Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-06
ANAHEIM MATTERS.
The Mother Colony to Have Eiectri
Lights.

The Mother Colony to Have Electric
Lights.
ANAHEIM, Oct. 5.-The board of city
trustees met in regular session Tuesday
night, all the members and the clerk
present.
The finance committee reported hav-
ing ordered carload of coal from Los
Angeles, as the city engineer was about
out. 1t was suggested that as soon as
the new bins could be erected several
carloads be laid in for winter supply, as
considerable money and annoyance
would be saved thereby. The committee
also reported the purchase Of coal oil for
street lighting from Gus Davis, at 15
cents per gallon. Also the erection of a
street lamp in front of the fire depart
ment entrance to the city hall.
The committee on public improve
ments reported the need of more gravel
| for repairing the streets. The chairman
OF the committee was authorized to en-
ploy teams to haul gravel from Burruel
point for the purpose.
The special committee on new boiler
Tor the city water works reported hav-
ing purchased 40-horse power steel
boiler, all complete, with heater, etc
from the Baker iron works, for $6l6 20,
| and the same was expected to arrive
daily, when it would at once be put in
position.
A Mr.. Kenney, representing an east
ern electric company, applied to the
board for 50-year franchise to put in
and maintain all electric plant in this
city. Mr.. Kenney, in reply to ques-
tions asked by the board, stated that
his company asked no bonus or any
privileges whatever other than the per-
NIT to erect its plant, and he agreed to
begin work on the same at once, and
have the whole plant in operation be.
fore six months. The matter was laid
over for one week, when the franchise
will probably be granted. Adjourned
till Tuesday next.
NOTES.
The sale last Saturday of the Little
field & Goldthwait ranch of 175 acres o.
young orange and walnut trees to Mr.
Henry Rohrer of st. Louis--the consid
Grafton being $100, ,000-is one of the
most important land deals that has
taken place in this vicinity for some
time. Mr.. Rohrer has acquired piece
of property that in five years from now
will net him a princely income.
The Republicans open up the cam.
paign in this city on Saturday night
when Mr.. Seymour, candidate for sena.
ator, and a long list of county candi.
dates will address the people on local
issues.
The Apaheim City band is now well
organized and are furnishing excellent
music. The boys have large number
of engagements during the present and
next month.
The ladies of the Catholic church are
making arrangements to give fair, to
last three days, in the early part of No
vember, the proceeds of which will be
devoted to the erection of handsome
new brick building. 1t is understood
that they already have quite large
sum of money in their treasury for that
purpose, raised by private subscription.
Mr.. 81. A. Boege started on his three
year contract to sprinkle the streets
Monday. He has just received from the
east one of the new Studebaker steel
sprinklers with Niagara attachment,
which he ordered over two months ago
but which was delayed on account Of
the Homestead strike. The sprinkler
works to charm.
The Anaheim Beet Sugar Factory
company now have more than the re-
quired number of shares subscribed to
insure the erection of the factory, and
work will be commenced on the plant as
soon as the arrangements for the capital
| are perfected.