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Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
LOWER TAX RATE
IS UNAVOIDABLE
COUNCIL is LIMITED FOR GEN.
ERAL EXPENSES
PRUNING NECESSARY
Statute Places Maximum Levy at 81
Per 500 Valuation, Compelling
Sweeping Cuts in All De-
partmentaI Estimates
MAKES PRUNING NECESSARY

"The council will not fix the tax rate
or adopt the budgets for the coming
year Monday" said Chairman Smith Of
the finance committee yesterday. II
think we will have to hold a special
meeting during the week to discuss the
question and make a final decision.
We will get the expenses inside the
revenue all right but 1T is big job
to cut down those estimates and get
them inside the limit without doing
somebody a wrong. We have been
over them time and time again, each
time making changes but are not ready
TO report yet"
Ever since the heads of the de-
partments have turned In their esti-
mates for expenditures for next
year, the finance committee Of the
council has been hard at work with the
pruning shears.
This committee always has plenty
to do, but insomuch as this year the
heads of the departments sent in esti-
mates aggregating more than million
dollars in excess of the city's revenue
and the tax rate must be lowered, the
city's hnanciers have been working
overtime for the past month.
The old council set tax rate Of $1.4O
per $100 worth of taxable property. Ac-
cording to the charter 81 per 500 valua-
ton is the limit of taxation for general
purposes, but additional taxes may be
levied to meet the interest and sinking
fund demands on bond issues. The
forty cents above the 81 limit was put
there ostensibly to meet bonds and
other expenses, but it has been discov-
cred that such rate brings In more
revenue than Is necessary to meet the
bond payments, and the extra money
has been used for general expenses
Cannot Divert Revenue
The city attorney has ruled that this
is illegal and that while money coll
lected under that rate cannot be re-
covered. any taxpayer could enjoin the
city from collecting such a rate.
Therefore 1t will be necessary TO
lower the bond tax this year, so that
the revenue produced win merely take
care Of the bond payments and the city
win be forced to get along ON the 81
rate for general expenses, which fur
nishes a revenue of s1,570,OOO. In adli-
ton to this, the city has other sources
OF revenue which bring the total esti-
mated revenue 10 about s1,9OO,ooO.
Estimates OF the departments aggre-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
Ordinance NO. 11,sos

(NeW 6erle5.l
An Ordinance declaring the. intention OF
OF Los Angeles to establish the grade Of
Twenty-seventh street, from Nevin ave-
nue. to Long Beach avenue.
The Mayor and Council OF the City OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows.
Section l. That 1t Is the intention Of
the Council Of the City of Los Angeles
to establish the grade OF
NTY-SEVENTH STREET,
from Nevin avenue to Long Beach ave-
elevations;
AT the intersection with Nevin avenue
the grade shall be 20396 at the northeast
corneA and 203.75 at the southeast corner.
At the intersection with Long Beach
avenue the grade shall be 205T at the
northwest corner and 205.14 at the south
west corner,
And at all points between said desig-
mated points the grade shall be .estab-
drawn between said designated points
Elevations refer to the top of the curb.
are In feet and are above a plane which Is
255 feet below City datum plane.
Sec. 2. The City Clerk shall certify to
the passage OF this Ordinance and shall
cause the same 10 be published for ten
days in the Los Angeles Herald,
take effect and be In force;
i hereby certify that the foregoing Or
was adopted by the Council OF
the City OF Los Angeles at its meeting Of
II. J. LELANpH.
Approved this iAth day OF August Aus s's 1906.
OWEN McALEHR,
s-ls-a lOt Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
Ordinance No. 11,414


An Ordinance ordering the opening
and widening of San Pedro street, be-
tween Also street and Fifth street, in
the City of Los Angeles, in the manner
contemplated by Ordinance No. 10,985
New Series) of said city.
The Mayor and Council of the City OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section /. That the public Interest and
convenience require, and the City Council
of the City of Los Angeles hereby orders
the following Improvement to be made, to
wit:
That
SAN PEDRO STREET
be opened and widened between Also
street and Fifth street, in said city, in
the manner contemplated by Ordinance
No. 10,9S5 (New Series) of said city.
approved April "a, 1905, to which said
Ordinance reference is hereby made
for all particulars regarding said i'm
Sec. 2. That the City Attorney of said
city is hereby directed to bring an action
in the name of the City of Los Angeles
ifornia, in and for the County of Los
Angeles, for the condemnation of the
property described in the Ordinance here
convenient to be. taken for the improve
ment therein, and In Section hereof mem
toned, against all the owners and claim
ants of said property or of any part
Sec. 8. The City Clerk shall certify to
the passage of this Ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published once in
the Los Angeles Herald and thereupon
and thereafter 1t shall take effect and be
in force.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing Or
dinance was adopted by the Council Of ths
City of Los Angeles at it's meeting Of
August Ia, 1905.
H. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 18th day OF August,
1905.
8-21 1t Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
Park Estimate Suffers

The exact amount of pruning done to
each estimate will not be made pub
lie until the committee reports to the
council. The park department esti-
mate is likely to receive the heaviest
cut of all, according to the gossips
around the city hall. This department
asked for nearly double it's apportion-
ment of last year, the estimate being
$1S6,00 but 1t is declared that the
amount to be allowed look more like
$50, 900.
Councilmen say they know that the
departments probably need all the
money asked for. as the city is growing
so fast that the municipal government
cannot keep up with it, but the city is
SO short of money that nothing more
than mere necessities will be con-
sidered for the next year.
Despite the fact that the street DO
lice and fire departments are short Of
men and other things, it is considered
certain that heavy cuts will be made In
their apportionments.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
Bought a Mine

James F.. Cullen of the Shower Min
ing company, Los Angeles, has just
returned from a visit to Plumas coun-
ty, Cal. While on his trip he purchased
the old Harrison mining property on
Nelson creek. This property has been
two old italians, who have, in crude
way, taken out close on to $4,000. Each
of the men is nearly 70 years of age,
one OF them being badly crippled.
Mr.. Cullen brought some very fine
samples from the property. consisting
of gold nuggets and fine gold, also the
fine gravel and black sand. The values
in the gravel and sand has all been
lost while the two old men owned the
property, as they were not able to
work the ground to good advantage.
They have lost thousands of dollars
The black sand has ben assayed, the
returns being s921.SS per ton. This is
the residue after the fine gold has been
taken from 1t in sluicing. Mr.. Cullen
has made arrangements by which the
will save all the values. The
consists of about 140 acres, all
of which is said to be gold bearing
ground. The company is concluding
negotiations for adjoining claims, which
will give it 400 acres of the best
placer property on Nelson creek.
Samples of both coarse and fine gold
can be seen at the office of the Thomas
Cullen Mines Investment company, 621
Bryson block.
Pasadena Mining Company
The Star announces that Pasadena
has a new mining corporation-one OF
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
PuaLlo ApvsRTlsINa


line Of Douglas street; thence northerly
along the westerly line OF Douglas
street to the point Of beginning d.
Excepting therefrom any portion OF
any public street or alley which may be
Included within the above described
district.
Sec. 8. The city superintendent Of
Streets shall cause notice OF the passage
OF this Ordinance to be posted in the
manner and within the time provided
Sec 4. The city Clerk shall certify
to the passage Of this Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published
for. ten days In the Los Angeles Herald,
and thereupon and thereafter II shall
take effect and be in force.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was. adopted by the Council
Of the City Of Los Angeles at its meet
II. J. LELANDB
City Clerk.
Approved this 14th day Of August,
1905.
OWEN McALEER,
s-1s-27 lot Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21

gate considerably over $3,o0O,000. SO that
the pruning must be severe. A large
portion of this work has fallen upon
Chairman Smith of the finance COM
mittee, who has been working in the
city auditors office every day, with his
sleeves rolled up and a whole set of
pruning tools including axes. handy.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
Pasadena Mining Company

The Star announces that Pasadena
has a new mining corporation-one OF
the largest yet formed, known as the
Frazier Mountain Consolidated Mining
company, and has $1,000,00O capital
stock. The incorporators are C. d. Sar-
gent, c. Schiesmayer, George r. In
gals and James H. Cambell. The first
officers are; President, c. d. Sargent;
vice-president and general manager,
r.. e. Sargent. and secretary-treasurer
James II. Cambell.
The corporation has purchased a big
mine and ten-stamp mill In perfect or
der on Frazier mountain In the eastern
end of Ventura county. 1t is conser-
vatively estimated that there are $780,
900 tons of ore bearing material In
slight which will run about SIS worth
OF gold to the ton. Vice-President
and General Manager F. Il. Sargent
has sold his extensive mining interests
In Colorado and has removed to Pasa-
dena to take charge of the new corpor-
a ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
Collie and Diarrhoea--A Remedy That Ia
Prompt and Pleasant

Prompt and Pleasant
The prompt results produced by
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy together with its
pleasant taste have won for It a place
in many households. Mr.. w. T. Taylor.
a merchant of Winslow, Ala. writes:
IT have used Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy myself
and also with men on my place, for
diarrhoea and collie and II always gives
relief promptly and pleasantly" For
sale by all leading druggists.
Messrs, Foley Bros, at st. Paul, Minn
have been awarded the contract for ex-
tensions on the Canadian Pacific railway
In the western Provinces to cost about
SO, ,000. 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
Artists, Materials

Amateur artists need drawing sets, color
outfits and all sorts OF things TO paint
with and paint on, Ours Is the one place
you can get anything and everything at
low prices. Act studies for copying Cata-
iogue free. sanborn, Vail & Co., s61 South
broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
GAS FOR FUEL

You are building your home now.
See that it is arranged to be heat
ed by gas. Don't wait until 1t is
finished.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
SOUTHERN NEVADA
MINING PROPERTIES

4 Il MI LIN 4 i AO
Sandy, a distance Of seven miles. and
treated by thirty-one-foot and five-foot
Huntington mills with a combined ca
pacity of fifteen tons per day. The
cyaniding plant treats twenty tons per
day.
A. n. Thompson, an old-time resi-
dent of Good Springs owns the Chi
qulta group of four claims located
about one and one-half miles from the
Nevada-Ke eystone, and Is considered
one of the richest gold propositions in
Southern Nevada. Samples last month
from a three-foot face OF the drift at
15O-foot level gave values Of 105 ounces
in gold to the ton. other assays from
the property have given values from
500 to $4,000 to the ton. The mine Is
being developed under bond by Salt
Lake parties, who contemplate the
erection of o ten-stamp mill.
A similar proposition, known as the
Red Cloud group, is located about three
and one-half miles from Good Springs,
the lodges carrying $40 and upward to
the ton I'm gold. The working shaft is
down to depth Of 225 feet, with levels
at 100 and 200 feet. Drifting is on the
200 level in ledge matter of seventeen
feet in thickness. The installation Of
a fifteen-horse power hoist. capable Of
sinking to 500 feet, has Just been COM
pleted and cyanide plant is in course
Of construction.
The Columbia Group
In the same range with the Nevada
Keystone group is found the Columbia
group of six claims owned by s. G.
Yount of Good Springs and Harsha
White of Manser. The lodges are wide
and chiefly in a limestone formation,
with porphyry dykes of intension. The
ore Is a copper carbonate, with red
oxide, azurite and malachite. over 1000
feet of development has been accom-
plished, including a 260-foot shaft and
a 100 foot tunnel 1t is generally con-
sidered a depth of 400 feet will prove
up mammoth copper proposition.
Ever since the first development of
any mining section in Southern Nevada
the camp of Sandy has been an inn
portant factor. 1t was brought into
prominence by A. G. Campbell who in
the now Yellow Pine district located
twenty-six mining claims and expended
vast sums of money in developing, pat
enting and shipping ore. The ore was
freighted seventy-five miles and
shipped by rail to San Francisco and 1t
is stated one carload netted over 5000
to the ton. At Manse is the reduction
mill and cyanide plant Of the Nevada
Keystone, a general store and post
office. Here are kept the records of the
mining district, with John McClanahan
as recorder. He is the owner of the
forty acres on which the mill and
other buildings are located and contem-
plates the plating of a townsite. An
abundance of water is found at depth |
Of fifty to sixty feet.
The Green Monster group of the
Hearst estate of San Francisco lies to
the north of Sandy. The development
is extensive and the values are in gold, |
silver, lead and copper. On the north
end of the same mountains, known
as the Potosi range, is the Mammoth
Potosi mine, owned by the Mahoney
Brothers of Omaha, Neb 1t is a lime
stone formation, with lead and silver
values.
Bought a Mine
ing company, Los Angeles, has just
re tn Trad frnrln q tricit To PIInrnnnr noi1n-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
LOOKING FOR A LOCATION,

The Forepangh-Sells Bros circus,
which exhibited in this city on June Sd,
was purchased last writer by the Bar
mum u Bailey people and the Ringlings,
who are equal owners. Since the cir
Gus passed into new hands it has been
decided to move its headquarters from
the East to the Middle West, and with
this object in view representative of
the above named showmen has travelled
with the circus since it has been exhibit
in in this section, for the purpose of
selecting city for permanent head
quarters. When the show was in the
city on the date above mentioned this
man conferred with several real estate
men and in company with one of them
drove out and made a tour of
the country within a radius of two
miles of town. Our informant states
that he was much impressed with Wau-
sau and the surrounding country, and
intimated that he would make favor
able report to the circus owners regard
ing this point as a location. To the
city that is favored by such selection,
this man stated, it will mean much.
Land of course would be purchased
outside of town and small village
would spring up, as did Ringlingville,
the winter quarters or Ringing Bros,
near Baraboo. A number of large
buildings for the menagerie and the
storage of circus paraphernalia would
be constructed, as we'll as stables for
the hundreds of horses, a large pavilion
for winter training and numerous
houses for the employees, while a large
hotel or boarding house would be
necessary in the spring when the whole
army of employees, about 900, are sum-
mOned together preparatory to starting
out on the road. While the show is in
winter quarters thousands of tons of
hay, straw, vegetables, ETC., are pur-
chased and consumed, the purchases
being made at home For the meat
eating animals, tons of scrap beef are
consumed, most of which is bought
from the packing concerns of the large
cities. The location of a circus in a
town also has its undesirable features,
for it draws a class of characters that
+ are not wanted in any community
Some of our citizens who have had to
replenish their supply of jewelry since
the circus was here can testify to this
| fact
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
LAWN FETt.

On Tuesday, June Goth, weat1er per-
mitting, lawn fete will be held under
| the auspices of the Ladies' Literary
club at the home of Hon. Neal Brown.
| The purpose of this entertainment is
to help the civic Improvement commit
| tee to raise funds 20 carry on the work
of tree planting already elaborately be-
gun. To continue this work more funds
are needed and it is the earnest hope
that every citizen will personally inter
est himself in this enterprise and fur
| tber it in every way possible.
The hours of the entertainment are
| from until in the afternoon, and
| from : until 10 in the evening Admis-
sion to the ground will be 10 cents, and
various refreshments will be dispensed
at the different stands and booths.
During the entire afternoon and even
ing various kinds of music will be in at
tendance.
Among the many attractions will be
the Japanese, Holland and Irish vii
lagos, the Turkish pavilion, Gypsy
band, baby show, fish pond and lemon
cake, etc., will also be served.
From several stations about the city
gaiiy decorated jaunting carts will car
ry passengers to the festive scene for
the SUN of cents.
The general committee of arrange
ments consists of Mesdames Trevitt,
Kelly and Miss johnson, and 3everyone
| OF the hundred or more members of the
club are assisting on some committee.
With the generous patronage of our
people which the ladies are looking for
ward to this ought to be an occasion
uneclipsed in brilliancy and enjoyment
by any former attempt of this kind.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
CITY COUNCIL.

The regular meeting of the city
council for June was held last Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. ID. A. Walworths petition tt
have her saloon license transferred IRON
S. Third Ave. to Warren park wa;
granted.
The American District Telegraph Co
petiJioned the council for franchise to
operate messenger service system III
the city, and the same was referred to
the committee on franchises.
Plats of the Eva Quaw and Bells adj
ditions to the city of Wausau were re-
ceived for approval, and they were re.
ferred to the committee on judiciary.
Jos. Hamerla and Richard Herzog
presented claim for S75 damages.
Their claim arises from the accidental
injury to the merry-goround operated
by the above on the market square at
the time the steam road roller started
across the square of its own accord one
morning recently and crashed into it.
The claim was referred to the committee
on claims.
Contracts were let to the Leader Side
walk Co. to construct cement walks on
the south side of the east side engine
house and from Grand Ave. to the new
bridge. The former will cost 15c per
square foot and the latter &c.
Chief Malone reported that during
May, forty-three persons. had been con-
fined in the city lookup.
1t was recommended by the committee
that the claim of Sophia Blumenkamp
for $50 be disallowed. She brought
claim for damages because the city
street commissioner had caused a crew
fn dirt har
br lging the sidewalk down to the
grade.
Plumbers licenses were granted to
p b. Wheeler d Son, A. j. Halder,
Danielson Heating aud Plumbing Co.
and Hett Bros.
The committee to which the matter
had been referred, recommended that
the two strands of Oarb wire placed on
top of the fence of j. p. Coates, at the
corner of Sixth and Fulton streets, be
removed, as they were dangerous to
the public. The report was adopted.
1t was voted to pay M. Kavanaugh
So, 900 for his lot at the corner of First
and Washington streets and to settle
all costs in the noted horse case and
dismiss an action now pending in cir
cult court against him. This was
deemed the best way out of the matter,
for the city did not care to institute
condemnation proceedings unless nee
essary.
The Columbia band was given an ap-
preparation of 800 on condition that a
series of fifteen concerts be given dur
ing the summer at the court house
square or at McIndoe park.
1t was voted to give firemen and
policemen a ten days vacation with
full pay.
By an ordinance adopted the name of
Wallace street was changed to Harrison
Blvd, it being a continuation OF that
street, and the name of French Ave.
was changed to Sixth Ave.
Nine separate bids were received for
building of the Stinchfield creek sewer,
five for brick construction and four for
concrete and steel. 1t was decided to
use the latter materials and John
Anderes' bid of $16,691 So being the
lowest, he was awarded the contract,
An adjournment was taken to Friday,
June 30th, at which time petitions for
saloon licenses will be acted upon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
FRANCHISE GRANTED.

At the last meeting Of the city coun.
ell the Wisconsin River Traction and
Power Co. was granted franchise per-
mitting it to construct and operate
along certain streets of the city street
car line. The original ordinance was
adopted unchanged with one excep-
| tion-a clause relating TO the macadam-
| iZing of streets being stricken out. The
clause read, "* - on any street
macadamized or paved less than the
full width prior to the occupation ohere
of by the grantee, the said grantee
shall, at its own expense, pave said
street the full width" Neal Brown,
who with q. ID. Jones, appeared for the
company, stated that unless this clause
was stricken out the council might as
well reject the petition, for the fran
chise could not be accepted in its or
lglnal form for the reason that capital
could not be induced to invest if the
city was To get lot of free macadamiZ
ing at the expense of the company. By
vote of II to the Objectionable clause
was cut out One member of the coun-
cil then moved an amendment provid-
ing that the company bear part of the
expense of street sprinkling, but the
amendment was killed by a vote of IA
to g.
The conditions imposed by the council
are that construction work must COM
mence within one year and that within
two years at least two miles of track
must be built. The route prescribed is
as follows: On Sixth street from the
city limits south to Forest and on Forest
to Grand Ave thence south on Grand
Ave. to the city limits; on either Grant
or Franklin St. to Third; thence south
on Third to Forest; thence east on Forest
to Grand Ave; also west on Scott street
and the continuation thereof across the
Wisconsin river to First Ave; thence
south on First Ave. to Clark street;
thence west to Third Ave; thence south
on Third Ave. to the city limits and any
other street or streets, bridge or bridges
which may be hereafter mutually agreed
upon between the common council and
the company
The franchise will be published and
accepted within thirty days, and after
thirty days have elapsed from the time
of publication the ork of construction
can commence.