Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-18
COUNCIL ALLOWS
$1,000 FOR FOURTH
DAY WILL BE CELEBRATED
APPROPRIATELY
pE's
Hewitt Shows City Fathers How to
Dig Up Spare Change for Pa
triotic Purposes from
Future Funds

Fourth of July will be officially cele-
brated In Los Angeles, the city council
naving yoted $1,000 last night in response
70 the isquest of the committee of prom
met Los Angeles business men, which
held preliminary session simultaneously
with the council, though in Mayor Har-
Mayor Harper William Humphreys,
Col. q. f. Derby, l.. J. Christopher, An
ist inony Sehwamm sen and j. o. Koepfli had
just made short addresses urging that
the day be celebrated properly, when
councilman Barney Healy marched in
from across the hall with the announce
ment men that the city attorney had just
prlate money for the coming fiscal year
winch would cover Fourth of July. He
suggested that the committee visit the
The body then adjourned and Chair
man Humphreys made a patriotic ad-
dress to the council, Messrs. Dromgold,
Clampttt, Wren, Yonkin, Healy, Blan-
chard and Pease bing present.
Take Late Start
Our city has just passed through the
grandest Fiesta ever held and through
the Owens river bond campaign, and we
have, waited till the last moment to call
on the people to rally around the flag
IIr H',ronSr Ine Eourth tn Of July, said Chairman
tlemen. as representing the people, to
assist in civic celebration.
II is well for all of us, especially
PATRIOTISM and to feel again the impulse
which the stars and stripes gives us on
the nations birthday"
president Koepfli of the chamber of
commerce and Municipal league added a
few words that he feared the council
might suppose that a big sum was de-
sired. He said $1,000 would be ample.
Councilman Healy urged that the sum
pc xoted at once, upon which some dis
cussion followed.
Councilman Dromgold favored making
RpntIprnan'c nn1
money after July 1.
Hewitt Shows Way
City Attorney Hewitt was called down
stairs to the meeting and. after he said
1t would be legal to appropriate the
money out of next years funds the tide
of opinion changed
All OF the councilmen except Wren
voted for the appropriation. His point
was that the city was not sure whether
It would have any money to spare and
besides the finance committee should first
pass on the recommendation.
Mr.. Dromgold said that as he and Mr..
blanchard were two of the three mem
bers of the finance committee he felt
nothing would be gained by referring
the question to the committee. and urged
roll call
IT IF the last council could appropriate
$1,000 for this purpose we can certainly
appropriate half as much" remarked
Council Yonkin.
But that was the former council.
liico eiS tidASeu uOW, CeIOTleu MT.
Wren.
The committee meeting reassembled
later after thanking the council and the
following committees were announced
Park Commissioner Humphreys being
ex-officio chairman of both:
FinanceJ. o. Koep1i. H. B. Woodill,
Walter Wren, Niles Pease, NJ. ]. Nc
Garry.
Arrangements. j. Christopher, Col
G. f. Derby. Anthony Schwamm, Ber-
nard Healy and John Morley.
Wants Children S Parade
Mr. Koepfi made plea to have a
children's parade. He said many remem-
bered the outpouring of school children
one year at Fiesta, and though vacation
time was on now he would like to see the
plan tried.
Mayor Harper said Superintendent OF
Schools Moore would be consulted to see
If such plan were feasible.
The Chutes company is arranging big
Fourth of July celebration and asked the
city to cooperate with the management,
rendering a building for speechmaking
and promising grand fireworks display.
This question may be. taken up later by
the arrangements cOmmfttea