The herald., 1897-02-09
MAYOR SENDS IN A VETO
Does Not tApprove of Street
Name Changes
THE reasons IRE GIVEN IN Detail
Spanish Names Would Be Hard
for the New Corners
WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
The Finance Committee Willing, But
the Funds Are Too Short
The Public Morals Committee Instructed to
Report a Curfew Ordinance
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WORK FOR THE UNE MPLOYED
The Finance Committee Willing, But
the Funds Are Too Short
The Public Morals Committee Instructed to
Report Curfew Ordlnance
The Orilnancs Providing for Boiler Inspector
and Licensing Engineers Re2ea!ei-siis
Referred to Committees Routine
Council Proceedings

The city council met yesterday morn
ing at the usual hour. with President Sill
yer in the chair, and all the members
in attendance. The presiding officer
showed the effects of his illness, but per-
formed his duties with his usual firmness
and decision. Both the lobby and the
gallery We're we'll flied. as has been the
case since the first of the year
STREET WORK ORDERED.
After the reading uf the minutes,
which were approved, and the usual
routine reports of officers, which We're
referred to the proper committees the
report of the city clerk in the matter of
proposed street Improvements, as pub
lished in the Herald Sunday morning,
and final ordinances ordering the work
on Bauchet street. Central avenue,
Thirty sixth street. McCiintock avenue,
Pico street, passed by a unanimous vote
under suspension of the rules.
STREET NAME ORDINANCE.
The following message from the mayor
was read:
To the Honorable City Council: Gen
tlemen-I herewith return unsigned by
me the ordinance adopted by the council
February End, changing the names OF
certain streets in the city of Los An
geles.
The principal reason for my not sign
ing the ordinance is the strong protest
that has been made by many citizens
against the ordinance as it now stands.
These protestants declare that a great
xypit1d IA aI thpro If n
ordinance were permitted to become a
law, for the reason that they have not
been permitted to appear before your
honorable body and state their objection
to certain sections of the ordinance. Pro-
tests come from many parts of the city,
particularly from the districts north OF
First street
l appreciate the fact that the commit
tee having the revising of the names of
the streets of the city worked long and
faithfully and received no compensa-
tion for it's labors. Property owners be-
lieved that when the report of the COM
mittee reached the council they would
have ample time in which to appear and
enter their protest against any par
ticular part
In my opinion. the ordinance, in the
main, reflects credit on the committee
having its preparati ton in hand. 1t it
the first substantial step toward sys-
tenn of street naming in our city. think
some of the names selected for streets
by the committee would prove very un-
satisfactory to old as we'll as new resi-
dents of the city. respectfully call the
attention of your honorable body to such
names as the following: Alcantara,
Cerro Gordo, Valverde. Cimarron, Chi
cote. Arapahoe, Escalon, Montecito,
Alarcon, Amabel, Manuela, Michelto-
rena, Zalvidea, Ugarte. Santiago, Quin-
tero. Zaragosa, Juanita. These names
anG many others in the ordinance are
easy of pronunciation to the old time
residents of the city, but they would
prove very troublesome to newcomers
from the east unacquainted with the
Spanish language.
1t is for all of the foregoing reasons
that return the ordinance unsigned, I
trust that your honorable body will see
nj to make any reasonable changes in
the ordinance that citizens may ask for.
Councilman Grider moved that action
De deferred for one week, Monday next,
at p. m, at which time protestants
would be heard. The chair ruled that
the communication practically amount
ed to veto. and on notion the vote by
which the ordinance passed was recon-
sidered and further action was then de-
perred until Monday afternoon next at
o'clock.
AHS supply COilllllillce reported pne
usual requisitions for supplies, and the
same were allowed. The usual requisi-
lions were also reported by the finance
committee and they passed
THE CURFEW ORDINANCE.
"A delegation of the Central Women's
christian Temperance union, was pres
ent to advocate the passage of the cur
rev ordinance as published in The Her.
aid Sunday morning, and the rules were
suspended in order to give them hear
Ing. The petition asking for the pass
age OF the ordinance. signed by the COM
mittee, Mrs. M. S. Dimmick, Miss G. T.
Stickney and Mrs. Ada r. Hand, was
read, and then the ladies addressed the
council
Miss Stickney spoke first. She said
that the ladies of the Temperance, union
had found that it was practically impos-
sible to do anything for the children as
long as they are allowed to roam the
streets at any and all hours after night.
They had found that boys easily con-
tracted the cigarette hasN. if they could
do so under the cover of darkness. Not
only this, but girls of tender age had
been found, not only on Alameda street.
but on other streets, and that they were
easily led into bad practices. She ask
ed that a curfew ordinance be adopted in
the interest Of morality and for the pro-
lection OF the children.
Mrs. Dimmick followed. She said
that in her visitation of the prisons and
reformatory institutions she had found
that the greater number of the inmates
had been committed from the cities, and
she thought that the children should be
protected. 1t was easier to prevent
crime than to take care Of criminals.
There were many parents who did not
care where their children went, and in
cases of this kind it was the duty of the
authorities, Cor the protection of society.
to step in. Mrs. Dimmick said that
curfew ordinances were in successful
operation in over 200 cities and towns in
the United States, and in every instance
the police authorities reported that
crime among children had largely de-
creased. In Omaha and Lincoln, Neb..
where curfew ordinances were in force,
the results had been especially sa 5isfac-
tory. The ordinance as had been print
ed in The Herald was that in force in
Omaha, and was in every way satlsfac-
fnrv eyc~pt that she vvn,1lN like "a se a