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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-21
BARGAINS in Real Estate.

BARGAINS in Real Estate.
sS50o-Two new fats near Mason st.
s450O-Cor grocery store with fiat and staple
s5O0o~e Choice flats all rented for $50.
sSOOO-s elegant new flats; rented for $50:
SO ooo-12 flats and lot 1oox137:s near Mason
ST.; must SELL
SIP 0oO-Grand corner; splendid flats; few
blocks from City Hall; rented for s11s
$40 000-Eddy-st. investment. few blocks from
Tivoli rented for $500: 10o-foot front,
Tivoli: rents $500.
Other good bargains at A NJ. sPECK & CO..
COZ Market St
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HELP wANrED-continued.

WANTED-By physician, an honest, bright. in
teligent boy, 10 or u years old, to walt on
door, errands and do light office service;
must be one who lives in central part of city
Ind who stays home evenings or attends night
school: must have good references. Parents
address, stating full particulars, Doctor,
box GOT. Cali office.
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COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

s57oO-NEW flats and rooms. bath: Mob Hi
of Mission. 121 Liberty st: lot 25x1H.
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FOURTH OF JULY
Council Gives the Committee One-Half
What Is Asked

The executive committee Of the Fourth
of July, headed by President F. K. Rule,
appeared before the council for the pur-
pose of soliciting a contribution from the
city to the expense fund Of the celebra-
ton. Mr.. Rule acted as spokesman and
said that he hoped the council would act
in a liberal spirit, especially as Of late the
business men have had many demands
upon them for subscriptions to various
funds. He presented the following COM
munication, which was read by Clerk
Haskins:
The undersigned, having at meeting of
citizens called by the honorable mayor,
been elected as an executive committee to
arrange for the proper celebration of the
Fourth of July, now petition your honor
able body to appropriate the sum of $4,000
to be used for said celebration.
This year of all others when the birth
day of our glorious nation should be cele-
brated in fitting manner.'It Is year when
the people one and all demand the celebra-
tention to the fact that our citizens have
been called upon almost daily for the last
two months to contribute to the various
funds for the relief of our brave soldier
boys; to none of these various funds has
the city been called upon to contribute.
Such being the case it is eminently proper
that the city bear the most of the expense
Of the celebration of the coming Fourth
Of July. If the celebration Is carried out
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AN INSURANCE SENSATION
Home Of New. York Issues Circular
Letter to Its Patrons


A circular letter issued by G. c. Holloway,
pany Of New York to its customers in this
city, reads as follows:
"LOS ANGELES. Cal, May 2S, 1S9S-On
and after this date, aud until further
notice, kindly make no payments whatever.
either to the firm of v. Wankowski & Co. or
Padan 6 Wankowski, for or on account Of
premiums under any policies that may
have been issued by said firm on behalf Of
the Home Insurance Company of New
York.
Payments Of the aforesaid premiums
can be made at the office Of the undersigned.
either to himself or his clerk, Miss o. M
Percival. Room No. 80, California Bank
building, Los Angeles"
An effort was made yesterday to ascertain
the reasons for the issuing Of the letter,
but without avail. Mr.. Holloway is in San
Francisco, Miss Percival declines to talk,
and neither Mr.. Wankowski or Mr. Padan
could be found. All sorts of rumors are
afioat in insurance circles, but no one
knows anything more about the matter
than is stated above.
1t is known that the partnership between
Padan and Wankowsh was so organized as
to De dissolved at the request OF either mem
Der of the firm prior to June I, 1898. The
dissolution is said to have taken place. The
Home Insurance company Is not member
of what Is called the compact" or "insur-
ance combine" and hence that body. which
Is in reality an insurance company clearing
house, knows nothing Of the cause Tor the
issuance Of the circular.
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MOTIONS BY MEMBERS
Minor Matters of Public Improvement
Attended To

BY the several councilmen the following
motions were made during the, day and
disposed of as noted:
Grider--That as the property owners on
Central avenue from Twenty-ninth street
to Slauson avenue have gone to large
expense to improve the street for two
miles, and for the want of a water main the
residents are without water and the street
is neglected it be resolved that the council
notify the City Water company to lay a
4-inch main on Central and Slauson ave-
pues. Adopted.
Toll-That the Los Angeles City Water
company be requested to move the fire
hydrant at the corner of Jefferson street
and Wesley avenue to a location outside
the sidewalk limits. Adopted.
Mathuss-That w. R. Jones be given per-
mission to connect his two houses on the
east side of South Olive street with the
sewer with one connection, both houses
being situated on one 60-foot lot. Adopted.
Blanchard-That the street superintend-
emit place culvert across Cummings and
Chicago streets on the north side Of First
street. Adopted.
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on the lines laid down by this committee,
II will require about $4,000, and we assure
you it will be a celebration long to be re-
membered as the best in the land.
If the money does not come from the city
we shall be obliged to call upon our now
overburdened citizens individually for a
much larger sum than they ought to be
expected to contribute. We therefore pray
your honorable body to deal literally with
this committee. Very respectfully
Ferd. *. Rule, George B. Beebe, E. T.
Stfmson, c. f. DeCamp, A. C. Jones. j.
M. Schneider Robert A. Todd, L. r. Vet
ter, +. 3. Sherwood, executive commit
tee.
Louis f. Vetter of the finance commit
tee of the celebration seconded the re-
marks of President Rule, and asked that
the councilmen be as generous as posi-
BILE. He thought that this year there
citizens would uphold the council if It
saw fit to give the limit.
Speaking for the council, President Sill
yer said that he was sure they would
like to give all that had been asked, but
finances were low and economy must be
practiced. However, the matter would be
referred to the finance committee, who
would do the best they could. With this
the committee left, but at 1880 in the af-
ternoon met the finance committee and
discussed the subject in all its bearings.
1t was decided to recommend an approprla-
tion with which the committee expressed
itself as satisfied when it was shown
how impossible 1t would be to give more
in the present state of the city's finances.
The report was approved by the council
at the afternoon meeting and the money
turned over to the celebration committee.
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with the position taken by the water COM
pany is shown in their report, which
reads:
The water supply committee, to whom
was referred the communication of the
Los Angeles City Water company regard
ing details of their report to your honor
able body in compliance with resolution of
May 9, 1895, beg leave to report as fol-
lows:
That, after consultation with the city
attorney, they have determined that If
the Los Angeles City Water company will
furnish the information on the lines sug-
gested in the last communication Of their
attorneys to the city attorney, it will
probably be sufficient, and we
recommend that the city attorney
be instructed to notify the COM
pany of this fact, reserving the right
on the part of the council to demand any
further information in case that which
may be furnished proves insufficient.
We further recommend that the
city attorney be instructed to reiter-
ate the declarations contained In the last
resolution of the council that the desired
information is not asked for with view
to purchasing any property from either
Of the companies, but merely for the pur-
poses mentioned in the resolutions, but
that the council will have no objection to
any proposition of sale which may be
made by either company in regard to prop
erty which may not be improvements with
in the meaning Of the contract of 1868.
We further recommend that the city
attorney be instructed to notify the Los
Angeles City Water company that in case
any of the pipe lines, etc., which may be
designated on the map which 1t is pro-
posed to furnish, are not improvements
within the meaning Of the contract of
1868, the Los Angeles Water company des-
ignate those works which are not such
improvements, so that the council can
distinguish them from the property which
the city is to take over under the con-
tract.
We further recommend that Tuesday,
the 14th day of June, 1885, be fixed for a
meeting Of this council with the repre-
sentatives of the Los Angeles City Water
company for the purpose Of discussing the
which the city is to pay for under the
contract of 1868, and to endeavor to agree
upon such value in anticipation of the
the expiration Of the term of the lease:
and that the city attorney be instructed to
notify the water company of the date and
object of the meeting, and to arrange with
the representatives of the water COM
pany for the same.
The report was adopted.
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STREET SIGNS WANTED
Bids Are to Be Asked for by the City
Council

Upon the recommendation of the board
of public works 1t was decided to advertise
for bids for street signs and posts as fol-
lows: $500 posts, with two signs on each
post; 1900 unattached signs for use upon
posts already owned by the city; 1000 un-
attached signs for placing upon buildings,
bids to be received for such signs and posts
of any material the bidder may choose to
submit.
Five hundred AKA redwood posts, 10 feet
long, dressed, painted white q coats) on all
four sides, and the names of two streets to
be paipted upon each of said posts, the let
tering In all cases to be not less than three
inches in height. The bidder is required to
submit sample of each kind or sign upon
which he bids.
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s.Sis-ssxaN f.sse AZ. n SAX
poles andN wires for street lighting, buy
IFS power and rent the lamps, was not
preached at the council meeting, the pub
brought out a healthy opposition, not the
least among whom are the oil men who
filed the following protest:
We, the undersigned laborers, producers
and dealers in the oil fields of Los Angeles,
respectfully represent to your honorable
council that in the letting Of all contracts
by the city In the performance of which
power is necessary to be developed, this oil
industry which has done to much for the
city's progress should be fully and fairly
recognized.
We especially call attention to the pro-
posed advertising for bids for street light
ing and beg leave to urge upon your at
tention that at least two electric light COM
panies now operating in this city use the
local oil as fuel in power production and
that no plan or scheme should be urged
upon the people of this city which will, for
the sake of misleading and false economy
deprive us Of an almost certain market of
over one thousand barrels of oil per month.
We especially urge, in entering into con-
tracts for municipal purposes, such as
lighting our public streets, 1t is for the ben
eft of the city as well as of the individuals
who make up its population, that local in
dustres be given as much opportunity as
possible for their development and the
marketing of their products. We there
fore most earnestly urge your honorable
council to fully take these facts into con-
sideration in contracting for the lighting
Of the public streets and places of this city.
AS there has as yet nothing pertaining
to any change in specifications come be-
fore the council the communication was
referred to the gas and light committee for
their edification.
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A MUSICAL PARTY
Juniors Of the Normal School Attend
the Ysaye Concert

The juniors Of the Normal kindergarten
training school gave q party at the Ysaye
concert last evening In honor Of the grad
uating class. Five rows Of seats on the
left Of the stage were occupied by the par
ty, and had been prettily decorated in
pink and white flowers, with bows Of green
and pink ribbons. After the concert the
ladies repaired to the Abbottsford inn.
where a supper was served from eight
small tables, also decorated in pink, white
and green.
The graduating class consists Of Mrs.
Walker, Mrs. Reese, Mrs Robinson, Misses
Elsie Gibson, Edith Brush. Nettie Under
wood, Henrietta Vischer. Agnes Ward.
Edith Furrey. Mae Livingstone, Agnes
knight, Emma Dunn, Annie Kellogg, Ida
Dave, Mary Talmadge, Bessie Miller, Min
ME Stansbury, Fannie Reed. Miss Lawson
and Miss Anderson, teachers Of the kinder
garten department, were also among the
guests. The hostesses were: Misses Bessie
Whitcomb, Maude Whitlock, Elizabeth
Maynard, Minnie Wood, Ethel Dickey,
Helen Pimpton, Barbara Hit. Hattie
E'urgusson, Nellie Dodge. Gertrude Lee
land, Clara Smith, Genevieve Bourne,
Emma Bumiller, Bessie Stoddart.
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THEY HAVE SET A DAY
TO MEET REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE WATER COMPANY
OIL MEN FILE A PROTEST
Fifteen Hundred Dollars Allowed by
Council to Fourth of July-Quick
Dispatch Of Business

A good deal of business was transacted
in a comparatively short time by the city
council yesterday. While the sessions were
short, the subjects considered were handled
without much palaver and no discussions
were .precipitated.
Fifteen hundred dollars was allowed the
Fourth of July committee as the city's
contribution to the expense OF celebrating
the national holiday.
Oil men entered protest against the
proposed system of advertising for bids
for city lighting, fearing it would curtail
the market for their product.
The water supply committee appointed a
day to meet with representatives of the
City Water company to talk over improve
ments on the plant and the price to be put
upon them.
Street work ordinances and routine mat
ters were put through with a rush and the
council adjourned at an early hour.
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protest. In his ward, he said, there were
many fruit trees and orchards, many Of
which are infested. but which he did not
think should be subject to roofing up and
being destroyed, as provided in the pro-
posed ordinance There seemed to be nc
remedy capable of completely Graduating
scale, and until one was found he, for one,
would not vote in favor of SO radical a
measure. He moved to file the ordinance.
Mr.. Toll did not favor filing the docu-
ment, but thought 1t should be referred
to a committee, to see If it could not be
made effective and still not too radical.
His views met those of Mr.. Order, who
withdrew his motion and seconded that of
Mr.. Toll. which was passed. President
Silver appointed as special committee to
consider the matter Messrs. Toll, Order
and Nickel.
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A STEAMER ASHORE
The Vessel Lost-Fate Of Passengers
Unknown

BOSTON, May 31.-The Boston Fruit
Company received a cablegram today an
nouncing that their large steamer Belvi-
dere, whcih left Jamaica last Wednesday
night for Boston. is ashore on Cape Maysi
on the Western end of Cuba and is PROB
ably a total wreck. The fate of the pas
sengers and crew is unknown, although
1t is thought they were possibly rescued.
The company states that among the pas
sengers was Senior Capote, Vice-President
Of the Cuban republic.
1t is thought the Belvidere was wrecked
late Wednesday night. The captain of the
fruit companys steamer Etheired, who
sighted the Belvidere when passing the
Cape, says the latter craft had been aban-
doned and the hull was badly damaged.
The after part Of the steamer was full of
water. The Belvidere was built in Glas-
gov about one year ago and registered
about $1,000 tons. Her cargo consisted of
$4,000 punches of bananas and three humid
red bags of cocoanuts.
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Rode Away the Horse

The case against Enoch Coberiy, the
small east side boy charged with grand
larceny, was taken under advisement by
Justice Owens yesterday. Coberly rode off
horse belonging to Mr.. Markleberg and
was arrested for grand larceny. The boy
claimed that the animal had been given to
him by a man named Brown. The young
ster has been In court before on similar
charge Of riding away horses belonging to
other people. The court allowed Enoch to
accompany his mother home until the case
shall have been ruled upon.
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LOS ANGELES HERALD. WEDNESDAY MORNING JUNE 5, 1898
treets in the Hunter Highland View

streets in the Hunter Highland View
tract.
Ordinances of intention were adopted as
follows: To establish grade of Gladys
avenue, from Seventh to Eighth street
varado to Dora.
Ordinances giving permission to estab-
lish cables across streets in the oil dis
trict were passed as follows: To Crown
Oil company, six cables across alley be-
tween Ohio. Toluca, West State and Court
streets; G. Hansen. one cable across Pearl
street. between New Depot and College;
l.. Schwarzendahl. one cable across West
State street, between Lakeshore avenue
and Belmont avenue.
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Miscellaneous Matters

A leave Of absence Of thirty days was
granted to Councilman Mathuss. who
leaves today for trip to Chicago and the
east. Mr.. Toll was by the president ap-
pointed a member of the special oil well
committee, in place of Mr.. Mathuss.
Protests of Clark & Bryan against the
sewering of Broadway. from Third to
Seventh street, and of Isabel r. de Tononi
against the sewering of Alameda street.
from Also to Macy, were laid over for
hearing one week.
Bids for the sewering of Main and other
streets in East Los Angeles were opened
and referred to the sewer committee, az
follows: M. Wusich, 7bM cents; ]. r..
White, II cents; 8. ]. Edwards, 7SA cents;
B. Lorenzi, 70 cents per lineal foot.
Tryon & Converley, contractors for the
improvement Of Hoover street, between
Sixteenth and Washington, were granted
an extension Of 30 days in which to COM
plete their contract.
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Cut in the Head

An iron hook attached to a derrick at
the new Bradbury building, in course of
construction at the corner of Broadway
and First street, fell and struck c. Peter
son, workman. on the right side of the
head yesterday afternoon. cutting cash
about three inches in length. Peterson ap-
piled at the receiving hospital for treat
ment.
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Drink Glen Rock water. Tel. Main 2s.

Kingel, Piano Tuner, 21S S. Broadway.
Call tel main 24S for ambulance. Bresee
Brothers, Sixth and Broadway.
C. d. Howry. undertaken, Fifth and
Broadway Lowest prices in the city.
Robert Sharp & Co., funeral directors 751
and 753 South Spring street. Tel. Main 1929.
We have changed our address to 12O 8.
Spring street. Phillips & Munton, merchant
tailors.
The regular meeting of the city teachers
will be held Saturday at the High school
building.
Watches cleaned, 70 cents: mainsprings,
80 cents; crystals, 10 cents. Patton. 214
( South Broadway.
. Una Rebekah Lodge No. 172 will give a
patriotic social Saturday evening, June II,
In Memorial hall.
A flag will be raised on Simpson Taber-
nacle, Friday afternoon at o'clock, with
appropriate exercises.
DIR. Max Wassman, dentist, rooms 225 and
226 Potomac block, Broadway, between
Second and Third. Tel. Brown 1913.
Stanton Woman's Relief corps will give
/ strawberry festival at $50 West Seven
teenth street, Thursday evening, June g.
A special business meeting of the Volun-
teer Army Nurses organization will be
held at Westminster hotel at $50 this
evening.
Adams Bros, dentists, $685. South Spring
street. Plates from 81. Painless extract
Ing, 80 cents. Filling a speciality. Hours,
to s.; Sunday, 10 to 10.
Don't pay fancy prices for borders.
Good wall paper and border for 12-foot
room, 81. Painting reasonable Walter,
627 South Spring street
The regular meeting of the Los Angeles
". c. T. U. will be held today at 230 pm
In the parlors of the First Congregational
church, corner Sixth and Hill streets.
Special Announcement-We are Offering
1000 boxes of paper, die-stamped "Los An
geles,' at Csc each; new goods; two tints
four colors. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 13S S.
Spring.
About twenty-five young ladies from the
Marlborough school attended the concert
at Simpson tabernacle last evening. They
were chaperoned by Mrs. Caswell, princi-
pal Of the school,
minstrel show and dance was given by
Banner tent q, Knights of the Maccabees,
at it's hall last evening. The entertainment
was we'll received, the participants acquit-
ting themselves creditably.
Do you know that a framed picture
makes a most desirable wedding present?
II you are looking for anything in that line
DO not fail to call at H. c. Lichtenberger's
art emporium, 202 South Spring street.
The police department has received let
ter from Richard Monks of rs Grand ave-
nue., Chicago, ILL.,. asking that Patrick
Monks, a brother be found and letter de-
livered, which was inclosed in the COM
munication.
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey, Stimson block,
frst floor, rooms 1873. 1874, 1885, Special at
tention given to obstetrical cases, and all
diseases of women and children. Electricity
scientifically used Consultation hours, 1
to 5. Telephone 1927.
The time for receiving contributions for
the American Boy battleshipe fund has
expired, but Professor Foshay states that
belated contributions will not be refused
The total sum of the contribution of the
city schools is $2522. Al.
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Street Commissioners

A. P. Hoffman, L. M. Kercheval and A.
w. Worm were named as commissioners
for the opening and widening of Tenth
street, from Elwood to Wilson street.
A. B. Desmond, Robert Burley and T. J.
Lockhart were named as commissioners
for the opening and widening Of Pico
street. from Alvarado street to the west
city boundary.
B. F. Loud, Alex Hosburg and Louis
Stanton were confirmed as commissioners
for widening and Strengthening Lyon
street from Also to Macy.
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Telegram From Barlow

The Merchants and Manufacturers' as
ISOLATION is in receipt Of the following tele-
gram from Congressman c. A. Barlow:
1T am not at all in favor of the proposed
reduction of city postal deliveries and be-
lieve that 1t has already been agreed to
in committee that they shall not be inter-
fered with"
Mrs. VIM. ]. Hunsaker and Mrs. J. M.
Lee have sent in comfort bags for the
soldiers, to the war board.
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DR.. H. c. Allen, dean Herring Medical
college, Chicago, says: For years have
used distilled water in my own family. and
have recommended 1t to my patients, be-
cause I consider it the purest in the city.
Absolutely pure drinking water is the
water to use for health. Mineral waters of
all kinds are unsafe for daily use and
should never be used except when pre-
scribed. In my experience. typhoid fever
is exceedingly rare in families where dis
titled water only is used" Puritas is a
scientifically distilled water. Zee and Cold
Storage company, Tel. 22S.