The herald., 1896-04-03

and the latter about $500. The stenog-
raphy and typewrting in the case will cost
each side $S72.
The decision rendered on Wednesday
established, if it is upheld, the one great
point, that all of the water in the river Is
the city's property, the title thus obtained
being worth. so the city attorney ngures,
about So 100000.
The land condemned is undoubtedly the
source of the river and the city's title is in
the waters below as we'll as upon the sur
face.
1t will take at least one year before the
case is reviewed by the higher court.
Should the decision still be upheld, mn
nicipai owner ship of water works will then
be in fair way towards becoming a
reality.
The Jury towards the last on Wednesday
afternoon, stood ten for $4,000 and two
for $4,000. 1t was the pride of unan-
imous verdict which affected the S25.OOC
compromise.
SEWER RECOMMENDATIONS
The sewer committee yesterday acted
upon the following:
Recommend that George A. Howard be
permitted to connect with the Maple ave-
nue. sewer from lot 8, subdivision |, of the
de Cells Vineyard tract. through Sixteenth
street, and the street superintendent be in
structed to grant the necessary permission.
Recommend that the petition from L.. M.
Crider ct al, asking to be permitted to
connect their property on East Pico street
between Paloma street and Central avenue
with the sewer on east Pico street by rum
ming branch sewer along the alley be.
tween their property. be granted, provided
the said property owners lay an eight inch
sewer; this permission to be granted upon
the express understanding that the said
property owners shall not be exempt from
payment of sewer on Central avenue when
the same is constructed.
Recommend that the petition from j. N.
Powell, asking permission to lay private
sewer to connect with the private sewer Of
Mr.. Summers; said sewer to run from the
middle of lot 4 of the Mott tract to the
ce-.ter of lot p of the Mott tract on North
Hill street, be granted and the street
superintendent be instructed to issue the
necessary permit.
OF FAR REACHING IMPORTANCE
In the matter of Bernstein vs. Downs,
referred to in an Associated Press dis
patch from San Francisco yesterday,
wherein the supreme court affirmed the
decision of the lower court of San Bernar-
dino county, it appears that this case has
for some time past been the subject of
much discussion among street contractors,
as presenting question of law not hithel-
to passed upon, and resulting in giving to
street contractors q protection which they
did not heretofore know they possessed.
The question was so successfully raised,
that promise 10 pay by the lot owner, not
withstanding the invalidity of the levy, was
presented by Frank G. Finlayson of this
city, the author of the street laws of Cali
fornia, acting for Ramish & Marsh, the
contractors who did the work. There are
numerous other suits dependent on the
above decision.
DECKMAN HAS A JOB
Water Overseer Shafer has appointed
Col. Michael Angelo Deckman, H. W. Ellis
and B. f. Van Folks as deputy zaujeros.
to begin work on April l, in conformity
with the recently enacted ordinance upon
the subject made and provided.
CITY HALL FLOTSAN-
The board of public works yesterday
surveyed the route of the proposed Viii.
shire Electric road, the advertising of
which is to b. acted upon today.
The most important building permit is.
sued yesterday was one to Harry Mer-
rianan for a $1,000 dwelling on Vernon
street, near Orange.