The herald., 1896-01-31
WHY funds IRE SHORT
Over 500 OF City Money Reck-
lessiy Spent
POLICE STATION NOT USED
Boyle Heights Has a Useless Piece Of
Furniture
City Attorney Dunn VIII on Monday File
Detailed Sta. ement Regarding Those
Aiege1 Street Overcharges


station. After the rental for one month
had been paid for the place, Chet Glass
made such IL stir over the matter that the /
lease had to be thrown up. The chiefs
contention was that there was absolutely
no need for the station, which had been es-
tabiished at this time, and that besides,
the particular property selected for the
purpose was entirely unavailable.
Four months later the cl,ief made an
otner sir, this time in favor of branch |
statioU, which was to be. however, Used |
only for the purpose of accommodating
hobos. The council turned the matter I
over TO Its building committee, which, after |
hunting the city over, reported that the |
only available site for the purpose was the !
identical property strenuously objected |
TO iii the first instance by the chi {.
As result of this recommendation the |
branch station was again leased. this time
Tor period Of four mouths and at higher
rental than in the first instance. The mat
ter came III regular form before the police |
board, where the chief, if he did not acuui. !
esce, did not object TO the plan or the site
proposed. Under the second lease the city
was required To pay the owner his four
months rent in advance, which was done.
In addition, the city was compelled to pay
Tor placing the station in a sanitary colIdi-
ton at cost OF 500 more, aud
WV IlCu WSIC cIHploJe eI as DTlSOu
keepers fer four months, at SIS each
month, making total of $72O which will
have been spent in connection with the
matter by the time the end of the expert
ment has arrived.
The most peculiar part of the story is
that the branch station has never been used
by the police department, and the two men
appointed as its guardians have never been
employed for that purpose. One, it is
said, is doing regular police duty, while the
other is chaingang employe. One OF the
men who thus fell heir TO q job for which
he was needed, was named by Councilman
Blanchard and the other by Councilman
Savage, who are both members of the
building committee. which, IN both in
stances recommended the branch station
for the purpose for which it has never been
utilized.
In view of the present cramped con-
dition of the city's treasury, the above
chapter in municipal legislation is, to say
the least, just bit peculiar.
THOSE STREET COMMISSION MONEYS.
City Attorney Dunn will, at the council
meeting on Monday, make detailed re-
port upon the subject of alleged over
charges of certain street commissions,
which was referred to him two weeks ago.
Dunn has made a most thorough and
exhaustive examination of the Teale re-
port upon the subject, and is firmly con-
vlnced that great injustice has been there
done to certain men we'll known in the
community. His report will show in de-
tail just where the law was violated and
where such cases exist. steps will be at
once taken to recover into the city treas
ury all moneys illegally therefrom taken.
WHO WILL PAY?
There is considerable speculation about
the city hall as to whether the city or the
county will have TO pay for the experts
now overhauling the municipal books. The
law governing grand jur es makes no pro-
vision for the nquisition into anything but
the county's affairs, and says thai for this
purpose the county must pay all bills con-
tracted. 1t appears 10 be the general opn-
ion, however, that the supervisors will have
to pay the city's experts. as the grand jury
is not a body called inio being by the city
council.
ECONOMY WORKING WRONG
Street Superintendent Howard has filed
the following:
To the Honorable City Council:
BY your action in reducing the force Of
the street department it becomes neces-
sary to dispense with two inspectors bith-
erto USE d to examine all connections with
our main sewer to ascertain if the connec-
tions were properly made. 1t often occurs
that by difference in measurements The
"Ys' intended for these laterals are not
properly located or perhaps do not exist,
which renders it necessary for joint of
pipe to be removed from the main sewer
and "Y" joint substituted. I'm ess
careful inspection is made of this work the
main sewer is liable to be left in anything
but a sanitary condition. l would there
fore suggest to your honorable body that
competent sewer man be appointed to at
tend to each of these cases and perform
the work himself, SO irresponsible parties
will not be permitted to tamper with so
important and expensive an improvement
as our main sewers.
PERTAINING TO SEWERS
| The sewer committee of the council met
yesterday and agreed upon the following
| recommendations for action on Monday:
| Recommend that the petition from w.
| f. Griggs, asking permission to construct
| private sewer at his own expense from
Maple avenue and Sixth stree along Sixth
! street l 90 feet more or less, be granted,
and the street Superintendent be instructed
| to grant the necessary permit.
Recommend that the petition from n. j.
/ Wright, asking permission to make a
| house connection from 3l9 w. Eighth
| street to the Hill street sewer, be granted,
! and the street superintendent instructed to
| issue the necessary permit therefor.
| Recommend that the petition from w.
| S. De Van ct al, demonstrating against
! the passage of the ordinance in reference
! to carpet cleaning establishments as pro-
posed by Mr.. John Bloeser, be granted,
| and the ordinance therefor presented by
the city attorney be flied.
| Recommend that the ordinance of inten-
| ton to construct sewer in the alley south
| of Seventh street from Lake street to
| Grand View avenue, be placed upon its
| passage.
In accordance with the recommendation
| of the health officer, we recommend that
the city engineer be directed to prepare
| and present The necessary ordinance of in
| tention for the cons ruction of a sewer on
| jackson street from Wilmington street to
| the east line of lot of the Alvarado street
| tract.
CITY HALL FLOTSAM
| Permits for new buildings were yester-
day issued to cost in the aggregate $34 800,
the most important being to the Congrega-
| ton B'nai Birth for a new synagogue, to
he located on Ninth and Hope streets, to
cost $50 900, and to j. Mcpherson for
$1,000 dwelling on Flower street near
Thrtieth.
The mayor signed the Kingery decollette
ordinance yesterday, and after due publi-
cation the thing will be law of the city.
The sewer committee will recommend to
the city council Monday that the petition
of w. S. De Van and others, asking that
the ordinance granting carpet bealing es-
Establishments be not amended as the coun-
Gil has been requested by the carpet bsat-
ers.
Chief Glass states that he was in error
when he said in his report to the police