Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-01
TAX AND INCOME
ENGAGE COUNCIL
TODAY'S BUSINESS CONCERNS
CITY'S TREASURY
outfaII Sewer, irregular Requisitions
and Restaurant Rules Are Likely
to Provoke Discussion in
Varied Forms

AS much business as can be croWoeu
into one session today will be the TASK
set for themselves by the seven councIl-
men who remain in the city, Mesls'
Healv and Blanchard being absent on
leave. President Pease may possibly
be detained on trip he took OUTSIDE
of the city also. =.
Some action will be taken TO-DAY TO
expedite the work on the outfall sewer
without adding too greatly to the cost.
1t has been charged in some quarters
that there are few employees VINO can
be lopped off considering the presen'
tightness of funds in the city depart
nents and the finance committee may
ask City Engineer Homer Hamlln'
who has made such rapid progress Win
the work, whether there are any men
whom he can spare who are not apso-
lutely needed.
THE fact that certain interests are
talking about going to court because
of the diversion of funds from otner
city departments makes the councilmen
want to proceed with care and regu-
larity even in their anxiety to see the
big sewer completed.
City Auditor w. C.. Mushet is ex-
pected today to make a final statement
in connection with few leftover ir-
regular requisitions These Will be
the last which will be crowded through
the council by a, legal route suggested
by City Attorney Leslie r. Hewitt. His
suggestion was made merely in order
to clear the books of all the old requi-
sitions and demands which were made
out before department heads had a
full knowledge or realization that the
council supply and finance committees
meant what they said when they an
nounced that no more unauthorized, IL
legal, devious or other improper requi-
sitions will be paid by the city here
after except in the special emergency
cases caused by fire, water and cave-ins
+ which are expressly provided for. All
bidders who hereafter do business with
the city will do we'll to read this new
law carefully as any deviation there
from by any department will result In
the awards and moneys being tied up
indefinitely with the prospect of the
guilty official paying a fine or going to
Jail besides.
Oil Derrick Tax
Several ordinances which have been
talked about will be introduced today.
but all of them will probably be re-
ferred to the committee of the whole
for further discussion Saturday.
In pending business the proposed tax
on oil derricks now standing in Los An
geles, which is under consideration, Will
bring up some discussion as Councilman
Clarnpitt has personal interest in see
ing that the oil men as well as property
owners get a square legislative deal.
,-hIt is probable that restaurant owners
Will be on hand to ask the council to
araend the new restaurant laws to ex-
emit bread and butter from the strict
antkcomeback regulations. Some of
the .Ncouncilmen have already stated
that they will make no exceptions and
that restaurants which keep bread on
the tables constantly must change the
practice and serve the staple with each
order. Then the new rule of consign-
ing every leftover particle of eatables
served to patrons into the general gar
bage as soon as one leaves the table or
counter can be enforced in the interest
of health.