Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-07


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There Is a telegram in the office for
Mrs. Hyplete.
Fifteen members were initiated into
the Changers yesterday.
Governor Downey sailed for San
Francisco on the Mohongo yesterday.
No lack Of fresh vegetables in the
market. The rain says "more COM
ing"
-Four teams left the depot yesterday,
for San Bernardino, three to 'M.& 60.
and one to w. & G.
The wet weather and heavy roads
are interfering somewhat with travel.
The Coast Line was twelve hours be-
hind time.
The receipts of produce at the depot
for shipment yesterday, foot up, l5S
bars bullion, barrels, 10 pipes and 2
casks of wine.
Mr.. Nesfield, the local editor Of the
HERAED, went to San Francisco on
Yesterdays steamer. He will be abb
sent for week.
We eeaw1soine very .finelstrawberries
in the market Yesterday, a Kind Of pro-
duce that doesn't flourish in eastern
towns, this time of year. 1n3E df
The entertainment of the Turnverein
Germania, announced in yesterdays
HERALD to come offto-night, is post
poned to Sunday night, the l4th inst.
A suit has been commenced against
the city by L. Messmer for S5, 900 dam
ages, to cover alleged losses for the en-
croachment of water upon his liquors.
Opposite Leck's Hall on Main street
are some twenty holes, about three
feet deep, which are very dangerous
mantraps. The owner should see that
they are filled with posts or earth.
The next steamer will bring the ma
chinery for small oil refinery, which
will be located at Lyons Station.
Captain w. P. Smith is the Superinten-
dent. He thinks the San Fernando
range of mountains will supply any
quantity Of the raw materially a ssa y
The side walk between the HERALD
Office and the corner of Temple and
Spring streets, ia an internal nuisance.
We expect q neck will be broken some
night at the jumping-Of places, If the
uIKIl IcNtlS uIc rIIOt CuU OOWHJ wan
not the City Fathers attend to it?
In the absence of any street crossings
in our lovely city, our people have
improvlsed manure crossings, the odor
of which we trust will give an impe-
tus to more substantial Improvements.
1t isto be hoped that the City Fathers
will see the necessity for a change.
Kelley and wife, arrested last week,
charged with setting fire to their dwell
ling had their examination before JUS
tice Trafford yesterday. The testi-
mony was oil taken, but the case. was
continued till Monday, the Judge de-
string to examine the premises HIM
self. &EE4Ss&.b ERfGEFVS,
The Board of Public Works have or
dered some forty street crossings, and
the contractor, Mr.. Scott, will go, to
work putting them in rs soon asS the
weather will permit. They are to be
built of cobble stones, four feet wide.
with q foundation sunk in the ground
q FOOT. AtStas s&R@&~ s1l&A IA
Tomas Serano was arraigned before
Justice Grav to-day, charged with
stealing two horses from John Bow
man. An examination developed the
fact that Bowman's wife had given the
animals to him to Craze, and that the
arrest was the result Of family trou-
bles. Serano was discharged.
We understand certain parties in
town are preparing a revision OF the
charter, and our Chamber OF Com
merce should give their attention to
stIfis, as we'll as other features, and In
sure us an organic law that will give
our city authorities the power to make
all necessary improvements.
= The. Express has been going for the
1l2A cent men and we agree with him
that this, and few other Mexican
customs might he advantageously dis
pensed with, Give us decimal prices
ana Sidewalks, shut up the liquor and
billiard saloons on the Sabbath day,
and dry up fast riding on the streets.
+. M. Conroy has opened on ac-
-.countant's s and collecting office in this
city. An office Of this kind Is very
much needed, % there are many mer-
chants and small dea lers, that do not
feel able to employ the continual ser
/ vices of bo0k-keeper, that will now
Z be enabled to have their accounts and
books Systematically kept at trivial
s4N8 a@ggsk% t.rfgr.3
Our small dealers are doing them
selves and the city an injury by the
/, high prices they charge. Tourists and
sojourners are not buying lands and
! town lots, but little trinkets, fruit,
newspapers, ETC., and they naturally
conclude that we are on the g0uge
thSp they haveto pay two or three
prices for such things. A moderate
profit, q scale Of prices that conform to
..the currency in use, and more exact
ness In making change, will give bet
! ter satisfaction and cannot fail to in
sure good business. .ueaoao5
The necessity Of a change in the
terms ofour city charter, by which the
y power to order the building OF side.
walks shall be placed In the hands or
7 the City Council, is plain. At pres
ent no new sidewalk can be ordered,
and no old one can be repaired, unless
2 "a majority of the property holders on
), the street where the improvement ls
shall join In petition for that
purpose. This puts 1t in the power. OF
close listed and non resident proprie-
tors to defeat all Improvements Of our
public streets. Nomatter how anxious
the Council and the general public
may b6 tpgkeep up with the times, Q
few individuals, by simply doing no.
4 thing, canldele6t all their wishes, and
= compel onPwhole population toswade
Z through the mud. go ~ saai1s z ( yi,'afe
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