Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-21
MAYOR CHOOSES
CLEAN CITIZENS
HARB0R AND UTILITIES COM
MISSIONS NAMED
IMPORTANT WORK ALREADY is
OUTLINED FOR APPolNTEEs
Small Doubt That Men Chosen by
George, Alexander viii Be
Confirmed by Council
Today

Conf1rmed ny IounCli
Today
Mayor Alexander yesterday an
nounced his appointments for the har-
Dor and public utilities commissions.
They are
HARBoR COMMISSION
T. Il. GIBBON.
sTODDARD JESS.
NJ II. NEWARK.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MEYER LIssNER.
FRANK j. HART.
PAUL HAUPT.
These names will be sent to the city
council for confirmation today, and it
is not expected there will be any delay
in action by the council, as it has been
expected for some time that the mayor
would announce these names. 1t is
necessary that these commissions be
appointed as soon as possible, for there
is work for them to do The harbor
commission is expected to take the lead
in advocating the harbor bond issue of
$3,0O0OO0. which will be voted on Feb
ruary 16.
Worked Hard for Harbor
All three Of the men appointed on
the harbor commission have been iden-
tilted with harbor work for some time.
r. e. Gibbon was a member Of the
former harbor commission, which went
out of office early this month by rea-
son of an amendment to the ordinance
creating their places. Stoddard Jess
was president Of the consolidation com
h14 ,TIr
for the consolidation of Los Angeles
and San Pedro. NJ. II. Newmark was
a member of this commission and is
thoroughly familiar with the plans
for harbor development.
When Mr.. Newmark was rendered
the position on the harbor board by the
mayor last Friday, he hesitated to ac-
cept it for two reasons; first, because
he was a busy man and was afraid
that he would find the duties of the
position too burdensome. and second,
because he felt that having opposed
Mayor Alexander before the primaries,
there might be some misrepresentation
as to the terms under which the offer
was made him. When he was told that
Mayor Alexander had considered him
for the position while the election con
test was in progress. but had waited
until the election was entirely disposed
prevent any misunderstanding In the
matter he was so appreciative of the
actions and attitude = the mayor in
the matter that he then stated that he
did not feel that he was at liberty to
decline an appointment coming to him
in that way.
Resigns as Political Chief
In order to be in a position to ac-
n MI ho 10 ,Yti
mission. Meyer Lissner yesterday re-
signed the presidency of the Good Gov
ernment organization. Frank ]. Hart
is president Of the Southern California
Music company and Paul Haupt is a
contractor. This commission will have
to get to work soon, as ii must make
a report in February in the matter Of
fixing rates to be charged by the public
utilities companies.
The public utilities commission is a
branch of the city government that
peculiarly belongs to the people. This
commission was made possible by the
initiative, and the people cast a vote
overwhelmingly in its favor at the last
municipal election. The vote in favor
of this commission was the biggest
black eye the people ever gave the
present city council, and it expressed
better than words could have done just
and this opinion apparently was not
very high.
1t was necessary to invoke the In
itiative TO kill dummy" public utili-
ties commission the city council had
attempted to fOst on the people The
commission selected by the council
was all right, in fact It was a part of
the councils plan to have men on the
board Of the highest character, but
.
mission would have had to operate
left it absolutely helpless. There was
nothing for it to do and no way to do
It, and to make sure that nothing
would be done the council appropriated
only enough money TO pay the salaries
of the commission. This ordinance was
effectually killed by the initiative.
Second Vacancy Made
The appointment of Stoddard Jess to
the harbor commission will make a
second vacancy in the park commits
sion, as Richmond Plant one of the
members, has been elected to the city
council. It is probable that one of
these vacancies will be filled by some
one from the lower end of the Sixth
ward. A delegation of about twenty
men from that district visited the
mayor yesterday afternoon and asked
that representation be given them on
one of the commissions. While the
mayor made no definite promise, he
practically agreed that their request
would be granted and that a Sixth
ward man would either be appointed
on the park commission or to the va
cant place on the fire commission
caused by the election of Martin Bet
kouski TO the council.
Several names were suggested by
the delegation yesterday, but those
that seemed to meet the approval of
all were Peter w. Sans and ]. V. Akey
It is almost certain that one Of these
men will be appointed to one Of the
vacant commissionerships
May Name Or. Sherwin Gibbons
In his conversation with the deIega-
tion yesterday the mayor hnted there
would be a vacancy on the board of
health also, This statement gives
some standing to the current rumor
that DR.. SherWin Gibbons is to be made
a police commissioner to fiji the vacancy
caused by the election Of J. J. Andrews
to the council.
Aside from the harbor and public
utilities commissions the mayor does
not name any others of his immediate
official bodies until the new council
has formally taken its seat. But he
will send In the name Of DR.. John r.
Haynes to the council today for the
civil service commission.
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