The herald., 1896-02-14
WATER DIRECTORS MEET
Finding Things in a Very Satisfactory
Condition
r. G. Haxen ON Trial at Riverside Charged
With Murder-Visit Of Railroad Tag.
nates-Personal Notes

RIVERSIDE, Feb. 13.-The stockhold-
ers of the East Riverside Water COM
pany held their annual meeting
Wednesday afternoon at the Y. M. Q.
A. hall. L. G. Waite presided and A.
Martin was secretary.-.,The following
directors we're elected, nearly all being
reflections: L. y. Waite, J. A. Simms,
A. Haeverlin, George Riddle, j. W.
Kishler. Secretary Martin read his an
nual statement, showing the following
excellent conditions existing: Collected
from all sources for 1895, including
$30907 cash on hand, $9711.41; dis
bursements, including money paid out
on company's notes. to zanjeros, for
rent, interest, laterals, shop expenses,
printing and postage, and to secretary,
$9469.38, leaving cash on hand, $24203;
credits due from water users and lat
erals, $104068, and on note and prop.
erty held, $18364, or total of $1226 32.
The operating expenses for 1896 were
| $S066.l5. The company owes for main
tenance, in note, $3069.12.
William Irving, the engineer Of the
Gage system, made report showing
the various improvements of the canal
during the last five years, and espe-
cially for the year 1895. The amount
of water furnished during the summer
of 1896 was 1888 inches per day. The
carrying capacity of the canal is 4500
inches.
F. c. HAzEN ON TRIAL
The case of the People vs.. F. G. Ha-
zen, in which the defendant is charged
with the murder of s. E. Cook at South
Riverside recently, is up before Judge
Noyes and jury today. The jury is
W. e. AtwAter, @. o. Bsrkelew, George
Ward, +. 8. Halsey, George Thomas,
Charles Decker, N. Davis and Il. n
we'll, Riverside: William Aud, A. B.
Burnett and William B own, Murriets,
and j. g. Nuttihg, Diamond. District
Attorney Gill and Walter r.. Bacon Of
Los Angeles are prosecuting the case
and w. M. Peck of Riverside and G. r.
Freeman of South Riverside are repre-
| senting the defendant. The twelfth
juryman was secured shortly after the
noon recess of court and the trial pro-
ceeded
RAILROAD VISITORS
President E. P. Ripley, First and
Second Vice Presidents d. B. Robinson
and Paul Morton, General Traffic Man
ager W. B. Biddle, of the new Santa Fs
management, and II. X. Wade, general
manager, F. g. Gay. general freight
agent, and F. L. Perris, chief engineer
OF the California Southern Railway,
came into Riverside on special train
yesterday, and after looking over the
city and the property of the company
here went on to Elsinore where they
inspected the new road building there
They came back to Hemet where they
remained over night and today took 6
drive over the country to Moreno and
then back to their special train at AL
lesendrc, and then back to Los A n
geles.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN
Two bicycles were stolen from the
residence of r. II. Dana, 575 Magnolia
avenue, last night. Oae of the wheels
4 belonged to G. s. Burgess and the
other to John McMillen. One Of the
wheels was Premier and the other a
Crescent, the number of the first being
either 6904, 1860 or 1918, and the Cres-
cent either 120,5S6 or 128,267.
The Riverside Sportmen's club will
have blue rock tournament on the
grounds in this city February 22d, and
that means lists of fun. The events are
one, 10 singles; two, same; three, IL
singles; four, same; five, 20 singles;
six; rs singles; seven, pairs. The re-
turn team contest at $50 par side be-
tween Santa Ana and Riverside, three
men each, so birds per man, will be
shot off. Events l, 5, known traps
and angles; class shooting. Events 2
4, 6 and 7, known traps and unknown
angles; merit shooting. Notices have
been issued by ]. E. Beamer, president
and 8. r. Smith, secretary.
+. H. Wright and family of the East
Side will remove to Los Angeles, where
Mr.. Wright has secured a permanent
situation.
Company Nj OF Riverside has been
invited, and has accepted, the invita-
tion to go to Redlands on the 22d tc
join in the celebration OF Washington's
birthday at that place. The celebrs'
ton is under the auspices of the Ju-
nior 0. U. a. M. The Ohlmeyer or
chestra has also been engaged by the
Redlands people for that day.
A member of the committee Of ar.
rangements says that the Tennis club
dance, to take place at Casa Blanca
will occur on Monday evening, the 18th
inst, instead of Tuesday, as previously
announced.
The liquor ordinance city scored
another victory today when Judge
Noyes Of the superior court handed
down decision sustaining the hotel
clause of the law which permits the
sale of beer in hotels of 40 rooms. The
question was taken before the court
on an appeal from the decision of the
recorders court in the case of the city
against II. J. Bush, a restaurant keeper
| Bush, whose house contained less than
forty rooms, was convicted of illegal
selling and fined $500 and sentence
of thirty days Imprisonment imposed
The court decides the forty-room
clause of the ordinance good and dis
missed the appeal. Bush will proba.
bly, carry the case up.
ONTARIO