The herald., 1896-06-10
JACK BEST PLAYING LUCKY
he Is Operating 10 Mining Stocks With
Considerable Success
Police Surgeon Bryant's Brother II Taken
Care of-An Engine Company without
Home-Some Flnsuclering

Comstock excitement of several years
ago. Shortly after the recent boom In
mining stocks began Best obtained a
leave of absence, and with a very small
amount Of money he began operations.
He stood to the right, after some six
weeks work, to the tune of over $4,000
Best had In the meantime been trans
ferred from the Office of the clerk to that
Of the tax collector. He wanted his
leave of absence continued indefinitely,
but this could not be done, SO he left San
Francisco In the midst of his operations
for Los Angeles.
On Sunday night Best received tel
egram from his brokers to come north
at once, as the stocks which he was
playing on margin, were Jumping sky
ward so fast that they could not be kept
track of. He forthwith resigned and
took the next train for San Francisco.
The $S5. which was the amount Of his
original capital, stands to win him at
the latest advances about $780, Best
is also interested in mining property
up In Trinity county. which is expected
to prove itself a great ore bearer. He
said when he left that he expected to be
gone about six months, by which time
he thinks that his winnings may be be-
tween $25.000 and $50, 900.
Tax Collector Gish has already filled
the vacancy occasioned by Best's res
ignation. The place pays $50 a month
The name Of the new appointee will be
announced within a few days.
II. G. Register, one of the pugnacious
deputies in the office of Street Superin-
tendent p. A. Howard, has resigned his
position. w. l.. Bryant, brother of the
police surgeon having been appointed
to the vacancy. Register had two per-
sonal encounters inside the city hall
within nine months, one with Lee Moss
Fourth ward lawyer. and A. p. A. pol
itician. and the other. about ten days
ago, with Captain Hampton Hutton, p
A. Howard's principal deputy The two
latter are rival candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for street superin-
tendent. which was the main cause for
Registers resignation.
IN CLOSE QUARTERS
Bids for the proposed new engine
house, in place of the one now located
on Third street. between Main and
Spring streets. were to have been opened
py the council on Monday had any ten
ders for the purpose been received. The
matter has now been publicly advertised
upon two different occasions with SIM
liar result. The subject is a very i'm
portant one, as the quarters We're needed
for the fire apparatus located in the
most populous part of the city. The lease
for the present quarters expires in
about a month, and the board of fire
commissioners will have to take quick
action.
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE
The board of police commissioners
yesterday requested Chief Glass to en-
ploy enough extra officers, whose duty
1t shall be to prevent the discharge or
use of any fire crackers or similar red
fire on July Sd or 4th. Special efforts are
to be made to prevent any confiagration
within the limits Of fire districts l, 2 and
3, also including the whole oil territory.
Large and small boys had better take
heed of the official action thus taken
lest they get into serious trouble.
The application of Theodore Timm for
a saloon license at 1918 San Fernando
street was granted. The applicant has
been before the board three times in
year. Several monthe ago his license
was revoked for violating the Sunday
closing ordinance.
II. H. Steele, the detective, who re-
Gently won a 5000 ranch donated by
San Francisco newspaper, was granted
a two-weeks' leave Of absence for the
purpose of taking a trip to inspect his
newly acquired property.
The application Of j. j. Fenley for
a license at GA South Broadway and
Henry Timm for a license at Twelfth
street and Central avenue were referred,
the applications of e. p. Nelly and David
Sharon for positions upon the police
force being filed.
Walter Mundell was elected special
officer for duty at East Side park, with
out expense to the city.
HAS LAID ONE RAIL.
Whether or not w. S. Hook and the
Los Angeles Traction company will ever
construct the electric road out toward
Westlake park for which a franchise
was secured on the Sth of last November
is a question seriously bothering the va
rious members of the city council and
others interested. There was consider
able opposition to the granting of the
franchise, which provides that work up
on the road shall have been begun with
in six months of the passage of the nee
essary ordinance. The time limit upon
this clause expired on May s, and so
far only one rail has been laid some-.
where on Eighth just beyond Pearl.
The road is to go out beyond the Baptist
college, and bonuS of SIS, 900 has been
raised by the property owners to aid in
it's construction. 1t must be finished in
May, 897, or the franchise under which
it is proposed to be operated will be for
feited.
COUNCILMANIC FINANCIERING.
Another instance Of the very peculiar
financiering of the present city council
has just come to light. When the prop
erty upon which the new Cambria
street school stands was last year pur-
chased. the owners agreed to remit to
the city $500 of the purchase price of
the three lots which were then bought.
the money to go towards paying for
grading, sewering and otherwise inn
proving the property. This proposition
was gladly accepted by the city. The
improvements went on and have been
completed, and the money for the pur-
pose has been spent for something else.
The contractor to whom the cash is
due has now had bonds issued and the
nrOnartV will hQVn RI 10 fol
pawn to the tune of $34275 by the board
or education. The latter body will, 1t
is estimated, be out scGne $50, 900 of it's
own funds as one of the results of the
building Of the new school houses by
the city council.
CITY HALL FLOTSAM
The graduation exercises of the high
scnool will be held at the Los Angeles |
xneater on the evening of June 26th. !
RESERVED seats will be sold this year,
stnough general admission to the pro-
ceedings will be free.
Inc board of library trustees held |
iIs regular monthly session on Monday.
Inc statistics for May were shown by |
the librarians report to be as follows:
circulation of books, home, 38, 1872; IL
prary. lO,462; reference, 1896; new mem !
pers, $40; total membership, "a, 2S6; new |
DOCKS. 6S2; books to June 1st, As, ,692.
Bills to the amount of s255. 18 were |
audited and ordered to be paid.
The board Of fire commissioners NAV |
To-Day reconsider its vote of last week |
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