The herald., 1896-11-22
ue. Bridges we're buiit on seventk

avenue. Bridges were buflt on seventh
and State streets. q
Mr. Rees had and still has an indomltd& 8
BILE will. and just made thingG come AIM
way. The Ninth ward has mot had onQs
tenth of the public money spent "a ~
since he left the council that was spent
in it during his term. 1t is true that
much street grading has been done stllco;
he was in the council, but the greatest.
piece of grading in the ward was al9o|
done through the eMdrth of Mr.. Haao4s
namely, the grading of Brooklyn avenu6,
which was very expensive piece o.
work for him. 1t Is well known that.
Mr.. Rees was the prime mover IN the
work of endeavoring to get an electrie'
road on Brooklyn avenue, and he IL cffsIs
pushing on that enterprise, and as q
result of his efforts there is now before
the council an application for that body
to advertise for sale franz.
chise for an electric road on
Brooklyn avenue to the center of the
city. In the matter of the Fourth street
road he has always spoken encouragln4sf
ly, and II elected to the council he c&u
be depended on to promote its construo,
tion in every way.
Mr.. Rees has shown that he Is not
afraid to oppose the encroachments OF
great corporations, as manifested In his
opposition to the granting of the right
to lay double track on Alameda street,
On the other hand. Mr.. Blanchard bent
the servile knee to the Southern Pacific
Railroad company by introducing and
voting for the resolution favoring Santa
Monica as the place for the harbor, and
thereby striking down the interests Of
his own ward. which would be more
benefited by the location of the harbor
at San Pedro than any other section
of our city, because the construction OF
the harbor at the latter place would in-
sure the building of the Salt Lake road
and the erection of railroad shops, ware-
houses and factories in the vicinity Of
the Terminal depot.
AS we are disposed to be charitable
we will not carry the comparisons fur-
ther at present
ANOTHER CAMPAIGN LIE NAILED.
This communication was read before
the city central committee and execu-
tive committee and the secretary IN.
structed to publish it, with the state
ment that it met with their hearty ap-2
proval. j. G. CLARK. .JR.. Secretary
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 1898.
Mr.. James G. Clark. Secretary of the
City Central Committee of the Peoples
Party-Dear Sir 1t has been currently
reported by the friends of my opponent
for the council in the First ward that
am friendly to the City Water company.
and as l am candidate for a member Of
the council, nominated by your party, 9s
well as by my own. and have signed a
pledge that / WILL IL elected, represent
the people and not the water company,I
feel it my duty to refute the statement
by saying it is a campaign lie. got up for
the purpose of defeating me for the posi-
tion to which l aspire, and will further
state that l have not at this Time, ana
never had directly or indirectly. any
connection with the water company, and
did, while member of the council at
all times. while fixing its rates to con-
sumers. vote to lower it's rates, and did
vote for an ordinance submitting the
proposition to the people to vote for
bonds for the building of head works for
new water system, and that I am in
favor Of proceeding to the building and
operating by the city of an entire new
and modern water plant.
And that / pledge myself, II elected, +.
will be one of the first to advocate the
carrying out of the above statement.
Hoping this will meet the approval Of
my friends, I am very respectfully,
F. M. NICKELL,
Candidate for Council. First Ward.