The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-01-16
Councilman Nngery's New Deco.
lette Law is a Fact
STRANGE HAS A BIG JOB
Responsibility for the Report Upon the
Sch0oIilouses Shifted
c. s. Walton and Associates Want a Fran
chise for the Collection of Garbage-No
riore Spripkiing of Paved Streets

Every member excepting Councilman
Savage was present at the adjourned meet
ing of the council held yesterday after
noon.
The following was submitted:
Your water supply committee beg leave
to report recommending that the city at
torney and city engineer be empowered to
employ six expert engineers to consult and
assist the above officers, and the special
attorneys, Lee d Scott. in suit to condemn
land for head works and prepare the evil
dence and investigate the sources of water
supply OF the Los Angeles river.
The above was adopted.
Chairman Munson of the special school
building committee submitted the fol-
lowing:
We, your committee to whom was re.
ferred the petition of Mackay & Young,
contractors on the new school buildings.
requesting an extension of thirty days
time on contract, beg leave to report that
we are unable to determine the merits of
the claim; that while we are opposed to
extending time on contracts of this kind
because of the urgent need of these school
houses, yet we feel that full justice must
be done, and the same consideration CIV
en- to this case as has been given to any
other. Therefore we recommend that this
whole matter be referred TO the building
superintendent to make a full report. This
officer has had full supervision of this
work and will be able to inform us if there
has been any neglect on the part of the
contractors to diligently prosecute the
work.
The above was adopted without debate.
G. S. Walton, representing the Los An
geles Garbage Dessicating company. filed
petition requesting franchise for the
collection of garbage within the city limits
for term of years, and upon conditions
&c IN tt,e, fron "a
to be based upon method of direct pay
ment by the householders for the removal
of garbage. The matter was referred to
the sewer committee to inquire into.
President iced wanted to know if it were
possible for any executive or administra-
tive officer of the city to expend any
municipal funds without the knowledge or
consent of the mayor.
The city clerk replied that there are in
stances where the acquisitions, after being
approved, the bills are paid without the
Formally of executive approval.
Teed thought that the practice was wrong
and all bills, after being contracted, ought
first to be approved by the mayor before
being paid.
Upon motion of the president, it was de-
cided that for the rest of the present fiscal
year no money be spent without the ap-
prevail of the mayor for any purpose.
Upon motion of President iced, it was
the city be not sprinkled.
Councilman Kingery finally secured
play upon his decollette ordinance, which
was unanimously adopted, as follows:
An ordinance prohibiting the distribu-
ton, circulation, displaying or posting of
licentious, lewd, indecent or obsence pic
lures within the limits of the city of Los
Angeles"
The mayor ard council of the city of Los
Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section lit is hereby declared unlaw-
full for any person to distribute, circulate,
display or post any licentious, lewd, indie
cent or obscene pictures, bills or posters
within the limits of the city of Los Angeles.
Any person who shall violate any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed to be guilty of misdemenor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by a fine or imprisonment, or may
suffer both such fine and imprisonment.
On motion of Councilman Kingery the
city engineer was instructed to present an
ordinance of intention to build six-foot
sidewalk on the west side of Burlington av-
enue, between Seventh and Eighth streets.
On motion of Councilman Ashman the
water company was instructed to repair
the fire hydrant at the corner of Boyd and
Wall streets.