Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-17
ANNOUNCE NAMES
OFCOMMITTEEMEN
CHARTER REVISION WORK IS
REORGANIZED
Messrs. Haynes, Mesmer, Mead, Liss-
ner and Luckcnbach Get More
Than One chaIrmanshIp
Each

Formal announcement was made last
night from President John ID. WORKS
| of the charter revision commission,
| through Secretary George N. Nolan' OF
| the makeup of the reorganized COM
mittees.
Through the resignation of several
members there has been halt IN the
committee work, without when the
commission as whole cannot accom-
plish much.
Now that the committees are an
nounced, daily meetings will be held
by the lesser bodies, and 1t Is thougnt
| that a general meeting of the commas
sion may be held next Friday night or
the following Tuesday night.
The new committees are:
/. On general scope of revision and
johnson, j. K. Fishburn, John X.
Haynes, Joseph Mesmer and Meyer
Lissner.
3. On election of councilmen. wheth-
err by wards or at large: John Luck
enbach. William Mead, w. j. wash
burn, John Murray and Carl Alexan-
der Johnson.
3. On boundaries, rights and liapiil-
ties, including division into wards: I.
d. Fennessy, Meyer Lissner and VIII
liam Mead.
4. On legislative department and city
contracts. claims and demands against
the city, including city council and Its
powers and duties: William Mead
John r. Haynes and Meyer Lissner.
5. On finance, revenue and taxation:
w. I. Hollingsworth, j. e. flsnpurh
and w. J. washburn.
6. On executive department, includ-
ing elective and appointive off1cers OF
the municipality not otherwise pro-
vided for and their powers and duties
their official bonds and salaries. In
Guiding civil service: John r. Haynes
William Mead and w. j. Washburn.
7. On judicial department. including
city attorney, city clerk. city courts,
police department.; such committee
also to comprise a Judiciary commit
tee, to whom may be referred any le-
gal questions arising during the course
of proceedings upon which any opin-
ion may be desired by the commission:
Meyer Lissner, John r. Haynes, VIII
liam Mead, j. z. Fishburn and John
Murray.
s. On department of public works,
including board of public works, its
powers, duties, compensations and
bonds; improvement, maintenance and
opening of streets, change of grade;
proceedings to condemn property
therefor; construction and mainten-
ance of sewers and drainage; assess
ment of streets and construction of
sewers, drainage and bridges: Joseph
Mesmer, H. c. Lichtenberger and T.
D. Fennessy.
o. on educational department: w. ].
Washburn, ]. E. Fishburn, John Muir
ray and John r. Haynes.
10. On library department: John
Murray, w. 1. Hollingsworth, Joseph
Mesmer.
II. On department of parks: Joseph
Mesmer, w. /. Hollingsworth, T. d.
Fennessy.
12. On fire department and building
department: H.. Lichtenberger, W.
I. Hollingsworth, John Luckenbach.
49, On health department: John r.
Haynes, It. D. Fennessy, II. c. Lich-
tenberger.
Ia. On public utilities, including wa
ter and water rights and harbors: Will
liam Mead, John r. Haynes, H. c.
Lichtenberger.
Is. on elections and Miscellaneous
matters: Meyer Lissner, William Mead,
T. d. Fennessy.
16. On revision of charter as framed:
John Luckenbach, Carl Alexander
Johnson, ]. E. Fishburn, w. 1. Hol-
lingsworth, T. u. Fennessy.
II. On consolidation of the enlarge
ment of the cit and consolidation OF
the city and county governments: Jo-
seph Mesmer, Meyer Lissner. John
Murray, John r. Haynes, w. ]. Hol-
lingsworth.
Is. On consolidation of city and coun-
ty offices: j. E. Fishburn, w. j. Wash
burn, William Mead, John Luckenbach,
H. C. Lichtenberger.
10. On entire charter: John d. Works,
F. G. Finlayson, w. B. Mathews.
The officers are: John d. Works,
president, telephone 1929; w. J. Wash
burn, vice president, telephone Elk. 1928,
and Geo. N. Nolan, secretary, telephone
Elk. $50.