The herald., 1896-04-29
Mr. gSH WAS FAVORABLE
He Asked That Time on City
Taxes Be Extended
THERE is INDIGNATION
Police Officers Pay q Big Price for Mu-
sical Enjoyment
sioners-Final Route Of the Wiltshire
Electric cFrancIiisc-Fire Board

Why the council, by a vote of to 2.
on Monday refused to extend the time
in which the last half of the city's taxes
were to become delinquent is as much
of mystery as ever and the comments
upon the subject are anything but IA
vorable where the matter was yesterday
discussed.
John H. Gish. the license collector, had
personally requested that ten or nj
teen day extension be granted, his ONO
ial position BEING such as to render his
opinion in the matter of some value. The
majority of the finance committee, con-
sisting of Councilmen Stockwell ana
Blanchard, however, refused to recon-
mend that this be done, although Coun-
Gilman M. F. Snyder, the other member
OF the committee, worked hard from
Saturday morning until Monday in his
effort for at least ten days of grace. The
motion to adopt the majority report op-
posing the extension was made by Coun-
Gilman Thomas Savage.
Tax Collector Gish figures it out that
about $25, 900 is, in round numbers, de-
linquent, out of the total $240,000, which
is the aggregate of the taxes of 1886.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars was COL
lected in on Saturday last, $4,000 on
Monday and about $4,000 was received
yesterday morning through the mails.
The delinquent property will not be ad-
Gish expects to have collected at least
$4,000 more.
Had it not been officially given out
that the city hall would be closed for
business on every afternoon from
Wednesday to Saturday of last week.
probably by this time be in the city
SOME COSTLY MUSIC
The people of the Highland district
recently annexed to the city have filed
with the police board the following:
We, the undersigned citizens of the
First ward and of the new district of
said ward respectfully call to your atten-
tion the fact that the residents of such
new district and a great part of the
First ward are entirely without police
protection and are at the mercy of
tramps. chicken thieves and house
breakers, and therefore respectfully pc
tition you to give us that protection to
which we are justly entitled as tax pay
ers of the city of Los Angeles.
| We Furthermore petition you to ap
| point as a regular officer on the mounted
police force c. r. Stevens, who is cit
| izen of said new district and a man in
| every respect worthy and we'll qualified
| for the position. We respectfully re-
| quest that this matter be considered one
of Importance.
| The above, was filed pending the avail
ability of the funds necessary to put
the request contained into execution.
Conrad Winter at Jefferson street and
| Central avenue and G. Hickson at 121
East First street were each granted a
saloon license, the applications of Vic
tor Dol at 614 South Broadway, Adam J.
| Kappes at Thirty-ninth and Main and
J. A. Grow at 1873 North Main street
being referred to the detective depart
| ment for investigation.
| ~ Vry
as a special and J. r. Miller as a reg
ular officer were respectively referred
| to the chief and filed.
Mounted Officers j. A. Ditewig and G.
W. Woodward, who were two weeks ago
suspended for leaving their posts to
practice at vocal selections in lodg-
| ing house on Main street, were before
the board to have their offense inquired
INTO: Both men acknowledged the truth
| or the charges against themselves and
threw themselves upon the mercy of the
board. 1t developed during the inquiry
mat there We're no women present dur
| ing the soiree, as had been intimated
by Sergeant Jeffries when he brought
the men up on the carpet Commits
sioner Cook was in favor of reinstating
| both culprits on account Of their pre-
vious good records. Commissioners
Wirsching and Long on the other hand
were in favor Of $50 fine, which with
|
lost makes their dereliction cost the
two men SAT each, the latter punishment
being finally determined upon.
Henry Z. Roberts, an Azusa farmer,
had sworn complaint before the board
alleging that last Friday evening he
was pushed and otherwise forcibly as
saulted by an officer who wore star No.
| 3d. He alleges that he was at the time
standing in front of a cigar stand on
Main street near First, and was in no
ones way. The matter was referred to
the chief for inquiry.
| GLASS MAY BOSS THE JOB
The effort of Councilman M. P. Snyder
to have the oil inspector placed under
! the control of the chief Of police will
| probably by Monday next be realized
The following report upon the matter
has been agreed upon and was to have
| been reported at the last meeting of the
council:
Your sewer committee beg leave to
| report, in the matter of Oil inspector,
which matter was referred to them at
a previous meeting Of your honorable
4, body, that they have made q personal
| tour of inspection of the oil region and
| find that the same is kept in reasona-
! bly, good condition, and about as good as
| could be expected under the existing cir
| cumstances.
That we find upon inquiry among the
residents of that vicinity that much Of
| the disturbance and nuisance heretofore
| complained OF has been remedied, and
| apparently the residents of the neigh
borhood are satisfied with the condition
| of things. We, however believe that
| the inspector in this district should be
ordered to make stated reports and be
|