The herald., 1896-01-24
1t Strikes the City Hall With
Fearful Velocity
DEPARTMENTS AFFECTED
Street Supcrintendenis Office Gets II
Hardest
Other Offices Are Shaved Down in Proportion.
The Financial Committee, in Adjourned
Session, Fires @ Bombshsil


the big Republican chieftains have been
fitting back and forth in and out of the
city hall during the past ten days, and in
cidentally the appearance of the grand
jury at the municipal building may have
had something to do with the bombshell
which was exploded in the council cham
Der yesterday afternoon. But fearful
volley was certainly fired and the way it
has moved down the solid ranks of some
of the faithful will cause many sleepless
night between this and the coming munich
pal election. The following was presented
in adjourned session yesterday:
TO the H honorable Council OF the City of
Los Angeles:
Gentlemen We your finance commit
tee have made a careful examination of the
financial affairs of the city, and believe
that under the existing circumstances a
decided retrenchment in expenses is nee
essary.
After considering carefully how and
where this retrenchment shall be made,
we have prepared the following recon-
mendations:
That the employment OF an inspector of
street sweeping be discontinued, and that
the superintendent of street sprinlling be
required to assume his duties in addition
to his own.
That the city corral be discontinued, and
all employees directly connected therein be
dropped.
That all horses owned by the city and
kept by the city corral be turned out to
pasture pending the further pleasure of
your honorable body. excepting as herein
after provided for. We estimate the ex-
pense of pasturing these horses at not to
exceed $40 per month.
That one health inspector heretofore
carried on requisition be dropped.
That no inspectors be allowed to exceed
SO per day.
That the chief of police be allowed not
to exceed four teams for use in connection
with the city prisoners, at not to exceed
$3.50 per day each.
That all hay now owned by the city, and
purchased for the street department, be
turned over to the fire department.
That all wagons, carts, harness, tools,
etc., now at the city corral be removed to
the corporation yard at East Los Angeles
police station.
That the city keep but two horses and
carts in use, and that these horses be
boarded.
That one man be dropped from the pay
roll of the tax collectors office.
That one man be dropped from the pay
roll in the assessors oilice,
That three men be dropped from the pay
roll in the office of the water overseer.
That one man be dropped from the
plumbing department of the building
superintendent's office.
That the street department be reor-
ganized, as provided in the ordinance
therefor presented by us with this report.
Your committee has caused such ordi-
nances to be prepared as are necessary for
the purpose of carrying out the recommen-
dations herein made, and we present them
TO your honorable body with the request
that they do pass.
The recommendations made in this re-
port will, we believe, result in saving to
the city of over $4,000 per month, and
while the service may seem somewhat
crippled. we believe the business of the
city can be carried on with the force pro-
vided for.
Accompanying the above, which was
adopted unanimously without debate, were
six ordinances, carrying the various recon-
mendations of the finance committee into
effect. Under their provisions the force in
the street superintendent's office is re-
duced as follows: One chief inside deputy,
at 800 month; one outside deputy, at a
similar salary; one bookkeeper, at SIS;
one clerk, at $40: one inspector at $3 a
day; one sewer foreman at 50; two drivers
of city carts at $2.25 each; seven teams
and drivers to cost $3.50 each; twenty la
borers at 81 each, two of whom are to act
as foremen at 80 cents a day extra.
The wagons at work in connection with
the chaingang are reduced to four, the
drivers of which are to be paid $3.50 each.
The force of the tax and license collector
is reduced to one deputy at $50 month,
one deputy at $50 and one license collector
at $50.
The building superintendent loses one
assistant and the assessor one deputy.
The water overseer's force is Topped off
three men.
All of the above went through one at
time with a whoop, and then Councilman
Kingery, who is always equal to the emer-
gency, relieved the strain bit by moving
that a crosswalk be placed across
Pearl street to Pico, which motion was re-
ferred to the board of public works.
On motion of Councilman Stockwell, the
engineer was instructed to make survey
for the purpose of officially establishing
the boundaries of the Arroyo Seco.
Councilmen Snyder. Munson and Kin
gerry, we're appointed committee to at
tend the funeral of j. w. Potts.
Before adjournment Councilman Nun
son, in line with the play to the
bleachers for economy as above, moved
the council all ordinances in his possession
which are unsigned and that
the supply committee be in
structed and authorized to make
arrangements for pasturing the horses in
the street department in keeping with the
report OF the finance committee, both of
which recommendations were adopted.
The following was presented:
Your land committee beg leave to report
in the matter of petition No. 1920 from
Dodd & O'Gara, asking that they be per-
mitted to resubdvide block B of the Lake
Shore tract in accordance with map SUBJ
mitted, recommending that the same be
granted, and that the city attorney be
instructed TO prepare and present the me-
cessary ordinance of abandonment to COM
ply Herewith.
The above was adopted.