The herald., 1897-08-31
THE BOILER ROW BURST
INSPECTOR AND DEPUTY WERE
FIRED
The Next Action in the Water Fight
Will Depend on the Supreme
Court-Routine Business


matter worked off, with incidentally the
decapitation of Boiler Inspector Church
and his deputy, Kindergarten" Little,
n the short space of one minutes time
and the appointment of their successors
in an approximately brief period. The
new men are Christian J. Dahl and John
D. Patterson.
The report of the finance committee
was as predicted in these columns, and
the tax rate was fixed at slips per $100
lower than last years rate. The report
suggested a complete and careful sys-
tenn to restrain city departments to their
exact apportionments. The Fire De-
partment's allowance was nominally cut
$28,000 as anticipated.
A resolution was passed asking the
state supreme court to advance the case
of'the city against A. e. Pomeroy as early
az possible in the October sessions. This
is the case which will settle the head
works site of the water plant.
Mr.. Grider introduced motion, which
prevailed, asking the City Attorneys
opinion as to whether the city will be
compelled to purchase the water COM
panys improvements in cas- eof a refusal
to arbitrate within reasonable time.
MORE TIME GIVEN
Upon convening at 10 o'clock the first
business after the reading of the minutes
of the previous session was the hearing
of J. D. Pope, attorney for the Pasadena
and Los Angeles Railway company. Mr..
Pope stated that he appeared as petit
toner asking an extension of time for
his clients, within which to complete
their road out Macy and Daily streets in
East Los Angeles and begin running
cars The road is substantially COM
pleted and nearly ready for operation,
but an unexpected delay had been
caused by the proprietors Of the can
merry at Macy street and the river secur-
ing an injunction forbidding the run
ming of cars owing to the track en-
croaching on a small strip of sidewalk
contiguous to their property. verbal
agreement had been made with the can
merry people before the track was laid
but nevertheless tn injunction had been
sworn out and will have to be disposed
of in court before operations are re.
sumed.
General Sherman was on hand and ex
planned to the councilmen the necessity
of an extension Of time of at least sixty
days to enable the injunction to be
fought out and work on the road COM
pleted. Gen. Sherman admitted that
the company might have been a little
slow in making certain improvements,
but excused this on the plea Of financial
stringency, promising that at the ear.
liest possible moment everything should
be put in order.
Mr.. Nickell did not quite agree with
General Sherman's remarks and thought
that the people had some rights which
the company should respect. Il cannot
conscientiously vote for an extension of
time" said the councilman, because
I believe the company has had time
enough and should, instead Of saying
they will do the work sometime, at once
close contracts for it's completion. On a
vote, the motion to allow sixty days
time was passed, eight to one-Mr. Nick
ell
The reports of the city tax and license
collector, also the clerk of the board of
equalization, both of which have already
finance committee. A communication
from the police commissioners relative
to the alarm system was referred to
the fire commission to confer on the
matter. The recommendation of the
commission that James Mackel be al
lowed a rebate of saloon license was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
An ordinance regulating the digging
of gravel pits was adopted and me de.
mands and acquisitions approved.
THE CITY'S MONEY
The Finance Committee presented the
following final and complete report, fix
ing the tax rate, after setting forth the
anticipated income for the year. The e.
port in full is as follows:
Your Finance Committee, to whom was
referred the report of the City Clerk,
submitting the footings of the tax rolls
for the fiscal year 1S97-9S, for the purpose
of presenting tax levy for said year,
beg leave to report as follows:
From sa i'd report we find the footings of
the tax rolls to be as follows:
Old city limits. realty. .$47, ,51S,1N
Old city limits. mort
cages ................... o,OtO lW
Old city limits, personal
property ............... 2,4sS,75S
S55, ,066. 1856
Old city limits, add
State Board of Equal
ization upon Ry. PITY. 1855 21S
Total subject to levy
for interest and sink
ing fund ................ S55, ,232, 203
Annexed territ'y realty s3.305,079
Mortgages .............. 313, $50 3,61S, ,9O9
Grand total subject to
levy for general mu-
nicipal expenses....... $5S, ,S51 112
The estimates presented by the City
Auditor call for the sum of $67 $50 on prin-
cipa1 of bonded Indebtedness and S63, ,494
on interest, total of $131,3 A rate of
25 cents on each $100 of valuation within
the old city limits, to-wit: $55, 232, ,203, will
produce $13S, ,0SO.50, an excess of $6736. so.
or this excess $2716.0S is consumed by the
various bond funds in adjusting the per-
centages, while the remainder of $4,000. AZ
Is apportioned to the main sewer bond
fund Of 1887, in which there Is balance
OF $4,000 unprovided for. drawing per
cent interes These bonds are
payable at the option OF city.
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