The herald., 1893-12-06
SANTA ANA.
A Stormy Meeting of the CITY Trustees.


the time for the regular meeting OF the
city trustees. There was full member
ship present, with President Edinger in
the chair.
The meeting was a stormy one and for
. time it appeared as if things were
likely to terminate in something more
than wordy warfare.
A report of the chief of the FIRE de-
partment was read, reporting the fires on
Fourth and West streets, WAS read and
accepted.
The next order OF business was the
bomb that set things agog. President
Edinger, who had been appointed at a
previous meeting a COMMITTEES TO confer
with the citizens committee and the
Newport and Santa Ana Railroad COM
pany, made his report. The Second
street commissioners wanted 5000 for
the past two years for their services in
opening up Second street.
1t will be remembered that when this
street was the subject Of opening, that
the Santa Ana and Newport railway and
q committee OF citizens OF Santa Ana, as
follows, @. f. Mansur, John Beatty, G.
w. Humphreys and E. E. Hewitt,
agreed to pay all the cost that might
accrue in the opening up OF Second
street.
President Edinger reported that as a
result of his lab0rs as com missioner he
had got figures from the citizens COM
mittee as to the amount of compensa-
ton they thought would be right and
proper for the Second street commits
sioners. Humphreys thought Moesser
should have 500 and the other commits.
Bionere s25 each. Hewitt thought $3.50
would be sufficient compensation for the
whole commission. Beatty thought
s175 enough, while Mansur placed the
figure at $3.50.
Edinger said that the gentlemen were
all present and could speak for them
selves.
Moesser took the floor, and in the
course of a heated speech said that the
commission had been deceived by the
attorney of the railway company, mean
ing MIR. Scarborough.
At this. juncture James McFadden
chimed in with: "If Mr.. SCARBOROUGH
were here you would not say that"
Moesser retorted that he was willing
to face any man with what he had to
sav about him.
McFadden followed Moesser and said
that the services of the Second street
commissioners did not warrant paying
them 5000, and said that the commits
gioners should take warning from the
scriptural injunction which says: Thou
shalt not steal"
While the discussion was going on,
Attorney Scarborough had been sent for
and interrupted the proceedings OF the
meeting by saying that he wanted to
speak in answer to personal attack
made on himself by Moesser. He was
allowed to occupy the floor, and as
Moesser would repeat what he had said
about him in his absence.
Moesser repeated his assertions in
regard to Scarborough. Scarborough
said that it was q falsehood, and WAS
proceeding to make things quite inter-
esting, when he was called to order by
the president. Finally order was re.
stored, and the belligerents left the
room, and business was resumed.
The committee was continued and the
matter was left unsettled.
Monthly reports of the city officers
were read and placed on file.
Protest against the opening of Second
street WAS read. Tie protestants are s.
Hill, A. s. Durham and Mrs. ID. Parker.
Ordinance to change the name of
Monmouth avenue to McClay street was
read for the first time. The city clerk
was instructed to notify the people in
the neighborhood of the street under
consideration to get up petition asking
for the change in name. oa
Ordinance LIS was read, which is an
ordinance requiring that water con-
Bumers report at the city hall and pay
their water rent ON or before the 10th OF
each month. The ordinance is an iron-
clad one, and should consumer fail to
report for settlement before the time
bhall have expired, the clerk will be in
structed to notify the street superintend-
Bnt OF such delinquency, when he will
proceed to shut off the supply of water
trom the delinquent, and before the
water will again be turned on fine of 81
must be paid.
r. F. Burgess made an application for
water on Fifth street, which was referred
to the committee on FIRE and water.
The city recorder reported that four
drunks had been disposed of by himself
during the month OF November.
The city tax collector reported that
sl2,679. 81 had been collected and turned
In during the month OF November.
An ordinance. accepting Santa Ana
street through the Collum tract, was
ordered drawn up by the city attorney.
NOTES.
Mrs. Ross OF Baker street has been
quite sick for the past two weeks.
L. A. Atwood, engineer OF the CITY
water works, who has bsen very sick for
teveral weeks, is reported as improving
quite rapidly.
A msrriage license was issued todav
to Samuel NJ. Larkins, aged 81, resi-
dent of Harrington Klaus, and Amanda
PIatt, aged 48, resident OF Los Angeles,
AS soon as the license was issued the
couple hied themselves away to the res
ldencs OF Rev. 0. E. McIntire and their
hearts were made to beat III unison.
Samuel Hill has put in two protest
against the opening OF Spcamose street
one for himself and the other for the
patrons Of the city schools OF Santa Ana.