Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-29
NAME MEN
TO STUDY
A CHARTER
REWSI0NIsTS PROGRESS WITH
PRELIMINARIES
ELECT GEORGE N. NOLAN TO THE
sEcRETARYsHlP
Much of the Early Work DevoIves
on Committee on Scope
and Form of
Charter

Charter revisionists last night finally
agreed on a secretary, electing George
N. Nolan to the position and fixing
salary of $3.50 month. The new ap-
pointee was secretary of the old CHAR
ter revision committee in 1898 and has
since then been engaged in the realty
business.
Action on an assistant secretary and
stenographer was deferred after the
commissioners found themselves wide
apart concerning the proper pay to be
given for Topographic work.
The principal work of the evening
was in determining the personnel of
the permanent and standing commit
tees. These selections were read by
temporary Secretary William Mead.
Most of the preliminary work will be
do by the first committee as follows:
Committee on general scope of revis-
ion and form of charter-John ID.
Works, chairman; ]. e. Fishburn, John
r. Haynes, Joseph Mesmer and Meyer
Lissner
Other committees are:
Committee on election of councilman,
whether by wards at large-J. Luck
enbach, chairman William Mead, w.
]. Washburn, John Murray and Joseph
II. Call.
Committee on boundaries, rights and
liabilities, including division into wards
| IT. d. Fennessy, chairman; Joseph Il
Call and Meyer Lissner.
Committee on legislative department
and city contracts, claims and demands
against the city, including city council
| and it's powers and duties-William
Mead, chairman; F. C. Finlayson and
John r. Haynes.
Cmmittee on finance, revenue and
taxation-W. l. Hollingsworth, chair
man; J.. e. Fishburn and John d.
| Works.
Committee on executive department
including elective and appointive off,
GERS of the municipality not otherwise
provided for, and their powers and
| duties their official bonds and salaries
including civil service-John r. Haynes
chairman; William Mead and w. j.
| Washburn.
Committee on judicial department, in
| Guiding city attorney, city clerk, city
courts, police department; such COM
mittee also to comprise a judiciary
committee, to whom may be referred
any legal questions arising during the
course of proceedings upon which any
opinion may be desire by the commits
sion-John d. Works, chairman; F. G.
| Finlayson, Joseph H, Call, Meyer Liss-
ner and John Murray.
Committee on department of public
works, including board of public works
| its powers, duties, compensation and
bonds; improvement, maintenance and
opening of streets, change of grade
proceedings to condemn property there
for, construction and maintenance oil
sewers and drainage and assessments
for the opening and improvement o.
streets and construction of sewers
drainage and bridges-F. G. Finlayson
chairman; e. b. Tufts and 7. d. Fen
messy.
Cmmittee on educational department
Nv. j. Washburn, chairman; j. q
Fishburn and John Murray.
Committee on library department.
John Murray, chairman; w. 1. Hol-
lingsworth and Joseph Mesmer.
Committee on department of parks
Joseph hJesmer, chairman; w. 1. Hol-
lingswortL and T. d. Fennessy.
Committee on fire department and
building department E. b. Tufts
chairman; w. L. Hollingsworth and j.
| Luckenbach.
Committee on health department.
John R. Haynes, chairman; T. D. Fen
messy and E. B. Tufts.
Committee on public utilities, includ-
| ing water and water rights and har-
bors-Joseph H. Call, chairman; John
r. Haynes and e. r. Tufts.
| Committee on elections and miscel-
| laneous matters-Meyer Lissner, chair
man; F. G. Finlayson and T. d. Fen
| messy.
| Committee on revision of charter or
amendments as framed-J. Luckenbach,
chairman; Joseph H. Call, J. e. Fish
burn, w. I. Hollingsworth and T. d.
Fennessy.
A committee to consider the enlarge
ment of the city and consolidation of
the city and county governments-Jo-
seph Mesmer, chairman; John d.
Works, Joseph H. Call, F. G. Finlay-
son and w. l. Hollingsworth.
Committee on consolidation of city
and county offices-J. e. Fishburn,
chairman; John d. Works, Joseph H.
Call, ]. Luckenbach and F. G. Finlay-
son.