The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-18
BOTH WERE GRANTED
RIVERSIDE TRUSTEES ALLOW
TWO NEW FRANCHISES
The Southern Pacific and the Street
Railway Company Are the
Benenciaries

RIVERSIDE, May 17.-As was expected
the franchise asked for by both the River
side and Arlington-street railway company
and the Southern Pacific company were
each passed to q Anal reading Today by
the city trustees, who met for the pur-
pose of taking action on the franchise. In
the case of the street railroad franchise
the request of the company for the privi-
lege of laying a double track on Four
teenth street was denied and single track
Is all that can be laid.
The work Of grading South Orange
mand. is being pushed, and large force
of men and teams are now engaged in
putting that street into modern shape.
Sheriff Johnson, Street Superintendent
Finch and ]. A. Simms, who went to San
Francisco several days ago TO see the boys
of Company M, returned home ,ast even
ing, and they state that while the boys Of
the Seventh regiment had quite hard
time OF 1t during the first few days after
reaching camp, they are now better pro-
vided with blankets and food, and that so
far as the health of the regiment is con-
cerned, the boys are getting along finely.
There is talk here of supplemcnting the
500 emergency fund raised here for Com
pany M with a shipment OF fruits and
other supplies, which the boys fail to get
in the regular order of rations
]. H. Schian, resident OF Winchester
to-day proved uH a government timber
claim of 160 acres of land, which lie has
been living on near the town named fol
several years.
w. F. Warner, a prominent raNcher O1
the Alesandre valley. was mere to-day, and
he states that the rain of Sunday was quite
heavy in his section. The rain will have
a tendency to revive thu pasture, but will
be Of little or no value 20 the grain which
has long since passed the stage where Il
could be revived.
Word was received In the city last nigh
to the effect that every one os the four.
teen men of the concert band of this city
who went to San Fran ,;sco TO enlist a:
regimeptal band Of the Seventh regiment
had passed. with one exception, Ton
Weed, and 1t is not known why he dit
not. The friends of the boys here were
greatly elated over their success. The
Concert band will be at once reorganizet
and put in shape to take the place of thu
old band, which was practically disrupted
by the volunteering Of the mca who wen
north.
During the discussion of the franchise
asked for by the Southern Pacifi, company
by members of the board OF trustees to-
day, one Of them stated that in case the
company asked for a further extension Of
the franchise down Market street so q:
I'd connect with the company's main line
on Pachappa avenue, the city could deeper
Thirteenth street, and by SO doing allow
teams to pass under the high fjlme II
that part Of town, thus doing away will
the danger of crossing over the railroad
tracks. This statement is taken TO meai
that 1t Is the companys intention to asl
for an extension, as sugg asted at an earl.
date, and when it does the restoration pro
ject for Thirteenth street will be a mean
to prevent opposition to the franchise.
| The Southern Pacific company has abcu
made arrangements for the adding of an
other regular passenger train to the ser
vice already supplied this city, and it i
| also the intention to substitute the pres
ent motor cars and engines with regula
ton passenger coaches and engines. Thi
Improvement in service will be appreciate,
by patrons of the company greatly.
About 300 members of the local lodge o.
Maccabees and their friends wen- to Har
lem Springs to-day, where picnic wa.
enjoyed.
w. ]. Mills, a prominent business mar
of this city. is the latest Que to dispose o.
his business for the purpose of going Il
the Klondike. Mr.. Mills will start for thu
far north on May goth.