Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-12
CITY AND SUBURBS.

We are under obligations to Senator
Bush for Legislative documents.
Mascarel has built fence in front
of his place on Wilmington street.
The funeral of s. d. Reiss took place
Yesterday from the Lafayette Hotel.
Miss Fisk, late a. teacher in our pub
lie schools, has gone to San Francisco.
A number of new ears have been
received ut Wilmington for the rail-
road. sasass, sese.s.a
The lost boy mentioned in the II Err
AID Yesterday has been reclaimed by
his parents.
The Orizaba with a large passenger
and freight list is due ut Wilmington
this morning.
There was no Eastern mail yester-
day, and all on account OF the snow
blockade in the Sierras.
1t is reported that regular trains will
begin running on all our Los Angeles
railroads on the LIST of April.
l.. Harris, of this city, was on the
overland train that was to arrive i'll
San Francisco on the Sth instant.
Many of the classes in the High
School were excused yesterday, to en-
able them to rehearse for the exhibi-
ton.
DIR. Widney has purchased the lot
adjoining his brothers. property on
Hill street, and is improving it by
planting out trees.
An act to repeal an act fixing the
salary OF the Superintendent of Public
Schools in the county of Los Angeles
has passed the Senate and is now be-
fore the Assembly. .........
Another effort was made in the
State Senate last Saturday to saddle
the expense of purchasing site for
II railroad depot in this city upon the
city taxpayers, but without success.
Within the past few days the road
way of the Wilmington wharf has
been extended two hundred feet fur
ther toward deep water. The stock
holders are greatly encouraged with
the progress made. a.a
A petition asking the Legislature to
aid the citizens of Ell Monte in turning
the waters of the San Gabriel river, is
being circulated in town. Nearly all
of the prominent business men have
already signed it, and most of those
who have not done SO only need the
opportunity. 1t will be sent to Sacra-
mento Immediately. -
DR.. Gelcich offers for sale his drug
store and laboratory, situated near the
Plaza. The Doctor has an important
interest in the San Fernando oil pro-
ject and is compelled to give up bust
ness in the city so that he may prop
erly attend to his business ut San
Fernando. Any one desiring to en-
gage in the drug business can make q
good bargain by purchasing the stock
offered by DIR. Gelsich.
A party who came through the vii
lage of Ell Monte yesterday informs us
that the street, through Main street to
Lexington, is SO miry that it is almost
impossible for teams to pass through.
On Tuesday last the passengers had to
get out of the stage and procure as
sistance to get the coach through. A
few loads of brush would better its
condition considerably.
The County Surveyor and Road
Commissioner have made an examin-
alton of the San Gabriel where it
leaves the old channel, and the extent
of damage done in Ell Monte. They
report that some two thousand acres
of good land have been washed away,
about half of which has been done by
the late freshets. To prevent the over
flow in future it will be necessary to
build an embankment ten feet high
and about half mile in length