The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-23
ORANGE COUNTY.
Meeting Of the City Trustees-Progress
and Politics.

SANTA ANA, Sept. 22.-The city
trustees met last evening. The matter
Of the settlement with Mr.. H. F. Moulton
Of the, L. A. p. Co. of Los Angeles for
paving the bridge over the Santiago
river on Main street was under consider
alton.
The contract was made for the paving
of the entire bridge. except the street
There being a suit pending against the
holders Of the franchise the board
thought 1t best to settle at present for
only that part Of the bridge outside of
line two feet from the rails, but stating
that the unpaid balance would be due
from the city and paid when the suit was
determined. Mr.. Moulton received $3.50,
which is STA less than the total charge.
Mr.. Moulton returned to Los Angeles
today.
Wilburn Smith Of Orange county has
returned from Claremont. He went to
place his son Ellis in the Pomona col
lege for four years course. He reports
times more lively there than here and
political partisans about equally divided
on gold and silver.
The Wilbur Stock company. a dramat-
! ic troupe, opened a weeks series of per-
formances last evening with The En-
bassy Ball.
The Octoroon will be given this even
ing.
Maj. d. r. Wellerof, N. G. c., is down
from Los Angeles to inspect the annual
shoot of Company L. The shoot came
off too late to report the csore.
Mr.. Louie Mendelsohn is up from San
Juan Capistrano. He reports all things
quiet and easy in the extreme south Of
Orange county.
Notices for bids for paying the eight
feet in the center of Fourth street from
least line Of Spurgeon street to west line
of Main street." a distance OF two blocks,
were posted on said street today. The
eight feet Is the bed of the street rail-
way from which the rails and ties were
remover some months since.
A business meeting Of the Bryan club
is called to meet at club headquarters in
the Brunswick block on Thursday even
ing next. A full attendance Is wanted.
The Tustin Bryan club holds a meet
ing on the evening of Thursday next in
Rice's hall, Tustin City.
Rev. Isaac Jewell, pastor OF the M. e.
church in this city, accompanied by his
wife, left for Los Angeles this afternoon
to attend the conference of his church,
which assemblies In Simpson tabernacle,
Los Angeles. W. x
Rev. Andrew Atkinson. pastor in
charge Of the M. e. church south at New
port ana bOlSas, pa 0dntA Aha q ny
ing visit today. He leaves for Phoenix,
Ariz., on the 18th of October.
The method OF advertising speakers
mentioned in a previous communica-
| ton has again been resorted to by some
body. Mr. Booty states that Maj Kyle
is advertised to deliver an address on
the evening Of the 26th inst in French's
opera house in this city. Maj. Kyle may
be anything. or anybody. Mr.. Booty
further says that the posters do not state
under what authority the majcl comes
He may be for gold, silver or copper.
1t Is very reasonable to suppose that
the major is a Democrat who would like
to have the chairman of silver club in
troduce him to a Republican club to
advocate the election of Mckinley for
president.
Rev. Geo. e. Dye will address the citi-
zens Of Santa Ana on Friday evening,
October I'd, under the auspices Of the
Bryan club.
The largest school Of yellowtail was
seen at Newport today since the big
wharf was built. about seven years ago.
There seemed to be acres of the Amy
monsters as they sported through the
water from west to east. Over 800 of
them, weighing in all over seven tons,
were caught