The herald., 1897-10-19

Second, Third or Fourth streets, from
Main to Broadway; Main and Spring
streets from Temple to Fourth streets,
and Broadway from First to Fourth
streets. Wagons belonging 10 mer-
chants, while engaged in loading or un-
Loading goods in legitimate manner,
and vehicle belonging to the mayor or
chiefs of police and fire departments,
street superintendent, health and police
officers, while used by the above in their
official capacity, are exempt from the
law.
The following locations are desig-
mated by the ordinance as public hack
and vehicle stands: Around all railroad
depots and public squares, and on New
High from Temple to Franklin, ana
First, Second and Third streets from
Broadway to HILL The ordinance also
states that all hack or expressmen
guilty of violating this law shall be de-
prived of their licenses An offender
convicted of breach of hitching on any
of the tabooed territory shall be liable'to
a fine Of $780, or term of imprisonment
in the city Jail not exceeding six months.
Al the conclusion of the reading of the
new ordinance, which contains some
twelve sections, Attorney Wright made
short speech, in which he urged the
pressing need of such law, thereby do
ing away, in a great measure, with the
chief cause of the filthy street nuisance
The appeal was forcible and to the point,
and touched tender spot in the hearts
of majority of those members of the
council who were present.
This law in itself" said Mr.. Wright,
"would be almost as great benefit as
the hand street sweeping movement, in
which my association is greatly inter-
ested; In fact, it would bs the next best
thing to it, doing away. as it should with
three-quarters of the accumulation of
offal and filth on the business streets OF
one of the most important and prosper
Gus cities west of Chicago. Gentlemen,
in the name of all the laws of health and
sanity, l appeal to you to remember
that Los Angeles is no longer a little one
horse, crossroads country village.
which 1t generally resembles as far as
the hitching nuisance goes, but ia pros
porous, thriving, growing, beautiful
town of a hundred thousand inhabitants
or more. to every one of whom this law.
the adoption of which 1 am now uphold
ing, would come as a blessing and a
benefit. The Merchants and Manu-
facturers are not working against
honest men. who try to do what's
right. and earn an honest living, as
most of the hackmen and express
men are doing in following their oc-
cupations, but they have in sight the
Improvement in municipal appearances
which must necessarily result from the
passage and enforcement of such law
as 1 have reference to at the present
time. I would say, in conclusion, that
I have submitted the ordinance just as
I have read it to you this afternoon, to
the city attorney, and in his opinion they
are technically correct, from a Legal
standpoint of view"
On motion of Mr.. Hutchison the
ordiC.ance was referred to the board, of
public works. who will decide its fate
next Friday
The ordinance for the sidewalking of
Vignes street was next discussed, and
on the addition of an amendment where
by the width of the paving was Increased
from five to six feet, the ordinance was
passed.
The city auGitor's report for the past
week was referred to the fiDance COM
mittee.
The recommended tior. of the board of
police commissioners regarding the re-
bate of Theodore Timm's saloon license
at 1913 San Fernando street on the
ground of discontinuance caused by a
fire in September, was referred to the.
finance committee.