The herald., 1896-02-14
/ No Successor Yet to Park SUI
perintendent Meserve
MORE LIGHT IS TURNED ON
The List OF Park Employees Recently
Fired is Presented
The Polling Placer for the Annexation Election
Inside the city-rhs City Raises ths
Rental on Lands


commissioners deferred action yesterday
for an indefinite period in the matter of a
successor to Superintendent Elmo r. Me-
serve. The latter filed report showing
the present condition of park funds to be
as follows:
East Los Angeles park-Balance July l,
1895, $291.64; apporrionment of taxes,
1895-96, $9O2s.23; other items, $3.50;
total, $9769.S7. Pay roll, July l to Feb
ruary l, 1902 l.sO; bills. July l to Febru-
ary 1, $1O,S61.13; total $6007.93. Bal
ance for five months, $3762.94; average
per month per year, $S14.1O; monthly
average overdrawn, $3O7.56; leaves an
avsrage, $752.5S.
Westlake park-Balance July l, 1895,
SO, $902S.23; other items, $3.50; total.
$12,25S.90. Pay roll, July to February
1. $5l23.45; bills, July l to February !,
$122O.3O, bills, band stand, $l100; total,
N443.75. Balance for FIVE months, ,$4S15.-
IS; average per month per year, $1O21.-
30 monthly average overirawn, $292. 50.
Elysian park-Balance July 1, 1905,
$lO4.42: apportionment of taxes 1S95-96,
41O,O04.26; total, S1O,1OS.6S; pay roll,
July to Feb. l, $26l7.S5; bills, Jniy l 10
Feb. 1, $654.67; total, $3272.52; balance
for five months, $6S36.16; average per
over an average, $2624.16.
Echo park-Balance July L, 1895.
$685.. 7.67: apportionment taxes, l895-96,
$3O25. 81; total, S3393.34; pay roll, July
to Feb. 1, s130S.95; bills, July l to Feb
1, $64.O6; total. $1373.O1; balance for
five months, $202O.33; average per month
per year, $2s2.SO; amount now over an
average, $6O6.33.
Holienbeck Park-Balance, July l, 1895,
&56S.37; apportionmento of taxes, 1S95-96,
$566O.75; total, $6229.12 pay roll July l
to February L, $24S2.O5; bills. July to
February L, $317.26; total, $2799.31 bal
ance. five months, $3429.S1; monthly av-
erage per year. $519.lO; amount now over
an average, $634.31.
Nursery July l, 1895. S127.36;
Apportionmento of taxes, $685. 1512.S3; !;
other sources. $145. 10; total, 17S5.29;
pay roll July to February 8, S1594.75; !;
bills, July 1 to February l, $3O.26; total,
$1905.O1; overdrawn February l, 1895,
$120.72; average per month per year,
$14S.SO; amount necessary to keep up
monthly average, $S64.2.
General park-Balance July l, 1895,
$507.S3: apportionment Of taxes, 1895.
90, $SO43.42; total, $S641.25; pay rol,
July to February l, $4316.65: bills, July
1 to February |, S1061.S0; total,
$557S.45; balance five months, $3262. so; ;
monthly average per year, $720.10;
monthly average overdrawn, $373.30; !;
:
balance for five months, 24,O06.74: :
!. amount short, $lS02.33; amount over,
$4O64.S0; net amount over, $2262.47.
Meserve also let daylight into some of
the recent secret political history of the
park department, by filing for the first
time the following report of ex-employes
dropped in the park shake-up some six
weeks ago:
As my term of office as park superin-
tendent under you soon expires, desire to
call your attention to several matters of
Importance which require cognizance and
g. K. Woods as greenhouse and nursery
foreman at Eastlake park has not been ap-
proved by you, and now submit the same
for action.
Second, the discharge of Chas. Winsel as
greenhouse foreman at Eastlake park, the
discharge of Peter Palandrie. an assistant
in the same park, and the discharge of
John Howard, formerly foreman of Central
park
Action in the case of John Howard was
deferred by the board, the remainder of
the superintendent's report being ap-
proved.
A letter was received from Col. J. G.
Rowland, governor of the Soldiers home,
reading as follows:
To the board of park commissioners: I
am informed by our florist that there is a
quantity of plants, cuttings and bulbs not
missioners would be disposed to give to the
home if notified that they would be accept
able. l have to say that we would accept
with thanks the donation proposed, pro-
vided the property is surplus stock for
!. which the commissioners have no use."
The board in reply TO this letter instruct
ed the superintendent to donate to the
home such plants and bulbs as he may
have to spare.
Messrs. Dodd and DeGroot were present
at the meeting yesterday and addressed
the board in relation to a growth of trees in
the north side of Westlake park, request
ing that a drive or walk opposite Sherman
and San Joaquin streets, at least 100 feet
wide. be cut. so as to give a view of the
park from West Sixth street and property
in the Mob Hill tract.
The matter was referred to committee
of the whole to investigate sand report at a
future meeting.
Secretary Mendenhall was instructed to
advertise for pipe as follows: Eight, six,
four and two inch screw.
A petition from the Wilshires that the
Shatto park land be named Lincoln park
was presented, and action upon the matter
WAS deferred.
VOTING PLACES INSIDE
The polling and judges, clerks and in
spectors, have now been named for the
coming annexation election. The list for
the outside districts were published few
days ago in these columns. The list for
the nine wards inside the city are as fol-
low:
First ward-All of the First ward, includ-
ing the territory recently added thereto.
Polling place, 1IS North DAILY street
Judges, S. II. G. Langworthy Daniel Jones
Inspector, o. N. Raney.
Second ward-Pollng place, Old Free
Labor Bureau, New High street; judges. C.
H. Ferrell, L. NJ. Smith; inspector, John
Hornsr.
Third ward--Polling place, City Hall
judges, W. T. Myers, q. f. Hunter; in
spector, B. S. West.
Fourth ward-Poling place, fire engine
house. Sixteenth and Hope streets; judges
VIM. Franklin, E. G. Wilson; inspector, A.
w. Patton.
Fifth ward-Polling place, Washington
Gardens; judges, 81. G. Austin. Lebbins
Scofeld; inspector. f. G. Foster.
Sixth .ward-Polling place, fire engine
house, Main and Adams streets; Judges, j
II. Whitney. C. Jacoby; inspector, q. V.
Miller.
Seventh ward-Polling place, Fifth and
San Pedro streets; judges, NJ. Eichhorn, e
Baldwin; inspector, d. w. Funk.
Eighth ward-Polling place, corner San
chez and Arcadia Streets judges, j. II. Me
Manus, Sentous Bouchet; inspector, M. G.
Fordham.
Ninth ward-Polling place, fire engine
house, East First street: judges. A. B
Dessery, G. 4. Blake; inspector, A. II. San
born.
RAISING THE RENTAL
The city Is to raise the rental upon leases