The herald., 1897-12-08
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VENTURA COUNTY
VENTURA

VENTURA
VENTURA, Dec. 7.-(Regular Corre-
epondence.) At the municipal election
held on Monday. the 9Th inst, the follow
Ing officers were elected; Town marshal,
], M. Kaiser; town clerk, J. r. Newly;
town trustees, A. Badgley, J. 8. Collins.
w, L. Lewis, Selwyn l.. Shaw, r. G.
Sudden; library trustees. N. Blackstock.
p. w. Kaufman, e. 6hillingsburg. ]. b.
Wagner, ]. A. Walker. The vote for re-
organization was carried by a majority
of the votes cast, but In the opinion OF
some prominent attorneys nothing has
been accomplished. as 1t will require q
majority Of the entire vote Of the munic-
ipaiity instead Of simply a majority Of
the votes cast. 1t Is also asserted that
the election for reorganization Is void.
inasmuch as q special election for this
purpose should have been called instead
of making 1t q part Of the regular town
election, as was the case. In any event,
the outcome Of the matter IL in doubt,
and will probably be carried to the
courts for final disposition.
Considerable influence was brought
into play in the interest Of certain can
didates, and more especially was this
noticeable in Precinct No. 8. the hotbed
Of the Spanish element, which by long
custom has become manifestly suscepti-
BILE to the insidious artifices of the
'push." and this class was herded to the
polls and voted by the mechanical
process to which it has become accus-
toned.
Town Clerk Newly, at the expiration
of the term to which he has just been
elected. will have served the corporation
twenty-five consecutive years, and the
large majority given him Monday only
attests the record he has made as pro-
ficient and accommodating officer.
The grand jury for 1897 was sworn IN
Tuesday morning, and consists OF the
following citizens: E. S. Thacher, fore-
man: w. B. Dudley, w. H. Granger. J.
Maulhardt, Thomas Gould. w. A. Bone
stel, G. w. Goode, Joseph Roth, E. B.
Williams, jr., Thomas Bell. H. M. Wal
ker, w. E. Goodyear, ]. F. Hubbard, 8.
Meyrstein, Charles I. Thacker. w. H
Layne, ]. B. Kelsey. G. G. Crane. w. H.
A. Thompson.
The regular monthly session OF the
board Of supervisors Is now IN progress.
It Is rumored that q stormy meeting Will
be had sometime during the week, al
petitions for and against the building
Of the proposed Santa Clara river bridge
for which a special tax was levied and
paid, will be presented. and the matter
of allowing the claims Of the Ventura
Souvenir Democrat and the Southwest
ern Californian for advertising copies
will again come up for discussion.
Work on the Colonia beet sugar FAC
tory is progressing as rapidly as posi-
BILE. Mr.. Leonhardt. the foundation
contractor, has several teams at work
hauling gravel and rock, and Will put
several more on this week. Work or
the foundation will be begun as soon as
the plans and alterations arrive from,
New York, which willsonly he matter
Of a few days. Great difficulty Is being
experienced in procuring the necessary
right Of way from Montalvo to the fac
tory site for the proposed railroad. and
1t will be necessary to condemn at least
four pieces Of property falling In the
line Of this road. Papers for these suits
Messrs. Toland & Andrews. attorneys
for the Oxnards, are having prepared by
the attorneys for the Southern Pacific
as soon as these are drawn UP suits will
be commenced Immediately. In the
meantime 1t Is very probable that a tenn
porary track will be laid in front OF
these particular strips Of lands so that
work on the factory buildings will not
be unnecessarily retarded by reason OF
lack Of railway facilities to the fac
tory
A petition addressed to Superintendent
Curtis Of the Southern Pacific Railroad
company. asking for the reinstatement
Of Thomas Calvin as section boss al
this point, was circulated and quite ex-
tensively signed by our business men
Mr.. Calvin has been stationed at Ven-
tura for the past ten years. and 1t IL
claimed that his removal was owing to
influences brought to bear upon the road
master Of this division by the A. p. A
Thomas Calvin has a clean record fol
honesty, sobriety and strict attention te
duty, and II his religious sentiments wers
the cause Of his discharge from the EN-.
ploy Of the railroad 1t Is to be hoped that
this gross injustice to him will be re.
paired as soon as the facts become
known to those in authority.
The four Chinese laborers whose de.
sire 1t is to visit their native land anG
return to the United States were today
with their witnesses, before Chinese In
spector ]. D. Putnam and Notary Eastir
and made the necessary oath concerning
their respective possession Of $1,000 or Its
equivalent in property or debts due from
solvent creditors. They were subjected
to very searching examination, and
IL any loopholes shall be found of which
advantage con be taken 1t will not be
resultant of the lack Of vigil on the part
Of Inspector Putnam, who is a careful
and painstaking officer. 1t Is unlikel,
that they will experience any trouble II
carrying out their wishes, as the repor'
Of the inspector was favorable. 1t II
stated that several more will soon maxi
application to be permitted to visit tn
land Of their birth and return to tn,
United States, in conformity with tn
treaty between China and the Unitet
States, which was ratified on December
z, 1894.