The herald., 1897-01-24
The Matter Before the Finance
Committee of Council
PLANS UNDER DISCUSSION
Employment for Residents to Be Pro.
vided on the Streets
The Full Details of the Plan Not Yet
Agreed Upon-Will Probably Come
Up in Council Monday.

council held lengthy meetlng yester-
day. Perhaps the most important mat
ter before the committee was the dis
cusslon of some plan by which the unem-
ployed residents and property owners
of the city could be given employment,
at least for the time being, until the
promised wave of Mckinley prosperity,
which has not yet materialized, could
reach Los Angeles. Street Superinten-
dent Drain was before the committee
and was questioned at length as to what
could be done in the way of securing
gravel and as to the number Of men that
could be worked to advantage on the
streets. The committee realizes that II
has a condition of affairs to face that
demands the best thought its members
are capable of giving the matter, and
they will try to devise some means by
which the best results can be obtained.
Chairman Toll states that the present
movement is only intended for actual
residents of Los Angeles, and when the
matter is reported to the council, that
body will be asked to appoint a special
committee to take the matter in charge
and see that the relief will be given to
those who are most entitled to it. No
definite plan has as yet been agreed up
on, though. in general way it has been
outlined, and the matter will be prob
ably presented to the council Monday.
The idea is to put number of men to
work on the streets. the same to be nom
mated by the councilmen from the vari-
Gus wards, and they will be under the
immediate direction of the street super
intendent after they are appointed.
The committee also adopted the fol-
lowing recommendations for submis-
sion to the council Monday.
Recommend that the report of the
city tax and license collector for the
year 1S96-97 be approved and filed.
Also recommend that the report of the
city auditor on the condition of the funds
for the week ending January 16, 1897, be
approved and filed.
In the matter of the petition of c. ].
Flynn, asking for an exemption of sa-
loon license for one month, recommend
that the recommendation of the police
commissioners herein be granted and a
rebate of one month allowed on the IL
cense.
Recommend that the official bond of J.
NJ. Glass as chief of police be approved
In accordance with the instructions
of your honorable body. we have rejected
the claim of w. w. Everett for salary as
police clerk for the month of December
Recommend that the claim of George
property for the grading of Truman
street, be referred to the city engineer
for investigation as to whether all the
property enumerated belongs to the
city
We would respectfully recommend the
approval of the nomination of w W
Stockwell as clerk of department two of
the police court
In the matter of petition No. 7s, from
e.. Severance q would
ommend that the same be filed
In the matter of petition No. "a. from
Louis Gottschalk, asking that assess
l1fent No. 42S G be cancelled, said assess
ment being on Improvements on lot %,
block |, of Bells addition, for the year
1869, when no improvements existed
at the time of making the assessment:
the city assessor having reported to this
committee thatth statements contained
in said petition are correct, we recon-
mend that said petition be granted and
said assessment No. 429 G be cancelled so
far as 1t relates TO Improvements on said
lot.
In the matter of petltion No. s5, from
NJ. McGreal, complaining of the loss Of
two horses through the alleged negli-
gence of the pour3master, your commit
tee have given the matter careful inves-
tigation and beg leave to report that we
find the actions of the poundmaster to
have been in keeping with ordinances
and regulations made ard provided. and
that no blame car be attached to him for
the loss of the animals
1t appearing that warrants against
the Jail furnishing fund are outstanding
to the amount of $955.02 in excess of the
amount of funds now in the treasurer's
hands to the credit of said fund. this
committee would respectfully recon-
mend that there be temporarily trans
fered from the fire department fund to
the Jail furnishing fund the sum of $1,000.
Ir the matter of the petition of the
West Side Lighting company for a re-
bate of the S100 a month license, which
all electric lighting companies having an
income of $3.50 a month or over must pay,
the committee declined to grant the re-
bate and will exact the full amount.