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Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
THE POLICE FORCE.

Its Organization and the Work Accom-
plished During the Past Six M onths.
The work done by the police depart
ment of this city during the last six
months ending June 80, 1892. is COM
mendable in a high degree. The dis
cipline and efficiency of the force, car
ried on under the supervision of Chief
Glass. will compare favorably with any
other police department in the United
States.
The numerical strength of the force at
present is one chief and seventy-two
men, detailed as follows: Captain, 1 /;
secretary, l; sergeants, 3; detectives,
4 jailors, q patrol drivers, 2; clerks in
captains office, 3; mounted men, s.;
foot men, so; number of arrests, Janu-
ary, 422; February, 430; March, 277 (;
April, 80; May, 242; June, 25l; total,
1941, of which at least 80 per cent has
been convicted. During the above Pc
riod, there were ten of the number ar
rested sent to the states prison, SEN
fenced as follows: One, 15 years; one,
10 years; two, 5 years each; one, 4
years; one, 2 years, and four l year
each; thirty -four convicted of petit lar
ceny, sentenced to from 30 to 180 DAYS
each, and ten held to answer in the
superior court for felony, with bail fixed
at from $500 to $4,000 each. This is a
good showing and the police department
has reason to feel proud OF its work.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
STREET CAR LINES.

The Electric System Gradually Super
seding All Those Formerly Used.
The era OF the bobtail car is fast be-
coming thing of the past. While the
faithful mule and the gentle steed are
till called into requisition on one or two
lines, the day is not far away when such
motive power will completely disappear
from the streets of Los Angeles, to be re-
placed by electricity.
The electric system has proved much
superior to any other and gives more
satisfaction than any other motive pow
er, even the cable, which some years
ago, upon it's first introduction here, was
considered the ne plus ultra of street
transportation.
But the introduction of electric motors
opened the eyes of the public. They
saw for themselves that no system at
present known could successfully COM
pete with it, and, as a consequence, the
days of the cable are numbered here.
1t is difficult to conceive cars which
for comfort can beat the large ones
which do the service between University
and the Buena Vista street bridge.
The Electric company and the Pacific
Railway company (cable) consolidated
on the 25th of June, in San Francisco.
By the plan the holders of the 81, ,140, 900
cable bonds and of the 81, ,250, 900 cleo
trio bonds pool their holdings, and
when the foreclosure suits ehall have
been concluded, new issue of SO 3,000,-
900 in first mortgage bonds is to be
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Valuable and Efficient Organization
for the Protection of the City.
The paid fire department. was created
by the city council in January, 1886.
The organization at that time consisted
of $50 members, with two engines, a
hook and ladder company and hose
company.
In March, 1889, two additional fire en-
gines were purchased and put into SER
vice; one at Ninth street and the other
at Sixteenth street, thus doubling the
number of engines, and later much
needed improvements were made, by
the purchase of three steam fire engines
and three hose carts. They were put
into service, one each in Boyle Heights,
East Los Angeles and the western hills
on Temple street. The efficiency of ser
vice has been further increased during
the present administration, by the addi-
tion of steam heaters and releasing ap-
paratus to the fire engines, the attach
ment of the water tower to the ladder
truck, and the purchase Of two Cham
pion chemical engines, drawn by horses,
and many other minor improvements.
All apparatus ia drawn by horses, with
swinging harness, and all firemen are
fully uniformed while on duty.
The council of 1891 elected the pres
ent board of fire commissioners, consist
ing of Messrs. w. j. Brodrick, E. l..
Stern, @. A. Stilson and ]. Kuhrts.
Mayor Hazard, ex-officio chairman, and
w. w. Robinson, clerk. The board se-
lected ex-Chief Walter s. Moore as
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Interesting Facts Connected With This
Great Dissemination of Knowledge.

Interesting Facts Connected With This
Great Disseminator of Knowledge.
The phenomenal growth of the public
library is a matter that has not only en-
gagged the attention of the citizens of
Los Angeles but visitors as well.
It's elegant quarters in the city hall
which were thought amply sufficient for
its needs when the library was opened
in September, 1889, have now become
80 crowded that it is with difficulty that
the large volume uf it's daily business is
handled by it's competent and energetic
staff. The number of volumes is &c, 900
months ending June 1st was 115, ,054
year. showing an increase of nearly 100
per cent. The reference departments con-
tains 1000 volumes; it has been visited
by 12,907 readers during the six months.
At the beginning of the last school year
the library began the delivery of books
direct to the schools for the use of the
teachers. Some 1000 volumes have been
distributed in this way, to the great
satisfaction of the board of education.
The publication of a monthly bulletin
uab Utcu VI SFchb d6nlstduCo III piOnChI
ing to the public list of accessions to
the library and giving information as to
library interests generally. In addition
to the adoption of other library econo-
mics, the Los Angeles institution has
achieved the distinction of being the
first institution on the western coast
that has established training school
for the benefit of young women
who desire to fit themselves
for this work. While the details OF
library management and service are ap-
parently simple to the outside public,
there is vast amount of technical as
we'll as general information that has to
be acquired and which must be accom-
panied by an unusual amount of tact,
patience and perseverance in order to
achieve success. The public library
holds quarterly entrance examinations
for the admission of pupils, who are re-
quired to serve three hours each day for
six months without remuneration, at
the end of which time, If successful in
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
Vital Statistics Collected During
the Past Six Months.
Phenomenal and Remarkable Growth
of the Public Library.
Report of the School Census Marshal
for the Coming Scholastic Year.
The Fire and Police Depart
ment-Other Matters.

Los Angeles city includes thirty-slx
miles of territory in the form'o square.
of which the plaza, one OF its smallest
parks, is the center. In 1880 it was yet
a frontier city of less than 1000 inhab-
itants; today it is a commercial center
of 65, 900 people, the second in magni'
tude in the state and the largest In
Southern California. Its unrivaled re-
sources, the unlimited market for its
diversified products and superb taclll-
ties by rail and sea for the transporta-
tion of these, attest its superior advan-
tages for becoming great commercial
and maritime metropolis. Los Angeles
is situated seventeen miles from the
Pacific ocean on the west and twenty
four miles from it on the south, and her
ports, be they San Pedro, Santa Monica
or Redondo, are 500 miles nearer rail
road connection with the waters OF the
Atlantic at Galveston than any other
point north. 1t lies in longitude 1lS
deg. 15 min. 20 sec. west of Greenwich,
and latitude "a deg. 2 min. 55 sec. north.
Los Angeles was founded on Sep
tember A, 1881, by Felipe de Neve,
Spanish governor of California, and is,
consequently, Ill years old. From q
colony to supply the neighboring forts
and missions, which was the object for
which Los Angeles was established, it
has become the center of supplies for a
region, embracing all Southern Califor-
MIA, the territory OF Arizona and part
of Lower California in Mexico. In the
march of improvements, the pulse OF
Los Angeles city beats vigorously.
What has been accomplished for its
intellectual welfare, the development OF
it's resources, the improvement of by
gienic measures, the building up OF its
Industries, the progress of it's municipal
and educational departments will be
shown here in short articles, which are,
it is to be hoped, to the point.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
old court house, three-stoly brick /;

old court house, three-stoiy brick (;
about $4,000.
Louis Roeder, Main, between Second
and Third, three-story brick; $4,000.
John F. Jones, Fifth, between Main
and Spring, two-story brick; $4,000.
Sunset Telephone company, Second,
between Broadway and Hill. two story
brick; about SIC,
White, First street, Boyle Heights,
brick block $4,000 to $4,000.
Electric Light company, Alameda
street power house; $4,000.
Cudahy Packing company, Also
street, near river, brick packing house !:
$6000
A few of the dwellings now in the
course of erection are those of r. H.
Howell, West Seventh, $4,000; H. f.
Vollmer, corner of Washington and Es-
trella avenue, $1,000; Mrs. A. d. Rolf,
corner Union avenue and Court, $1,000 /;
III. Newmark, corner Sixteenth and
Hope, $4,000; ]. d. Hooker, Flower, be-
tween Adams and Twenty-third, $4,000 /;
j. T. Conroy, corner Thirteenth and
Flower, $4,000; Ed A. Bray, Hope and
Twenty-third, $4,000.
These are the principal business
blocks and dwelling houses now going
up, but there are many prospective
buildings for which no permits have as
yet been secured, but which. too, will be
in the course of erection ere many days.
The buildings actually under way will
cost nearly $3.50, 900, aud those planning
will cost $500 600 more. The Telephone
company will spend 100000 in putting
their wires in underground viaducts,
and there are many Improvements of a
smaller grade, that will, in the aagre-
gate, swell the total to a round figure.
One of the finest buildings in Los An
geles is the Sisters OF Charity orphan
asylum on Boyle Heights. The corner
stone was laid in February, 1890, and
the building was finished and dedicated
last year. The plans of this noble
structure were drawn by the architects,
the Messrs. Curlett & Eisen. The macon
and brick work was all done by Mr..
Andrew McNally, and the wood work by
Mr.. Sylvester Grant. The site is one OF
the finest in the city, and has an area
of thirteen and half acres.
Mr.. McNally has done the brick and
mason work on many of the largest
buildings in the city. His crowning
success was the erection last summer OF
the stack of the power-house of the
Los Angeles Consolidated Railway COM
pany on South Alameda street. 1t is
175 feet high, andis a magnificent struc-
ture.
Mr.. McNally is rapidly pushing to
completion the splendid Bradbury block
on the southeast corner OF Broadway and
Third streets, already referred to. The
building is five stories high, and reflects
credit upon Mr.. L. L. Bradbury the
owner, and Mr.. McNally, the builder.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
VITAL STATISTICS.

Births and Deaths in the City During
the First Semester.
The total deaths in 1890, in popula-
tion of 65 900 inhabitants, was 844. In
1891 the mortality rate fell to S31. In
1892, up to the 29th of this month, 484
people had paid their debt to nature.
During January the death rate was very
heavy 116), as it was in nearly every
other city of the United States, pneu-
monis under the newfangled name of la
grippe having played sad havoc every
where. The deceases due to this disease
alone amounted to 80, while consump-
tion carried off "a persons and general
debility IL more, total OF 68, consider
ably more than one-half of the entire
number for the month of January. 1t
must not be forgotten that in the death
liet for this city the generally large num-
ber of demses attributed to consumption
materially swells the vital statistics and
thus causes much higher death rate
than Los Angeles is at all desirous oil
claiming. Nearly every case of phtbisis
pulmonalis is imported, sufferers from
the dread malady seeking this coast as
last resort, when all other means have
been vainly tried. Coming here when
their chances are virtually nil, it is not
astonishing that without lungs to
breathe they should give up the ghost.
In the earlier stages of consumption, a
visit to Los Angeles nearly always in
srfreH recovery.
In February the total number OF
deaths was only seventy. eeven, coneump-
tion carrying off twenty-three and pneu-
monia seven people. In March the
deaths numbered sixty-seven, of which
sixteen succumbed to phthisis. Aprirs
list was eighty-three, with twenty-four
cases of consumption. For the month
of May eighty cases were reported, OF
which only nine were caused by con-
sumption, but disease of the heart was
responsible for eleven demises. During
occurred OF which seven were the result
of consumption.
Out OF 423 deaths during the
months Of January to May inclu-
sive, 253 were males and 40 fe-
males, 103 of the deceased were
natives OF Los Angeles, 80 Of the Pacific
coast, 169 of the Atlantic slope, 119 were
foreign born, OF which IA Chinese.
While SO persons were carried away by
consumption during these 6ve months
it is significant fact that only 13 OF
these were natives of the Pacific coast,
and but 3 of the latter natives of Los
Angeles county.
The births from January 1st to June
2Sth were 526, of which 279 were males
and 247 females.
The board of health is composed OF
Hon. Henry I. Hazard. mayor Edw. T.
Wright, G. E.; Martin Hagan, M. D. ;
Jno. II. Davisson, M. D.; Joseph Kurtz,
M. d. DIR. Granville MacGowan is the
health officer Of the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

An Increase of Census Children Re-
ported by the Marshal.
The census marshal's report has just
been filed. 1t shows a slight increase
over 1891 as follows:
No. of white children between
5 and II years of age ...... ,S43 1865
70. of NEGRO, Indian and Chi
nese children between and
IL years of age ....-...-. PAL 225
Total number of census child.
rem. .......:......... ........-s. 11,os4 1880
No of children under 5 years
As against 1891 children in 1891 the
marshaPs report shows 1886 children
this year, of which 1852 are native
born, and 354 foreigners.
The receipts and expenditures OF the
city school department for the year
1922 are in the vicinity of $275, 900.
There are thirty-eight school build
ings, of the total value of $724 300, situ-
ated in Arroyo street, Swain street,
Truman street, Chestnut street, He'll
man street, Prichard street, Gates
street, Griffin avenue, CASTELAR, street,
Sand street, Alpine street, Temple
street, Grafton street, Casco street, AL
varado street, Union avenue, Fremont
avenue, Pearl street, Spring street,
Eighth street, Tenth street, Sixteenth
street, Seventeenth street, Thirtieth
street. San Pedro street, Staunton ave-
nue., Seventh street, Ninth street, Hew-
lit street, Amelia street, Railroad street,
Ann street, Macy street Cornwell street,
Breed street, First street, Euclid street,
and High school on north Broadway.
During the past school year eight
kindergartens have been established as
a part of our public school system, To-
Gated respectively at the Thirtieth, San
Pedro, Ninth, Pearl, Cornwell. CASTELAR,,
Railroad and Hellman street schools,
each one accommodating about thirty
fivd pupils, between the ages of and 6
years. These kindergartens each have
been in charge of director or chief kim
dergartener, who has been assisted by a
pupil of the training class volunteering
her services while learning Froebel's
system, or method of instruction.
The public schools of the city are un-
der the control of the board of educa-
tion, DR.. B. F. Kierulff, chairman, and
W. M. Friesner, superintendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03

made on the whole property. OF this
sum the bondholders of the Gable COM
pany will receive 81, ,140,000 and the
electric bondholders 81 ,250, 900. Sena-
tor Fair holds $450,00 of the electric
bonds, which win be united with the
81, l40, 900 of cable bonds, and this will
of 81 100000 out of $500, 900 bonds,
The $610, 900 bonds remaining will be used
for the benefit of the consolidated prop
erty. The new company is a very strong
one, and represents capital OF fully
$5,000,000. To make it still stronger,
the stockholders have provided for the
payment of the interest on the bonds
for two years in advance, SO that the
income, meanwhile, may be uesd IN
extending and perfecting the system,
The president is Gen. Moses II. Sher'
man of Los Angeles; secretary, Frank
V. Mcdonald of San Francisco; attor-
neys, Dorm & Dorm.
By this consolidation, cables and ami.
NAL traction will be entirely abandoned
within few months and electricity sub.
stituted. Ae it is, the consolidated
Electric company has already torn UP
its horse Car track on Second street, be-
tween Alameda and Santa Fe avenue,
and will reach the Santa lfe depot by q
double track on Stevenson avenue and
Third street.
There are over forty miles Of street
railways in Los Angeles. In order to
see the city there is no better medium
than the street car. A sight-seer car
start on the cable road from the corner
Of First and Spring streets and travel tc
Jefferson street, almost the city's west
ern limits; returning, he can take in the
beautiful Westlake park, a municipa
gem, daily growing in beauty
The next excursion may be tc
Boyle Heights, or the eastern hillt
aligning the city. A trip to East Lot
Angeles, covering a long distance
through the heart of the city, may
follow. Then the electric road at Sprins
and Second streets leads over the hills
to Westiake park. Returning, trans,
fers should be obtained to the Universit,
line, which will take one to Agriculture
park. Returning, there is the trip tt
Vernon over the electric line, alonl
which are numerous orange orchards
one of the finest rides by electric powe
in the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03

passing an examination of a techni-
cal character. they are entitled
to receive certificate of qualification
as attendants. A further course of in
struction enables the successful pupil to
further certificate which may be the
means of procuring for the fortunate
possessor employment in one or other of
the libraries on this coast or elsewhere.
The third class OF six pupils each is now
in training.
The management of the library is in
the hands OF board of five directors,
G. A. Dobinson, president Mrs. G. M.
Severance, ]. Mills Davies, F. H. How
ard, Col. G. H. Smith. Librarian, Miss
Tessa l.. Kelso first assistant, A. r. H. ;
second assistant. Lena B. Fenner.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
MeteOrOlogy.


The highest temperature in this city
in January was 81 degrees, the lowest 81
degrees, and the mean temperature was
81 degrees. The total precipitation was
.8S of an inch, and it rained six days.
The prevailing direction Of the wind was
northeast. There was slight frost on
three occasions.
In February the highest temperature
was "a degrees, the lowest 3S degrees,
and the mean temperature during the
month 81 degrees. The total precipita
tion was 3.19 inches, and it rained on IL
days. The prevailing direction of the
wind was west. There was no frost.
The highest temper ature in March
was 81 degrees, the lowest 36 degrees,
and the mean temperature for the
month 56 degrees. The total precipita-
ton was 8 80 inches, with six days of
rain. 1t froze on two occasions. The
prevailing direction of the wind was
west,
For April the highest temperature was
S8 degrees, the lowest 40 degrees, and
the mean temperature for the month
80 degrees. II rained one day, when
022 of an inch fell. The prevailing di-
rection of the wind was west. There
was slight fr st on two occasions.
In May the highest reading of the
thermometer was SO degrees and the
lowest 40 degrees. The mean tempera-
ture for the month was 81 degrees. 1t
rained on five days, the precipitation
being 2.06 inches, and the prevailing di-
rection Of the wind was west.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
For the six months from Dec. I, 1881 ,
the figures are as follows:
Sanitary plumbing regulations, un

Sanitary plumbing regulations, under
the supervision of the city board OF
health, have been rigidly enforced since
the beginning of 1891, and as conse.
.quence this important branch in build.
ing is now never neglected.
Among business blocks, the prin-
cipal building now under way in the
city is the Bradbury block, on Broad
way and Third street, and among resi-
dences the Stimson house, on Figueroa
street, north of Adams. The foundation
of the Bradbury block is about COM
pleted. The building will be the most
solid business, block in the city,
of six stories, the material being
pressed brick of buff color, with
stone trimming, and the founda-
tion is extra strong, being OF Sespe
stone, concrete and railroad iron. The
cost given in the permit is $125, 900.
The Stimson residence ia the finest in
Southern California, and there are very
few finer in the state. The interior is
now being finished by workmen and art
lists from Chicago. The building is all
of reddish stone from Lordsburg, in the
SansGabriel valley and, Arizona. The
Lordsburg stone has a peculiar reddish
blue tinge. 1t is of lava formation, and
can D0 neAbeu TO WHlt6 utdt WltuOuo
injuring it. The cost Of this. residence is
SIPS, 1000.
Then follow: Bicknell, Broadway ex-
tension to Potomac block, four-story red
brick, stone trimming; $4,000.
Sam Hellman, corner Third and Main,
two story brick, $4,000, to be occupied
by Wells, Fargo & Co.
E. N. Mcdonald, Main, between First
and Requena, three story, 10l feet front ;
$500, 600
Harper, Main, between First and Re-
quena. three stories, brick and stone ;
$25.000
John Kiefer, South Spring street. be-
tween Third and Fourth, two-story
brick, $20,000
Stimson, Jr., adjoining the above
building. three stories; about $4,000.
E. ]. Baldwin, Spring street, opposite
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AT THE CLEARING HOUSE.
A Satisfactory Statement of CIearings
and Isalaxacxas tn,

A Satisfactory Statement OF CIearings
and balances Up to Date,
The business at the Los Angeles clear
ing house during the year 1891 was
$50, ,113, ,150.57 clearings and IS, ,14l, ,2S3 "a
balances. The amount transacted this
year up to and including June shows an
excess over the corresponding months of
last year. By the courtesy of George H.
Stewart, secretary and manager of the
clearing house, the HERALD is enabled
to give its readers an insight into the
volume of business transacted thus far:
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
rELEpHoNEs AND rELEGRAPHs.

A Well Developed Web OF Wires That
Garry News With Rapidity.
Los Angeles city is connected by the
Western Union and Pacific Postal tele-
graph companies systems with every
point in the United States. The former
has 1874 miles of wire and the latter lis
within the county. The Sunset tele-
phone and telegraph company has lines
connecting this city with Cotton, Huen-
eme, Pasadena, Pomona, La Puente,
Redlands, Redopdo, Riverside, San Ber-
nardino, San Gabriel, San Pedro, Santa
Ana, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica and
Ventura and number of other points
in the county. 1t has a network Of
wires covering 233 miles.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03

chief and ex-Chief D. A. Moriarty as
assistant engineer.
There are tifty-two fire alarm boxes in
the city, under the supervision of I. II.
Hogan, electrician. The paid fire de-
partment of this city is very efficient
and under the present board nothing
that may tend to increase its efficiency
ia neglected.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-03
HOW WE BUILD.

Huge Business Blocks and Charming
Dwellings Increasing All the Time.
From figures gathered in the office OF
the superintendent of buildings it appears
that building has assumed large proper
tions, that it will be active during the
summer months, and that many large
edifices are now in the course OF con-
struction. In 1891 the estimated cost of
the erection and improvement of struct-
ures was $1,757 ,687, which fell below
the actual cost. OF this amount over
81, 100, 900 was devoted to 300 new build
ings.
For the six months from Dec. /, 1891 ,
the fioures are aa follows: