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Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-28
Strength of Baking Powders,
By Actual Chemical Tests.

REPORTS GOVERNMENT CHEMISTS AS TO PURITY
 AND wHoLEsoMKNEss OF DIR. PRICES
 CREAM BAKING POWDER.
 Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder does not con- tain Alum, Ammonia or Lime, or any adulterant.- R. s. c. PATTON, Ph. D., Chemist for the United States Government
 The Cream of Tartar used in Dr.. Price'a Cream Baking Powder is the strongest and free from all der made. e.-Prof PETER COLLIER, Chief Chemist for the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. 0.
 have several times examined baking powders in the market to determine their purity, raising pow and influence the health Of those using them. have uniformly found Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder the best in all respects. In raising power it stands at the head. It is pure, clean elegant and healthful preparation. have used "Prfce's in my family for years-Prof. R. Q. KEpZIE, late President Michigan State Board of Health.
 sAll Alum Baking Powders, no matter how high their strength, are to be avoided as dangerous. Phosphate aud tartaric acid powders hberate their gas too freely, or under climatic changes suner de- tariorat,on. QlS
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The Mayor and Council Of the City of Los Ang
les, do ordait as follo,Os:

The Mayor and Council of the City of Los Ange-
les, do 0rdain as JOtto,os:
SECTION 1. That the public interest and ne
cessity of the city of Los Angeles demands the
acquisition of property to be used as sites for
public school buildings, the erection OF new
school buildings upon sites now owned and
sites that may be acquired hereafter by said
city, and the enlargement. addition to, altera-
ton and repair of certain school buildings now
existing
SEC. 3. That the number of sites to be pur-
chased for school purposes is twelve and the b
estimated cost of the erection OF new buildings
and the addition to, alteration and repair OF
the ones now in existence is $3.50, OOO That
the cost OF said acquisitions OF property, the
additions to and repair of buildings now in ex-
isteHce will be too great to be paid out OF the
ordinary annual income and revenue OF the
city.
nances in conflict herewith are hereby re-
SEC. 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this ordinance by vote OF two
thirds of all the members of the Council of said
by the Mayor of said city, to be pu bished daily
for two weeks in the Los Angeles DAILY HER
AID, and thereupon and thereafter IL shall take
effect and be in force.
Council of the city OF Los Angeles, held Mon.
day, May 9th, 1889, eight members of said
Council voted in favor of the adoption of said
ordinance, as will more fully appear by the
records of said meeting, which said number
of said Council, said ordinance was declared
duly adopted.
FREEMAN G. TEED,
City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles.
Approved this 31st day of May, 1889.
HENRY T. HAZARD,
ie3--14t Mayor.
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LEG AL.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE.

CCHALLERT-GANAHL LUMBER COMPANY,
y plaintiffs. vs.. E. B. Woolley, defendant.
sheriff's sale No. 9,s03.
Order of sale and decree of foreclosure and
sale. Under and by virtue of an order of sale
and decree of foreclosure and sale, issued out
| of the Superior Court of the County Of Los An.
March, A. d. 1889, in the above entitled ac'
ton, wherein schallert- Ganahl Lumber Com
pany, the above.named plaintiffs, obtained a
against e. B. Woolley, defendant, on the 16l h
in gold coin Of the United States, which said
decree was, on the 18th day OF May, A. d.
1889, recorded in Judgment Book 10 OF said
Court, at page =, l am commanded to sell all
yna bens The
Angeles, state of California, and bounded and
described as follows:
In the town OF Gsrvanzs, lot NO; one q OF
cording to a map recorded in Book 8, pages 40
and 46, of Miscellaneous Records. in the office
Of the County Recorder Of said Los Angeles
Four (4) of Block of Gsrvanza Land Com
pany's subdivision of portion OF Garvanzs
addition No One g. sScording OF to =; map %aIo re-
laneous Records of said Los Angeles County
State of California, to which map references
are hereby made for more particular descrip-
Public notice is hereby given, that on Wed.
nesday, the 10th day OF June, A. d. 1889, at
IL O'Clock NJ. of that day, in front OF the Court
House door of the County of Los Angeles on
Spring street, will in obedience to said order
OF sale and decree of foreclosure and sale, sell
the above described property, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy sl1d
Judgment, with interest and costs, etc, to the
highest and best bidder, for cash in gold coin OF
Dated this 24th day of May, 1889
M. e. A6UIRRE,
Sheriff Of Los Angeles County.
By A. M. THORNTON, Under Sheriff
r. DUNNINGAN, Attorney for Plalntin.
my27 mo 5t
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The Mayor and Council Of the City of Los Angeles
do orddin as folloOs;
SECTION 1. That It is the intention of the
Council of the City of Los Angeles to esta b
lish the grade of lockwood street from Bel
mont avenue to Union avenue as follows:
At the intersection with Belmont avenue the
grade shall be as now established, 153. 90 feet
above the datum plane on the southwest cor
ner, and 154. so feet above the datum plane on
on the northwesterly corner
At point 800 feet west of the southwest cor
ner of Belmont avenue the grade shall be
1877. 40 feet above the datum plane on both
sides of lockwood street.
At Point $50 feet west OF the southwest cor
ner of Belmont avenue the grade shall be
1913 90 feet above the datum plane on both
sides of lockwood street.
At a point $50 feet west OF the southwest cor
ner of Belmont avenue the grade shall be
1880 feet above the datum plane on both
sides of lockwood street.
At the intersection with Union avenue the
grade shall be 161. 90 feet above the datum
plane ON the northeast corner, and 1919 feet
above the datum plane on the southeast cor
ner, as now established.
SEC. 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this ordinance and shall cause the
same to published for ten days in the Los An
geles DAILY HERALD and thereupon and there
after 1t shall take effect and be in force.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was adopted by the Council Of the City OF Lot
Angeles at Its meeting of May ~, A. D: 1889
FREEMAN G, TEED,
City Clerk.
Approved May 81, 1889.
HENRY T. HAZARD,
je3 lot Mayor.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

DURsUANT TO sTATUTEs AND TO ORDIN-
L ance No, lot of the Council of the City Of
Los Angeles, adopted June 3, 1889, directing
this notice, the undersigned invites and viii
receiveat his Office in the City Hall, up to 10
O'Clock A, M. Of June TO- 1885, sealed proposals
for the following street work, to be done &C.
cording to the specifications, to-wit:
LIST. Brooklyn street, in the city OF Los An
geles, from the west line of Figueroa street to
the east line of Swift street is to be graded
grayeled and curbed, in accordance with plans
and specifications on file in the Office of the
City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles,
for making gravel streets in the said city.
I'd. redwood curb is to be constructed
along the line of roadway of said Brooklyn
street, from the west line of Figueroa street to
the east line of Swift street, in accordance with
plans and specifications on file in the office of
the City Clerk of said city, for constructing
redwood curbs.
All proposals offered must be accompanied
by certified check, payable to the order of the
Mayor of the city, or by bond teither) for an
amount not less than ten per cent. of the ag-
gregate Of the proposal, and throughout as pre-
scribed by law.
Los Angeles, Cal. June 5, 1889.
FREEMAN G. TEED,
City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles.
ah-h
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

PURSUANT TO STATUTES AND TO ORDI-
L nance No. LOG of the Council of the City Of
Los Angeles adopted June 8, 1889, directing
this notice, the undersigned invites and will re-
ceive at his Office in The City Hall up to 10
O'Clock A, M. Of June 10. 1889, sealed proposals
for the following street work to be done &C.
cording to the specifications to-wit;
LIST. Macy street in the city of Los Angeles,
from the east end of the covered bridge on said
street to the intersection with Bridge street, is
to be Graded, grayeled and eurbed in accord
ance with plans and spec fications on file in the
Office of the City Clerk of the city of Los An
geles for making gravel streets in the said city
I'd. A redwood curb is to be constructed along
the line OF roadway of said Macy street
from the east end of the covered bridge on said
street TO the intersection with Bridge street, in
accordance with plans and specifications on
file in the Office of the City Clerk Of said city
for constructing redwood curbs.
All proposals offered must be accompanied by
a certified check, payable to the order of the
Mayor of the city or by bond (either) for an
amount not less than ten per cent Of the ag-
gregate of the proposal, and throughout as pre-
scrlbed by law.
Los Angeles, CAL, June 5, 1889.
FREEMAN G. TEED,
City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles.
ia6-6t
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The Mayor and Council Of the City of Los An
SECTION l. That 1t is the intention of the
Council of the city of Los Angeles to change
and establish the grade OF Ellis avenue from
At the northwest corner Of Fisueros street
the grade shall be as now established 81 90
feet below the datum plane; at the southwest
81 20 feet below the datum plane; at point in
the south line of Ellis avenue, 400 feet west of
the west line of Figueroa street, the grade shall
be feet peo the az e.
avenue the grade shall be So so feet below the
datum plane; at a point in the south line of
avenue, the grade shall be IS so feet below the
datum plane; at the northeast and northwest
corners Of Bonsallo avenue the grade shall be
in the south line Of Ellis avenue, opposite the
west line of BonsallO avenue, the grade shall
be SO. 70 feet below the datum plane; at the
street the The grade shall be- 54So feet below the
datum plane; at point in the north line Of
Ellis avenue, opposite the west line Of Scarf
street he grade shsL De o4;iO ieei . oeI4w tne
son street the grade shall be 56.40 feet below
the datum plane on the southeast corner, and
SO 20 feet below the datum plane on the south
man street the grade shall be $3.50 feet below
the datum plane on the southeast and south
west corners, and 10 feet below the datum
SEC. 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this ordinance, and shall cause the
to be r IN
thereafter it shall take effect and be in force.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was sdoptea by the Council Of the City q Los
FREEMAN g, TEED.
Approved this s1st dsy yS Of MsZ. 1899; IN
je3-1Ot Mayor.
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NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT.

PURSUANT TO STATUTES AND TO THE
i order of the Council of the City of Los Ange-
les adopted June 3rd 1883. directing this notice.
notice is hereby given that the said Council, in
open session, on the 9th dav CT May, 1889,
opened, examined and publicly declared all
sealed proposals fered for the following WORK.
to-wit:
LIST. Sonora street in the citv of Los Angeles.
from the east line OF New High street to the
westline of Main street to be paved with bitumi-
nous lime rock upon concrete foundation
in accordance with plans and specifications on
file in the Office of the City Clerk of the city of
Los Angeles for paving streets in the
said city with bitumiuous lime rock
upon a concrete foundation, specifca-
ton No. /, and thereafter awarded the
contract for said work to Bituminous Lime
Rock Paving & Improvement Company, the
lowest responsible bidder at thirty-two and
one.half cents per square foot, as specified In
proposal on file in the Office of the Clerk of the
Council.
FREEMAN g. TEED,
City Clerk of the City OF Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Cal, June 5, 1889.
iaS.Et
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
Financial.


NEW YORK. June 7.-Stocks were somewhat
less active to-day, but the strong tone OF yester-
day was continued only in the forenoon, When
the adverse influence prevailing became most
powerful in the course of prices and the up
ward movement was checked, a reaction fol-
lowing. The opening was strong and active,
but the business done was not so well distrib'
uted as during the past few days, and the stocks
of the regular list, outside of the Changers, Pa
cific stocks and New England, were dull and
without much feature. Pacific stocks and the
Snort Line were helped by the prospects OF an
amicable settlement of the Oregon Navigation
lease and other matters between the Union Pa
cifc and Northern Pacific. The close was quiet
and fairly steady, generally at slight fractions
better than the lowest of the day. The great
majority of the active stocks tonight are frac'
tionally lower, and Atchison and st. Paul are
each down per cent but tennessee Goa! rose
/, preferred 2 and Delaware and HUDSON IA.
Government bondbwere dull and STEADY.
Petroeum-Con solidated Exchange opening,
S234c.: highest, $3.50 lowest, S2s4c.; closing
S3c. Stock Exchange opening. SZAG highest,
93e.; lowest, 9211c; closing, S21sc. Total sales'
231 900 barrels
MONEY QUOTATIONS..
NEW YORK, June money on call easy at
20211 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 39515c.
Sterling exchange dull and STEADY; S4.eIA
for sixty day bills: 81. S9M for demand.
Bar silver, 92Lc per ounce.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7.-Silver bars, s2A
@9213c. per ounce.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
UNDER EXECUTION.

TT CURRY vs.. H. R. WRIGHT-sHERIFFs
By virtue of an execution issued out of the
Superior Court OF the county of Contra Costa,
State of California, wherein Fl. ]. Curry, plaint-
if, and H. R. Wright defs ndant. upon judg-
1889, for the sum Of $72 CO, in lawful money
of the United States besides costs and interest,
1 have this day levied upon all the right, title;
claim and interest of said defendant Of in and
to the following described real estate. to wit:
AL that real property situated in Rancho San
tiago de Santa Ana, county of Los Angeles,
State OF California, bounded and described as
follows: A tract of land embracing twenty (20)
acres off the north tide of the tract of forty 4Ol
acres recently constituting the homestead OF
| homestead being described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner of the tract
allotted in the final partition of the Rancho
Santiago de Santa Ana to Ramundo Yolba;
thence north along the west line of said tract
eighty-four (84) rods; thence east seventy four
(74) rods; thence south to the Flint and BiXDy
said Flint and Bixby line to boundary line OF
Tustin City; thence to point of beginning, EN-
bracing forty 40 acres The portion of said
tract hereby levied upon being bounded on the
north by the north line Of said tract, on the
east by the east line thereof, on the west by the
west line thereof, and on the south by. q line
parallel to the north line and far enough there
from to embrace just twenty (2O) acres of land,
no more and no less together with, all ana
singular, the tenemeDts, hereditaments and ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging. or In any
wise appertaining, and the reversiOn and re-
versions, -emainder and remainders, rents,
issues and profits thereof.
Public notice is hereby given that Will, ON
Monday, the LIST day Of July, A. D. 1889, at
IL o'clock NJ. of that day, In front of the Court
House door of the county of Los Angeles, on
Spring street. sell at public auction, for cash
lawful money Of the United States, all the right,
title, claim and interest of said defendant, II:
R. Wright, of, in and to The above described
property, or SO much thereof as may be neces'
ssry to raise uficient to satisfy said judgment,
with interest and costs, etc., to the highest and
best bidder.
Dated this 9th day of June, 1889
M. G.. AGUIRRE,
Sheriff OF Los Angeles County.
By A. M. THORNTON, Under Sheriff.
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avenue and runs northerly on Maple to Seventh
street; thence on Seventh TO Los Angeles street;
thence on Los Angeles to Winston street,
nston to Ninth street Is oval Y.si feet 10 inches
by feet inches; thence circular "a inches to
winston street.
brick, cement and vitri6ed salt.glszed pipe
The estimated cost is $38 900.
SECOND STREET AND LAKE SHORE AVENUE STORM
SEWER.
Commences at Second and Beaudry streets
to Temple street.
The size and form of said sewer from Beau
dry is oval . feet inches by feet inches to
Canal street: thence oval 3 feet four inches by
feet to Diamond street; thence feet inches
by feet inches to State street; thence 3 feet
by feet inches to Court street; thence feet
10 inches by feet inches to Tenn pie street.
The material in construction TO consist of
brick and cement
The estimated cost is $27, 900.
BEAUDRY STREET STORM SEWER.
Commences at Second and Beaudry streets
and runs northerly on Beaudry street to Tenn
pie street.
The size and form of said sewer is oval feet
The material in its construction to consist of
brick and cement.
The estimated cost, including two collecting
branches, is $13 600.
LARGEMENT AND EXTENSION OF THE PRES
EMIT SEVENTH STREET STORM SEWER.
Commencing at the outlet of the present
sewer and running parallel Herewith to Sew
enth and Alvarado Streets thence easterly on
Seventh street to Williams street.
The size of said sewer to be 30inch circular.
The material in construction to be cement,
sand and gravel.
The estimated cost is $4,000.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to
the passage of this ordinance by "a vote of
shall cause the same to be published each
day for two weeks in the Los Angeles
DAILY HERALD, and thereupon and there
after 1t shall take effect and be in force.
hereby certify that at a meeting of the Couu-
Gil of the city of Los Angeles held June 3d.
] $3.50, all the members of the Council voted in
favor OF the adoption of the above ordinance
and said ordinance was declared duly
adopted
FREEMAN G. TEED,
City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles.
Approved this 5th day of June, 1889.
HENRY T. HAZARD,
je7-14t Mayor.
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DAILY KEAL ESTATE RECORD.
Published by the Abstract and Title
Insurance Company of Los An.
Reles.
ooNvEYANCKs.


ooNvEYANCKs.
Jared Torrance, executor of estate of C
Torrance, decd, to John Weir-Und a OF SW
a blk 100, Pomona; 81 .44O.
Fullerton Land and Trust Co to Stevens
Lot 60 (acre-lot), Fullerton; $4,000:
Celia Daugherty-E "A Of SW 4 of SW Il of Sc
n Sec 20, tt N, 4 8 W; 81 900.
Charles French, Mary simmons aud
Simmons to ] M Armour-Lots and 2. blk 80
Pomona; $4,000.
Lot 10 blk A, Halliday tract, Ro de A; 81
JB Young to G D and Patten and Robert
L Harper-U I'D "A of part of Pasadena Highlands
ana part OF first addn to Altadena Heights, re-
serving strip. and lot - blk D, Pasadena High
Noah Palmer, Robert Blee, R hewitt and
Almirah A Hewitt to Martha Beckstead-N19 OF
sW14 Of NWH of SwA sec 10 7 R 10 W;
$225O.
Manuela Gotta de Figueroa snd J F Figueroa
to Vicente Yorba-Lot in Ro La Ballonai
$1,000.
Eveys sub block 166 Pomona; $250O.
J G Wilmon to same-Und "A int in lots 81 and
SO Mills wicks extn of Second st; $4,000.
George Osborne to B Emery-E1a lot misc
rees biz 4 D 4O6 in R0 Los Cerritos; $3.50.
w Wadman to David r Colmery-Lots 20
and 20 block L A Impt Cos sub part lot 9
block 80 II 8, also 10 acres In sec 2 I 3 III
Number OF transfers above III 900 each. IL.
Amount, $57,220.
Number of transfers under 81 100, 81.
Amount, $500.
Number OF nominal transfers, rs.
Total amount of considerations, $66, 100.
NoTR-Transfers of which the consider alton
Is less than 81 600 are not published In the
shove list.
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je3--14t
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT.

PURSUANT TO STATUTES. AND TO THE
L order of the Council of the city. OF Los
Angeles, adopted June 3, 1885,. directing
this notice, notice is hereby given that
the said Council, in open session, on the 9th
day of May, 1889, opened, exam' ed, and pub
licly declared all sealed proposals offered for
sewer be constructed along Upper Main street
in the city of Los Angeles, from the center line
of Alpine street to the center line OF Alameda
tions on file in the office of the City Clerk OF
the city OF Los Angeles, for constructing sewers
in the said city. The size of said sewer shall
be eight (8) inches inner diameter. The ma
teriai used for constructing said sewer shall be
salt glazed vitrided sewer pipe, and thereafter
awarded the contract for said work to Frick
Brothers, the lowest responsible bidders at
eighty-five cents per lineal foot, specified in
proposal on file in the office of the City Clerk,
including connections and manhOles.
Los Angeles, Cal, June 5. 1889.
FREEMAN G. TEED,
ie5.5t CITY Clerk of the City of Los Angeles,
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FRIDAY, June 4, 1908.
The Board of Supervisors met today in
adjourned meeting, all the members
being present.
Petitions against the appointment OF a
Horticultural Commission and in favor OF
the importation of the Australian beetle
were read. On motion of Supervisor
Davis, the resolutions which appear
elsewhere, were adopted.
On motion of Supervisor Martin, the
22d inst, at l 80 o'clock, was set for
hearing the petition relative to the pro-
posed change in the Soledad road.
Knox Boring, constable at Orange,
was granted leave of absence for eixty
days.
The bids for building jails at Lancaster
and Burbank were opened and referred
to Supervisor Martin to report tomorrow
morning.
The bids for the San Fernando avenue
bridge were opened and taken under
advisement.
The bid of S. Proctor for Howe truss
bridge was accepted, with the under
standing that the bridge have pile bents.
Bond, $500.
The Clerk was directed to notify the
Southern Pacific Company to repair the
bridge, near the tunnel.
The bids for listing the property OF I'M
known owners were opened and taken
advisement.
Mr.. Rask was directed to inspect the
bridge over the Arroyo Seco at Garvanza
and report to the Board as soon as
possible.
The position of matron at the County
Farm was discontinued.
A deed for land on the line OF the road
in the st. James road was accepted and
ordered recorded.
On motion of Supervisor Rowan, the
attraction of Judge Twitchell, OF Santa
Monica, was called to the fact that ne is
the only Justice of the Peace IN the
county who lives outside OF the CITY
limits of Los Angeles who commits Pris-
oners, under arrest, to the County Jan,
then returned to court for examina-
ton, and if found guilty, again commit
ted to the County Jail, thereby entaiilng
q large expense to the county, salu
county having to pay mileage three times
instead of once.
Peter Summerville was employed to
paint the four bridges in Nevada avenue
for 800, he furnishing all the materials;
1uo SlcIh WAS lubUTuCteu W COIIcpPohN
with the City of Santa Monica relative
to the board of prisoners.
The Assessor was allowed the usual
number of deputies for the month Of
June.
June "a was set for hearing parties as
to the condemnation OF the bridge at
Garvanza, on account OF its unsafe con-
dition.
Adjourned.
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Department s-Shaw. ;.

Henry We. Coulter-Continued for the
session.
Coyell vs.. Dillard-Same.
In re the petition OF directors of Vine
land irrigation district-Ordered that
hearing on petition for confirmation of
proceedings for the issue and sale OF
bonds be set for Saturday, July 9th, at
10 A. M.
Schotte vs.. Los Angeles City ct al
Plaintiff granted ten days. further time
to plead to DEFENDANTS answer.
L. M. Bigelow vs. City of Los Angeles
ct al.-Plaintif granted ten days further
time to plead to defendants answer.
Jos. Espitallier VS.. E. Oddoul ct al
On trial.