Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
DEADLOCK IS
STILL UNBROKEN
MAYOR AND COUNCIL UNABLE
TO AGREE
Three Nominees for Board Of Public
Works Are Rejected and Mayor
MeAleer Sends in New
List

The deadlock between the mayor and
the city council continued yesterday,
but another effort will be made to
break it when the council meets this
morning at 10 o'clock.
The last list sent in to the council
by the mayor late Monday afternoon
was taken out Of the hands of the COM
mittee of the whole and referred to the
open council at the adjourned meeting.
This list included the names of Lester
l.. Robinson, Il. T. Perkins and Martin
Betkouski.
AS soon as the names were before the
council Councilman Kern moved that
they be not confirmed This motion
was unanimously carried by the seven
councilnen present, even Hitler. who
Monday had asked to be excused Vot.
ing for rejection,
The mayor was informed of this
action of the council and Immediately
sent in "A list that il anything was
more Objectionable to the council than
the one submitted at the beginning of
the year. This was George Mason ST.,
+. r. Perkins and Lester L. Robinson.
The council referred this list to the
TO meet at 10 o'clock this morning.
Only One New Name
The name of George Mason is the
only one on the list submitted yester-
day. He is Il member of the mayors
police commission. and according to his
own declaration is a Democrat. His
leanings toward Democracy, however,
are not strong enough to bring forth
Il ttr.lf ...I
Cnly Democratic member of the council.
who openly declared that he did not
favor Mr.. Mason.
1t seems the mayor is as determined
to have Lester l.. Robinson on the
board as f.. T. Perkins. for every list
which he has submitted with the cX-
Ception of the first has contained the
name of Mr. Robinson. Perkins has
been on every one of the mayors lists.
Robinson is a member of the mayors
fire commission. With the exception
of the original three every man the
mayor has named to the council is a
member of some one of his commits
sions.
The policy of the mayor has been to
change only the names of the Demo-
Gratis who must be one member of the
board. Perkins and Robinson are both
Republicans, and it appears as though
the mayor will hang on to the last hope
in his endeavor to have these seated.
1t is asserted that neither is satisfac-
tory to the council.
Would Not Accept
If the mayor continues to name the
Democratic members of his commits
sionsfor places on the board he is near
the end of his string. Police Comms-
sioner James. Park Commissioner Nc
Garry and Fire Commissioner Miller
are the only Democrats left from whom
the mayor may make a selection. and it
is stated that neither James nor Miller
would accept the place if confirmed.
1t developed yesterday that Martin
Betkouski, Democratic member of
the mayors fire commission, whom the
mayor named on the last list submitted
Monday evening, would be acceptable
to the council as the Deocratic member.
That is he would bs acceptable to
Councilman Kern, which means prac-
tically the same thing. The ecouncil
| has tacitly agreed to be guided by the
wishes of Kern in confirming the Dem
oclat. and Betkouski is not only Il
Democrat after Kern's heart but is also
his campaign manager in his race for
the mayoralty.
1t is declared that board composed
of Assistant City Attorney Goudge as
chairman, w. S. Kingsbury and Martin
! Betkouski would go through the coun-
ell with bang, but it is doubtful if
! Goudge would accept the place as his
! ambitions range higher and he can see
no stepping stone to his ultimate de-
| sires in the board of public works.
| The city council is laboring under
| difficulty in confirming the board of
| works. The city attorney has advised
/ that body that it cannot pick out one
or two men from the lists submitted by
/ the mayor. as those whom they will
accept but must either confirm or reject
the whole.