The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-24
PROSPECTING THE FIELD
Taxpayers Want Better
City Government
THERE IS TO Be h NEW DEAL
Preliminary Work Upon Organ
ization for the Fray
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS
The New Market Inspector Has Been
Picked Out
ie Is to Be Charles v. Miller Of the Fifth
Ward
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS
The New Market Inspector Has Been
Picked Out
le Is to Be Charles v. Miller Of the Fifth
Ward
Councilman Blanchard Has Man From the
Boyle Heights Section-The Proposed
Paid Fire Department Will Be
Discussed Today

The preliminary steps toward driving
from cover the crowd of reckless ma
chine politicians who are a present en-
trenched within the precincts Of the
city hail. have been taken, with an in
telligent earnestness which bids fair
to succeed in the object desired to be at
tanned.
A committee upon organization has
already been formed consisting of John
F. Francis, Kaspare Cohn. j. r. New
berry, w. G. Kerckhof, George w. Par
sons, Percy r. Wilson. Robert McGar-
VIM Frank A. Gibson, Fred L. Allies, and
Henry w. O'Melveny. A list Of 500
names of the leading business and pro-
fessional men of the city has been made
up, to whom have been sent individually
a circular letter as follows:
Dear Sir: 1t is proposed to start
movement for better government in the
city of Los Angeles.
Herewith is given list of about 500
influential men of good standing in the
community. 1t is proposed to ask each
and all of them to join in the movement
whenever 300 out of the 500 sign the
ClNlOSCu PiCo6C, tiiC VI e,oiiHolioAi Will
come into existence, and a general con-
vention will be called. If 900 do not agree
to come in, then the effort will be aban-
doned.
Undoubtedly there are many good
names that ought to be added to this
list, and the committee will be glad to
receive suggestions of such names.
when the 300 names are secured, and
a convention called, plan of operations
can be determined upon, and perma-
nent organization effected.
The theory upon which this call is
put forth is, that if 800 leading men of
Los Angeles unite upon definite policy
for the betterment OF the city's govern
ment, some good is bound to result
"A fee of 81 will be collected from all
signers to the agreement whenever
enough shall have signed for it to so
into effect. This money will be used to
pay for printing, postage, and clerical
expenses
Accompanying the above is an agree
ment sent to each proposed subscriber
as follows:
Believing that the only way to Sc
cure decided improvement in the city
government of Los Angeles is through
an organized non partisan movement Of
responsible citizens, | hereby agree that
whenever 500 signatures to this agree
ment shall be obtained out of the en-
closed list of 500, 1 will join with the
movement and assist it to the best of my
ABILITY, by attending such meetings as
may be called, by such committee serv-
ice as l can find time to perform, and
by the subscription of the sum of 81, the
latter to be paid on demand as soon as
the 300 signatures are secured 1t is I'M
OGrStOOd that this 9nn1ipS n nj of
only
residence address: No............
Location. ........s side of street. be-
tween. street and. ...........
street.
"(Address should be given in full to
determine the precincD. Write any sug-
gestions that may occur to you in the
space below
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS
The application of j. j. Fenley for
saloon license at 614 South Broadway
was yesterday granted by the police
board, and the application of Theodore
hmm at twelfth street and Central
avenue was denied.
The communication from tho c;ty
clerk for the board to proceed against
tnoSe VINO are dumping garbage on tba
corner of First street and Grand ave-
nue., and the authorization to emnlov
SIX men for one day for duty in the oil
oistIict' We're both referred to the
chlef, as were also the applications for
saloon license of Honore Puroni at Cen.
tral avenue and Santa Fe avenue: John
n. hlahn at 901 East First street ava
hoot d Mcf'ee at 529 East First street
fred j. Cappes, who conducts the
NAN street gardens, asked the board
1 1 rebate of his saloon license for
with his complaint.
ooih w. vaughan asked that an Of
ncer be stationed from Il to 6 d. m daiiv
d the corner of Fourth and Snrinp
streets. There are daily accidents af
tnis point. Inc chief endorsed the re-
q9est illaue' put remarked that he need
eu more men, The members of the req
uiar force will soon go on their repuiar
summer vacation and it was Yesterday
ueclded TO ask the council to e,,nlo,.
uurlhs the summer ten additional ,nan
me new market inspector will probably
oiiaiies '. Miller He was formerly
sawyer at the mill of Alexandar .
Beyrle, and lives at 24G East Twe,,tvN
elghth street. Miller appeared to bat.o
the backing of the labor unions of tbe
city. and his appointment is 70 he in
tended in the nature of a SOD to that ole
Hieit as voting power. D ]. Carr tbe
manager of the free labor bureau hoe
Z
Parker is for Miller, as is also the Lind.
ley machine.
Miller will not, however, be appointed
without struggle A. 3. Dessery is a
ec f.I for the job. Dessery is a
Nlhth Warder. and he has the power of
councilman +. L. Blanchard. DR.. Camn-
D pell ana George Arnold behind him.
Ihat means. of course that Police Com
missioner Robert l.. Wirsching will be
Tor him. Tax Collector John Gish will
name the appointee to the police board
when Will announce the lucky man for
mally next Tuesday.
THAT PAID DEPARTMENT.
Chief Moore will today present to the
board of fire commissioners a lengthy
written report, setting forth the comnar.
alive advantages of a full paid fire de-
partment' ana showing Why the pres
ent force of callmen ought to be dis
pensed with.
The fire board will today take action
upon the bid to equip and build quar-
ters for engine company No. s. on Hill
street, between Third and Fourth. There
was only one tender in the matter
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