Angeles, under penalty of
a fine of 500.
MIR. Teed said that the council wanted
an ordinance drawn prohi biting women
masquerading as men. and vice versa, but
did not desire to have adopted such an
ordinance as presented.
IAN know said Mr.. Dunn, SIS that
your clerk instructed me to prepare an
ordinance prohibiting masquerading. Ii
you will tell me what you want l shall do
as requested.
Mr. Snyder said that the proposed or
dinance would lay parties gong to mas
uuerade balls liable, and that is not our
intention.
Mr.. Dunn was finally instructed to pre-
pare an ordinance in conformity with the
councils wishes.
Mr. Kingery offered a resolution that
the gas and light committee look into the
gas bills for the city hall and reduce them
II possible, and to see if it is possible to
introduce an electric plant. He thought
there was altogether too much extrava-
gance in gas. From extravaganza in gas.
the councilman drifted to other depar-
ments, and though it was terrible, the
immense amount of money it takes to
run a small city like Los Angeles. There
was no objection to the resolution, and it
was adopted.
There has been terrible extravaganza
in the use of gas in the city hall, - said
Mr.. Kingery. 81 have frequently found
that all of the gas Jets in the library por-
tion of the building are lighted at
oclock-an hour or more sooner than
they should be lighted. There is no rea-
son for this extravaganza in the use OF
gas, because these parties are servants oi
the city. | think it would be wise to To-
& cate an electric lighting plant in the city
hall. 1t would pay within a year.