The herald., 1898-09-20
EXoRBITANT ASSESSMENT
Santa Monicans Register Futile Pro-
test-City Attorneys Denial

SANTA MONICA, Sept. ia. NJ. Guild
niger and II. l.. Jenness were nominated
for justices of the peace on Saturday after
noon at the city hall by the delegates to
the Republican county convention.
At the trustee meeting this afternoon the
committee on sewers reported that the
sewer main and lateral No. l had been
thoroughly flushed and found to be in
good order. The street superintendent was
instructed to see that property holders
along that lateral make connections, and
that cesspools along the route be con-
demned and filled up.
A resolution was adopted for the con-
struction Of lateral No. 8. The plans and
profile for the grading of California ave-
nue., from Ocean avenue to Third street,
and the putting in of cement sidewalk
curb and gutter, were adopted.
| A resolution providing for the construc-
tion of an eight-foot sidewalk along Cal
ifornia avenue, from the easterly line Of
Ocean avenue to the westerly line of Third
street, was adopted.
| The county supervisors denied the re-
quest of the trustees for county health
officer, since incorporated towns only are
granted that luxury. Accordingly, the vet
Grams from the Soldiers home and others
who may be the unfortunate victims of
accidents in this city will still have to take
chances on receiving medical attendance.
| A communication. numerously signed by
property owners along sewer lateral No. !,
including Abbot Kinney, W. H. Keller, NJ.
H. Kimball. w. 8. Vawter, H. L. Giroux
and others, was received, protesting
against the exorbitant assessments de-
manded by Contractor Powell for the con-
struction Of that lateral. 1t will be remem-
bered that Powells price for this work
was S5.9 cents per lineal foot, while all
other laterals now under construction are
being put in at q cost of about 30 cents per
foot less. The signers of this protest hold
agreements from ]. II. Kiggens to contract
to do the work for $500 less than the price
under which 1t was awarded to Powell
City Attorney Tanners advice being asked,
he made a speech to the effect that Kig-
gems was not acting in good faith; that, In
the first place, he did not have the sigma
lures of the required three-fourths neces-
sary under the clause of the Vrooman act;
that his price was not less, hut for the same
figures as those of Mr.. Powell, and that
he did not furnish bond, as has been
lStdtcu. Ac City dttOlH HCy ihlOliitu thS
board that the proper place for the proper
ty holders to seek relief was in the courts
in any case, the 80 days inside of which
the petition might have been efiicacious
had expired. 1t was unanimously decided
that the petition be filed
| The remainder of the sewer bonds have
not received the attention from outside
capitalists that was expected. To the eight
letters that were sent out by the clerk,
only three answers have been received. all
of which were unfavorable.
The young ladies of the Klaus orchestra
! will give a dance on Friday evening at the
North Beach bath house ball room.
| The members of the Rebekah lodge will
visit sister lodge at Los Angeles tomor.
row evening.
Miss Kate Nisbet and Bertrell Riggens
were married at Nordhoff on Saturday
evening.
| Mrs. J. II. Barber will leave on tomor.
rows steamer for Paso Robles, where she
goes to join her husband, who was recent
ly promoted to the agricultural station al
that place.
! c. White Mortimer, British vice consul
at Los Angeles, spent today here.