The herald., 1898-09-05
ORANGE COUNTY NOTES
SANTA ANA's CITY COUNCIL To
OPEN SEWER BONDS
The System to Cost About goo, 600
Sugar Factory to Close After .
Successful Season

SANTA ANA, Sept. 3.-Tuesday night
the city council will open bids for the con-
struction OF an outfall sewer tn this city,
the estimated cost Of which Is about $4,000
The regular meeting Of the board was to
be held Monday evening. but that being
Labor Day-a legal holiday-no business
will be transacted on that evening. The
preliminary surveys and levels for the out
fall were completed about ten days ago.
since which time bidders have been ngur-
Ing on the probable cost OF construction.
Some dozen or fifteen bids are expected on
the work. Three or four Santa Ana con-
tractors are now estimating what they can
afford to do the work for. Several more
Los Angeles parties are preparing to bid
very low and two contractors from Cotton
have signified their intention Of getting the
contract IL they possibly can. Communi-
cations are being received almost every
day by City Clerk Tedford from some In
tending bidder seeking information con-
corning the work.
The local surveyor in charge Of the work
and his assistants are now busy on the
work Of establishing the lines and levels
for the construction Of the inside system
and as soon a. that Is completed bids Will
be asked for the work. The entire system,
when completed, will cost about 10000.
and the city will be the best severed city
Of Its size in the stae.
Orange County Brevities
Friends Of George E. Maxwell, who had
the misfortune yesterday to lose his home
by fire, started a subscription list imme-
diately after the house had been burned.
and in a short while almost 500 had been
-, tlxR
Mrs. Maxwell, who seriously suffered with
heart trouble from the effects Of the ex-
citement consequent upon the destruction
Of her home, recovered sufficiently today
to be taken to the mountains for a few
days.
Mrs. J. A. Turner, Mrs. Madden and the
Misses Flora Madden and Lizzie Turner
have returned to Santa Ana from pleas
ant outing at Laguna Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Hun Of this city en-
tertained a number of their friends last
Thursday evening in honor Of Roscoe
Whitted, who will leave in q few days for
Cincinnati to enter college.
Mrs. P. r. Reynolds Of this city is spend
ing a few weeks at Glen Ivy. near Corona.
The Los Alamitos sugar factory will
close tomorrow after a successful run Of
one week. The output Of the factory this
year will probably be less than fifty car
loads Of sugar. but this is more than was
expected some time ago, owing TO the very
dry season.
The condensed milk factory at Buena
Park will shut down in a few days In or
der to put in a tin can manufacturing
plant. During the cessation of work in the
factory the machinery will be given Its an
nual overhauing.
The new school house at Los Alamitos
Is now almost completed. 1t will be ready
for occupancy by September Is.
]. Willis Rice Of Tustin has gone to
Chicago to complete his course IN violin
music.
Mrs. A. M. Coffin and children Of this city
have gone to Indiana to reside perman-
emily. They were accompanied by Mrs.
M. A. Menges and children, who will visit
friends and relatives for few weeks.
The dry season together with the per-
sistency Of the Orange county ranchefs
In the extensive use of poison, has mace It
hard year for gophers in the Santa Ana
valley. In some localities this little pest
Is reported as being almost exterminated.
The Republican county central COM
mittee Of this county has secured the use
Of the Grand opera house during the cam
paign for political meetings. 1t Is prob-
able that the campaign In this county will
be opened next Saturday evening by big
meeting of the g. o. p.
The advance sale Of seats for Modjeska
and her most excellent company In Ca
mile In this city Monday evening Of this
week, indicates that the Madame will be
given hearty welcome in her home town.
Many residents Of this county are delighted
that an opportunity IL given them to hear
this great actress at home.