Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-22
IF MEN ACCEPT
DEADLOCK ENDS
CALL, CASS AND STEPHENS
ARE AGREED ON
Mayor Shifts Burden Of Public Works
Appointments to Committee of
Seven and Solution
Is Near

Mayor McAleer and the city council
have agreed on the three men TO serve
on the board of public works. If the
men chosen will serve the deadlock at
the city hall is at last broken.
AT q quiet little session Tuesday
morning, held in the office of Council
man Smith, the council agreed that any
three men the committee of seven
would choose would be acceptable to
that body and the latter would meet
ana ratify such names as soon as
Mayor McAleer signified that he would
submit them.
Ihls was communicated to the COM
mittee of seven and straightway the
committee called on Mayor McAleer
ana asked II he would be as generous
as the council had been.
The mayor asked time to consider the
question: but told the committee it
should have his answer by o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The committee
answered that il the mayors decision
was favorable it would meet and by
o'clock in the afternoon have a slate
ready for him to send the council for
confirmation.
Mayor Notifies Chairman
At 9 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
true to his promise, Mayor McAleer
notified Chairman Call officially that
he was willing to accept three names
that the committee might send him.
Full of hope for a speedy settlement
of the vexing problem the committee
gathered in the office of Mr.. Call and
proceeded to choose three men for the
board of public works in whom the
public would, have entire confidence.
Nk1 nf "a
Three o'clock came and no choice had
been made. -Four O'Clock, the time the
had told the mayor a board
would be ready for him passed and
none was selected. Five o'clock and
the committee, tired OF a three hours
deadlock in which it is asserted not a
single man was agreed on, adjourned
to meet again at the call of the chair,
which will probably be some time to-
day.
1t is stated on good authority that
the mayor and the council have agreed
on three men and that the three Sc
lected by each are unknown to the
other.
Call, cass, Stephens
These three are ]. Fl. Call chairman
of the committee of seven; A. b. Cass
and w. d. Stephens, both members of
the same committee.
But these three are busy men of af-
fairs and do not want the job.
The council has promised that if they
will accept the place that body will
provide them" with under secretaries
and a staff of employees sufficiently
large to attend to all the details of the
work and will interpret the charter
provision which calls for the board to
devote its entire time to the interests
of the city, after the manner in which
the scriptural mandate to pray with
out ceasing" is interpreted. They are
to exercise a supervision over public
works and others Will attend to the
actual details.
These names were suggested to the
committee by the council when the re-
suit of the secret conference of Tues
day morning was announced and the
same identical names, it is said, We're
mentioned by the mayor when the COM
mittee called on him.
Coy About Accepting
Mr.. Cass, when asked if he would
accept the place, declared to The IIe1s-
aid last night that he could not afford
10 make the sacrifice.
81 have a large family" said he,
and while 1 want to do my duty as a
citizen of Los Angeles 1 do not feel
that l can do so in that connection.
1t will require the members whole
time and the pay is $500 a month. 1
cannot give up my business for that"
Mr.. Stephens declined to say yes or
no to any queries, saying the commit
Tee had agreed to let Chairman Call
10 the talking for publication.
Chairman Call said the committee
would feed hurt if serious publica-
Lion was made that Messrs. Call, Cass
and Stephens had been officially agreed
on.
1--WE are meeting daily and have not
reached a decision" said Mr.. Call. "As
ISembers of the committee we would
not consent to let our names be used as
lppointees anyway"
However. city hall attaches state.
hat public pressure will be brought
10 bear on these three men to take the
Dtfices and that affairs will be arranged
so that their financial sacrifices will