The herald., 1896-05-08
Another Effort to Get the Matter
in Proper Shape
SUGGESTIONS PRESENTED
By q Committee of the Merchants As.
sociation and the lack Owners
Rxpress Wagons Also to be RsguIated-vital
Statistics for Aprii-BulIding Permits
lssued-The New Harket Site

l0St ordnance DIcSClllco Ny lhS Sisy ~
torney was not satisfactory to the mack
drivers, nor to the property owners,
and in consequence 1t was Withdrawn.
Since that time committee Of the Mer-
chants association and the hackmen
and express wagon drivers have been in
consultation, and have finally drawn up
the draft of an ordinance which they
sent to the city attorney to be put In
shape for presentation to the council
at the next meeting. The suggestions
presented contain q number OF valuable
points, but there are others, which. If
render it invalid. There is no doubt
but what the improvement in the street
car service, as well as the marvellous
growth of the bicycle, together with the
sharp competition among themselves,
has made 1t very hard for hackmen to
make anything like a decent living. to
say nothing of the interest on their in
vestment, and there Is every disposition
on the part of the council to be liberal
with them, and they Will probably be
given assistance as far as possible.
Following is the text of the suggestions
presented, which, 1t is presumed. were
agreed upon by both the hackmen and
the committee of the Merchants asso-
citation:
Section 1. Between the hours of a.
m. and $3.50 p. m. hacks cabs, coupes,
gurneys and other like vehicles. COM
nlCnly Calleu pubic cdTTldktS, SItll Dc
limited in number standing at any one
time on each block as follows: On Spring
street. between Temple and Fourth
streets. and on Broadway, between
First and Fourth streets, only three of
the public carriages referred to shall
be permitted to stand on each side of
one block at any one time. On flrst
Second and Third streets. between Main
and Broadway, only two of the public
carriages referred to shall be permitted
to stand on each side of one block at
any one time. Public carriages referred
to. standing at the curbs of any of the
blocks included In the two preceding
paragraphs, shall never be less than 100
feet apart.
Sec. 2. Between the hours of ia. m.
and $3.50 y. IN. it shall be unlawful for
any person to leave or cause to be left
any express wagon, truck, furniture
van, delivery or other wagon of like
nature, standing on any portion of the
following streets, except when the same
is being used for the delivery and re-
ception of goods. namely: On Broad
way, between Second and Third streets;
on Spring street between Second and
Third; on Main street, between First
and Third; on Franklin street. Only
one express wagon, and no other veh
cles above named, will be permitted to
stand on each side of one block at one
time in the following streets. namely:
On Spring street, between Third and
Fourth; on First street, between Main
and Broadway; on Second, between
Main and Broadway; on Third street,
between Main and Broadway.
sec. 3. 1t shall be unlawful to leave
any horse standing hitched, or any other
vehicle not mentioned in the preceding
paragraphs. standing upon any portion
OF the above streets, within the limits
mentioned, for longer period than 80
minutes.
Sec. 4. All owners of vehicles men
toned in section shall pay a license of
S2 per month for each vehicle, and all
owners OF vehicles mentioned in section
shall pay a license of 81 per month
Each vehicle OF both classes shall have
number painted upon it, or permanently
affixed to it, and the number, owners
name and date shall be registered in the
office of the city clerk. 1t shall be a
misdemeanor, punishable with a fine OF
S100, for any vehicle owner to have the
same numbers duplicated on two vehi-
cles mentioned in sections l and 2, or to
use any number already on any other
vehicle.
Sec. .. No person shall be permitted
to drive any vehicles mentioned in sec
tion l except the owner of such vehicle,
without procuring a license to drive that
class of vehicles, and he shall be required
to wear a drivers numbered badge when
ever on duty. Each driver of such veh-
vehicle, shall pay an annual license of
$3.50, and the number, drivers name and
date shall be registered in the office of
the city clerk. No driver shall be fur
nished with badge without the recon-
mendation of three owners of the vehi-
CIes mentioned in section /, nor if he has
ever been convicted of crime All
owners of vehicles mentioned in section
snail be required to wear badge, of
which the number, owners name and
date shall be duly registered in the Of
flee of the city clerk.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be necessary for the
owners of each of the class of vehicles
mentioned in sectio:s l and to obtain
the written consent Of the occupant of
the ground floor IN front of which his
vehicle stands. together with permit
from the mayor and such owner shall
have the right to resume his stand, after
leaving it, on his return.
Sec. Z. The funds derived from the
licenses paid by the overs of vehicles
mentioned in sections l and 2, and from
licenses paid by drivers mentioned in
section 5, shall be appropriated to paying
the salary of special police officer
whose duty it shall be to thoroughly ac-
quaint himself with the provisions of
this ordinance and attend to its proper
enforcement at all times. If, on extraor-
dinary occasions, a second officer or as
sistant shall be deemed necessary to
secure the thorough enforcement of the
ordinance. then such additional officer
or assistant shall be appointed, and the
amount of the respective Veh1cle own
ers and drivers licenses shall be SO
adjusted as to cover the cost of employ
ing both officers.
VITAL STATISTICS FOR APRIL
City Health officer Steddom has COM
piled the monthly statement of vital
statistics Of the city for April. The
total number of deaths from all causes
is given as 139, an annual rate per 1000,
based on population of 100000, OF 1858.
The number of males was 80, and fe-
males Sc, their nativity being as fol-
lows: Los Angeles, 27; Pacific coast, IL;
Atlantic states, 6S; foreign born. 81. d.
vided among the races as follows: Cau-
casian, 1872; African, 8; Mongol, 4. There
We're deaths from intoxication, vio-
lence and accidents, of whom were
suicides AS usual, the greatest number
or deaths from any one cause Is con-
sumption, IA being from tuberculosis
ana 70 from phthisis. A table is also sub
mitted, illustrating the unusual condi-
tlons influencing the death rate, show
ing, that 22.3 per cent of the decedents
mad resided in Los Angeles less than
SIX months and Sc per cent less than
Ten years. Fourteen cases were certl-
fled by the coroner
Inc total number Of births for April
as reported to May 9TH is 121, the natiy-
1ty or the parents being as follows:
Onlted States,e67; foreign, %; mixed. 26.
or the births SO were males and ~ fe-
mates al white except one colored fe-