The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-31
Reject THE DEBT
1IvEHsIDE OBJECTS TO SANTA
TE's DEMAND
The Prisoners Of Poor Lo Brought On
With . Round Turn-Fourcade
Fined Heavily

RIVERSIDE. Aug. 3o-At a regular meet
irg Of the city trustees held this morning,
a letter was read from w. @. Nevin, man.
ager Of the California Southern Railway
company, IN which the writer gave notice
that his company would hold the city re-
sponsible for the payment Of the water bills
for the water used on the park grounds
around the company's depot, in accordance
with an agreement made some time ago.
The letter was In the nature Of sharp de-
mand and the trustees did not like Its tone
end as the city attorney stated that the city
trustees had no power 10 make any such
agreement, and further that the railway
company could not force the collection OF
the bills the board voted to notify the COM
|pany It would have to pay the bills itself
or go without water.
Another matter Of Importance attended
to by the board was the fixing Of the tax
rate for the present year. The total was
placed at the law limit. 95 cents on the 800
valuation, divided as follows: General fund
60 cents library fund. 8 cents; sewer fund
s; park fund, s; electric light and bond in
terest fund ITO; street improvement. bond
and interest fund. 10 $40.
on Twelfth street to run through the resi-
dence section of that quarter OF the city
were presented by the city engineer and
adopted.
The Firewater Men
George Restovich, the restaurant man
who was wanted very badly yesterday
morning by the city marshal to answer a
charge Of selling wine contrary to the city
laws, and who was supposed 10 have skip
ped out, turned up all right late yesterday
and reported TO the marshal as he agreed.
Restovich pleaded not guilty to the charge
and his trial wilt take place tomorrow at
Q pm. In the meantime he is out on 500
cash bail put up by himself
Antoine La Fourcade, the Cucamonga
rancher charged with selling liquor to In
dams In this city, decided late yesterday
that ne did not care to take the chances Of
tria, so went before The superior court
and pleaded guilty, whereupon the court
fired him $500, which was paid. Several 9TH
er similar charges pending against La
Fourcade were upon motion of the distric,
attorney, dismissed. This little scrape has
or st La Fourcade fully $1,000 cash not tc
say anything about the loss Of his time and
day In the jail.
Brevities
Word was received here today from the
Preside TO the eject that Bert Cunning
ham, one Of the most popular members OF
company M, was down with the typhoid
fever.
The arrests made by the police last month
numbered ten, against eleven in the month
Of July. OF the ten three were for drunken
ness, two for assault to murder, one for
burglary, one for battery and one for mis-
demeanor
The new fire hall, intended for the acco-
mediation Of the city's fire department
which has been under construction for some
weeks past, has been completed and the
linemen and fire boys are moving into the
new quarters today.
The Santa Fe company has quite large
force of men at work on its side tracks and
switches In the yards about the packing
houses, putting them in shape for the com.
ing season. Several long stretches of new
track have been laid and about all the old
side-tracks between Second and Fifth
streets on Pachappa avenue have been re.
,aid