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The herald., 1898-10-13
THE PROPOSED CITY cHAHr1n
Firemen's Relief Fund, and make the
necessary rules and regulations Tor Hs
maintenance and application.

Firemen's Relief Fund, and make the
necessary rules and regulations Tor Hs
maintenance and application.
Fec. 245. The board shall be authorized
70 receive all donations for the pcneht ot
the department and to apply the same
Ior tne purpose donated.
soc. 246. The board, on the written rec
ommendation Of the Board Of DIRECTORS
OF Inc corporation known as the Undef-
appoint snch persons % . as E may be recon-
mended by said Board OF Directors, as
Fire Marshal and Assistant Fire Marshal.
vacancies occurring In the office OF flre
Marsha! or Assistant Fire Marshal snaii
pe nlled In the same manner. The saia-
ries OF said Fire Marshal and Of his as
slstant and deputies shall be fxed and
paid by said Board of Directors OF saio
Underwriters' Fire Patrol of Los Angeles,
therefor. or for any part thereof The
Fire Marshal shall report to and be SUD-
Ject to the orders Of the Fire Commits
sioners, and may be discharged by them
for cause In the same manner as herein
provided for other employees.
SEQ. 2l7. The Fire Marshal or In case
Of his disability, the Assistant Fire Mar
shal, shall attend all Ares which may oc-
cur In the city. and he shall take charge
" anu ptotoCt ali ptopetty WHaSH hnoS w
imperiled thereby.
Sec. 24s The Fire Marshal may call
upon policemen during the time OF any
fire for the purpose Of protecting prop
erty until the arrival Of the owner or
claimant thereof. and In case the owner
or claimant Of such property does not
take charge of the same within twenty
four hours, the Fire Marshal may have
such property stored at the owners or
claimants expense and risk.
Sec. 2t9. The Fire Marshal shall be
charged with the enforcement of all laws
and ordinances relating to the storage.
sale and use OF oils, combustibie materi-
ais and explosives, together with the In
vestigation OF the cause OF all hres. In
all cases where there Is reason to believe
that fires are the result OF crime, or that
crime has been committed in connection
Herewith, the Fire Marshal must report
the same in writing to the District At
torney. The Fire Marshal shall also
have the care of. and may sell, subject to
the orders of the board, all property
saved from fire, for which no owner can
be found, and at once pay the amount
realised from any such sale into the city
treasury.
The herald., 1898-10-13
ARTICLE XIII.
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY.
Sec. ESQ., There is hereby created a
Department Of Electricity which shall
have charge of the construction and
maintenance Of the fire alarm and police
telegraph and telephone systems, city
lighting and power systems and all other
s snd sRapSs', R be uns Ss0asns se control to n
the Board of Fire Commissioners.
Sec 25l. There shall be appointed by
the said board q practical and skilled
electrician who shall be called tho City
supervision Of the Department Of Elec-
tricity, including electric lighting and
power. fire alarm and police telegraph
and telephone systems.
subject TO The provisions Of Article XVII
OF this charter the City Electrician and
such assistants and employees as may be
necessary to maintain and keep the cleo
order.
Sec 253. The Board OF Fire Commits
sionefs and the Board OF Police Commits
sioners shall each have supervision and
management Of the electric systems and
wires OF their respective departments.
Sec. 2A. Any citizen. firm or corporation
may, for the purpose of police or fire pro.
tection. be connected with the police or
fire signal systems or telephone or tele-
graph systems, with the consent Of the
FIRE or police boards as the case may Be
upon making fair payment for the coIinec-
tion and use thereof. Such rates Of pay
ment shall be fixed by ordinance of the
Council, but no connection shall be made
80 as to interfere with the use Of the sys-
TENS by the police and fire departments.
Sec. 255 The City Electrician Is also
charged with the duty Of enforcing all the
rules, regulations, orders and require
ments made by ordinance OF the Council
in regard to the inspection and supervi-
sion Of electrical wires and appliances,
and the currents for furnishing light, heat
and power In or upon the streets and
buildings in the city
Sec. 256. The Board Of Fire Commits
sioners when authorized by ordinance,
shlil appoint an electrician from the de.
partment of Electricity. as Inspector of
Electric Wiring and Appliances. who shall
serve as q deputy in the Office OF the Su-
perintendent Of Buildings. He shall per-
Form all the duties of Electric Inspector
and shall issue all permits and make all
inspections pertaining thereto as provid-
ed by ordinance, and keep q record Of the
same and report all permits issued 10 the
Superintendent Of Buildings. He shall
collect the charges for permits and
Inspections and deposit the funds received
with the Treasurer. All permits issued
by him shall be countersigned by tho Au-
ditor.
The herald., 1898-10-13
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

at least one box or alarm station for cv-
cry two patrolmen upon the police force.
The Board OF Police Commissioners is
h-reby vested with power and authority
to construct and maintain such system,
and IL is hereby made the duty of The
Council to provide sufficient funds there-
for.
Sec. 229. The Board of Police Commits
sioners the Chief Of Police and the sever
al officers end employees Of the police de-
partment shall exercise such other powers
and be subject to such other duties not In
conflict with this charter as are OF may
be prescribed by ordinance OF the Council
or by general law.
The herald., 1898-10-13
THE PROPOSED CITY cHARTtR

tech annointed ahaIl not exceed that which
is usual in private practice IN ouiio'Ass
or works of like character.
Sec. 81 The architect and departmens
in charge of any such building or MoIks
shall, when ready to receive eStimatess
furnish to the contractors who desire t0
submit estimates for the erection OF saao
buildings, copies of the plans. sections
and ELEVATIONS, together with the spea-
fications of said building, upon tneNpay
ment of two dollars and fifty cents Tor an
buildings whose estimated cost IS ten
thousand dollars. or under. and nve doi,
lars for all buildings whose estimated
cost is over ten thousand dollars. A re-
ceipt shall be given for the same, ana the
money paid into the city treasury by the
architect or department In charge. and
there shall, at all times during the PERIOD
or estimating or bidding on said building
be publicly exhibited in the office desig-
mated by the department, during busi-
ness hours, a full set of plans, sections.
elevations and specifications for the use.
information and convenience of the con-
tractor estimating on the work to De
done.
The herald., 1898-10-13
ARTICLE XVI.
RyrIIDING DEPARTMENT.

Sec $50 There Is hereby created a
puildiuQ Department in the City Of Los
Angeles which shall be furnished by the
l,o,Incil with office rooms and necessary
supplies for the transaction Of business.
Sec. 290. The Mayor shall appoint all
the officers and employees Of the depart
mcnt, subject to the provisions Of Article
XVII OF this charter, except where
otherwise provided by this article
Sec. 291. There shall be appointed by
the Mayor Superintendent of Buildings.
He shall be q competent architect or prac-
tlcal master builder of approved charac-
ter and experience, who shall be an cleo
tor Of the City Of Los Angeles at the
time Of his appointment, and shall have
been a resident thereof for at least five
years next preceding such time. The firet
appointment of the Superintendent shall
be Tor one year and thereafter all ap-
pointments shall be for four years or un-
I'll his successor shall be appointed and
qualified. He may be removed by the
Mayor for malfeasance, incapacity or
neglect Of duty.
Sec. .292. The Superintendent of Build
lnEs shall have management and control
OF Building Superintendence and Inspec-
ton. He shall have charge of the en-
forcement of all ordinances pertaining 10
party walls and to the erection, construc-
tion, alteration, repairs or removals of
buildings, and the nature and arrange
ment of boilers. plumbing, heating and
ventiiattng appliances In and about
buildings. and he shall see that the gen.
The herald., 1898-10-13
THE PROPOSED CITY CHAPTER

nesrs and other onicers and assistants.
and prescribe and Ak their duties and au-
thoFity. They shall have the exclusive
management and disbursement OF all
FUNDS legally appropriated or received
from any source for the support OF said
parks or grounds.
Sec. 261. The Chief OF Police shall, on
the request of the Board, detail such
members of the Police Force of the City
for service In said parks, grounds and
enforcement of the law and for the proper
observance of the rules and regulations
OF the Board, and the Board may provide
a place Of detention within either OF said
public places. In which the persons ar
rested for violating any of the ordinances
OF the City may be detained temporarily.
See. 262. The Board shall have authority
to direct and regulate the planting. pres
ervation, trimming and pruning Of shade
and ornamental trees and shrubbery In
any or all Of the streets, alleys and pub
ming and pruning Of trees ana shrubbery
able trees and shrubbery from such
streets, alleys, public places or grounds.
Sec. z63. For the purpose Of carrying
out The provisions OF the foregoing sec
s ton the Board shall; in assoTdqnss with Wit,
charter. appoint a City Forester and
prescribe his duties.
Sec. 264. The Board may receive dona-
tions from persons and corporate tions, and
legacies and bequests for the improve
ment Of said parks, grounds and boule-
wards. All moneys that may be derived
from such donations, legacies and be-
quests shall, unless otherwise provided
by the terms Of such gifts, legacy or be-
quest, be deposited in the treasury Of the
City to the credit of the Park fund. Tne
same may be withdrawn therefrom and
paid out In the same manner as Is pro-
vlded for the payment OF moneys legally
appropriated for the support and improve,
ment Of such parks. grounds and bouls-
wards. If the moneys derived from such
gifts, beQuests on legncies shall at any
time exceed in amount the sum necessary
for immediate expenditure on said parks,
invest all or a part Of the same in interes!
bearing bonds OF the United States. or ot
the state OF California or Of any munich
palitY thereof.
Sec. 265. The Board shall establish rules
and regula lions for the use and govern.
ment OF the aforesaid parks, grounds and
boulevards and for carrying out the pro-
visions Of this Article relating to trees
and shrubbery In the streets. alleys and
public grounds OF the City.
Sec. 266. The Council shall provide all
necessary money for the maintenance
preservation and improvement Of said
parks and grounds and to that end shall
the City not exempt from taxation. which
shall not be more than nine cents upon
each one hundred dollars assessed vaiua-
ton OF said property.
The herald., 1898-10-13

buDJect 10 Sucn rules ana regulations as
may be prescribed by the board, and ap-
proved by the Council.
Sec. 226. Upon request, In writing, found
90 upon resolution Of the Board Of Trus-
listing under the provisions Of the Act OF
the Legislature Of the State of California
entitled, AN act for the more effcctual
prevention Of cruelty to animals" ap-
proved March goth, 1874 or under the pro-
visions Of an Act of said Legislature en-
titled. IAN act for the Incorporation Of So
cieties for prevention of cruelty to chill
dren." approved April Bird, 1876. the Chief
Of Police shall detail police officer of the
department to be known as the Humane
Omcer, to perform all of the duties OF
special officer Of either or both of the
SAID societies within the limits of the City
OF Los Angeles; provided. that there shall
ncer 80 detailed.
Sec. aa6. The said onicer shall. under
eucn rules and regula tions as the Chief
cI rolice shall from time to time provide,
the direction Of the officers Of the said
society, or OF either OF them, which shall
nave petitloned for his appointment. as
eDove provided, and which shall have by
omcer after such detail and appointment
made by the Chief Of Police. as aforesaid:
provided that the ultimate authority over
tMe salu omcer snail be vested in the
SnieI OF Police. and in case OF
the officers Of such society or societies ss
to the duties to. be performed by such
oficer or the manner Of their perform
ance, the decision Of the Chief OF Police
In such matters shall be final.
Sec. 2M The Chief Of Police shall have
from time to- time. sole power OF revox-
ing the detail of such ofiicer and ssbsti-
tuting another police ofiicer in Ills place.
Sec. 228 There shall be maintained q,
said city. Police Alarm System, havin.
The herald., 1898-10-13
ARTICLE XXI.
POLICE COURTS.

Sec. 10. The judicial power Of the city
shall be vested In such police courts and
In such Justices courts Vhe latter to be
vested with both civfi and criminal jurls-
diction) and in the Judges of all such infe-
rior courts, as are now. or may hereafter
be. provided by the Legislature.
The herald., 1898-10-13
ARTICLE xxIY.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Sec. ~. The Fire Department and all
property appertalning thereto shall be
under the management and control OF the
Board OF Fire Commissioners. consisting
of FIVE members. who shall be appointed
by the Mayor. each OF whom shall serve
without compensation. No person shall
be appointed as Fire Commissioner who
shall ,not have been an siector OF the city
for at least fve years next preceding his
appointment.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-12-08
CURRENT MISCELLANY.

One of the most interesting problems
of the day in the utilization of the new
fiber material and one that is attracting
the attention of all civilized countries
il the industrial production of that
wonderful substance known in the orient
as China grass, in India as rhea and in
Europe and America as ramie. The
money spent by governments and by
private enterprise throughout the world
in experiments and inventions in the
efforts TO establish the ramie industry,
would make up the total of a princely
fortune. Obstacle after obstacle has
been overcome in the years of persistent
effort, and now we stand before the last
barrier, haffled for the time, but still
hopeful and with efforts unreaxed.
The difficulty may be stated in few
words. Ramie culture will only become
paying industry when an economically
successful machine for stripping the
fiber has been placed on the market.
Hundreds of thousands of dosrs have
been spent in efforts to perfect ma
chine, but no government fiber expert
in the world recognizes that we have
such machine at the present time,
though great progress has been made in
machine construction.
The worlds interest in this fiber be-
gan in 1869, when a reward Of e5, 600
was offered by the government of India
for the best machine with which to de.
certificate the green stalks The first ex-
hibition and trial of machines took place
in 1872, resulting in utter failure. The
reward was again offered, and in 1879
second official trial was held, at which
ten machines competed, though none
filled the requirements and subsequent
ly the offer was withdrawn. Popular
Science Monthly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-12-08
Poe Never Expelled.

William II. Browne writes the fol-
lowing letter TO the Baltimore News
81 see "a paragraph going the rounds of
the papers to the effect that it is re-
markable that Edgar \. Poe should be
honored by bust erected in the uni
versity from which he was expelled 1t
has been shown again and again that
Poe never was expelled from the Uni
versity Of Virginia. Mr. j. II. Ingram,
the author of we'll known life of the
poet, wrote TO Mr.. William Werten-
baker, secretary. to the faculty, to in.
quire about Poe's conduct and stand
ing, and that gentleman, who was Ii
brarian during Poe's Residence and
knew him well, replied, not from mem
DRY only, but after searching the records,
that at no time did he fall under the
censure of the faculty. Mr.. Woodbury.,
another biographer, says that during
Poe's residence he did not come under
the notice of the faculty, which isstated
to have been at that time unusually
watchful and strict. -
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-12-08
Opening Africa.

When the British have pushed on
from Fashoda to Albert Nyanza, as they
are now doing and will completely do
in few weeks, there will be open a
continuous line of communication from
Alexandria TO Cape Town, lengthwise
of the African continent.
Open a strictly modern map of Africa
and compare it with map in the school
Biographies of 40 years ago Nearly a
half of the continent was then "a blank
space with unknown regions" printed
across it. Then see what this genera
ton has done.
One may go by steamer and rail from
Alexandria to Omdurman, thence by
steamer to Albert Nyanza, by road to
Victoria Nyanza, by steamer across the
latter lake, by road to Lake Tanganyi-
ka, by steamer down that lake, by road
TO Lake Nyassa, by steamer down that
lake and the upper Shire river, by
road around Murchison falls TO the lower
Shire river, by steamer down the lower
Shire and up the Zambezi to Sena, by
road To Fort Salisbury, by post coach to
Bulawayo, and by railroad to Cape
Town.
The distance is about 6, $50 miles and
it can be traversed in 50 days. Thus the
dream of a railroad from the Cape to the
delta makes progress toward realization.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-12-08
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
General Longstreot's Memory Deoora-
tions Not For Boys They
Traded Posies.

Unbowed by the weight of years, con-
tinually IejuS t"ated by the active life
which from choice is his daily portion,
Major General James Longstreet the
celebrated ex. Confederate leader, and re-
Gently appointed United States commits
sioner of railroads, is actually, IL not
ostensibly, the youngest man in his par
ty OF inspection.
In the corridor of his hotel the white
haired old man encountered United
States District Attorney Henry 5. Foote.
whom he had not seen for more than 30
years. The last time they had met Cen
eral Longstreet was in command OF a
division of the southern army at the
battle Of Chickamauga. Foote, on that
memorable occasion, was inspector gen
eral on the staff of General Buckner.
Foote glanced inquiringly at his old
commander, whom, of course, he recog.
nized from portraits and identified from
his known presence at the hotel; but he
had no expectation that General Long
street would remember him. However,
as Foote gazed at the aged commission
CAf hN was dNAiEhN0h w OOGOA ~ - AOOn VA
recognition in the latter's eyes.
Good morning, general, " the district
attorney said, when he saw that the
general remembered his face, although
of course the old commander would not
remember his name. Foote drew him
self up and saluted in true military fash
ion.
"Ah, Henry" replied General Long
street, returning the salute, and speak
ing as if the meeting had been after an
absence of 80 days instead of as many
years.
And then, to the infinite delight of
the district attorney, the general proved
mis- recollection by reciting number of
incidents known only 10 the Confeder-
ate officers. relating to that day at
Chickamauga.
why, the general is mere lad, I"
said Foote. And he makes me feel
like an infant in arms. San Francis
co News Letter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-12-08
rhev Traded Posies.

The presidents visit to the Omaha
exposition was the cause Of pretty bit
Of hyplay. While Mr.. Mckinley was
passing through the buildings the inn
mense crowd was lined up on either
side and superintendent enthusiasm was
restrained--as usually ropes But
there was one who was not to be kept
back. As the chief executive of the ma
ton entered the Manufactures building
little girl, with tawny hair, slipped
under the ropes, and before the vigilant
arm of a burly policeman could obey
the warning of his more vigilant eye
she had gripped the presidential coat
tails.
"Please, Mr. Mckinley" said a
small voice with a childish lisp
please, Mr.. Mckinley. won't you wear
my rose in your buttonhole?"
The president paused, smiling. Ger
tainly, my dear" he said. "We'll ex-
change. " Taking from the lapel of his
coat the red carnation that he always
wears, he gave it to the little girl and
put the rose in its place.
Then, and not until then, was the
long procession of cabinet ministers,
diplomats, governors, senators and sol
diers allowed to pass on, wondering
what could have been the cause of this
delay. Philadelphia Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-12-08
Eat chestnuts Instead of Corn.

The consuls in France report that In
dian corn as an article OF diet among the
French peasants is being replaced by the
chestnut. A report from Limoges re-
ceiyed at the state department says:
1.-THE poor people during the fall and
winter, often make two meals daily
from chestnuts. The ordinary way of
cooking them is to remove the outside
shells. blanch them, then a wet cloth is
placed in an earthen pot, which is al
most filled with raw chestnuts. They
are covered with u second wet cloth and
put OH the fire TO steam. They are eaten
with salt or milk. Hot steamed chest
nuts are carried around the city streets
in baskets or pals. The majority of the
working people, who usually have no
fire early in the morning, eat them for
their first breakfast. with or without
milk Physicians state that Us an article
of food chestnuts are wholesome, hearty,
nutritious and fattening. These nuts are
often used as vegetable and are exceed
ingly popular, being found ON the table
of the we'll to do and wealthy. They are
served not only boiled, but roasted,
steamed, pureed, and as dressing for
poultry and meats
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-12-08
A MODERN JANUS.
How the Cleveland Wag Badly Fooled
Big Audience.

A mischievous wag perpetrated a
good Joke on an immense audience the
day the Fifth regiment left town. He
was at window on the third story OF
a Superior street building and in some
way had possessed himself OF pair OF
false faces, one woman's face, the
other "A mans. Holding these rather
CHASTITY dummies In his hands, he made
them appear TO be looking from the
window on the crowd below. The effect
was extremely realistic, and the people
on the opposite side OF the street were
completely taken in.
The heads moved naturally, as iftry-
ing to peer into the street, and then
bobbed back and sideways as il talking
together. The pallor of their complex
ions made them all the more noticea-
BILE, and soon hundreds OF spectators
we're staring up at the window
When one Of the heads approached
the other and apparently whispered
some soft nothings In its ear, 500 people
laughed delightfully."-. But when the
male face suddenly imprinted swift
salute on the feminine face everybody
was shocked. A second or two later
the male face suddenly dropped from
sight, and hand arose and smote
downward after him. At this the
spectators howled with joy.
"Did you see her slap him." they
cried.
''Yes, and served him right"
A little later the male face cautious
ly arose, but each dummy kept as far
from the other as possible. The audi
ence understood it all. They had
quarreled.
How much longer the funny man
would have fooled the spectators is
hard 20 tell, but half dozen young
fellows who happened to be in higher
story OF building opposite, where
they could look into the room where
the show was going on, emitted bowls
OF delight that soon told the performer
he was unmasked.
Whereupon he folded up his para
phernalia and hastily stole away
Cleveland Plain Dealer.