The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-13
II IS NOT COMPLETED
The New Central Police Station
Is Behind Time
1T WAS PROMISED BY MAY |
The City Council May Extend No Mercy
to the Contractor
A Proposed Rule Which VIII Bar the Pull
From Influencing the Police Board-In-
crease In the City's Valuation
1T WAS PROMISED BY MAY |

building was to have been completed,
according to contract, last Monday. II
is not yet fininshed and will not be, ac
cording to the statement of contractor
John Rebman, for at least six weeks.
Rebman's contract makes him amena-
BILE to a penalty of S25 d day for each day
that the completion of the building is be-
hind, and if the temper of the majority
of the councilmen publicly expressed
within the past two months is adhered
to he will be made to pay every cent of
the forfeit. The delay in the occupancy
of the building is costing the city $500 a
month, which is the rental paid for the
present police headquarters on Second
street
Besides the contract price, some $4,000
in extras has been placed in the build
ing, the payment of which will probably
cause some sort of a row. The extras
were made necessary because Of the
shallowness of the foundation upon
which the building is forest.
The city has never yet claimed the for
felt for the non-fulfillnent of the con-
tract which constructed the new school
buildings. The sum of $4,000 is still duo
Mackey & Young for this job. Some OF
these buildings are not yet completed.
NO MORE FAVORITISM.
Favoritism is to be made a thing of
the past in the local police department,
ana hereafter ally dpEiiCiHe ici PieNS-
upon the force or any candidate anxious
for promotion is to be turned down,
il he essays to use a pull in the graft
fication of his ambition. Such rule Is
in force at San Francisco, and it is to
be placed in effect here at an early DAY.
The police board yesterday informally
discussed the matter making, however,
no official recommendations III tne
premises.
The mayor yesterday appointed COM
missioners Barham and Cook commit
tee upon new uniforms for the force.
The application of Fred Schafer for
the rebate for certain money paid FOR
a saloon license not used, was recon-
mended to the council to be refused.
The application of Henry Roos for
saloon license at 1928 Pasadena avenue:
of Adam j. kappes for a license at
Thirty-ninth and Main streets and OF
Dol at GA South Broadway were grant
ed: the applications of E. A. Lakin,
at 10 North Alameda street; OF =. -.
Barnett at HOO Main street; OF w; w;
ECgert on Central avenue near Slddons,
drive, and Pieroni at Central
avenue near the Santa Fe tracks. were
referred. Action upon the application
of J. A, Graw for license at 138 North
Main street was deferred for one week.
w. J. Hummer was made special Of
ficer at the Terminal station vice F. l..
Boyer, resigned.
A 81, 000, 900 INCREASE
The field work in the city assessment
Is completed. The assessed valuation
is expected to reach $54, 100000 this year.
which will be an increase OF S2,Ooo.ooo
over the figures oil last year. The VAL
uation of property on Broadway, pc
tween Second and Seventh streets, is TO
be raised from % per cent to downward
scale, and the value of the property
10 rtaG1Ice.6
Assessor Hull announces that unless
owners at once hand in their statements
their holdings of both personal and real
property will have o be arbitrarily as
seSSed.
NOT ENOUGH COIN IN SIGHT
When the ordinance creating the office
of oil inspector was adopted 1t was tac-
lilly agreed that the collection or OIL IL
censes would pay that official month
" salary. Last month only $46 of the
$50 necessary for the purpose We're col
lected, and as result Special officer j.
NJ Methvin may soon be out of a Job.
The ordinance to place the collection
of all licenses in the hands of the tax
collector. which will be next week re-
ported, will transfer Jack Best. the IL
cense collector, from the jurisdiction of
City Clerk Charles A. Luckenbach to
that of Tax Collector John W. Gish.
CITY HALL FLOTSAM
The gas and light committee yester-
day completed arrangements for the
free lighting of the city hall, according
to the terms of the Scott Peck Wright
franchise. A total of 1876 lights is to be
furnished, of which number 146 will be
located on the third floor mostly in the
library. The lights are expected to be
in place within ten days.
Library statistics for the month of
May are as follows: Circulation of books
Home, 29.70S; library, 1858; reference,
4095; total circulation for month, 49,
ST.: new members, 297; total member
ship 1888; books to April list, 1928;
April accessions, IT'S; backs discarded
1906; books to May list, 43,310.