The herald., 1896-03-11
and COL. TEED SAID RATS
When Councilman PeSSeIl Want
ed an Appropriation
MAPLE AVENUE APPEALS
All Were Yesterday Denied by the
Council
MAPLE AVENUE A
The Police Board In Weekly Session Transacts
Routine Rusiness-A Proposed New
Anti-Fiitching Ordinance

yesterday overruled the protests agains
the street superintendent's warrant ant
assessment and diagram in the Maple ave
nue. sewer district. Severa! of the protest
ants were on hand to object, but thoss
who had been heard one week ago were
ruled off the floor. The motion to sustain
the street superintendent was made by
Councilman Kingery as an amendment
Councilman Pessell, in whose ward mos
of the improvement is located, moved tina
the sum of $4,000 be SGT aside by the
city to help out the property owners Affect
ed. This brought loud outlaw from
President iced. who wanted to know
where Pessell expected to find his cash
The man from the sixth ward thought that
the money could be transferred from the
internal sewer fund. This made Teed
comment audibly, rats, and Pessell's
amendment was lost in the shuttle.
Ramish Il Marsh presented demand
for $1O46.67, the cost of collecting the
garbage during the month OF February.
The matter was referred to the finance
committee, which at once made favor
able report. Councilman Ashman sought
to have the rules suspended and the money
voted then and there, but the motion was
lost
The Southern California Music company
presented a petition asking permission to
be allowed to string banner announcing
a concert across Broadway and Spring
street. There is an ordinance against the
request contained in the petition. and II
was denied. in spite of the fact that Coun-
Gilman Munson called attention to favor
able action in similar requests during the
past two weeks.
THE POLICE BOARD SESSION
Guy u. Barham was absent from the reg
ular weekly meeting of the police board
held yesterday. He is at San Francisco
upon business trip.
The chief reported that he had on March
8 suspended Officer NJ. Holleran for viola
ton of articles , and 10 of the rules of the
police department.. his action having been
the result of the following complaint adj
dressed to him. signed by II. e. Stanley OF
203 North Main street:
~ was standing in front of the police
station when the patrol wagon drove up
with drunken man. The officer in charge
caught him by the leg and pulled him out.
The man fell on the pavement and cut his
head. | consider it brutal act, even ii
not intentional. as the officer claims"
The above is dated March 3, and the
next day Stanley hedged in letter to the
chief. as follows:
Upon investigating further and hearing
the explanation of the officer am con-
upon these grounds | withdraw this COM
plant.
holleran had then been at once reinstat-
ed by the chief. whose actions in the prem
ises were as whole yesterday sustained.
The application of William McGrath to
be appointed a member of the regular DO.
lice force was fled. The application stated
In af h.a n
to show what he is made of.
The application of j. f. Watkins to have
returned to him the sum of 500, alleged to
be money paid for saloon license which
was not used, was approved for all but four
days of the month for which The license
was issued.
The applications of Paul Magein for a
saloon license at 4O2 East Fifth street and
George Joerman for a license at 244 S nth
Main street were granted, ana the appllca-
ton of Frank y. Connor to be appointed a
special officer at the Orpheum theater was
denied.
AN ANTI-HITCH1NG ORDINANCE
The fire and water committee of the
council has new antl-hitchiug ordinance
reported by the city attorneys Office on
Monday. The text of the proposed new
law is as follows
It shall be unlawful for any person or
persons in charge of or having the control
of any horse, mule or other beast of bur-
den to tie up or fasteil said horse. mule or
other beast of burden along or upon any
portion of Broadway. Spring or Main
streets. between Temple street and Sew
enth street, or along or upon First, Second,
Third. Fourth, Fifth or Sixth streets, be-
tween Hill street and Main street, or
upon Court, Market or Franklin streets.
1t shall be unlawful for any person or
persons in charge of or having the charge
and control of any wagon. team or other
vehicle to allow or permit the same to
stand upon any portion OF Broadway.
Spring or Main streets. between Temple
and Seventh streets, or upon any portion
of First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth or
Sixth streets, between Hill and
Main streets or upon any portion of Mar
ket, Court or Franklin streets unless the
same be at all times in the actual and inn
mediate charge and control of driver
thereof, except at such times as such
wagons. trains or vehicles may be actually
engaged in receiving or discharging passen'
gers or freight.
The penalty for violation of the above
will be a fine of not exceeding $50 or i'm.
prisonment for term not exceeding fifty
days or both.
THE BUILDING RECORD
Permits for building purposes were is
sued yesterday as follows:
c. Fl. Blake, a dwelling on Hill street
between Twelfth and Pico, to cost $500
Jerome Cunningham. dwelling on Third
street, hear Saratoga street, to cost $3.50
+. M. Huckins, dwelling on Third and
Hewitt streets. to cost 100.
johnson IL Keeney, dwelling on TWEEN.
ty-first street between Union and Tober.
man street, to cost 3 500.
Also dwelling for the same location, te
cost $3.50.
Julian Troconiz. dwelling on Grand
avenue between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, to cost $4,000.
CITY HALL FLOTsAM
The mayor goes to Elsinore hot springs
today for several days recuperation. He
is still very sick man and will try Mount
Lowe if Elsinore does not mend him. He
will be absent for several days.
The mayor yesterday finally signed the
new garbage contract