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The herald., 1898-11-15
HOOVER STREET OPENING
Council Denies Protest and Accepts
Commissioners Report

So far as any voluntary action OF the coun-
ell is concerned, the protest against the
opening OF Hoover street, between Wash
ington and Bush streets, is dead The death
struggle which was enacted yesterday, was
long and painful, but the end came with a
sureness that LETT no doubt that the eXecu-
toners, while, perhaps, not enjoying their
work, had weighed the matter well and were
ready to stand by their action.
When the matter was presented Nj. ).
Croswel, as usual, was present to protest
against the report of the commissioners ap-
pointed to assess the damages and benefits
incident to the opening. lie proceeded to
give a history of the district, dating back to
the davs when Gen. Fremont made history
in this part of the state. But before he was
well under way President Silver limited so
broadly that the talk was thrown away that
Mr.. Croswell turned his attention to making
plea to be heard.
sometimes" said he. ''the words of dy-
ing man are.respected. In this case L feel
that | should be heard, and what have to
say will be brief
1t was brief, as was the councils decision.
Mr. Mathuss moved that the protest against
the commissioners report be denied and
that the report be accepted. This was sec
onded and the motion carried by vote of
% 70 2.
Mr.. Toll. who voted mo in the first in
stance. explained his vote by stating that
he owned property in the district, and, as
his property had not been assessed and as
certain property owners believed that the
assessment district should have been extend
ed so as to take in property in his neighbor-
hood. he voted as he did He added, how
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ment and was sure the street would be
opened. as it was but question OF time
when it would be necessary.
The work of extending Hoover street will
be carried on at once, unless certain prop
crtv owners, who are not satisfied with the
work as proposed. commence an injunction
suit. as they have threatened.
TENTH STREET TO BE EXTENDED
Another disappointed property owner of
the west end is b. Ballerino, who has fought
the extension of Tenth street, from the
citv's west boundary to Western avenue, for
months past. on the ground that it was not
necessary and that the benefits and damages
allowed by the commission were unjust. lie
said that in order to open the street he
would be compelled to give 31s acres OF land.
For the property he had been allowed S992
damages, and would have to pay $1,000 as as
sessment for opening the street.
Mr.. Balleriro owns l0l acres in the dis
trict and has owned them for 50 years He
values his property as it now stands at $4,000
an acre, and says he was offered $1,000 an
acre for it last week. 81 refused said he,
'"because | intend to hold it until | get
what it is worth and my taxes back
On motion of Councilman Niekcll, the
protest was denied and the commissioners
report accepted. Mr.. Balerino insinuated
that the courts would be given chance to
settle the matter more to his liking, but
this was not considered seriously.
The herald., 1898-11-15
A STRANGE REQUEST
Offer Of Free Testimony-Council
Notes

A communication from Ernest Abs-Hagen,
in which he offered his services to the city
as witness in the water plant investigation,
free of charge, was read and ordered filed
with the board of water arbitrators. Mr..
Hagen, who was employed by the city en-
gineer during the investigation of the water
plant while the matter was in the superior
court, stated that he had personal charge of
the investigation, and had personally fixed
the various values upon which the city
based its proceedings with the arbitration.
Councilman Hutchison moved that the
offer be accepted, but Mr. Nicholl failed to
see how the council could accept the offer of
evidence when the matter under discussion
was out of the councils jurisdiction. He
moved that the communication be referred
to the city engineer
Councilman Toll had still another view
of the proper mode of disposing of the mat
ter, which proved to be the right one. He
moved that the communication be returned
to the writer with the information attached
that all evidence in connection with the in
vestigation of the water plant should be Of
fered direct to the board of arbitrators This
disposition of the matter met with general
approval and it was SO ordered.
The herald., 1898-11-15
NEW ORDINANCES PASSED
Lines Of North Spring Street at the
Termination of Main Defined

An ordinance changing and establishing
the grade of First street, from Grand ave-
nue. to Bunker Hill avenue, was passed by the
council yesterday. Other ordinances adopted
were a final ordinance changing and estab-
fishing the grade of Vermont avenue, from
Wiltshire boulevard to Seventh street: for the
establishing of the grade of Claiming street.
from Ninth street to the south line of Ninth
street extension tract; changing the grade Of
Anna street. from Main street to San Fer
nando street.
An ordinance of intention for the grading,
curbing, sewering and sidewalking of
Mimosa street, from Sixth street to Seventh
street. under the bond act, was also passed
The estimated cost was 81. .4S per front foot
In the matter of the same improvements
or Palmetto street, from Mateo street to the
east line of the Arthur tract, the work to be
done under the bond act at an estimated
cost of $l.3S per front foot, the ordinance
of intention was passed.
The city engineer submitted an ordinance
of intention for the grading, ETC., of Grand
avenue, from Court street to First street.
rnder the bond act. This was passed by the
council.
On the recommendation of the city en-
gineer, the ordinance defining the lines of
Spring street at its termination at Main
street, near Temple, was passed. This ac-
ton was made necessary by reason of the
proposed repaving of Main street at this
point. The above ordinance will be pub
lished in advance of the one providing for the
repavng of Main street. This latter ordi-
nance, which reads as an ordinace of inten-
ton to repave Main street, from First street
to Marchessault street, by lowering the
granite blocks and laying asphalt wearing
surface, was also passed.
In the matter of the sdewalking of Hope
| street, between Court and First streets,
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the funnel OF the machines from carly morn
ing until late at night. which, on account of
the entire lack of music, is extremely dis
agreeable, almost wholly incapacitating ner-
vous people from carrying on their business.
The protest of b. d. Eachus against the
change of the grade of First street, near
Boylston, was ordered presented to the city
engineer for investigation.
John Cleland's protest and that of other
property owners against the laying of a ce-
ment sidewalk along the line of Bailey
street from the north line of First street
to the west line of State street, was referred
to the city engineer.
The protest of NJ. P. Fillmore against the
report of the commissioners appointed to
assess damages and benefits in connection
with the widening of Pico street will be
heard at . p. IN. November 2lst.
The herald., 1898-11-15
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assessment for the proposed opening of
Burlington avenue, between Maryland
street and Sixth street, it was referred to
the board of public works with instrnc-
tions to inform the city engineer of the
boards decision.
w. Garnos petition for the grading, ETC..
of Sapphire street, between Bixel and
Boylston streets, and for the same work
on Bxel street, between Arnold street and
the north end of Bixel street, was referred
to the city engineer.
Other matters submitted to the engineer
were: The curbing of Dewey avenue, be-
tween Eleventh and Pico streets; F. w.
Whitter's petition with reference to the
width of Twenty-eigth street, between
Main and San Pedro; the matter of es-
tablishing the grade of Hobson street from
Eleventh street to the north termination: !:
also the ordinance of intention for the i'm
provement of Twenty-third street from
Central avenue to the west line of George
Dalton's ranch, and that of a larger water
main on the street
The herald., 1898-11-15
Minor Matters

The council instructed the finance com.
mittee to investigate the petition of NJ. A,
Wilcox, in which he claims that certain
of his property has been assessed for $50
and that its real value is $50.
The $4 claim of Mrs. NJ f. Lewis against
the city was referred to the finance com.
mittee. Mrs. Lewis, through a mistake
paid her oil license twice in one month.
The request of Contractor Frank Whit.
tier, opposed by the street superintendent
for an extension of thirty days time in
which to complete the work on Caroline
street from the south line of Fourth street
to the north line of Palmetto street, was
granted.
The herald., 1898-11-15
Francis Winstel. who offered 959 acres in

Francis Winstel, who offered 39.59 acres in
the district for $40, 900, the full amount of the
bond issue under which the property will
be purchased.
The other bids were as follows:
s. d. Pallett and A. G. Bailey. Is acres at
Vernon and Stanley avenues, $4,000; I. H.
O'Neil, Is acres on Central avenue. between
Slauson avenue and Vernon avenue. $4,000;
acres on Central avenue, near Vernon ave-
nue., s65O0; n. p. Bailey, tract corner of
Thirtysixth street and San Pedro street,
$4,000; Frank Kelsey, u $40 acres, bounded
by Main, San Pedro and Vernon, $4,000:
f. +. Kyson, 10 acres, Forty-ninth street
and Central avenue, $4,000; S. NJ. Knley, 20
acres corner of Mckinley and Stanley
avenues, $4,000
Bids for the improvement of streets were
opened and referred to the board of public
works. The bids on grading, graveling,
curbing and sewering which follow are given
per lineal foot and the sidewalk per square
foot
In the matter of the improvement of San.
tee street, from Ninth street to the north
line of the resubdivision of the Widow Bo-
tiller tract, the following bids were offered
c. w. Shafer, grading and graveling, 60
Genus, CuID, 20 cents, Sidewalk, SEs cents,
sewer, complete, 60 cents. Tryon 4 Conver.
ley, 20 cents, 30 cents, cents, 70 cents.
Frank Whittier, 20 cents, 30 cents, So cents,
- cents. A. G. Strain, 6S cents, % cents,
SA cents, IS cents.
For the improvement of Victoria street,
between Fourteenth street and Tennessee
street; 2. J. Richmon, grading and gravel
ing, 70 cents; curb, % cents; sidewalk, 0
cents; sewer, complete, 81 cents. r. II. Nc
Cray, SO cents, IS cents, SA cents, 65 cents.
j. Helm, So cents, % cents, S1a cents, 50 cents.
To improve Staunton avenue, between
Ninth and Fourteenth streets: R. H. Nc
Cray, grading and graveling, SO cents; curb,
2S cents; sidewalk, Ss4 cents; sewer, 65
cents; crosswalks, sl.20. p J. Rchmon, SO
cents, % cents, 0 cents, so cents. Frank
Whittier, So cents, 90 cents, So cents, SO
cents. j. Helm, so cents, % cents, %cents,
30 cents.
The herald., 1898-11-15
ORDINANCE NOT AMENDED
It Fails to Secure the Required Two.
Thirds Vote

BY the vote of Councilman +. W. Nickel
of the First ward the much discussed amend.
ment to the salary ordinance, whereby the
salaries of Deputy City Engineer King and
Deputy City Attorney Thomas were in
creased s25 a month, dating back to July
last, was defeated.
The matter was presented Yesterday in the
following report of the finance committee,
to whom it had been REFERRED
From an examination of the allowance
made by your honorable body at the begin
ming Of the current fiscal year to the above
named departments, your committee finds
the records show that provision was made
for the payment of the additional compensa-
ton to the two employees as provided in the
ordinance amendment now under considera-
ton.
1T further appears that Mr.. King of the
engineers office has already drawn the adj
The herald., 1898-11-15

ditional compensation allotted to him for
the months of July, August and September
Of this year by means of demand upon the
salary fund BASED upon requisition duly
approved by the mayor and council.
1T is the opinion of your committee that
the determination of your honorable body in
August last that Messrs. King and Thomas
were entitled to additional compensation,
together with your act in making due al
lowance to their respective departments for
that purpose, imposes an obligation to see
that way is provided for paying the same
into the hands of these employees. The pas
sage of the ordinance amendment seems the
only honorable course to pursue, unless you
have determined that your former action in
making the increase was ill-advised, and even
then it becomes your duty to provide for the
The herald., 1898-11-15

Councilman Baker moved that instead of
passing final ordinance by which the work
should be done under contract, he asked that
the property owners be given the liberty to
do the work by private contract This was
carried and the clerk was instructed to
furnish the necessary ordinance.
The clerk was also instructed to draw an
ordinance for the sewerng of Stanford ave
nue., from Ninth street to Eighth street, and
Eighth street. from Gladys avenue to point
100 feet east Of San Pedro street; also an
ordinance for the same work on Fourth
street, between Fremont and Beaudry ave
nues.
The herald., 1898-11-15
FAILED TO FUSE
DENIS AND POPS QUARREL OVER
ELECTION OFFICERS
BATTLEBffORt COUNCIL
PoPULIsTS' RIGHT TO APPOINT
REPRESENTATIVES, DENIED
THE SALARY ORDINANCE SAFE
THE SALARY ORDINANCE SAFE
Proposed Amendments to Increase
Deputies Salaries Did Not Carry.
Other Council Business

There was lack of harmony yesterday
when the council took up the matter OF
the naming of officers for the coming city
election. The lack was on the part OF the
representatives of the Democratic and Peo'
pies parties, who failed to agree on the men
who should be selected to represent the Peo-
pies party at the polls in the coming elee-
tion.
Deputy City Attorney Crutcher started
the ball by announcing that he had drafted
the election ordinance and had inserted the
lists of names furnished by the Republican
and Democratic city central committee
He added that the Peoples party had sub
The herald., 1898-11-15
Motions bY Members

The following motions were carried:
Blanchard-That the street superinten-
dent be instructed to repair the broken
curb on First street, between Baily and
Cummings streets.
Toll-That the board of public works be
requested when it takes up the copsidera-
tion of the bids submitted for furnishing
property for fire engine house sites that
they consider the same jointly with the
board of fire commissioners and the chief
of the fire department.
Mathuss-That the street superintendent
be instructed to order the property own
ers on the north side of Fifth. between
The herald., 1898-11-15

637 was ordered filed with the board of
public works.
The petition of George ID. Klym for the
opening OF North Grand avenue. between
California and Temple streets, and that OF
G. w. Berton for sidewalk ON Hope street,
between First and Court. were ordered
filed with the board of public works.
w. j. Ahern's request that an ordinance
of intention be drawn for the establishment
of the grade of Thrty-seventh street, be-
tween Kansas and Budlong avenues, was
referred to the city engineer.
NJ. p. Fillmore's petition, asking that the
proposed improvement of Pico street, near
the Millard tract, he postponed for siy
months, was referred to the board OF ,,uIlic
works.
In the matter Of defining the district of
The herald., 1898-11-15
QEA Tbs

NIMMER-In this city, November IA, 1898,
Frederick c., beloved husband OF Ber-
tha and father Of Chas. ]. and e. H.
Nimmer, a native Of Germany, aged "
years.
Funeral from residence of his son, Chas.
J. Nimmer, So Buena Vista street. Tues
day, Nov. Is, 1885, at Q o'clock p. m. Friends
and acquaintances invited. Interment, Ev-
ergreen cemetery.
OWENS-At Whittier, CAL, November 13,
1888, Samuel Owens, aged "a years.
Funeral at 2 o'clock Tuesday. November
Is. from M. E. church. Whittier. Friends
invited.
The herald., 1898-11-15
Grand avenue and Olive streer, to repai,

Grand avenue and Olive streer, to repair
the sidewalk at once.
Baker-That the city engineer be in
structed to establish the grade of Montreal
street, between Alpine and New Depot
street.
Toll-That the city engineer be requested
to establish the lines of Lake street, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets Also that
the city engineer be requested to present
an ordinance of intention to establish the
grade on Lake street, between Ninth and
Tenth streets
The herald., 1898-11-15
Wants q Franchise

Will s. Hook of the Traction street rail
way petitioned the council yesterday to ad
vertise for sale franchise for double.
track street railway over the following
route: Winfield street to Sentous, north
on Sentous to Eleventh street; from Elev-
enth to Georgia; from Georgia south to
Twelfth; from Twelfth west to Sentous
north on Sentous to Eleventh; west on
Eleventh to Hoover.
The herald., 1898-11-15
THE PEOPLE KICK
Spring Street Merchants Don't Want
Free Phonograph Music

The latest complaint received from sensi.
live merchants in the business district. who
have found the ringing of bells and the
blowing of horns disaereeable to them. was
filed yesterday with the city council. The
protest comes from the merchants of South
Spring street, who ask that an ordinance
be enacted whereby the nuisance of open
phonographic parors be abated. They com
plain Of the continual grinding noise from
The herald., 1898-11-15
STREET WORK ORDERED
Cement Sidewalks and Sprinkled
Streets Among the List

The petition of the residents of Com
monwealth avenue. asking that the street
between First street and Wiltshire boule-
ward be sprinkled, was referred to the
board of public works. In the matter of the
prayer of the property holders on 1oland
street, asking that the streets name be
changed to Thrtieth street, it was referred
to the same board. +. W. Wickersham' S
petition for a seventeen-foot cement side
walk on Broadway in front of Nos 625 and
The herald., 1898-11-15

Victorian Rodriguez was arraigned before
Justice Morrison yesterday on a charge of
burglary, and his examination was set for
the 18th. Rodriguez is charged with hav-
ing broken into carpenter shop and stolen
a couple of planes.
The herald., 1898-11-15
Our Home Brew.

Maier & Zobelein'g lager, fresh from their
brewery, on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery, 40 Also street.
Telephone 81.
The herald., 1898-11-15

May Campbell became insane on religion
last night and had to be taken to the receiv-
ing hospital for safekeeping. j. Page also
became insane and was sent to the receiv-
ing hospital for treatment.
The herald., 1898-11-15
JoTTIN0s

Lovers Of good driving horses cannot
miss 1t by buying one Of our No. 8 Chester
Columbus Buggy Co.'s driving wagons.
They have the Bailey hangers, long-dis-
tance axles and Quick-shifting shaft coup
lings. Hawley, King & Co.
The herald., 1898-11-15
BIDS FOR A PARK
Opened by Council-other Bids for
Street Work

Yesterday bids for park site in the dis
trict bounded by Central avenue, Main,
Slauson and jefferson streets were opened
by the council and referred to the park com
mission for investigation. The first was from
The herald., 1898-11-15

William NJ. Garland and wife returned
yesterday from their wedding trip through
the east.
The herald., 1898-11-15

We have taken the agency for the Colum.
bia bicycle. Our motto Is, "Get the Best"
However. we have good wheels for $50.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-23
Spaniards in the United States.

Now that war actually exists between
this country and Spain, the status of
Spaniards in the United States who have
not become citizens by naturalization
has caused considerable comment, and
the question, cal these people be forced
to join the army or navy or will they be
compelled to return to their native land,
has attracted considerable attention.
The matter is carefully guarded in the
treaty with Spain entered into in 1895.
Article XII of that ancient document
says: ''If war should break out between
the said two nations, II year after the
proclamation of the war shall be allowed
to the merchants in the cities and towns
where they live for collecting and trans
porting their goods and merchandise"
Under section 4067 of the United
States Statutes at Large the president
has the power by proclamation to direct
whether subjects of any hostile nation
with which we are at war must go or
may be permitted to remain, and upon
what terms.
The treaty of 1895 and section 4067,
enacted more than 100 years ago, en-
body the ideas of a bygone age, but pro-
vide safeguards which it is well to keep
up for use in special cases.
As a matter of fact and actual prac-
tice, a Spaniard residing in this country
has no occasion to fear either expulsion
or n form of mo~lestation on account of
his nationality. 1t is not at all probable
that if he were known to be a Spanish
subject he would be allowed to enlist,
and for the same reason he would not
be conscripted.
The old doctrineo of war was that every
subject of the hostile state was to be
looked on as an enemy. The modern
doctrine is that war is waged between
states, not between their citizens. There
fore, unless special reason is found for
eXpelling the resident subjects of the
enemy, they are allowed to remain so
long as they give no aid or information
to their government or its agents. An
exception to this rule was the order of
the French government ordering all
Germans to leave Paris when the Ger
man armies were advancing to invest
the city. The reason for the unusual
order was the fear of the authorities
that they would be unable to protect the
German residents from violence.
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two air compressors are on the way
from Springer and work on this claim
will be prosecuted with vigor during the
coming season.
What seemed to be serious trouble
this morning on the Squaw claim was
happily averted by the Intervention of
cooler heads. In sinking on the main
vein the pay was $4.5 a day, being a
wet hole. New parties coming in thought
they had struck a snap and agreed TODD
the same work for $4. The association
and union men prevailed ultimately as
to prices and the Squaw claim will be
run hereafter at union prices.
The boiler exploded on the Good
Night claim and destroyed the power
house which will throw about $50 men
out of employment for the next two
weeks.
Fire destroyed the public library in
the Second ward this evening. Much
severe criticism is expressed by the citi-
zens that the board had not insured the
building. The power house of the cleo
trio light plant is being enlarged to
make room for another dynamo.
Patrick Buggy was in town this even
ing and reports a find on the Lone Tree
claim, samples of which he brought in
showing a large amount of free gold; in
dications point conclusively that he's
got a bonanza.
BALDY.
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Viva Cuba Libre.

April is the most remarkable month
in the history of the United States of
America. On the 10Th of April. l7T5, at
Lexington, the first gun of the revolu-
ton fired the shot that was heard
round the world On the 18th day of
April. 1861, the first shot of the civil war
was fired at Fort Sumpter. and three
DAYS short of four years, subsequently.
Lee surrendered at AppomatoN court
house Oh April 9, 1865. And now again
on April 90, the first gun of the war was
fired which will give the people of 1.-THE
Pearl of the Antilles" the blessings OF
tree government and close out for even
Spanish rule on this hemisphere. The
revolutionary war lasted nearly eight
wears. the civil war was closed inside OF
four years, but the present war should
be finished in good shape in four months,
or NAV be we should have said weeks.
Spain will not be quite so handsome but
it will know a good deal more wher
this country gets through.