Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01
CHRONOLOGICAL.
The Principal Events Of the
Past Year.
A VERY INTERESTING RECORD.
What the People of Los Angeles Did
in the Year-0ccurrences Noted
By the Newspapers.

sun opening of the winter races; install
lation of officers at the Masonic Temple.
January 2-Election of officers in the
Chamber of Commerce.
January 3-Mayor Bryson signs the
franchise for the Los Angeles, Salt Lake
and Atlantic railways right OF way
through this city; the HERALD pub
fishes the information that the under
taking is backed by the Union Pacific.
January 6-Brotherhood of Railway
Conductors organized.
January THE Murchison mystery
divulged; Pine-street franchise granted
to the Southern Pacific.
January S.-Meeting of the Editorial
Association.
January Is - Southern California
Chamber of Commerce organized; Cali
fornia Sewer Pipe Company begins
operations.
January 16-The Council votes in ia
yor of an outfall sewer.
January 19-Death of Col. Jim East
man.
February 7th-Senator Hearst visits
San Pedro.
February 1Oth-Laying the corner
stone of the Church of the Sacred Heart.
February 13th-Thomas j. Cuddy
sentenced for contempt.
February 14-City Democratic Con-
vention renominates Mayor Bryson and
puts ticket in the field.
February 1S-Republican nominations
February 21-City election under the
new charter. Republican success.
February 22-Visit of the Senate and
Assembly committees. Military BAN
quet.
February 2e-Charity ball at Turn
March Glover California mining ex-
element breaks out.
March S-Bill for division of the county
passes the Legislature.
March 21-Organization of the new
Council. New officers take their seats
=. March 23-J. F. Burns elected Chief of
Police.
April Injecting of Teachers County
Institute.
= April S-Annual meeting and election
In the Board of Trade.
April leftover Festival.
April 23-The Australian lady bug be-
rins work on the scale.
April 29-Celebration of the nations
centennial.
Nav l4-Visit of the special committee
of the United States Senate on Pacific
Railroads to this city and San Pedro.
May 15-Gonerai row in the Police
Commission.
May 1s-supreme Court decides the
charter valid.
Nav 23-The first cable of the Pacific
railway system laid.
June 4-Vote taken on the dismember-
nent of Los Angeles county; Orange
county formed. :,
June s-Formal opening of the cable
system.
June 17-visit of President Strong, OF
the Santa Fe.
June 19-The Manning Mulholland
fiqht won by Mulholland.
7 June 26-Santa Monica formally pro-
tests against the outfall sewer scheme !;
Commencement exercises of the Normal
school, of the University OF Southern
California, the Sisters school and ST.
Vincent's College.
july 2-Killing of Bill Tweedy at Lam
caster.
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July 12-Methodist Alliance meets at
Long Beach.
Julv l5-Celebration of the Fall of the
Bastile by French citizens.
July 17-Development of the Garrett
case: another row in the Police
Commission; Chief Burns deposed and
J. M. Glass appointed.
August 3-Celebration OF the opening
of the Boyle Heights cable line; National
Guard goes into camp at Pacific Beach.
August sc. A. r. Encampment at
San Pedro; Knights Templar excursion
to Coronado.
August 10-Frank Lauterio, the escaped
Deputy Auditor. captured.
August 15-Work stopped on the Fed
eral building.
August l9-Cut in freight rates by the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
August 20-City officers moved into
the new hall.
August 30-Dafeat of the sewer bonds.
August 31-School bonds carry.
September Visit of the Senatorial
committee.
September 3-R. II. Hubbard elected
to the Board of Supervisors.
September 6-Capture OF the bandit
Morales.
September 9-Celebration of Admis.
sion Day.
September 10-Receiver appointed for
the Los Angeles and Pacific railway.
September 13-Soldiers' Home canard
started.
September 16-Celebration of the an
niversary of Mexican Independence.
September 17-Convention of Brother
hood of Railway Conductors.
September 23-Eforts to re'organize
the Produce Exchange.
September 23-Opening OF the Sixth
District Agricultural Fair.
September 24-Convention OF the W.
G. T. u. of Southern California.
September 30-Oficial investigation ol
the Soldiers Home.
October 13-Second-street cable line
stops running.
October AK. n. Wade appointed to
succeed Dan McCool as General Manager
of the Southern California railway.
October 20-Great rain storm. Gable
power houses flooded.
October 23-Los Angeles and Pacific
road wrecked by storm. 1t ceases op-
erations.
October 26-Senate Committee on
Railroads visits this city and San Pedro.
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