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The herald., 1898-09-20
PROTEST HEARINGS
They All Go Over Until Next W .ek's
Meeting

Protest hearings had no place in the
councils program yesterday, there being
too many interesting matters on hand.
The following We're set for hearing next
Monday afternoon at o'clock: Protest
against the sidewalking of First street,
from Clarence street to Boyle avenue, rep
resenting frontage of 2022 feet out of a
total of 2lSS feet; Hannah NJ. Arbuckle
against the report of the commissioners in
the opening of Washington street; C. L.
Harris, NJ. l. Culver II. S. Rollins, b. H.
McGinley and others, against the sewering
of portions of kohler, Eighth, Seventh and
Wilde streets and Stanford, Ceres and
Gladys avenues; G.. W. Frick. against the
opening of Utah and other streets; H. w.
Hellman, against the report of the commits
sioners in the widening and extension of
Lafayette street, and Frank NJ. Whittier,
against his assessment for the improve
ment of Twenty third street, from Hoover
street to Vermont avenue
The protest of John c. Kofoed and others
against the abandonment of portion of
Center street was again referred to the
board of public works.it having reported
in the matter without making recon-
mendation.
The hearing of A. W. Francisco's pro-
test against the sewering of Cottage place
was continued until next Monday. in the
meantime being referred to the sewer COM
mittce.
The protest of j. c. Bell and others
against the grading of Avenue So was re-
ferred to the city engineer.
The herald., 1898-09-20
Los ANGELES HERALD. TUESDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 2o 1898

Pico to Eleventh; Gray Bros & Ward. 30
days on Howard street, from Macy to
Also; A. NJ. Austin, 30 days on Figueroa,
from Pico to Sixth; George Newlin, 20 days
on Twenty-second, from Thornton street
to Vermont avenue.
The following ordinances were adopted:
To change and establish the grade of San
Pedro street, from Second to Third; to es-
tablish the grade of Twentieth street, from
Hoover street to Vermont avenue; to con-
struct sewer on portion of Twentieth
street; to change the name of Lopez street
TO North Boyle avenue; to improve Echan-
dia street by grading, graveling, curbing
and guttering from Bridge street to Mich
igan avenue; to establish the grade of a
portion of Sixth street, and that of a por-
ticn of Fresno street: to prohibit the hitch
Ing of horses. etc, to fire alarm and police
telegraph boxes; for the opening of New
England avenue, from Twentieth to Twen-
ty-second street: to sewer a portion of
Towne avenue; for tho Improvement of
portion of Wiltshire boulevard and for the
construction of sewer along Clanton
street.
Assessment diagrams for the sewering of
Main, Sichel, Hancock and other streets in
East Los Angeles, and the necessary de-
scriptions for the opening of New England
avenue, were submitted by the city engin-
eer and approved.
In the matter of the opening of Twenty
seventh street. between Western avenue
and the Boulevard tract, the report of the
commissioners was confirmed, no protests
against it having been received.
The herald., 1898-09-20
OPENING OF THE SCHOOLS
Large Number Of Pupils Enrolled
Over-CroWded BUILDINGS

the city schools opened yesterday, witt
1880 pupils in the Kindergarten, primary
and grammar grades. exclusive of the high
school. The day was spent by the teachers
In adjusting classes, enrolling the children
giving out book listsI assigning to grades
examining new pupils for classes and Other
necessary preliminaries. preparatory to the
study and real school work of this and the
succeeding days of the term.
During vacation most of the buildings
have been renovated and put in comfort
able shape, and all have been cleaned. Few
changes have been made in books, except
in the high school, and none there to make
any important change In the course OF
study. The overcrowded buildings are:
Sixteenth-street. Harper, Twenty eighth
street, San Pedro-street, Seventh-street
Ninth-street, Sixth-street and Boyd-street,
The Spring-street school has about tho
usual number, 500, enrolled. The Breed
street has no changes, with the exception
OF one substitute teacher for few weeks.
The school is all ready to begin work to-
day with Its characteristic enthusiasm. n.
c. Bledsoe has been selected to take the
place of Prof. Mellette.
The herald., 1898-09-20
THE KESSLER PROPOSITION
Willing to Accept Fair Method of
Valuation

Max Loewenthal, attorney for K"ssle!
& CO. of New York, submitted a com
muncation to council yesterday. The com
pany several months ago offered to buy
the plant of the Los Angeles City Water
company and the Crystal Springs Lane
and Water company and thus relieve the
city from all the pending litigation They
offered, further, to conduct the plant for Z
period of fifty years, paying a cortaii
percentage of their annual receipts 20 tn
city for the privilege and at the end Of
that time to turn the plant over TO the cit :,
at a price to be determined by three arbi-
traitors. The claim was made by those
who favored the proposition that the an
nual bonus which they Offered to pay thu
city would in fl y years amount to d sun
sufficient to purchase the plant.
In the subsequent agita ton of the mat
ter council decided to table the PROPOSE
ton. The communication submitted yes
terday was read and referred to the wate'
supply committee without comment o.
discussion 1t is as follows
Gentlemen: In view of the present condi
tion of the water problem and of the de
cision rendered by the superior court dur
ing the current month in the water litiga
ton | deem it not untimelt to redirect
your attention to the proposition made tC
your honorable body by Messrs Kessler {
Co., through myself in the communications
on that subject under date of April 18th anC
July l1th. 1883, ana to add to the matters
in said communications contained the fol
lowing:
The arbitration clause in said communi-
cation contained is probably the best anl
(airest method of carrying out the term
of that proposition so as to preserve the
rights and interests both of the city anC
of Messrs. kessler 81 Co. under this propO-
sition; but if the city. on account of its
past and present experiences with arbitra-
ton, should prefer some other meth
Cd than arbitration for the detern-
ination OF the value, Messrs. KCss-
Ter d Co. would accept any method which
the city might suggest of determining the
value of the plant, fair and equitable to
both parties
! remain, yours truly.
MAX LOEWENTHAL.
4 e,
The herald., 1898-09-20
THAT GAMBLING ORDINANCE
Aims at the Destruction of Joints
Conducted for Profit

Messrs. Toll, Mathuss and Ashman, COM
prisiug the special committee to which was
referred the proposition to pass new or
dinance against the gambling houses OF
the city, reported the following ordinance
to the council yesterday.
The Mayor and Council Of the city OF Los
Angeles do ordan as follows:
| Section l. 1t is hereby declared unlaWtu
for any person or persons, whether as prih-
| cipal or principals, agent or agents, c!erh
or clerks, employe or employees, either foT
| themselves or for any other person or pod
les corporate, or otherwise, or as officers OF
corporations. within the corporate limits
of the city of Los Angeles, to open up
carry on or conduct, or have the charge
or control of any room. apartment or pIace
| in said city wherein or whereat any game
of poker or draw poker or any other game
played with cards, is played or dealt or
pensation or profit therefrom or from any
any person or persons owning, managing
conducting, controlling or having control
or management Of the room. apartment or
place wherein or whereat such game of
poker or draw poker. or any other game
played with cards, + played, dealt,
conducted or carried on, shall
receive benefit. compensation or
profit therefrom or from any of
the players at such game or games.
and intention of its provisions and permits
either by means of kitty" or a "rake-off"
or a "take-out," or by any other scheme
or device, or by renting or selling cards or
furniture. lights or room, or by any other
direct or indirect way.
Section .. Any person who shall violate
any Of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fire not less than 500 or by IN
prisonment in the city jail for a term of
not less than three months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
The ordinance was duly passed by a
unanimous vote. The reader will readily
appreciate on lsrusing the cdict that its
aim is to destroy the almost numberless
"joints" of the city, which are now run
solely for the recuniary profit and benefit
of the proprietors. 1t Is estimated that
there are over 200 of this class of institu-
tions in Los Angeles, their daily income,
by means of "kitties" or "rake-offs," in
various forms, ranging from s. to as high
as 500 per day. The poor, misguided play
ers realize this fact. but continue to be
bled for these handsome revenues In the
blind hope that luck will be so greatly in
their favor that all of the expense will
come off the "other fellow"
An occasional winning encourages more
playing, and the true situation fails to
dawn on the crowd until they are all MIXED
dry and the house has their coin Just how
rigidly the new ordinance will be enforced
and how effective it will prove remains
to bo seen. 1t can be evaded. as can any
law that was ever passed, unless the ex-
ccutVe department enters into the spirit
and intention of its provisions and permits
no false Interpretation of it.
The herald., 1898-09-20
LEOTI AVENUE GRADING
Question of It's Acceptance Referred tt
Street Superintendent

The board of public works yesterday rec
commended TO council that the ordinance
which provided for the grazing of Leot
avenue with natural soil should he filed
az the soil used is not of a proper charac-
fer for street surfacing and the city should
oot therefore recognize the Improvement
The work is all done, contrary to the usual
course of proceeding, and the only reason
for which the property owners now desire
the passage of the ordinance Is that Its
formal recognition by the city would en-
title them to have 1t sprnkled.
AS matter of fact there is not q resi-
dence or building of any kind on the street
and it seems rather waste of energy and
a useless expense to sprinkle it. Council
man Toll believes that it should be accept
ed as others of its kind have been. There
was a proposition to again refer 1t TO the
board of public works, but they demhrred
to such action on the ground that they
have passed on it. Street superintendent
Drain will therefore have the responsible
ity on his shoulders. The specifications
providing for the grading of streets with
natural gravel instead Of natural soii''
The herald., 1898-09-20
GENERAL NOTES
President Silver Sends a Word Of In.
quiry to Chief Glass

There was a conspicuous absence Of thu
customary police officer in the counc
chamber yesterday morning during toun
Gil meeting. and President Silver sent @
word of inquiry to Chief Glass as to the
cause of such absence. The officer wa.
on hand at the afternoon session.
Fire Commissioner George Sinsabaugh
who has just joined the ranks Of benedict3
asked leave of absence for thirty days
Under the circumstances, council woun
of course give him anything he asked for.
j. j. Neuman d Co. presented do
mand for S2oo0 and 1t was duly allowed
This is the first installment Of the pay fol
street signs.
The board of fire commissioners Request;
ed council to instruct the street superin.
tendent to notify the sprinkling conttacto,
not TO take any water from the hydrant a
the corne. of San Fernando and North
Main streets and the order was according. y
issued.
The Pacific Oil company was granted the
privilege of laying a pipe line from ne oil
district to the distributing tanks near the
railways
The herald., 1898-09-20
Others to Be Considered

In the matter of the petition of Fred
kenworthy for the abandonment of Or
ange and Rose streets and Nadeau avenue
the city attorney yesterday submit I'd the
following report:
Il present an ordinanceia bandoning Rose
and Orange streets, as petitioned for By
Fred Kenworthy. Your instructions also
direct the abandoning of Nadeau a.enue,
l have not included this avenue il tue
ordinance, as the petitioner owns property
only on one side of the street named l
would call your attention to the fact that
Orange is a street extending beyond the
points abandoned, and II may be that 9th
The herald., 1898-09-20
Amendment Number Two


being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No 10.)
A resolution proposing to the people of
the state of California an amendment to the
Constitution Of the state, by adding new
section, 10 be known and designated a Sec
ton seven and one-half, article eleven
thereof, providing for the framing by the
inhabitants of counties, of local county
government acts for their own government.
follows:
Section 71h. The inhabitants Of any
county may frame county government
act for their own government, relating TO
the matters hereinafter specified, and con-
sistsnt with and subject tc tEe Constitution
and laws of this state, by causing board
Of fifteen freeholders, who nave been, for
at least five years, qualified electors Of
such county, to be elected by the qualified
electors of such county. at any general or
special election, whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose county government
act for such county which shall be signed
IN duplicate by the members of such board,
or majority of them, ana returned, one
copy thereof to the board of supervisors
or other legislative body of such county,
and the other copy to be sent to the. re-
proposed county government act shall
then be published in two papers of general
circulation in such county, or If there be
not two such papers, then IN one only, Tor
at least twenty days, and within not less
than thirty days after such publlca ton 1t
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
of such county, at genera! OF SBeClaI eleC-
tion, and If a majority Of such qualified
electors voting thereon shall ratfy the
same it shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for its rejection or appro-
val as whole, without power Of a!tera
tfbn, or amendment, and If approved by
majority of the members elected to each
house. it shall be the county government
act of such county, and shall in such case
become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act
and all amendments thereof, and ali spe-
cal laws inconsistent with such county
government act.
COPY Of such county government act
certified by the president of the board of
supervisors or other legislative body of
such county, and authenticated by the seal
of such county. setting forth the submis sion
of such county government act to the cleo
tors and its ratification by them, shall be
made in duplicate and deposited, one in
the office of the secretary uf state, the
other, after being recorded in the office
of the recorder of deeds in the county
among the archives Of the county.
All courts shall take judicial notice there
Of The county government act so ratified
NAV be amended at intervals Of not less
than two years, by proposals therefor
submitted by the legislative authority Of
the county to the qualified electors thereof
al a general or special election held at least
forty days after the publication Of such
proposals for twenty days in newspaper
of general circulation In such county and
ratified by at Least three-fifths Of the quail
fled electors voting thereon, and approved
approval Of the county government act.
The herald., 1898-09-20
College Reception

The Christian association Of Occidental!
college gave a very pleasant reception to
the new students at the college building
last evening. The following short pro-
gram was given: Address of welcome, Pres
ident Wadsworth: piano solo, Miss Edith
kelso; reading. Miss Jessie York; vocal
solo. r. w. Day; piano solo, Miss Ethel
Cromwell
The reception hall was prettily decorated
and lighted with Chinese lanterns
The herald., 1898-09-20
STREETS AND SEWERS
Routine Matters Interesting to Those
Concerned

Contractors for street work seem to he
having considerable difficulty in complet-
ing their jobs within the time specified by
the contract. -Four of them made appli-
cations for extensions of time yesterday
and they were granted as follows: NJ. S
Cummings 40 days additional for the COM
pletion Of the work on Jasmine street, from
The herald., 1898-09-20
Amendment Number One
Being Senate Constitutional Amendmen


No. AL
A resolution to propose to the people Of
e,,sn the state Of Calitornia an amendment 70
constitution, in relation to revenue and
taxation, by which it is proposed to amend
said section to read as follows:
Section Is. No county. city, town, town
snip, board or education or school district
shall incur any indebtedness or liability in
any manner or for any purpose exceed
ing in any year the income and revenue
assent of two-thirds of the qualified el.c-
tors thereof, voting at an election to he
held for that purpose, nor unless, before.
or at the time of ncurr!ng such indebted
ness, provision shall be made for the col
lection OF an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such indebtedness as it fans
due, and also provision to constitute a
sinking fund for the payment of the prin-
cpal thereof on or before maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
of contracting the same; provided. howev-
er. that the city ard county Of San Fran an
with interest thereon for materials fur
nished to and work done for said city and
county during the forty-third and forty
revenue of any succeeding year or years;
provided. that any and all claims for max
ing, repairing, altering, or for any work done
upon or for any material furnished for any
street lane, alley, court, place or sidewalk,
or for the construction of any sewer or
sewers in said city and county are hereby
excepted from the provisions of this sec
ton; ard in determining any claim per-
mitted to be paid by this section, no stat
ute Of limitations shall apply in any man.
rer; and provided further, that the city Of
Vallejo, In Solano county, may pay its eX-
isting indebtedness incurred in the con-
struction of its water works, VIII never w o.
thirds of the electors thereof. voting at an
election held for that purpose, shall so de-
cide. Any Indebtedness or ability incurred
contrary to this provision. with the excep
tons hereirbefors rec!ted, shall be void.
The herald., 1898-09-20

were approved yesterday, the board oi
public works recommending in addition TO
change that no ordinance be passed pro-
viding for the grading and graveliig of
streets with the natural gravel Of this
street until a thorough investigation has
been made as to whether the gravel IL
suitable for street surfacing."
The herald., 1898-09-20
Amendment Number Five
(Belng Senate Constitutional Amendme


No. S6)
A resolution to propose TO the people of
the state Of California an amendment of
Section fifteen and section sixteen of article
five of the Constitution Of the state of Cali
fornia, By which it Is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section IL. A lieutenant governor shall
be elected at the same time and place and
in the same Eanner as the governor, and
his term Of office and his qualifications
shall be the same. He shall be president
of the senate. but shall only have casting
vote therein.
Section IL. In case OF the Impeachment t
of the governor, or his removal from office,
death, inability to discharge the powers
and duties of his office, resignation, or abb
sance from the state, the powers and duties
of the office shall devolve upon the llsuten-
ant governor for the residue of the term
or until the disability shall cease; and
should the lieutenant governor be i'm
peached, displaced, resign: die or become
Incapable of performing the duties of his
office, or be absent from the state, the
president pro tempore Of the senate shall
act as governor until the vacancy In the
office of governor shall be filled at the next
general election, when members of the leg
islature shall be chosen, or until such dis
ability of the lieutenant governor shall
cease. In case of a vacancy in the office
of governor for any of the reasons above
named, and neither the lieutenant governor
The herald., 1898-09-20

er parties are interested in the keeping
open Of this street."
The matter was referred to the board Of
public works.
The herald., 1898-09-20
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXlEfNT'NIVL =, Nl

SACNA Mo, July 30, INHS.
WHEREAS, THE LEGISLATURE OF
the state OF California, at its thirty-sec-
ord session, beginning ON the fourth day
OF January, A. d. 1897 two-thirds of ali the
members elected to each of the two houses
OIL SAID legislature voting in favor thereof,
proposed the following described amend
ments TO the Constitution of the state Of
California; tO-wt.
The herald., 1898-09-20
Amendment Number Four
(Being Assembly Constitutional Amend
ment No. 27)

ment No. 27)
A resolution to propose to the people of
tne state OF California an amsndment to
the Constitution of the state, amending ar
ticle eleven, by adding a new section there
to, to be known as section number five and
one-half, relating to consolidated city and
county governments. The said proposed
new section to read as follows:
Section 5lA. The provisions of section
four and five OF this article shall not, nor
shall any legislation passed pursuant there
to. apply to any Consolidated city and
county government, now existing or here
after formed. which shall have become, or
shall become organized under section seven,
or secure a charter under section eight Of
this article.
The herald., 1898-09-20
The following table shows the premiums

| The following table shows the premiums
offered by the various bidders:
e. D. Shepard & Co.. SIS, ,007. 10
, Lamprecht Bros. Il Common. Is, 342. 80
Rudolph Kleybolte & Co............ Is. 439. 80
NJ w. Stimson. ........................ 14,719.OO
Z. H. Rollins & Sons. ............... 13,017.0O
N. Y. Security and Trust Co... BIS. 20
| lFarSon, Leach & Co................ II, 2S6. 40
! Denison, Prior & Co................ 1,627 20
Hellman & Sartori. IL, ,907O
W. w. Harris & Co.................. Il, ,135 60
Citizens bank. ....................... II. 40
Robert Effey y.................... 12 2S62 so
w. ]. Hayes & Sons. II. .12i.00
The ordinance of award was not pre-
pared and passed until about o'clock. 1t
recited the proceedings by which the bonds
were authorized issued and sold, and pro-
vided for a special tax levy to pay the in
terest and principal as they come due.
Mr.. Barnum leaves for New York today,
but the bonds will not be delivered until
October 1st.
T.. D. Shepard & Co. are very promi-
nent firm of New York bankers, and, of
course, do not expect to hold the bonds
themselves but will resell them to their
Investment customers at a small margin
The price realized by the city represents
premium of 5A per cent, and really
means that the city has secured a loan OF
S3i3, 900 at about 3.6 per cent year Mr..
Barnum stated that if they succeeded In
disposing of them at an advance of one
quarter per cent they will be well pleased.
The certified checks deposited with the
city clerk by the bidders aggregated
S146OS0.