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The herald., 1897-12-14

Special Ordinance Passed to Benefit
the Meat Inspector

It Is now a misdemeanor, punishable
by q fine not exceeding 500 or impris-
onment for a term not exceeding 100 days
or both, for any owner of dairy, meat
store. slaughter house, milk depot or
other place where meat or milk Is sold or
prepared for sale to oppose the meat and
milk inspector. Since Inspector Hughes
was elected to that position he has been
several times denied admission to such
places, and as result his work has
been made very difficult. Owners Of such
places refused to recognize his author
ity and 1t was impossible for him to
make the proper inspections. He APP
pealed to the city attorney for advice
in the matter. and that official settled
all doubts as to his rights by presenting
to the council yesterday an ordinance
which makes 1t misdemeanor for any
person to hinder the inspector in the dis
Cargo Of his duties. The ordinance was
adopted under a suspension Of the rules.
It will be signed by the mayor and pub
lished today, and will go into effect at
once.
The herald., 1897-12-14
PASSING OF THE MULE
Electricity to Be Used on the Mateo
Street Railway Soon

The application Of the Mateo street
railway for permission to change its line
to one on which to use electricity was
presented to the council yesterday. Ac-
companying 1t was draft of an ordi-
nance giving them the desired permis-
sion. Under the rule recently adopted,
all such applications for franchises must
be set for hearing. This Is to give prop
erty owners an opportunity to protest
against the matter II they desire. The
rule was applied with reference to this
petition and the hearing Of the matter
was set for next Monday at Q o'clock.
The company asks for permission to
lay either a single or double track line.
with the necessary connections. II the
council grants permission. and there Is
no doubt that 1t will, work will be COM
menced at once. 1t will be necessary to
put in new and heavier rails through
out. With the substitution Of electric
ity for animal power on this line, the
street car mule will have disappeared
forever in Los Angeles.
The herald., 1897-12-14

tendent be instructed to have the prop
erty owners repair the sidewalk on the
north side of Third street, between
Broadway and Spring street. Adopted.
Mr.. Grider-That the Southern Pa
cific Railroad company be requested to
place fiagman at the crossing of Ninth
and Alameda streets. Adopted.
Mr.. Grider-That the city engineer be
instructed to have the grades of Ver-
non avenue. established from Central
avenue to Alameda street. Adopted.
Mr.. Blanchard-That w. Frew be al
lowed to connect his two houses with the
sewer on Bailey street, with one 8-inch
pipe. Adopted.
Mr.. Hutchison-That the heads Of all
departments of the city government be
notified that their weekly reports to the
council must be In the hands Of the
clerk by 10 o'clock every Monday morn
ing. Adopted.
Mr.. Grider-That the city engineer be
instructed to present an ordinance Of
intention to establish the grade of JEFF
ferson street, from Main street to Cen
trail avenue. Adopted.
The herald., 1897-12-14
signers Of the Downey Avenue Petit
ton Charge MISREPRESENTATION

The protest against the proposed I'M
provement of Downey avenue from the
bridge to the Mission road was presented
at the morning session Of the council As
was stated several days ago, this pro-
test contains the signatures Of the own
ers of majority Of the frontage along
that thoroughfare, and 1t Is believed that
1t will defeat the project. It appears
that some of the persons who signed the
protest had first signed the petition, and
1t Is rule of the council In such cases to
consider them only on the petition. The
reason for this change in the opin-
ion Of some Of those who were for
merly in favor of the improve
ment Is that they claim they were in
duced to sign the petition under false
pretenses. They were given to UNDER
stand that the improvement contem-
plated was for the purpose Of making
Downey avenue part Of the Pasadena
boulevard. When they afterward
learned that such was not the intention
a number Of them signed the protest.
The protest was referred to the board
Of public works for investigation. On
motion Of Councilman Nickel the hear
ing Of the protestants was made q special
order of business for p. m. at the next
session Of the council.
The herald., 1897-12-14
Narrowly Escaped Injury

Elcy Holten, the 16-year-old daughter
Of Deputy District Attorney Holton, had
a narrow escape from injury Sunday
Afternoon. She was driving along Pico
street near Grand avenue, with friend,
when runaway horse attached to a
buggy came tearing up from behind.
The left front wheel Of the runaway
buggy struck their axle just inside the
right wheel and passed clear over with
out doing any serious injury. Miss Hol-
TOMS horse became frightened and ran
to Main street before the girls could stop
him. For several years past Miss Hol-
ton has been q cripple. and her only
means Of exercising is driving.
The herald., 1897-12-14
WORK
What the Public Has Been
Reading
FICTION HEADS THE LONG LIST
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND VOL
UMES DELIVERED
FICTION HEADS THE LONG LIST
Magazines and Light Reading the
Most Popular-Work Of the
Department

The annual reports of the board of
library trustees and the city librarian
were submitted to the city council yes
terday and were referred to the city
lauditor. The reports are very volumi-
nous going into detail in regard to near
~ all the subjects handled. The report
Of the trustees is similar to those usually
made by such bodies, and when pub
|lished In book form will be interesting
reading for almost all patrons of the
ters mentioned is the change from the
old system of appointing employees Of
the library to the establishment Of civil
service rules. This will, 1t is believed,
stimulate the librarians assistants to
better service and will therefore in
crease the efficiency of the department.
A number Of timely recommendations
are made.
The librarians report Is made up
largely of interesting statistics of the
work done during the past year. The
financial statement shows that the re-
ceipts from all sources amounted to
$29, 1870, Of which $966.17 was from
fines paid by patrons for having re-
tanned books longer than the rules per-
NIT. The total disbursements were $685.
992.66, leaving a balance Of $5146.04.
The number Of books on hand Deem
Der /, 1895, was 44,564. During the year
1852 new volumes were placed on the
shelves. The number discarded was
1897, and 50 were lost and paid for, MAX
ing reduction Of 1872 The number on
hand November Goth was 48,145 New
cards to the number Of 4915 were issued
during the year, Of which 2045 were to
men and 2845 to women. The librarian
sent out 1879 notices Of the expiration Of
cards. The total registration since the
library opened is So, 1898.
An interesting feature Of the report
is the statement Of circulation Of books,
showing the popularity among the pat
rons of the library Of the respective
classes. The figures given include the
number taken home and those perused
in the library by visitors. Fiction heads
the list with the surprising total of
235,034. This is nearly three times the
number issued from among any other
one class. The magazines come next,
with S4,950 volumes, and juvenile works
third with 74,503 to their credit. The
others are as follows:
Philosophy. 4142; theology. $751;; So
GEOLOGY, 1902; philology. 1859; natural
science. 1913; useful arts, 4S74; fine arts
44s7; literature, 1888; history, 1885;
travels. 13,S02; biography. 5000; French,
1898; Spanish, 1898; German, 1852; Ital-
ian, 269; music, 4605; bound magazines,
21.4s7; plates, $3.50; total. 52O,56S. The
number Of reference room readers dur
ing the year was 50.579, making a total
Of books delivered to patrons for perusal
of 571,147.
The herald., 1897-12-14
ADVISED TO APPEAL
Attorneys Say the City Has Chance
to Win the Perry Case

Whether 1t was advisable to appeal the
case Of the city against W. A. Perry,
which was recently decided adversely to
the municipality, was question which
the council tried to decide yesterday.
The matter came up at the opening Of
the afternoon session. The case in
wolves the title to certain strips Of prop
erty that have long been considered a
part Of San Pedro street, but Perry's
claim is that this land was never prop
erly dedicated to the city nor accepted,
and that therefore that portion Of 1t III
which he is interested Is still his. Judge
Gould appeared as the representative of
other interested property owners and
urged that the case be appealed. The
matter was not decided but action was
postponed for one week. In the mean
time the attorneys will agree upon what
is the best thing for the city to do and
will report 1t to the council at the next
meeting.
The herald., 1897-12-14

day afternoon by the council. The ex-
bected resolution prepared by the city
attorney was presented by that official
as part Of his report. The resolution
simply provides for the opening OF ne
gotiations between the city and the
water company for the purchase Of the
plant at the expiration of the contract.
The resolution Is as follows:
BE 1t resolved, by the mayor and
council of Los Angeles as follows:
THAT the Los Angeles City Water
company. successors in interest of Grit
fin ct al. to the rights granted by a
certain contract dated July 20, 1858, and
approved July %, 1868, copy of which
Is found In the published volume Of or
dinances Of the city Of Los Angeles Of
1878, at page 1872 ct seq, is hereby noti-
fled that the city Of Los Angeles Is pre-
pared to negotiate with said company
In order to determine whether an agree
ment can be made as to the value of the
improvements made in, about and upon
the water works now In the possession
and control Of said company since the
date Of said contract as therein pro-
vided.
THE committee Of the city council of
the city of Los Angeles on water supply
Is hereby directed and empowered to
at once begin negotiation with said Los
Angeles City Water company looking
to such agreement as to the value Of
said improvements and to report to the
said council at the earliest possible
time.
1.-THE clerk Of the council Of said city
shall transmit to the president and Sec
rotary of said Los Angeles City Water
company and to said committee on
water supply copy Of this resolution"
The resolution was unanimously
adopted without comment.
The herald., 1897-12-14
THE FEDERAL BUILDING
Prospect Good for an Enlargement Il
the Near Future

A telegram was received in this city
last evening from Senator White stat
Ing that an appropriation bill, intro
duced by him, had passed the senate,
allowing S26O.000 for the improvement
of the Federal building in Los Angeles,
and that he had great hopes Of getting
It past the house in short order. This
appropriation will, II eventually passed,
allow Of the purchase Of an additional
40 feet Of ground and the erection Of
wing four stories high upon It. The
rest Of the building will have an addi-
tionai two stories placed upon it, giving
ample room. There will be elevators
and all modern conveniences. When
done, all the departments will be under
one roof, including the custom house,
internal revenue and land Offices, which
now occupy outside quarters.
The herald., 1897-12-14
THEY REFUSED
Council Unwilling to Sus-
pend Director Webb
P0STP0NES THE EVIL HOUR
REPORTS OF VARIOUS CITY OF
FICERs PRESENTED
PosTPoNEs THE EVIL HOUR
Complaint Against the Good Samar-
itan-That Downey Avenue
Protest-Bond Vote

Disregarding all presidents, the coun-
ell yesterday refused to supend Walter
L. Webb from Office pending an investi-
cation or trial upon the indictment found
against him. Whether he is to be sus-
pended at all depends upon the develop
ments that are made this week In the
board Of education investigation.
The annual reports Of a number Of city
officers were filed, and all Of them were
referred to the city auditor for examina-
ton. Those who reported were the city
treasurer, the health officer, the chief Of
police, the city assessor, the board of IL
brary trustees and librarian, the board
Of examining engineers and boiler in
spector
The sessions were devoid Of wrangles
Of any kind.
The herald., 1897-12-14
Is A NUISANCE
Council Asked to Abolish the Good
Samaritan Home

Owners Of property and their tenants
in the northern part of the city object
to the presence there of the Good Sam
aritan" home, and to remove 1t they
presented the following petition to the
city council yesterday:
I'VE, the undersigned property own
ers and residents Of San Fernando street,
between Ord and Alpine streets. deem 1t
out duty to call your attention to an
institution that Is detrimental both to
the morals and welfare of our section Of
the city. We have reference to what Is
called the Good Samaritan home, where,
no doubt, some deserving persons are
helped. but which is In reality patron
lied by tramps and hobos. We are q
long-suffering people. For a year or
more we have borne with patience their
many acts Of lawlessness and their acts
of obscenity, which have also been noted
by our wives and children. We have
not the police protection and no electric
The herald., 1897-12-14
THE oITY's FINANCES
Condition Of the Funds as Reported by
Treasurer Hartwell

One Of the most complete and neatly
prepared annual reports that has been
made by any Of the city officers was that
Of City Treasurer Hartweli. which was
submitted to the city council yesterday
The first part of the report deals with
the respective funds In detail, giving the
condition Of each Of them for each
month during the year. The balance to
the credit Of the funds are carried for
ward, and united In a statement which
shows the condition Of the finances. This
Is followed by summary Of the whole
report. The report shows that at the
close Of business on November 30. the
balances to the credit OF the several
funds were as follows:
The herald., 1897-12-14
BOARD OF HEALTH
Routine Business Transacted at the
Meeting Last Evening

HOuQue BUSINESS TRANSACTED at the
Meeting Last Evening
At the meeting Of the board Of health
last evening the report Of the health
officer for the year ending December
LIST was read and approved.
Dr. Harrison appeared in the interest
Of the Climax" filter, and asked that
the board endorse it. After a general
discussion it was decided to lay the re-
quest on the table, and to save trouble
in the future the board decided to re-
fuse to endorse any patent or patent
method.
City Meat Inspector Hughes was ap-
pointed meat inspector Of the county.
Health officer Powers was ordered to
confer with the board Of supervisors to
the end that an ordinance be passed
giving the county meat inspector power
to destroy as well as condemn diseased
meat.
The meat inspector stated that since
Wednesday he had condemned forty
nine chickens and three turkeys.
In the matter of measles, 1t was de-
cided to instruct the health officer to
see that no children who have been
sick with the disease return to school
until seven days after they have been
declared well.
The herald., 1897-12-14
An DIV Nuisance

OIL Inspector Monlux is mad-good
and mad. Somebody has been running
waste oil and refuse down the new Fig
ueroa street storm drain, and it's juno
ton with Washington street presents all
the outward and visible signs of an oil
refinery The residents Of that section
are also kicking, and the dangerous
CLEAN In the man of oils" eye betokens
danger for the miscreant when tracked
to his lair.
The herald., 1897-12-14
Routine Business

A numerously signed petition, asking
that the council take action looking to
the Strengthening Of LOOMS street, as
presented before the council, and, on
motion was referred to the board of pub
lie works.
The report Of the committee on fire
and water recommending that q sufficient
number Of double fire hydrants to place
one in the middle of each block on
Spring street, between Franklin and
Fifth streets, was approved by the coun-
ell, and the hydrants will be ordered.
The work Of placing them in position will
be done when Spring street Is torn up
in the work Of resurfacing.
The council approved the report Of the
finance committee on the salary war
rant Of w. D. Shearer, callman In the
fire department. which was held up pend
ing an investigation Of his having been
drawing two salaries from the city. He
will get his pay.
In regard to the petition asking for
the vacation of portion of Pecan street,
the city engineer reported that 1t is de-
sirable that the petition be granted. An
ordinance abandoning the strip prayed
for was adopted.
The city attorney submitted an opinion
that a party who has signed q petition
for the improvement of a street cannot
withdraw his name from said petition
after the fling of the same.
In the matter Of the report Of the city
clerk as to property purchased by the
city on tax sales prior to the now exist
ing law. the city attorney reported that
In his opinion the city, through It's
council, has the right to sell all its in
terest and title in the tax certificates
covering the sale of such property.
In regard to the Improvement Of
Broadway between Seventh and Main
streets, the city attorney reported that
the only way to determine the status Of
the signers Of the protest in relation to
the property which they purport to rep
resent would be to have an examination
Of the record title made where the sign
ing Is by the alleged owner, and when
signed by some one as agent to have
some evidence Of the right to SO sign.
At the request Of number Of inter-
ested property owners the time for
hearing the protest against the I'M
provenent Of Bellevue avenue was ex-
tended three weeks, or until January3.
By agreement Of the property owners
interested. action on the matter Of open
ing an alley in the block bounded. by
Fourth, Broadway, Fifth and Hill
streets.was deferred for one week. This
alley has caused more wrangling among
property owners than any other matter
Of street improvement which has been
before the council In months.
A numerously signed petition for a
sewer in the southwestern part Of the
city was referred to the committee on
sewers.
The following commissioners were
named yesterday by the counoilmen for
the purpose Of assessing the damages
and benefits arising from the following
proposed street work: For the opening
Of an alley in the block bounded By
Sixth, Spring, Seventh and Broadway,
c. A. Sumner. c. E. Day and J. E. Yoa-
KUN; for widening Jefferson street. A G.
Shafer, e. Munsey and A. B. Dessery.
The herald., 1897-12-14
The Supervisors

The board yesterday granted the ap-
plication Of Farnsworth and Amsler for
a saloon license at Belvedere tract.
A part Of certain strips of land and
an alley in the town Of San Dimas were
ordered vacated.
It is not expected that the canvass
Of the bond election will take place
until tomorrow, as many returns from
many outlying precincts are still
wanted.
The herald., 1897-12-14
BOILERS INSPECTED
Annual Report Of the Examining En-
gineers and Inspector

The annual report Of the board Of ex-
aiming engineers and Of Boiler In
spector Dahl were submitted to the
council yesterday, and. like all the other
annual reports, were referred to the city
auditor for examination. The report Of
the inspector does not make as good a
financial showing as had been expected,
his reason for this being that up to the
time he took the office no complete rec
ord was kept of the work done. The re-
port shows the following Inspections:
The herald., 1897-12-14

lights. as In other parts of the city, and
we feel that 1t is dangerous to keep the
above institution in our midst, and we
therefore respectfully petition you to
have 1t removed from our street."
The petition was referred to the board
Of public works for investigation.
The herald., 1897-12-14
Final Street inspection

Street Superintendent Drain Will
finally inspect the work done in the i'm
provement Of Elizabeth and Rosabeile
streets tomorrow morning at 8 O'clock.
At this time the property owners will be
given an opportunity to make such pro-
tests as they may desire before the
streets are accepted
The herald., 1897-12-14

The number Of engineers licenses Is
sued was 342 and the number Of mang1es
inspected s. The total receipts amount
to 1884 and the expenditures $2091.S0,
making q deficit Of $197.80.
The herald., 1897-12-14

The formal declaration that both bond
propositions had been defeated was
made by President Silver and became a
part of the records.
The herald., 1897-12-14
OFFICIAL VOTE
Canvass Of the Ballots on the Bond
Election by the Council

The vote cast at the bond election last
Tuesday was canvassed by the city
council yesterday. President Silver ap-
pointed Councilmen Baker, Nickel and
Hutchison tellers to examine the Of
fetal returns made by the election Of
acers. The exact vote was as follows:
School bonds. r. D. bonds
The herald., 1897-12-14

Negotiations to Be Opened to Settle
the Waterworks Question

What was intended as the first step
toward securing to the city the title to
the present plant Of the Los Angeles
City Water company was taken yester,
The herald., 1897-12-14
By FALSE PRETENSES

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-28
sion.
1awes

" ashingtai 27.-The
Dawes Indian c. mission held
another conference with the
secretary o. the interior today.
The situation in the Indie I'r-
ritoiy, particularly as the
Chickasaw and Choctaw ma
tions. in connection with the
government negotiations for
change OF government in the
FIVE tribes was i-vIewed.
\ number OF objections to the
Choctaw agreement .Um inC-
vidual "townSiters" c1l others
we're read and counsel 70 The
Kansas ami Texas Coal COM
pauy, which had consid ,'a|le
concessions in thctetritory. ..aS
given a hearing. The CON
nany's object is to protect its
rights 70 sufficient surface ter
ritory necessary for the opera
ION OF lis mines, the language
OF the compact being contended
TO he not So specific as to avoid
possible misunderstanding with
consequent infringement of lis
rights.
The agreement has been for
warded to congress for its in
formation. Il can not be acted
upon IN its present form, as it IS
drawn up as between the gov
crnment and both the Choctaw
aud Chickasaw tribes have
signed.
The ChickasawS have Mt a
delegation here Ia protest
against tine agreement, but ia y,
not 50 far officially communi
Gated with congress, the inter
Tor department, OF the Dawes
. commission. The latter body
is remaining here under the
direction Of Secretary Francis
To be available for furnishing
information that may be calleC
for bV congress-.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-28
THE PLATT BILL.

Hon. Arthur Walcott today
handed us a copy of the Platt
Indian Territory bill, introduced
on the 18th inst. by Sens tor
Platt, read twice aud refe ed
to the senate committee on In
dian affairs. The bill, which is
very incomplete, and no doubt
intended merely for the skele-
ton framework around which a
territorial bill could be con-
structed, closely follows the
Dawes-Choctaw treaty on gen
eral lines. In fact, it Is in sew
eral sections a duplicate of that
document. The townsite pro-
visions are very meagre, only
the provision for eXempting
them from allotment being in
serted. The probabilities are
that this bill is the nucleus
which will take definite shape
and supply the starting point
for territory legislation.