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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-22
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Smyrna. July To- The following off.
GERS havo been elected by Union Castle,
X. G. E.. Past Chief, William Nc
Dowell; Noble Chief Benjamin Tur-
ner; Vice Chief. Nathaniel Is. Pratt
Sir Herald, J. V. Wright; Venerable
Hermit, Charles 7, Thornley,; High
Priest, George II. Botsford; Worthy
Chamberlain, Harry Mattiford; En-
sign, William Vansant; Esquire. Charles
Jones; First Guard, Joseph Walraven
Second Guard, Samuel WelIH.
Mizpah Lodge, A. o, u. w, has
elected the following officers: Past
Workman. George II. Dick: Master
Workman, }. Is. Counselman; Fore
man. Edgar Spruance; Overseer, w. A.
Fleming: Guide, John z. Patterson
Inside Watch, j. Fletcher Trunx: Out.
side Watch. W. L. Porter. The lodge
presented Past Workman Dick with a
handsome gold badge.
Abel Taylo who has been engineer
at the water plant for about Is years,
has been discharged by Superintendent
Wright bocaude ho would not take Il
decrease OF So a month 10 hi8 salary.
He worked two additional months with
the hope Of heing sustained by the
Town Council, hut that body could not
dictate TO Superintendent Wright, he.
cause the plant is run under contract
OF $3.50 month. Taylor brought suit
against Superintendent Wright to re-
cover the $40 balance which he claimed
was due him. At the trial before Mag
istrate Budd the case was submitted
to three referees. Wilson T. Cavender,
W. o. HoiTecker and j. Wesley Dennsy,
who decided against Superintendent
Wright by vote Of TWO to one and
gave Judgment in favor of MIR. Taylor
for the full amount Of the claim. The
case has caused considerable intareBt.
W. Gray Deakyno has rented the
Frank Legg farm on Kent Island, and
will m0ye there next January.
Smyrna. July %. Isaac II. Cow
bright, farmer OF Raymond's Mock,
was arrested last Sunday for threaten.
lug members of his family. For sew.
erRl months he has been showing signs
of insanity. lie came here barefooted
on July 18th and related his experiences
with an alleged mad dog, claiming that
he had killed the animal by running
his hand down its throat, catching hold
of it's tail and turning it inside out.
Last Saturday afternoon he threatened
TO kill his wife and sons with pitch
fork. lilo was brought to town on Sun.
day and given ovor to tho custody oi
the town authorities for safo keeping.
An inquisition was hold yesterday and
ii was deemed advisable to send him (,
Fnrnhurat. His bTother-i in law. K. D.
i. Wilson, of Dover, was summoned
and assisted in making preparation
for his removal. Mr.. Cowdright is q
middlo-agod man aud owns tino farm
George W. TiIghman, j, q. Garner
and George +. JONES have been appointed
committee TO organize an encampment
Of the Sons OF Veterans, At meeting
held rocontly 20 young men mado appli
cation for admission. AS soon as tht
necessary arrangements have boen madt
the committee will effect an organiza
tiun.
Edward Beck has In his yard heat
Of cabbage measuring 2 feet 6 inches II
diameter, and ID feet in circumference
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-22

Great FORTY thousand dollars
: -. worth of housekeeping
Leh linens to be chosen from
values without even breaking
into the cases that hold our usual
great stock. II was a good invest
ment for us and for Our Public
to buy these linens just now, and
housekeepcrs who most fully sup
ply present needs, and best fore
stall prospective needs, will save
most money.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-22

cool, suInInery look
they're as fitted TO the season as
is the chatter Of the birds.
Csc Blue-and-white Taaetas, checks an
eighth to half IN inch
SIC 22-inch Tafetas, blue. and.white.
SSc--GlosSy Taffctas-grcen, cerise, red.
pink, heliotrope--caeh checked with
white, and pink with reSeda.
s5c-Faney checked Taffctas with eanalae
stripes running bayadsre.
Very dainty, very good. You'n
thank us for inviting you to see
them.
India BLACK SlLKS-and good
Gill with raised spots of
inns self-color prettiness from
pin dots TO lozengcs. Pre-eminently
hot-weather silks, and sold with our
broad guarantee of reasonable salts.
faction. s5c. Some have sprays OF
satiny shean-all Black.
John Wanamakcr.
The herald., 1897-12-21
GOT AN APPROPRIATION
City Engineer Dockweiler's Remarks
About the Boulevard

On recommendation of Health officer
Powers. the sweeping Of Center place,
Clay street, st. James park, the Buena
Vista street. Downey avenue and First
street bridges was suspended ind the
health officer allowed to employ one
man with horse and cart at SO per day.
Mr.. Mathuss' motion that the city on
gineer be instructed to file specifications
and estimates Of costs for the extension
of the Arroyo de los Reyes storm drain
from the present terminus to Ohio street
was carried.
City Engineer Dockweiler reported
that the appropriation of $275 for sur
veying the boulevard as outlined by the
Merchants and Manufacturers associa-
ton via the old adobe road, had been ex
pended and that an additional $3.50 was
needed to survey the route via Buen1
Vista street. The city engineer was di-
rected to draw a requisition for the
amount. In the course of his remarks,
while asking for the appropriation, Mr..
Dockweiler took occasion to remark
that no boulevard would ever be built
during the lifetime of any of the council
men present by the way of the adobe
road, as it took in more cuts, hills, yards
and buildings on its way than could rea-
sonably be expected to be cleared or
filled conveniently for the making Of
one road
The herald., 1897-12-21
MR.. DUNN's REPORT
Ordinances and Contracts Prepared by
the City Attorney Adopted

the City Attorney Adopted
City Attorney Dunn presented num-
ber of ordinances, which were acted
upon:
An ordinance abandoning an alley in
block 10 of Newell & Spencer's subdi-
vision of a part of the Chavez tract.
Adopted.
An ordinance ordering the work Of and
appointing commissioners for the WIDEN
ing of Jefferson street, between Vermont
avenue and the west city limits, was
adopted.
An ordinance ordering the work Of and
appointing commissioners for the open
ing of an alley from Sixth to Seventh
street between Spring street and Broad
way, was adopted
An ordinance dedicating portions of
Sunset park as public streets was
adopted.
A contract and bond with the Capitol
Milling company for bran for the use of
the fire department, was referred to the
finance committee.
A contract and bond with Morris &
Jones for rolled barley for the fire de-
partment, the same having been deliv-
cred to the contractors for execution,
was referred to the finance committee.
In the matter of the suit Of NJ. b.
Thompson VS.. the City, to quiet title to
certain land claimed by the city as part
of Soto street, he reported that the case
was tried last week and judgment rem
dered for the city. Ordered filed.
The herald., 1897-12-21
ORDINANCE PASSED
Spring Street Will Now Be Repaved,
Regardless of Protests

The city clerk reported that notice Of
the paving of Spring street, from Temple
to Ninth, was published November 90
The time for. protest expired December
G. On November 20 A. Kinney's protest
was filed, and that of l.. Gottschalk ct AL
on December 6, both of which were de-
MED by council Proof by affidavit of
the posting and publishing Of all ordi-
nances and notices required being on
file, council had now acquired jurisdic-
ton to pass the final ordinance ordering
the work. The ordinance was unani-
mously passed under suspension Of the
rules.
Following was the city engineers re-
port, upon which the protests were de-
MED:
In regard to the protests against the
repaving of Spring street, between First
and Ninth streets. find as follows: To-
tai frontage on street. 10,793.70 feet, a
majority of which is $4,000 feet; protest
represents 2413 feet. The protests do not,
therefore, represent majority Of the
frontage.
The herald., 1897-12-21
FIRE HOSE AWARDS
At Last the Department Will Get
What It Has Needed

The long wrangle over the fire hose
contract awards was at last settled by
the council yesterday, when it approved
the last recommendation made by the
fire commissioners. This awards 1000
feet each to the five bidders, who are re-
spectively: Furrey & Co.. Harper &
Reynolds, Union Hardware company,
Cass & Smurr and the California Hard
ware company.
During all the pickering which has
been going on for the last six weeks
the fire department was in great need
of hose, but the council was divided as
to who should supply 1t, and this caused
standstill. 1t will be remembered
that 5000 feet of hose was twice adver-
tised for by the council. On both occa-
sions the recommended awards by the
fire commissioners were ignored. On the
last occasion, the council, by a vote of
five members, awarded 5000 feet to w.
G. Furrey & Co., on the ground that it
was the best hose offered at rs cents per
foot. The remaining four councilmen
were not in favor of this award, and
as 1t required vote Of six members to
approve the contract and bond the mat
ter has been hung up since.
The herald., 1897-12-21

cot had decided adversely to the
cpms of the city In favor Of w. H.
vfry a few days ago, and inquired
neither 1t was the sense Of the council
mat the action should be carried to the
supreme tribunal. City Engineer
Dockweiler was called into the council
room to give his data relative to the land.
Attorney VIII D. Gould, special council
for other property owners, associated in
the lawsuit with City Attorney Dunn,
spoke In favor of an appeal being taken.
Mr.. N. Mercadante, Mrs. Shaw and an
other old-timer claimed that Mr. Perry
had simply fenced in the land which he
never had had the slightest title or in
terest in Mr.. Dunn said that the coun-
ell, in 1882, had fixed the width Of the
street at so feet, and that was the only
dangerous point against the city.
A motion by Councilman Baker, that
the city attorney be instructed to ap-
peal the case, was lost by FIVE noes
against four ayes.
The herald., 1897-12-21
rur Ec1AL ELECTION
Council D1ines to Appoint Member
.ene Board of Education


o,.,, -torney Dunn appeared before
@ho -, 4cil to give some additional ex-
n,ona Ions with respect to the contem-
r,at- election in the Seventh ward of
.,.i1ber of the board Of education. vice
~ Adams, resigned. There were two
us of proceeding in the premises, he
laid, one by acting under the primary
election law passed by the last legisla-
ture, which was more cumbrous and ex-
pensive than the other way. The alter
native was to have primary nominations
made by petitions representing at least
three per cent of the electors of the ward,
In that rsevent nominees running as inde-
pendent candidates. This course, how
ever could only be adopted if the men
did not run as representatives and nom
lnees of the regular political parties. The
council, at the suggestion Of President
Silver, came to the conclusion that there
was no hurry in the matter and the ordi
nance drawn up heretofore by the city
attorney would be held up temporarily
for consideration.
Mr.. Ashman gave notice that he would
move at the afternoon session for the
temporary filing. pending election, of
the vacancy, but when the matter came
un, on motion of Mr.. Toll, action was
postponed indefinitely by six noes
against three ayes.
A motion by Mr. Hutchison that 1t was
deemed advisable that the Seventh ward
nominate candidates for the vacancy in
the board Of education preferably by pc
tition than by convention was referred
to the councilman of the Seventh ward
The clerk was ordered to cause the
publication Of the ordinance calling for
the election to fill the vacancy, to be
held on February 10th.
The herald., 1897-12-21
Will Not Be Filled by the
Council
THE HOSE AWARDS ARE MADE
IMPROVEMENT, OF DOWNEY AVE
NIUE CAUSES PROTEST.
The Spring Street Paving Ordinance
Passed-Mr. Dockweiler's Re-
marks on the Boulevard

There was an attempt made yesterday
to have the vacancy in the board of ed
ucation caused by the resignation of
School Director Adams filled temporar-
fly until an election can be held on Feb
ruary 10th In the Seventh ward. but the
council would not nibble at the bait, and
until the election takes place the chair
hitherto occupied by Adams will remain
empty.
Numbers of protestants against the
Improvement of Downey avenue spoke
against the work, claiming that they
had signed the petition for it under mis-
representations. Although the council
did not act upon the matter yesterday, y
Is a foregone conclusion that the prd
test will be rejected and the ordinaH
ordering the work done will be pas
next week. The protests in regaEo
the repavlng of Spring street wert.eo
denied and the final ordinance ""'
passed. ,-.
City Engineer Dockweiler iT'eA.ne
for q small appropriation to 81 .n
boulevard route via Buena We s.iee
made few remarks which ein ~ M ~
dicate which way the wind,a.oM'. 49,.
council declined to instrucriey A..ul
ney Dunn to appeal a ca. 'os. w nc
city few days ago in theI,peIiol ooul.
The wrangle over the f. MS -, a" a.u'
t;ansa oee ~ &C. a,,,, ind the squabble
over an alley betwe!1, nioaumay anu
Hill also terminated Ss,e
Mayor Snyder orpenu'l VI .ne Mei
asked for contra.'on. .r from 1sttntn the caty TO
help celebrate fnsiy .ne nl.is,n NE ~ ani,i nm
versary Of the SeoVe'S u so'a ''' ~a"-
E1I.1ai L
The herald., 1897-12-21
GRADES AND cuRBs
Ordinances Presented by the Cityiu
gineer Yesterday

Mr.. Dockweiler presented seven Or
dinances at yesterdays session. .le
| council which were adopted. Ty we.c
the final ordinance changing es.ap-
fishing the grade Of Grattan seel Iroi's
Ninth street to a point 1S9 IL nol,n , -
Tenth street.; final ordinanl estap,Isn- s
ing the grade Of Virgil Yyl,u I'm
Fourth street to Geneva sfe.' 'lnrl =.
dinance establishing the efaue ~ une
va street from Hoover rect 70 m'aD''
avenue.
Ordinance of intent,l TO estapiisn tnc
grade Of Pecan stres from riIs' s.lee.
to the northerly t1minus OF Pecan
street. ordinance, Intention to change
and establish the Trade of Date street
FROM E,iSahnth Feet to the angle In
Date street 1sa( feet northerly from
oue,ro,o street Petition No. 145S rep
rasents +ha nAssary majority Of the
The recopAendation that the pro.
ceedings to1urb and sidewalk the west
side of Fderoa street from Fourth
street to dfth street be abandoned. for
The rea a that there are proceedings
under ~ to change the grade OF said
stroet fas also adopted.
1n gard to the protest against the
i'm n Nement of Cortez street between
potont and L4akeshore avenues, the
~ engineer found as follows: Total
ehtage on street, 1383.E feet; major
y of which is 691.75 feet; there is rep
yesented on protest 7S4 feet. The protest
No. 1884, herewith returned) therefore
majority of the frontage.
In consequence the council ordered the
protest sustained.
In regard to the protest against the
Of Avenue Al between Pas
ldena avenue and Midland street, he
'ound as follows: Total frontage on av-
.nue, SS0.SO feet; a majority of which Is
I4O41; represented on face Of protest,
I4O4O. The protest does not therefore
'epresent majority of the frontage, and
he council rejected 1t.
Ordinance Of intention for the con-
,truction of sewer district bounded by
Baldwin street, Alhambra avenue,
Thomas street and Workman street, was
The herald., 1897-12-21
AN ANNIVERSARY
M. Meyberg Asks for Contribution
to Celebrate It

Max Meyberg addressed the council as
representative of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association. and asked
that the fiftieth anniversary of the dis
covery of gold in California, on the Gath
of January next, be observed as holi-
day in this city, as 1t will be in San Fran
cisco. At the same time there would be
here the opening Of an exposition of
home products which would be of the
greatest Importance to Los Angeles and
it's inhabitants. Mr.. Meyberg then
made a request that the council appro-
pirate sum Of $500 to help defray the
expenses of the coming celebration. The
matter was ordered referred to the
finance committee to report in the after
noon, but it failed to do so.
The herald., 1897-12-21
CITY FINANCES
The Auditor Files His Yearly Report
With the Council

City Auditor T. Il. Nichols report for
the year just closing was presented,
showing the receipts and disbursements
of each department Of the city govern
ment; also the Indebtedness Of the city
in whatsoever form. The total ex-
penditures Of the city for the year
amounted to 1882, ,357.0S. The city
possesses $9,945,043.46 in the clear.
The financial statement shows bal
ance available in the treasury Dec. /,
1896, of $78,225.23; cash paid into the
treasury from Dec. 1, 1896. to Dec. 1,
1897, $1,2S9, ,55442; total, $1.S67. .779 65.
Total disbursements. $1,14S, ,443.93;
cash in hands of treasurer Dec. /, 1897,
S251, ,050.09. .Apportionment of tax, 1885,
7. 100000; apportionment Of tax 1897
8, $37O,00O.
The outstanding demands on Dec. /,
1897, were $26,71437.
The herald., 1897-12-21
AGAINST HAYSTACKS
An Ordinance Presented That Will
Prevent Conflagrations

Action was deferred for one week upon
an amended ordinance which will make
1t a misdemeanor to store more than
ten tons of hay within five hundred
feet of any building within the limits of
fire district No. 4.
Attorney ]. N. Phillips, who appeared
Seventh wards, where two big hay
fires occurred recently, said that houses
had been greatly endangered upon those
occasions, and for that reason the cit
liens were anxious that in the future
such large conflagrations should be-
come an impossibility. For that reason
the passing Of the amendment was earn
estly sought.
The herald., 1897-12-21
DOWNEY AVENUE
Protests and Counter Protests in Re-
spect to It's Improvement

The property owners on Central ave.
nue. between the Southern Pacific and
the, southern city boundary withdrew
their names from the protest against the
acceptance of said street signed by them
and the protest was denied.
Abbot Kinney spoke in favor of the
passage of an ordinance extending for
one year the time in which the Water
street and Santa Fe Avenue Car COM
pany is to convert it's line, now run by
horse power, into an electric system. On
motion of Councilman Grider, the extern
sion was granted.
General r, Fl. Chapman appeared on
behalf Of the protestants against the i'm
provement Of Downey avenue, and al
legged that the necessary legal formali-
ties had not been accomplished, such as
posting notices, fetc. Other East Los
Angelenps claimed that they had signed
the original petition under misrepresen.
tationsf Attorney Allcock spoke in be-
half OF the signers of the petition pray
Ing for the improvement and showed
that majority Of the frontage was in
favor, as evidenced by the documents on
file In the city engineers office, A pro-
test from people alleging that they had
signed the petition under misrepresenta-
ton, he said, should not, and as a matter
OF fact, could not be entertained bv thu
council
The report Of the city engineer on the
matter was read by the clerk, which was
as follows:
The herald., 1897-12-21
FIRE AND WATER
A New Fire Alarm Box and New
Hydrant Ordered Placed

On recommendation of the fire and
water committee, the petition Of w. M
Caswell ct al, asking that fire alarm
box be placed at the corner of Eighteenth
street and Griffith avenue was granted
and the board Of fire commissioners SC
instructed.
In the matter Of the petition from A.
NJ Tuthill ct al, the recommendation
that the Los Angeles City Water COM
pany be instructed to place fire hydrant
at the corner Of First street and FIRE.
mont avenue, was adopted.
The herald., 1897-12-21
Final Street Inspection

Street Superintendent Drain will
finally inspect the work done in the Inn
provement of Mateo street tomorrow
morning at Q o'clock. At that hour the
property owners will be given an op-
portunity to make verbal protests to the
acceptance Of the street, so that the
needed changes can be made, If any are
pointed out, before the contractor re-
ceives his warrant for the work.
The herald., 1897-12-21

reason Of signatures by agents who have
no authority. AS to this latter point I
am unable to decide.
The whole matter was referred to the
board of public works, and the hearing In
council was continued till Monday at
o'clock,
The herald., 1897-12-21
You're
Invited

We invite careful and critical inspection of our
Xmas offerings in the line of Hats, Neckwear,
Cloves Hosiery, Suspenders Bath Robes, Snok-
ing Jackets, Underwear, etc., etc. It's display
which, once seen, will convince you that it's the
finest ever seen in this town. Save money and
secure all the strictly up-to-da fads in Hats
and Furnishings by making your purchases at
The herald., 1897-12-21
WON'T APPEAL
The City Declines to Fight for San
Pedro Street Parcel Of Land

chances Of the city winning a suit on
appeal, involving the title to twenty
foot strip OF land on San Pedro street,
north Of Fifth street, which the superior
The herald., 1897-12-21
AT LAST
The Squabble Over an Alley Comes to
Close

Mr. Mathuss called up the ordinance
for the opening Of an alley between
Broadway and Hill and Fifth and Sixth
streets, which has been hanging fire
for several weeks, owing to chickering's
and protests Of interested parties. The
usual arguments, fortunately much
shorter than usual, followed. After
everybody had his say, the ordinance
was adopted under suspension Of the
rules.
The herald., 1897-12-21

Free Holiday Gilt Until Dec. a5th,
with each Soc sale. enamelled stick pin.
With each $1.0o sale. silver hat pin.
With each $3.50 sale, silver toilet article.
With each $500 sale. silver souv'r spoon.
s. B. Bailey. jeweler and optician. 3o1
South Broadway.
The herald., 1897-12-21

=. 81. Feet.
p,,S; pSSE;vsent .......... .1412.5
ctert,HS -. s.snatures 1880
49, Y.y y aEenss represent. .......... $3.50
MEs.s Jane Scheffeln represents .... 11O.0
Alberta .. Denis represents A5s'o * n
=. A. Terminal railway (dlfferencel
.''....................... $40
Inc apove summary with the excep-
ton OF the signatures by agents) repre-
eents a7totai of SOFAS feet, which would
az follows: - 'e'''
Total feet represented op face Of
T,rd,S+ '''''''............ 10, 1890
y 3 - '"''':''''.''...... ........... 3O14,5
TINS 10 80 feet less the n majority. = ~
IL subject to still further deduction 'l,u h,,
The herald., 1897-12-21
ALL LIED
BUT WEBB

Continued from page seven.)
The herald., 1897-12-21
PUBLIC SPIRITED

How he had found that the school de-
partment was getting the worst of the
hardware contract with Harper &
Reynolds company and had secured the
opinion of the city attorney that the con-
tract was not legal, has already been
published. Webb stated that Axtell had
first suggested that the bulk of the
business be given to the w. c. Furrey
company. He said the contract system
in effect at present was the result of a
suggestion by Mr.. Davis. He had never
met Hellman until late In the spring.
The questions of the attorneys led the
witness over much Of the ground that
he had covered before, and at the con-
clusion Of the examination each of the
other members of the board were asked
If they had any questions to ask Webb,
but there were none.
It was then 10 o'clock, and Mr.. Gibbon
stated that he would much prefer be-
ginning the cross examination this
evening. At his suggestion an adjourn
ment was then taken until tonight at 80
o'clock.