The herald., 1897-11-24
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSlDE, NOV. ZS.-(Hegular Cor
respondence.) The old question Of the
disposition Of storm water was one which
occupied the time Of the meeting of tho
city trustees today for an hour or more.
Since the extensive settlement on the
east side of town the winter rains have
been causing the land owners consider
able trouble and loss and how best to
care for this extra flood water is ques-
tion that will prove expensive to the
city. The trustees have let the contract
for one storm water canal on Monroe
street and they will have to build an
other on the east side If damage Is to be
averted.
Final action in ordering the construc-
tion of q sewer on Walnut street from
Eighth to Fourteenth streets was taken
and bids will be advertised for at once
for the work. The completion Of this
sewer will give a large section OF the
residence part of the city sewer service.
Ordinance 246 granting the Southern
Pacific company franchise over several
streets between the north side Of town as
far south as Fifteenth street was passed
The contract for the construction Of
the storm water canal on Monroe street
was awarded to c. A. White, the con-
tract price being $4223.7s. Mr.. White
was required to give bonds in the sum
of $4,000 for the faithful performance of
the contract.
Bids for the city printing were opened
and found to be as follows: Daily En-
terprise. % cents per square for the first
insertion; 20 cents for the second and
1914 cents for each subsequent insertion.
Daily Press, SO cents for the first inser-
tion, 20 cents for the second and 10 cents
for each subsequent insertion. The con-
tract was awarded to the Press.
The plan for the new passenger depot
which the Southern Pacific company in
tends to build at the corner of Market
and Seventh streets in this city are nov
in the possession of G. b. Ochiltree. the
agent of the company. The structure
will be 90 by 20 feet in size and the plans
show that it will be very handsome as
we'll as substantial building. 1t will be
built Of brick and iron mostly but glass
will enter quite largely into the struc-
ture. Work on the building will be
commenced within a short time.
The board of horticultural commits
sioners held a meeting today for the
purpose Of considering the recent de-
cison Of Judge Van Dyke of Los Ange-
les on the powers of the board. The
district attorney was called upon by the
board for an opinion as to the matter
and as to whether he thought the board
had any legal standing. District Attor-
ney Gill gave it as his opinion that there
was grave doubt as to the legality Of
the board. Under the circumstances 1t
is very doubtful If the board will do
more work until the whole question is
settled by the higher court
The membership contest in Company
NJ which has been in progress for some
time and in which the company was di-
vided into two squads to work for new
members ended last evening with the
"Blues" in command of Lieutenant
Pam in the lead by candidates. The
contest has resulted in adding 20 new
men to the muster roll. The company
now has membership of 72 men.
The police have captured an aged
Mexican who was found running prac-
tically wild in the hills just south Of
town. The man is only partly clothed
and seems to be partially deranged NELL
tally. When found he was without food
and he states that he came from Mexico
and was on his way to the mines on the
desert but lost his way. He will be sent
TO the hospital