The herald., 1894-12-10
LONG BEACH.
The Freaks of the City Council-LocN
Affairs.

The Freaks of the CITY Council-LocN
Affairs.
Lone BEACH, Dec. 9.-We have {
council down here that is jim dandy
Lastsummsr, Tor o makeshift, the fund.-
In the treasury having evsporated. thu
council got themselves together AND
passed resolution taxing ali stores and
businesses. except favored few. In
sight, and then one of them hisd htm-
seif promi1cuonsly around among his VAS
sails and gave them tip that il was anil.
legal tax, and now there is pretty kich
going on from those who paid and were
not lot In on the ground floor Of this
little local protsctiva deal. One OF the
t'astees was authorized to hire Z lawyer
ligiGg in Los Angeles--there are several
liviag here-some weeks ago. and 40 faI
as anybody can find out. that Ia the last
of it,
To conform to the official grade the
sidewalks laid in cement Last spripp
were sunk from four inches to foot and
a hall in some instances below the orig
! inal surface and left at that. making an
elegant assortment OF jumping of
places, besides several and divers catch
basins to hold the ratnwater without
even any pretension OF an outlet. Come
to think OF it. an outlet in this instance
would be more of an inlet, as the beds oil
the roadways are in very nearly all
cases left considerably higher than the
WALKS, and il our city trustees refuse to
have the roadways graded the water in
the sinks will either have to be bailed
out or we will have to navigate the
streets in boats.
The dime social entertainment which
the ladies OF the Tabernacle Social circle
were to have given Thursday evening
at the tabernacle has, on account of the
rain, been postponed until the evening
! OF the 18th.
The young people OF this place will be
in clover tomorrow night (Monday.)
Professor Meldon will give one of his
mystic entertainments as Foresters'
hail.
Six unemployed men, yclept tramps,
were arrested Thursday morning by
Marshal Kenman and Special Policeman
II. A. Dawes and were given one hour
by Recorder Rosecrans to get out Of
town. Before leaving they were pro.
vided with o good dinner by order Of
City Trustee Denis.
Among the Breakers is the title OF q
play our local Thespians will perform on
the night Of Thursday. the 18th, at For
esteys' hall.
S. III. Shafer has disposed Of his in>
terest in his restaurant and lunch
counter known % the Pasadena house,
to two oil our late eomers from Hoisers
dom. Messrs Guy Lagrange and Wiley
Wsggener, Mr.. Shaler returning to Pasas
dena.
Miss Myrtle Smith, OF Los Angeles. ID
visiting Mrs. J. j. Hart.
Miss Carrie Hart. oil this place. left fol-
three or four weeks visit to friends IN
Los Angeles and Pasadena.
Mr.. Henry Hesley, of North Dakota.
brother Of our former M. +. pastor. Rev.
f. A. Healey. now OF Ontario. is al
present visiting his parents at this
\ place.
DR.. w. L. Cuthbert Of this place was
in attendance at the meeting OF the
Southern California Medical association
in Pasadena Thursday.
A. Q. Durkin and Adolph Meyers oi
Kaneas City were at the Fetterman
house Wednesday.
Miss Mary G. Bray, now of Ventura.
and who taught in our public school
here four years, an estimable lady and
"A splendid teacher, was the guest OF Mr..
r. ]. Craig and family Sunday.
DR.. w. :. Cuthbert left Friduy for 9
short visit to friends at Pomona.
Mr.. w. s. Smell, one OF our Oldest mer'
chants, is seriously i'll.