The herald., 1897-10-29
A FISH FIGHT
Park Commissioners to
Play Lone Fisherman
AND SEINE FOR GOLDFISH
AN IMPENDING CLASH OVER IN.
rEREsT ON BOND ISSUES
Candidates for the Office of Meat In
spector-Flower Street Drain
age-Inspection Trip

pAi'iiSSo al dliy OIL lHe parks carries
with it either the right to all the gold
fish in the lakes, or gives to the success
full bidder for that privilege the right TO
regulate all fishing in those lakes, is
matter which the board of park commits
sioners will have to decide. There is
not much doubt that their decision will
be in the negative but it remains to be
seen whether the matter will not be car
ried into the courts for final settlement
There is clash on between the board
and John White, who has the boating
privilege at East Side park, and the
board has a claim against him, the ex-
act amount of which is yet to be deter
mined. In brief, White is charged with
seining in the park lake, catching gold
fish and selling them. 1t is not known
how many he has caught, or what he re-
ceived as result of the sales, but the
board intends to find out. The matter
came up at the regular meeting yester-
reported that White had caught 200 fish
and sold them and that he kept supply
on hand in a tank offering them for
sale. This report was surprise to the
board, and resolution was adopted au-
thorizing the park superintendent to
make a demand upon White for the
amount he had received for the fish, and
to release those fish which he had caught
but which remained unsold.
1t was also reported to the board that
White had asserted that if he was not
allowed to fish there "he would see to it
that no other person caught gold fish,"
This was construed as a direct slap at
the board, and defiance of its author
ity. If the demand upon White is re-
fused the matter will be referred to the
city attorney.
The contractor claims the right to all
the fish in the park lake, because several
years ago the contract for boating car
ried with it this right. There is nothing
in the present contract, however, which
gives him any right either to catch or
sell fish, or to say who shall fish in the
lake. 1t is understood that he will fight
the matter, and will refuse to pay the
demand which will be made upon him.
1t was decided by the board to dis
tribute the fish, principally black bass
and gold fish, from East Side park to the
lakes in the other parks. For that pur-
pose the park superintendent was in
structed to purchase seine $50 feet long,
to cost $2S. The work of transferring
the fish will begin at once.
PARK KARBORETUMS
The following communication was re-
A a. 1fC Lot re-
Southern California;
Whereas, the city of Los Angeles pos
sesses within it's large park area
an exceptional range of soil, eX-
posure and elevation for the growth
of plants; and, whereas, these
advantages, taken with it's mild climate,
provide conditions favorable to a great
Ter number of trees than could be sue
cessfully grown anywhere else in the
United States; be it resolved that the
Southern California Academy of Sci
ence respectfully suggests to the park
commission of Los Angeles the use of
the city parks and their ornamental
paintings for the establishment of an
arboretum, designed to be the most COM
plete in the temperate zone, and the
academy further suggests that the for
NAL commencement of the plan be made
with the wonderful world-renowned for
est flora of California. The grand work
to be commenced and carried on as the
means available permit. The trees al
ready planted and growing naturally
can be botanically identified by local
botanists, whereupon these and all new
plantations should be charted, so that
all those Interested in ecOr1Omic 0r or
namental plants can use the parks for
their study as well as their pleasure.
"The Southern California Academy of
Science is convinced that with little
or no additional expense the parks of
Los Angeles can be made the Mecca of
American botanists, and there attract
and hold many visitors, while Offering
new interest and varied instruction to
our own people,"
The secretary was instructed to in
vite Abbot Kinney, chairman of the
committee on resolutions of the acade-
my, to be present at the next meeting of
the board to explain the matter fully
The committee to whom was referred
the matter of the improvements at Cen
trail park, reported that the cost would
be about $500. The committee was in
structed to report more in detail on the
matter.
The board then adjourned.