The herald., 1896-08-19

this whole matter be referred back 70
the board. when Councilman Munson
objected. and took occasion TO explain
his position. Mr.. Munson said that ne
had acted in this whole matter just the
same as If 1t had been personal to him.
self. and could not see that anything
would be gained by the proposed action
After some further debate. the motion
TO refer prevailed, when Councilman
Blanchard presented the draft of a
franchise such as the petitioners oe-
sired. 1t is practically the same as the
franchise first asked for, only few
minor changes being made, and the
whole matter was temporarily disposed
of.
the recommendation in the matter OF the
sidewalking of Los Angeles street from
Third to Fifth was referred back to the
! board.
There was quite debate over the rec
ommendation TO build gutter in front
of the Capital Milling company's prop
| erty but the report was finally adopted,
as were the other recommendations
heretofore printed.
SUNDAY CLOSING ORDINANCE.
The committee on public morals re-
| ported that "in the matter of present.
ing an ordinance providing for the clos
| ing of business houses on Sunday, would
| beg leave to report that they have had
| an ordinance prepared by the city at
torney, under the committees instruc-
| tions following almost the exact Ian
| guage contained in the petition which
| was referred to them, and excepting
| only those classes of business which pc
| titioners asked might be excepted The
ordinance as presented is entitled An
| ordinance to regulate End provide day
of rest in the city of Los Angeles. and
| 1, sI~it t,,r~ irv ~
places of business on such day of rest
| and is to the effect that Sunday is here
| by prescribed day of rest in the city of
Los Angeles, and every person who
| keeps open, or causes to be kept open,
| or assists in keeping open, on Sunday,
| any store, workshop, banking house,
| barber shop. or other place OF business
! for the purpose of transacting any pus-
! mess therein, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
| thereof shall be punished by fine of
| not exceeding $50, or by imprisonment
| in the city Jail for term not exceeding
| fifty days, or may suffer both such fine
and Imprisonment" The provisions of
| the ordinance do not apply to persons
who on Sunday keep open hotels, res
| taurants, livery stables, or retail drug
| stores for the legitimate business of
| each.
President Teed called Mr.. Ashman to
the chair and proceeded to the consider
alton of the ordinance. Mr.. Teed thought
| that the ordinance was too sweeping IN
| its provisions. He did not think that
| harmless places of amusement should
be closed. nor should daily newspapers
| be included, as they had become neces-
| stiles. He therefore thought that they
| should be exempt from. the provisions of
| the ordinance.
representative of the Clerks associa-
ton briefly spoke, reiterating the arsu-
ments heretofore presented, ana pre-
scented another communication signed
by a number of Hebrew merchants, raw
oring the proposed ordinance.
Councilman Kingery took the fioor,and
further explained his position, substan-
TALLY the same as he has on previous
occasions. He objected to the ordinance
| being designated as his ordinance. This
was unfair: he had done his duty as d
member of the committee, and the or
dinance should be known as the commit
tees ordinance.
President Teed then renewed his mo-
I ton that places of amusement and daily
newspapers be excluded from the pro-
visions of the ordinance. Mr.. Maginnis
of the Santa Fe, suggested that the rail-
road ticket offices should be excluded
! from the provisions of the ordinance,
| and Mr.. Teed included those places in
his motion. Then Mr.. Storrs. one of the
| public library directors, asked that that
| institution be added to the list, and Mr.
Teed kindly included that in his list.
! The eX-president of the Clerks asso-
| citation said that the clerks would not
| object to having these places excluded
as it was not intended to close places OF
amusement, and Mr.. Fulton, of the
board of education, briefly spoke in the
same line.
Will D. Could stated as an attorney
| that he had no doubt but what it was
! within the powers of the council to pass
/ the ordinance as read. and he thought
| tnat it would be sustained by the court
| Neither he nor anyone else could say
| just to what extent the council could go
| in the way of making exceptions until
| the courts passed upon the matter.
Councilman Ashman thought that
fruit stores and other places that han
dled perishable goods should be included
in the exempt list.
| Councilman Munson did not see why
| an ordinance could not be drawn nam
ing the places of business which it was
desired to have closed. and that would
| settle the whole matter. He instanced
the operation of q Sunday closing ordi-
cast-iron in its provisions, and in less
| than two weeks an army of citizens was
clamoring for its repeal.
| Mr.. Munson thought that the ordinance
| should be type written, and the members
furnished with a copy.
| The chairman stated Mr.. Teed's amend
| ment, and on the statement of the city
attorney that he did not think these ex-
ceptions would invalidate the ordi-
nance, the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Teed then moved that the ordi-
nance be further amended by adding the
words that no kind of labor or busi-
| ness. except as herein before excepted
shall be performed or carried on by any
person or corporSion."
This caused quite a breeze, and Mr.
Teed further moved to amend by in.
cluding in the exempt list steam and
street railroads, which amendment also
prevailed.
Councilman Blanchard moved that
baker shops. fruit stores, cigar stands
and soda fountains be included in the
exempt list.
This broUghtsforth protest from the
clerks representative. who thought thai
this would bust the ordinance
Then Mr. Teed withdrew his amend.
ment in regard to labor. after Mr. Sny-
der had stated that he would not vote
for the ordinance IL that was included
| Then Mr. " alller, representative o'
the building trades, was called upon
and said that the trades had signed th,
| petition in the interest of the clerks Tn,
! building trades did not ask any protec
| tiOn at the hands of the council if i
could be done. he would like. however
to have the council pass a law compel
ling the employers to employ their work
| men six days week, a sentiment which