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Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-17
Notice nf street Mnrk

Public notice is hereby given that on
Monday, the 26th day of June, 1905, the
at its meeting on said day, adopt an
Ordinance of Intention, numbered II, 207
(New Series), to have the following
work done, to wit:
That a vitrified pipe sewer be con-
PENNsDLvANIA AVENUE,
between Bridge street and Kear-
on the lines, at the elevations and on
the grades as are designated on the
plan and profile of said sewer on file
in the office of the City Engineer. of
said city, said plan and profile being
numbered 1858 in the records of said
office; said sewer shall be built across
such street or alley intersections, and
bers. flushtanks, iron covers, steps and
buckets and other appurtenances as are
designated upon said plan and profile.
Said Improvement shall be construct
ed in accordance with said plan and
proflle; in accordance with Plans Nos.
24,I4S and 25,453, on file in the
office of the said City Engineer; and
in further accordance with the specifi-
cations therefor on file in the office of
the City Clerk of said city, said specifi-
cations being entitled Specifications
Pennsylvania avenue. between Bridge
street and Kearney street, in the City
OF Los Angeles" and which specifica-
lions were approved by said Council at
/
plan and profile, said plans and speci-
fications, are hereby referred to for
more particular description of said
work.
Sec. 2. That the said contemplated
work Of Improvement, in the opinion of
| said City Council, is of more than local
or ordinary public benefit and said
City Council hereby declares that the
district IN the said City of Los An
geles benefited by said work or inn
proVement and to be assessed to pay
the costs and expenses thereof, is de-
scribed as follows:
All that portion of the City of Los
Angeles included within the following
described exterior boundary lines, to
Commencing at the most northerly
of Blocks o and r of the Mount Pleas
ant Tract as said subdivision is record
ed in Book 23, page 3d. Miscellaneous
Records Of Los Angeles County; thence
! from said point OF beginning along the
| northerly line Of said lot to the most
westerly corner of said lot 3; thence In
a direct line to the most northerly cor
ner Of lot 2l. block r. OF said subdivis-
/ iont thence along the northerly line OF
said lot n 10 the most westerly corner
/ OF said lot 2li thence in a direct line
/ 10 the most southerly corner OF lot l3
of said block r; thence in a direct line
/ 10 the most easterly corner of lot 10 OF
said block o. and thence in a direct
line to the point Of beginning.
Reference is hereby made 10 said
Ordinance Of Intention for further par
ticulars.
Street superintendent of the city Of
Los Angeles.
7-17-22 St
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-17
punLIo ApvER1IsINo
Ordinance No. 1l.aSa


An Ordinance declaring. the intention Of
the Mayor and Council OF the City Of Los
Angeles to establish the grade Of Inez
street from Euclid avenue to a point b25
feet east Of the east line Of Euclid
The Mayor and Council Of the City Of
Los Angeles do ordain az follows:
Section l. That it Is the intention Of the
Council Of the City of Los Angeles to
establish the grade Of
from Euclid avenue TO a point b25 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue, In
accordance with the following elevations:
AT the intersection with Euclid avenue
the grade shall be 32S.12 at the northeast
corner and s27H at the southeast corner,
as now established on Euclid avenue.
At a point on the north side 140 feet
east Of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 1913 and 32L01 at point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At a point on, the north. side $50 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 32I.A and 32792 at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At a point on the north side 160 feet east
Of the east line Of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 2709 and 326.7S at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At point on the north side 40 feet east
grade shall be s26S9 and S26.59 at point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At a point on the north side 1s0 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue tho
on the south side opposite thereto.
AT a point on the north side 100 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 32630 and 326.00 at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At a point on the north side 200 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 1852 and 1852 at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At a point on the north side 2i0 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be S25,4s and 325.1s at point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At point on the north side 200 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 324.9S and 324.6 at point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At a point on the north side 525 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 30S.S0 and 30S.50 at point
on the south side opposite thereto.
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 plane which is
255 feet below city datum plane
Sec. g. The City Clerk shall certify to
the passage of this Ordinance and shall
cause th,, same to be pslblished for ten
days in the Los Angeles Herald, and
thereupon and thereafter 1t shall take
effect and be in force.
Ordinance was adopted by the Council OF
the City of Los Angeles at its meeting of
July g. 1905.
H. j. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 7th day of July, 1905.
OWEN McALEER,
7-11-2o lot Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-17

Notice of the Recording OF the ASSESS
ment and Diagram for the Opening of
Glrard Street From Its Present Vest
ern Terminus 1880 Feet Westerly
to the Proposed Easterly Line of
Bonnie Brae Street.
Notice is hereby given that the as
sessment and diagram for the opening
of Girard street as above de-
dinance No. 10.O4O New series) was
recorded in the office of the Street
Superintendent of the City OF Los An
geies on the 10th day of July, 1906
All sums levied in said assessment
payment OF said sums is to be made to
me in my office within thirty days
after the 18th day OF July, 1905 which
is the first day OF publication OF this
notice.
All assessments not paid before the
expiration OF said thirty days win be-
come delinquent. and thereupon 8 per
cent upon the amount OF each such as
JAMES HANLEY
7-12-2i lot Street Superintendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-17
Ordinance No. 11,1s5

b.
An Ordinance declaring the intention
of the Mayor and Council of the City
OF Los Angeles to establish the grade
OF the south side Of Thorp street from
The Mayor and Council of the City of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section !. That it is the intention of
the Council of the City of Los Angeles
to establish the grade of the south side
THORP STREET,
from Moneta avenue to Figueroa
street, in accordance with the follow
ing elevations:
At the intersection with Moneta ave-
nue. the grade shall be 1925 at the
southwest corner. as now established
on Moneta avenue.
At the Intersection with Olive street
the grade Shall be 1888 at the south
east corner and 1912 at the southwest
AT the intersection with Grand ave-
nue. the grade shall be 1920 at the
southeast corner and 167.OO at the
southwest corner, as now established
on Grand avenue.
AT the Intersection with Figueroa
street the grade shall be 16s.0s at the
southeast corner, as now established
And at all points between said desig-
mated points the grade shall be estab-
lished so as TO conform TO a straight
line drawn between said designated
points,
Elevations refer to the top of tho
curp, are III Ieet ana are above plane
plane.
Sec. 2. The city Clerk shall certify
TO the passage of this Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be publish ed
for ten days in the Los Angeles Herald
and thereupon and thereafter II shall
take effect and be in force.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was adopted by the Council
OF the City OF Los Angeles at its meet
ing OF June 5, 1905;
II. ]. LELANDE
City Clerk.
Approved this sth day OF June, 1905
7-li-2O lot Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-17
Notice OF PnhIIc Work

Public notice is hereby given that at
IT'S meeting held on Monday the 18th
day of June, 1905, the City Council of
the city of Los Angeles adopted an
Ordinance, designated as Ordinance No.
11,l9i New Series), declaring It's In
tention to order the following improve
ment 10 be made, TO wit;
That
SIXTEENTH STREET,
a public street OF the city OF Los An
Reles, be opened and widened, to the
widt6 Of 50 feet from Arlingo91 street
Reference Is hereby made to said
Ordinance. on file IN the office OF the
City Clerk OF said city for further par
ticulars.
JAMES IANLEY,
street Superintendent OF the City OF
Los Angeles.
7-i7-20 lot
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-17
Notice Of puhIic work

Public notice is hereby given that at
Its meeting held on Monday, the 26th
day of June, 1905, the City Council of
the City OF Los Angeles adopted an
Ordinance, designated as Ordinance No,
11,215 New Series), declaring its In
tention 10 order the following Improve
ments TO be made, to wit:
That
JEFFERSON STREET,
a public street of the City OF Los An
geies, be widened to a width OF sew
enty-two CID feet between Western
avenue and Arlington street. in said
city
Reference is hereby made to said
Ordinance, on file In the office of the
City Clerk OF said city, for further par
JAMES HANLEY,
Street Superintendent OF the City OF
Los Angeles.
7-17-26 lot
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-17
Ordinance No. 11,25I


An Ordinance declaring the intention OF
the Mayor and Council of the City of Los
Angeles to establish the grade of Fiftieth
street, from San Pedro street to Main
street.
The Mayor and Council of the city of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Council of the City of Los Angeles to
establish the grade of
FIFTIETH STREET,
from San Pedro street to Main street, in
accordance with the following elevations:
At the intersection with San Pedro
street the grade shall be 1853 at the
northwest corner and l65. - at the south
west corner. as now established on San
Pedro street.
At the intersection with Los Angeles
street the grade shall be 164.0O at the
corner, 163 II at the southwest corner. and
1886 at the northwest corner.
At the intersection with MAJ street the
grade shall be 1928 at the northeast
corner and 1920 at the southeast corner.
And at all points between, said desig-
lished so as to conform to a straight line
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
days in the Los Angeles Herald. and
thereupon and thereafter 1t 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 meeting Of
H. ]. LELANDE.
City Clerk
Approved this 7th day of July, 1906,
OWEN McALEER,
7-11-2o lot Mayor.
Notice-Civil Service ExamInatione
In accordance with Section i. Rule Nv.
Civil Service Rules and Regulations OF
the City of Los Angeles, notice is hereby
be held on Saturday. the 22d day Of July,
3eEsnnng school at H t6e civ M M ss
ing applicants for admission to the ELI
gible list in Classiications and Divisions
as designated below:
Div B. Glass 42, Secretary to Captain of
Police, Police Department
Div. X, Class 2S, Meter Inspector. Water
Department
Div, H, Glass %, Live Stock Inspector,
Div B. Class 5, Surveyor. Engineer
Department
Div d, Glass 4. Craftsman, Engineer
Department
Div d, Glass T. Counter Clerk, Engineer
Div d, Class 8, Instrument Man. Engi-
Div. b, Glass o. Chairman. Engineer
Department
Div. d, Glass 10. Inspector. Engineer
Department
Said competitive examination will in
clude tests Of proficiency in Reading.
Writing. Smelling, Arithmetic, knowledge
of the duties of the several positions
named, general and specific experience
tending to at the applicant for such posi-
uon; physical health; muscular strength:
soundness and acuteness OF faculties;
personal habits; moral character and
such qualifications as will fairly attest
the capacity Of persons examined TO dis
charge the duties OF positions which they
seek Applicants must appear in person
at the oflce OF the Civil Service Com
mission not less than eight days before
the date Iixed for the examination. and
file. under oath, n application in form
prescribed by the Commission. blanks for
which will be furnished on request
BY order OF the Board OF Civil Service
Commissioners.
d. w. EDELMAN,
w. A. sPALDING.
Secretary AT ga
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

source. Here millions Of ducks breed
seach year and many geese as we'll, to say
nothing Of snipe and the festive "mud-
5fhen.''
With bullrush and wild rice growing
from seven to ten feet tall, the hun
ter finds that wherever he goes there
are plenty of "blinds' and every open
stretch Of water is a "duck pass.
The Morning Hours.
r. In the dusk of the early morning, as
fone poles his boat thru this trackless
home Of the feathered kingdom, there
are. many things to interest him. When
Fone has reached the "blind' and put
the decoys out, and waited for the first
treak Ks Of Light the sa5 whistles
and with a splash hops off Of the top of
ia muskrat house into the water on a
foraging trip for breakfast, and lit
tile water wren from her pendent nest
chirps in a friendly sort of way
%& There is rustic in the grass beside
E5he boat, and what seems but dark,
swiftly moving shadow, appears for the
A1noment and then is lost, leaving but a
nipple on the surface, where passing
muskrat goes to the bottom in search
of waterweeds or CLANS in the soft mud
sbut as one listens, there is a warning
IS quaek, quack,'' and whirr Of wings
The flight has begun.
Is The leader Of the flock stretches his
Ehead downward as he catches sight of
The decoys, slowing the beat Of his
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Iswings. From the thick cover of the
hsedge across the pool comes two bright
bspurts of flame, while two laundering
Ifeports echo and re-echo, awakening the
/ denisons Of the marsh, while the leader
land his mate strike the water with a
splash and forgetting the ''pipe
dream and the many mysterious
sounds about, the hunter finds himself
f5engrossed in the morning sport.
Some of the Veterans
5E5 There are those like Waterman of
sthe Saltwater Gazette, George Ban
croft and others-old-timers on the
marsh, to whom this labyrinth of frog
pond and grass is like an open book !;
sbut Of the philistines-th uninitiated
there are some narrowing tales. Be-
a.sdecked in the latest of sportsman s toy
gerry, he CLOCKS good' and has an idea
that all there is to the art Of shooting
ducks is to pull the trigger and count
the game at going time. Unless
tsthe unsophisticated duck gets dizzy
when he sees him and falls into the
boat, this sort of shooter generally
comes home empty handed and most de-
8cidedly empty around the region of the
1 ( 3breadbasket. Perhaps he got lost
and camped out on muskrat house all
II night, or was kicked out of the hunt.
ing skiff and soaked up whole lot of
4 slough water with his new clothes. That
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last shot old Jack grabbed him, yelled
that that 4, the bear was comm after ,em.
Dan Patch could 20.
owe broke after them, and the
clear out of wind and couldn It go an
other step, and then we set down and
chawed the rag fer an hour over
whether it would be safe to go back
after the bear or not. Finally we. did
90 back, and when we found the bear
layin' on the ground where them two
Injuns hid had pulled him, the devil
himself couldn't persuaded Wrinkle
he didn It kill him.
"Jack skinned him. and the hide
wasn't worth chucks at that time of
ence to Wrinkle. He dug up twenty
for Jack when we got back to- the
house, and it was him for home next
day to get his bearskin fixed up fore
it had time to spoil. Cap come back
that night and liked to tainted when
Wrinkle dug up two fves and handed
one apiece to Bill and Dave fer their
kindness ahelpin' him to have a good
time. Said he wanted to give 'em
somethin' to remember him by, s if
they could ever forgit him if they
tried. why you dingblittered idiot
Cap bust out; I'd we know who you are
hanndin' money toa One of them gem
tlemen s a United States senator, and
Others district court judge
"And what d we think that gilly an
swered9 Well, only this: ooh, / IN
notxko green S I look, captain. You
can 8 fool me. One Of them two old
mojs-backs IS the Mickeydoo of Japan,
and t'other the Ahkoond of Swat -
and off he went fore Cap could re.
c8Eer 'nough to git holt of him. And
wouldn't that jar you9'
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Saltwater, Editors Jaubert and Master.
man, "Lu' fainter and Jim Smith Of
Eau Claire and Menominee, and George
Bancroft Of Saltwater, with many more.
fainter comes up in his big automobile
and shows the "Reubens" how to 20
some, when he has shot the "limit''
and has nothing else to do. There are
two good hunting resorts, with boats
and ample accommodations, on the
marsh, that are generally well filed
with transient sports.
The Cooks Cupidity.
They tell good story on Morrison,
Jim Smith and one John T. Norton, a
banker of New York city, who was
yisiting Smith and and Morrison: They had
with them a new colored cook, and the
afternoon of the first day in camp
donned their hunting outfits and in the
rush left their money in their clothes.
in the shack. The new cook was in.
structed as to the hour for supper and
of his other duties. The trio went out
after a mess Of ducks for the evening
meal Some versions Of the story say
that one of the party saw a watersnake
and, taking it for "rattler,' had to
be soused in the lake to bring him too,
as a consequence needing dry clothes
at once. Upon the party finally
arriving home, an Industrious search
disclosed neither clothes nor cook, when
the camp was reached.
Some one else looked after Norton .
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banking business down in New York.
while he, Morrison and Smith spent a
week or two, detained as witnesses for
the state in the subsequent trial of the
cook. They were out the snug little sum
Of 5000, which the cook is supposed to
have taken, and who is waiting to have
a good time at their expense when he
gets out Of Saltwater. ~ ~
For genuine healthy pleasure and rec
reation, few sports discount that of
duck hunting, where there are plenty
of ducks. That hundreds are: killed
each day on the Traverse slough is no
doubt true, but the "home talent'
ducks are still plentiful, while the
northern flight is about to commence
bringing from the far north other thou.
sands Of the feathered tribe.
In the shape Of regular "V" they
journey south, an old and wise drake at
the apex Of the aerial array, the "V"
only varying or broken, as from time to
time the weaker or less experienced
members Of the flock waiver in their
alignment. Thus it is as annually they
travel south, stopping as they go to
rest and feed on such grounds as this
for days or weeks, perhaps, that toe
often the wise old drake who has pi,
loted his feathered clan thru so many
hundreds of leagues of trackless air
comes to an untimely end at the hand
of the sportsman.
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Thru the great Burst newsgathering
bureau we have received the following
bulletins on the condition Of the teams
of the west:
Wisconsin-Phil King is deeply dis
couraged. Seven men have broken
backs and two are playing daily with
broken necks. The remainder of the
badger team have breaks ranging from
fracture of the cheekbone to twists
in the spinal column.
Michigan-C Yost is filed with
gloom. There are only nine men out
for the team and they have not learned
their signals. The alumni from Maine
to Juarez are looking for good, burly
strikebreaking teamsters to send to
Ann Arbor, but without avail. OF the
men now OUT. seven have boils and the
other two are in love. There IS no
hope of a winning team.
Minnesota DIR. H. L. Williams is
filled with the fragments Of blasted
hope. Only one of the men. is free
from injury and the board Of control
met in extraordinary session last night
to make arrangements to get. the team
CHARTERED in some hospital where they
could receive close attention until the
time for the big games. Five men had
their eyes gouged out in a scrimmage
last night and four more were sent to
the sidelines because the spllnts on
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sHolder OF the Worlds Record for 100
versity, but on account Of having
within year represented an athletic
club in open competition, he was de-
clared ineligible to compete in the in
t ter characteristics Of 1900,
and Dufey took the trip, taking in the
English championships at Stamford
Bridge, London, as we'll.
His most formidable British ,oppon-
ent was R. W.Wadsey of the Hfghgate
Harriers,. who had captured the title in
the feetest Splinter by winning in 10
seconds. Duffey stayed abroad all thru
the season, made thoro tour of Eng
land and Scotland and had a. prosper
Gus time scooping in all the prizes.
Duffey won the: intercollegiate cham
Immediately left for r England, where
he again won the champi onship in even
time and toured the country as in 1900
+ At Stourbridge on July he appeared
in race of 100 yards, and won in
II As seconds, equaling the English
record. A little more than a week af.
!, terward, on July 20, Duffey covered the
100 yards in 9 4-5 seconds, on grass, at
Leicester. b ~ %s. a.
The intercollegiate championship Of
1902 and 1908 went TO Du6ey, and these
years he also won the English titles
In 1904 his speed seemed to have left
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heir broken legs had slipped out of
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their broken legs had slipped out OF
place. The gophers are gloomy.
Chicago Stage has been moved
to tears. Wisconsin has. been talking
nasty about the amateurism OF Bezdek
and Eckersall again, and five Of the
hippopotami are suffering from hay fe-
yer. Chambers has broken out in the
training quarters and several tons Of
beef are affected. The Clark street
viaduct fell thru with a guard Friday
afternoon and he sunk so deep thru the
paving that he has not been dug up
yet. Some Of the men have shown a
desire to wear pink rosettes upon their
headgear and have been heard address
ing each other as 'tPercy." Things
look bad for the Midway warriors;
Nebraska-Coach Booth is feeling
worse than he did when he acted as a
cold-storage warehouse for the Pto-
maines. Three of his most promising
players had their scalps torn off IN the
Wednesday scrimmage and stray
zephyr blew five more half way thru
the engineering building Thursday af-
ternoon. The team has been SO weak
ened that, Assistant Coach Westover
and Captain Borg have been sent down
into the Cherokee country to recruit
up a mess Of Indian bucks to play as
freshmen. against Minnesota. The de-
spair is as thick in Lincoln as it was
on election night in 1896.
No, Percival, all Of those burly brutes
upon the gridiron at practice these days
are not trying for the team. Most OF
them are alumni coaches who are out
for the annual telling Of the story OF
played in the great game Of 1888.
| =, !, i 3#
| Asthe wolf story is now abroad in the
land and coming from a almost +, every
sueur liar is wasting his opportunity
He works cheerfully thru the winter
and summer. but when football time
comes around he gets ashamed OF his
\ limited powers. He crawls into the
hole and lies dormant. He is missing
| the chance Of his life and failing to