The herald., 1893-11-08
SANTA ANA.
Tho Proceedings of the City Council
Glourt N0taa.

OourL Nobess
SANTA ANA, Nov. 7.--Last evening was
held the regular meeting OF the city
trustees. Truutee Whitson was absent.
The matter of opening and extending
Sycamore street was considered, and II
was decided that the city attorney be
instructed to draft resolutions OF inten-
tention Of opening up said street. and
that final action In the matter be taken
at an adjourned meeting OF the trustees
next Wednesday at 2 p. m.
8 l. N. Rafferty, presented q petition to
the meeting, signed by numerous tax
payers on Main street, asking that q
cement sidewalk be ordered put down
on strip go feet fronting on Main street,
adjoining Mr.. RRfferty's place.
Mr.. Rafferty, said that when the ce-
ment walk was ordered put down m
Main street it covered the distance be-
tween Fourth and Seventeenth streets.
The parties owning the property are
non residents. The clerk was instructed
to inform the owners that he should
proceed at once to have the sidewalks
put down to conform with that already
laid.
The city clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for tapping the water
mains for the next two years.
I, Bids for furnishing coal for the city
water works were opened. The Spreckles
Bros. offered to furnish 200 tons, 4. o. b.
cars at San Diego for $7.95 per ton.
The Santiago Coal company's bid was
$6 per ton, delivered at the coal sheds
at the city water works. President Ed
ingar was appointed TO investigate the
matter with power to act.
; Tie Second street commissioners
wanted the trustees to fix their compen-
sstion for services rendered in the mat
ter of opening up Second street. Ae
the trustees were not clear as to what
compensation should be allowed. Presi-
dent Edingar was appointed commit
tee to investigate and learn the amount
J allowed by law in such cases.
Ordinance No. 176 was read for the
second time and was passed. It is an
ordinance providing for the punishment
OF certain offenders against the peace
good order and health OF the city Of
Santa Ana. a.
The street superintendent reported
the following collections: Amount col.
lected ior water, $407. 80; amount fol
sewerage, $95; amount for extra water
extensions, S34.25.
CITY marshal reported $14 collected as
dog tax. and turned in. City taxes col
lected, $l465. %.
City treasurer reports balance OF
$272.24 in treasury.
A contract between w. H. Spurgeon
and the city Of Santa Ana, leasing the
fireman'e hall for another year at s12. 50
per month, was read and accepted.
The city clerk reported balance in
the general fund Of $17S.97; in city water
works fund, s2.41.
President Edingar called Trustee
Hunkey to the chair and proceeded to
read O resolution efscting salaries as
follows:
Resolved, That to conform to the
hard times and the pockets of the tax
payers, that on and after December 1si
the salaries of the city employees be re-
duced, including city clerk, city team
sters. city attorney and street superin-
tendent. Fh~ tf
The resolution was unanimously
{ adorted and the matter of regulating
salaries will be settled at the next regu-
lar meeting. a
Bills were allowed.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Russell Parks left yesterday for Okla
homa, where he goes to accept dep
utyship in clerks office in one OF the
new counties.
Roy Wilbur, who has been employed
in the Chino sugar factory during the
sugar-making season, return ed to Santa
Ana today.
Mrs. Harry Hamacher is in Santa Ana
visiting her fathers family, John r.
Paul. Mr.. Hamaker, her husb sbsnd, has
cold his business in Riverside and has
gone to Ventura to live.
Oranges in Villa park are beginning
to ripen. z. Lyon has made shipment
to San Francisco already.
There is q winter pippin apple in the
chow window of Padgham's 3 jewelry store
that weighs one and one-half pounds.
1t grew in Ira Woodman's orchard in
Garden Grove.
Rev. E. o. McIntie is expected home
from the east this month.
III. @. Cullom of Tustin sold two tons
OF soit-Hhell walnuts last week for Z
cent?.
A. D. biahop last week, while fumi-
Ratirg in his orchard, had the misior-
tune 10 fall aud break rib.
There is no choice made for q post
Office ate Rs yet and no decision is ex-
pectsd before Saturday.
Roy Biilingsby has traded lots Eve and
six, Jenning & Foster addition to the
city for land in the Look subdivision ol
the Los Balaas ranch.
Madelin LIE Moyne was today granted
a decree Of foreclosure for s5SgS and
costs sgainst 126 sores of land at New
port, property OF j. w. Gardner.
A masquerade skating carnival takes
place ct NeilPs hall Saturday evening
November i1th. Eight prizes will be
awarded to the best skaters in charact.
ers and richest costumes. Only those in
mask aud costume will skate from 7 tc
D 80.
Hermosa Chapter No. los O. E.. S.,
elected the following officers last nigh
for the ensuing year: Mrs. Martha M
Medlock, W. NJ; Mrs. Stella Minges
A. NJ. Mr.. Il. e. Hewitt, W. p; Mrs.
Mary b. Whedden, secretary; Mrs
Lucretia J. Colby, treasurer; Miss Ssllie