The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-07-01
RIVERSIDE
Anxiety Regarding the Decision In the Wright
Act Case-Notes


Condee, who has been one Of the active
workers against the Wright irrigation
act, and mainly because he and others
have suffered in the Alessandro and
Moreno localities FROM its workings, has
received circular letter from the Cen
trail district association including Colu-
sa and Glenn counties. This district was
organized in 1887. since which time $574,-
900 in bonds have been voted, the money
was expended and not being sufficient to
develop the water sought and being I'M
able to float more bonds the district
scheme was considered failure and the
construction work ceased. The lands I'M
der this proposed irrigation system are
taxed to pay these bonds, without any
possibility of benefit accruing therefrom.
The collection of the taxes, as in the COL
lection of the water rates proposed to be
charged under the Bear Valley irrigation
system in this county, simply means the
c0nftscation of the property Of the tax
payers sooner or later. Regardless Of
what the decision Of the United States
supreme court may be as to the consti-
tutionality of the Wright act, the circu-
lar urges that 1--WE must help ourselves,
and obtain relief in our state courts, or
seek 1t in some other way" 1t says the
bondholders are confident that the deci-
sion will be in their favor, and that usu-
ally bondholders have influence even
with the courts, and urges those every
where who are suffering from the form
alton of districts to fight. In that district
it is claimed, If the decision Of the SUI
preme court upholds the Wright act
then in December two years, taxes on the
bonds will have to be paid and 1t means
utter ruin to many owning lands under
the system. The same will be true Of
many In Riverside county.
The track events for the Fourth Of
July at the wheelmen's park will be kept
open till Thursday evening. A number
of entries have been received from Los
Angeles and Pasadena, notwithstand-
ing the annual road race at Santa
Monica.
County Treasurer Mitchell has re-
ceived $10,206 balance Of taxes of the
Southern Pacific railroad for 1887.
The literary committee for the Fourth
Of July celebration have received word
from. Congressman Bowers that he Is in
bed with infiammatory rheumatism and
will be unable to deliver the Grafton and
they have secured Judge Noyes in his
stead.
Rev. w. A. Wright of the First M. E.
church, in company with party compos-
ed entirely of Southern California
preachers, left Monday for the San Ber-
| nardino mountains to be absent about
two weeks.
Attorney VIM. Collier and family left
yesterday for Strawberry valley to be
absent two weeks or more.
Three of the members Of the board Of
supervisors, Messrs. Shaver, Thompson
and Compton, met yesterday afternoon
and canvassed the vote on the incorpora-
ton Of Corona and decided the election
carried and the officers elected
The board of directors Of the water
company have appointed P. s. Castle
man as attorney for the company in
place of John G. North, at an annual sal
airy of $4,000.
There was subscribed to the Fourth of
July fund $1006.50, and the committee,
composed of D. G. Mitchell, Felix Light
ner and John T. Jarvis, are finishing up
the collections. They are confident that
every dollar will be paid.
Judge Noyes this morning handed
down his decision in the case of the city
VS.. r. j: Bush, in which he affirmed the
decision Of the lower court, and "Dick"
will have to spend his Fourth of July in
the city Jail. The case is one in which
Bush was arrested for violation Of the
city liquor restriction ordinance, found
guilty by jury and sentenced by JUS
tice Chambers to pay a fine of $500 and
to serve term Of thirty days in Jail, and
which was taken before Judge Noyes on
an appeal.
There will be a special meeting of
Ramona Rebekah degree lodge tomorrow
evening on account Of business of i'm
portance.
The ladies of the Maccabees will meet
at $3.50 tomorrow at Masonic temple.
Halls race track will be put in shape
for the training of the great number of
fast steppers" owned in this commu-
nifty.
Orville Jonas was called to Los Ange-
les yesterday by the serious illness of his
father.