The herald., 1897-10-30
The Question Irritating the
Board of Works
A SATISFACTORY ORDINANCE
Is YET TO DRAWN AND AGREED
UPON
Main Street to Receive a New Surface
of Asphalt-Hints for Dairy
men-Street Names


prohibit the hitching of teams along the
streets in the business center of the
city, appears to be as remote as ever.
The board of public works had another
regular meeting yesterday morning,
and for two hours representatives OF
both sides of the matter fought it out
in argument and pleading in an en-
deavor to convince the members that
their respective ways of looking a. the
question was the proper one. The re-
suit of it all was that the board took the
matter under advisement, while. acting
upon the suggestion of the board. the
representatives of the two sides agreed
to confer, in the hope of a settlement
which would be satisfactory to all par
ties.
Judge Wright, representing the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers associa-
tion, opened the ball at the beginning OF
the session of the board. Before he
began his speech he presented the fol-
lowing draft of an ordinance which had
been prepared, and which meets the
The mayor and common council of the
city of Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful, except
as in such cases as are hereinafter pro-
vided, to hitch any horse or mule or other
beast. or leave standing not in the immedi-
ate care of some person, any carriage, bug
gy, wagon, cart or other vehicle, with or
without animals attached within the limits
hereinafter defined of the following named
&c, nj hA ri nf At1er. ..las,
viz: On Main street from Sixth street tC
Comm ercial street; ON Spring street from
Sixth street to Temple street: on Broad
way from Sixth street to First street; on
First. Second, Third. Fourth. Fifth and
Sixth streets from Broadway to Main
street; on Court street from Main to
Spring; on Market street from Main street
to Spring street.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person having the charge or control OF
amy team or vehicle on of any animal and
vehicle used for hire to suffer or permit
any such team or animal or vehicle to
stand while waiting for employment on
any of the streets above named within the
limits above defined.
Section 8. The mayor, chief and assist.
ant chief OF the fire department the health
officer the street superintendent. the CHIEF
and all officers of the police department
of this city, when in the discharge of theil
4uutlts as Sucil, ana all merchants Wnen
receiving and delivering goods, shall be
exempt from the provisions of this ordi.
nance.
Section 4 Any person who shall violate
amy of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be
punished by fine not exceeding five hun
dred dollars $500 or imprisoned six
molaths, or both.
Section s. AN ordinances and parts of
ordinances so far as they conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
After reading this ordinance Judge
Wright spoke for nearly half an hour OH
the subject. He outlined the position
taken by the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' association in the matter and de-
clared that fully one-fourth of the popl-
lation of the city was represented by
the members of that body, their EN-
ployes and the families of the latter. His
argument was along the same line he
had followed before when the matter
was before the board a week ago.
Attorney Rush appeared for the hack
men and made a vehement address. He
stated that the adoption of the ordinance
would drive at least one~half of the
hackmen of the city out of business anC
would cause them to lose all they ha6
invested in hacks and horses. He fur
ther asserted that the members of the
Merchants and Manufacturers associa-
tion were by no means a unit on the
proposition, as he had been assured by
several members that they opposed the
measure. He pointed out that the prov:-
sions of the ordinance could be evadej
We're the owner of a team to sit in his
seat and hold the horses. This he was
willing that the day hackmen should
do, but he declared that there was neitil-
er reason nor necessity in compelling
the night men to do likewise. The first
section of the ordinance was not objected
to, but he wanted the men who were out
all night to be permitted to use thy
streets. The hackmen were willing u
have their license doubled, the money
to be used in cleaning the streets before
the business day began in the morning
He would agree to anything which
would give to the hackmen a chance t.
make a living.
When the speeches had been concluded
the board suggested that Messrs. Wright
and Rush confer, and, if possible, agree
upon some plan by which an ordinance
satisfactory to both could be drawn up.
Ill Liit ititaillliiiI' TIE DOdTu ueClueQ
take the matter under advisement The
two attorneys met late yesterday after
noon but We're unable to agree upon the
matter. They agreed to meet again this
morning at the office of the city attor-
ney and secure his assistance in the SET
tlement of the question.
ROUTINE BUSINESS
The hearing of the argument on the
hitching ordinance consumed the entire
morning session of the board of public
works, and the numerous matters oi
street Improvement which had been re-
ferred to them went over until the af-
ternoon meeting.
Several property owners on Tober-
man street, between Seventeenth and
Washington streets, were before the
board, trying to secure an improvement
of the sidewalks along that street which
would meet with the approval OF all in
terested. No agreement was reached
and the board deferred action on the
matter until an inspection of the street
can be made.
In the matter of the vacation of a por-
tion of Dundee street by the owners OF
the property it was decided that the