Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-27
MAYOR AND COUNCIL FINALLY
AGREE ON SLATE
appointment Of David X. Edwards,
Albert A. Hubbard and James A.
Anderson Confirmed on COM
mlttee's Recommendation
DAVID X. EDWARDS, Republican.
ALBERT A. HUBBARD, Republican.
JAMES A. ANDERSON, Democrat.


day was submitted by the mayor and
within fifteen minutes confirmed by
the council. This means that the dead
lock over public Improvements, that
has existed since the first of the year,
when the board Of public works was
to have taken office. owing TO the in
ability of the mayor and the city coun-
ell to agree on slate, has been
broken. Plans for hundreds of public
improvements to be made under the
Vrooman act, which have been held
up in the office of the city engineer
because there was nobody in existence
that had the right to take the nee
essary action on these improvements,
now will be carried out.
This board is the result of the eff
forts of the citizens committee of
seven, which since it was appointed
at mass meeting held in the cham
Der of commerce about two weeks ago
has been at work trying to secure
three men fitted for the place, who
would be at once acceptable to the
mayor and the council and willing to
take the positions.
Report of Committee
In its report to the mayor made yes
terday the committee of seven said:
The undersigned citizens, committee,
appointed to aid in the selection of
board of public works. and who were
requested by yourself and by the coun-
ell of the city to name board of pub
lie works, desire to inform you that we
nave selected and now name the fol-
lowing citizens of Los Angeles as such
board, namely David X. Edwards, AL
bert A. Hubbard and James A. Ander
son.
In view of the important powers and
duties of the board OF public works
under the amended charter of the city,
we have recognized that the greatest
care should be exercised in the selection
of these pubic servants. We have
given the selection the most careful
consideration and attention. and in
mously vouch for their honesty and
their ability. They have all been resi-.
dents of this city for more than twenty
years, and are Of recognized integrity
political affiliations and corporate in
fluences.
Given Strong Endorsement
Mr.. Edwards and Mr.. Hubbard are
retired business men, who have achiev-
ed success in their own affairs, who are
Still in the prime of life and their eX-
perience and knowledge of business af-
fairs will be of the greatest service to
the city, James. A. Anderson, the SEN
Tor member of the firm of Anderson &
Anderson, is lawyer of high standing,
especially trained in water litigation
and water rights, of good executive
ability and of undoubted integrity.
These gentlemen, constituting the board
OF public works. will be a body in which
the public can place entire confidence,
at whose hands all will receive honest,
which. in the discharge of it's public
functions, cannot be deceived, coerced
nor corrupted
The report is signed by Joseph H.
Call, chairman; A. B. Cass, William
ID. Stephens, Niles Pease, Charles ST.
lent, o. r. Johnson and L. III. VAL
entine.
Soon after the council convened yes
terday morning the mayor sent his
three names on it as his choice for
the board of public works. He pre-
viously had told the committee of
seven that he would agree to submit
to the council, the names chosen by
that committee. The council also had
agreed that within an hour of the sub
mission of these names it would con-
firm them, and this was done.
AS the message was sent in from
the mayor the committee of seven ac-
lcompanied it into the council cham
Der and Chairman Call told how the
members had worked hard for the last
ten days to reach a satisfactory con-
clusion. He declared each member of
the committee would vouch for every
member of the prepared board.
Houghton an obstructionist
Before vote was taken on the prop
osition DIR. Houghton felt called upon
to introduce obstructionist tactics be-
cause his pet scheme of securing a rep
resentative of organized labor on the
board was about to fail. He declared
he not only would vote against the
confirma ton of these men but would
do his best to bring about referen-
dun vote to tie the hands of the board
and IL possible destroy it's efficiency
until the next election. He voted
against confirmation. as he. had said
he would do; but his vote had no eff
feet on the general result, as the other
eight councilmen voted for the board
During the afternoon the committee
OF seven again visited the council
chamber with the three men, now APP
pointed to the board of public works,
and an informal reception was held.
Mayors Eleven States
The locking of horns by the mayor
and the council over the appointment
of board of public works probably
will go down in the history of this
city as the greatest deadlock between
lne iSBiSAdlifS anu executive DEPART
ments on record. Since the beginning
of the year, when the board of public
works, as provided for in the charter
amendment. should have taken office,
the mayor has submitted eleven states
to the council for confirmation. While
ten lists were previously submitted by
the mayor. there were only nine names
all told, the chief executive changing
the names about In order to make diff
ferent combinations. With the excep-
ton or the four last lists. prior to the
one accepted yesterday, they have all
contained the names of r. T. Perkins,
L. l.. Robinson and w. M. Humphreys
The breaking of the deadlock has
made both parties to 1t feel as IL a
heavy burden had been lifted from their
shoulders. The mayor was almost
jovial yesterday, although this board
was not of his selection, and the wor-
rled looks on the faces of the council
men relaxed into pleasant smiles.
The new board will be indicted into
office as soon as the members file their
bonds and the room I'm the third story
Of the city hall, made by dividing the