Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-04
DISPUTE OVER
NEW ORDINANCE
LIQUOR RESTRICTIONS CAUSE
MISUNDERSTANDING
San Bernarcllno CounciImen and City
Attorney Disagree as to ReomvaI
of Boxes and Stalls From
Restaurants
Special to The Herald.


SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 3.-The city
councilmen and Mayor Barton are in
dignant against City Attorney Swing
1or attempting to get them to pass an
leges of restaurants that is wholly at
variance with what they asked him to
draft They demanded that the stalls
and boxes be removed from all restau-
rants where liquors are served, while
the attorney simply drew an ordinance
prohibiting the serving of liquor in a
stall. The attorney was instructed to at
once draft a new ordinance.
The directors for the Arrowhead Hot
Springs company have awarded the
contract for the automobile road that
is to connect the county road with the
hotel grounds to r. H. Swinney of this
city, and work will be commenced as
quickly as the legal formalities are
arranged. The road will be $3.50 feet in
length and will be of the best construc-
ton. Several deep cuts will have to be
fills. The hotel building has been ac-
cepted and will be open for guests in a
few days. Already a number of peo-
pie are in the city awaiting the open
hot fight Is on regarding the loca-
tion of the Hesperia postoffice. Mrs. A.
E. Farrell was recently appointed post
mistress to succeed her deceased hus-
band. AT the request of II. Waite, agent
for the Hesperia Land and Water COM
pany, the postoffice was located in his
office at $5 per month rental. Since
then Waite has made an attempt to
raise the rent to $25 per month. Mrs:
Farrell refused to pay the rent and
ejectment proceedings were commnced
against her by Waite, but on the advice
of her attorney she paid no attention
to the summons, he advising her that
it was Illegal.
The constable has now got scared
about fooling with Uncle Sam and has
referred the matter to the district at
iC al hain
backed by the United States district at
torney in the matter the contention be-
ing made that Waite has no authority
to interfere with the operation of the
postoffice The postoffice authorities
are also informed as to the situation
and every one is wondering whether
Waite will finally have the nerve to
have the office thrown into the street,
as he threatens. At the time Mrs. Far
rell was appointed Waite was one of
the principal advocates for her secur-
ing the place
Because of the seniority rule Walter
Young will not succeed ]. B. Mullen as
agent for the Santa F'e in this city. The
new. agent will be A. f, Hunt of Flag
Flagstaff office. Before going to Ari-
zona he will take to himself a bride
Miss Mary Stephenson-one of the most
popular young women of the city.
Walter D. Cole of this city recent
graduate of the law department of the
University of Michigan, has been ad-
mitted to practice before the supreme
court of this state. He will go to San
The suit of Mrs. R. ]. Dougherty VS..
P. r. Hockaday and r. r. Simpson, in
which the plaintiff was awarded dam
ages in the sum of $4,000 because of an
alleged fraudulent land deal. will be
appealed to the appellate court by the
defendants. The case was a sensational
one and the defendants were severely
scored by Judge Oster for the manner
To-, T., ,iaIn f11aNr OIL tN n
frauded the plaintiff. who is an aged
woman, being past 80 years
The postoffice receipts for the month
s1S35.65, an increase of $211.76 over
the same month last year.
Hot, is it? Then try Coronado