Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-01
There was quite an animated dis.

cuSsion In Council yesterday after
noon over the recommendation of
the Committee on Water Supply
that work on the reservoirs be
stopped at once. Mr.. Potts opposed
the recommendation on the ground
that the city having entered into
an agreement with contractors to
do certain work, had no right to
stop before that work was finished.
Mr.. COIN, on behalf of the Commit
tee, stated that they had given full
consideration to the matter and felt
that, now that there was no proba-
bility of Council being empowered
to issue the 100000 of bonds for
water improvements asked for, Sen
ator Smith having, unasked, with
drawn the bill for that purpose,
work had better be stopped now
than to incur Il debt which would
have to be provided for in the next
tax levy. This view was sustained
by Mr.. Lips and others and the
work was ordered 10 be stopped for
a time, at least.
The meeting of the Murphyites at
Good Templars' Hall last night
was very largely attended. The
opening address was delivered by
Major Russell, gentleman from
the East who is spending the Win
ter in this city, and who gave a
very graphic account of the progress
of the movement there. The adj
dress of the evening was delivered
by Rev. A. M. Campbell, who made
an eloquent argument in favor of
temperance and advised his hearers
to persevere in the good work.
Short speeches were also made by
Madame Brillosky, Mr.. johnson
and others. About sixty new men,
bers signed the pledge, after which
the Society adjourned TO meet
next Thursday evening.
The Ladies OF the Hebrew Ben
evolent Society are making prep
arations to give grand calico dress
ball on the night of March 18th, at
the rooms of the old Los Angeles
Social Club, over Hellman, Haas &
Co.'S store, Los Angeles street. The
previous entertainments of this
Society have been among the most
delightful given in this city and
have always been attended by our
best people. We have no doubt the
coming ball will meet with the
same patronage. Tickets for gen
tleman and ladies, including an ele-
giant supper, So.
The train which Col. Hewitt was
at such pains to dispatch Wednes-
day afternoon returned about three
o'clock yesterday morhing, having
only succeeded in getting as far as
Mojave. Owing to the violence of
the late storm the ailway company
has to do all its work over again.
The break is worse than ever. All
the old repairs have been swept
away and new breaks have been
added to the fell total.
Those of our county officials who
succeed themselves, such as the
Messrs. Potts, Miles, Kremer, Sc
pulveda, and the rest, are taking
things easily, while those who pro-
pose to be gentlemen of leisure for |
u while are getting their Offices in
readiness and clearing out their
old cubby holes We believe that
the momentous shift takes place
Monday next.
Husband, where is that wonder
full child Baby Kimic, that every
body is talking about? Oh, he's at |
Woods Opera House.
We are indebted to Gen. Stone
man for copy, bound in cloth, of
the report of the Commissioner of
Transportation of California. It is
embeliished by y number of care
fully prepared maps and schedules
which show the status of the seve-
raj railways of this State. Having
referred pretty fully to this work
heretofore, we are dispensed from
any detailed mention of it now.
"Fish, or no dinner" is the by
word of some of our Santa Monica |
friends lately. Fish is an excellent
article of diet and great nourisher
of brain power, which fact explains
the vigor and sprightliness steadily
maintained by the Santa Monica
Outlook. We put the prediction on
record that that the "city by the
sea" will experience Il great revival
this year.
From the Railway officials we
learn that TWO or three days at
leas. will elapse before we can ex-
pect train through from San
Francisco, on the assn mption that
the storm is over. Comparatively
rapid progress will be made on the
repairs owing to the fact that the
working gangs are still on call.
Tomorrow night the grand mas
querade ball of the Turn Verein
Germania takes place. From the
number AMI variety of costumes
already assured it promises to
eclipse all previous efforts of the
Society and for fun and frolic will
be far ahead Of any entertainment
of the season.
The attention of persons DESTROYS
Of supplying themselves with eggs
of thoroughbred Brahma chickens
for Matching, is directed to the ad.
vertisement of the Messrs. Stein g.
Weiss, of Pasadena, which appears
elsewhere. The stock ofthese gen.
Liemen o. 81 the best .aeIg. Fl5
tteir eggs reliable.