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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-12
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
Notice InvIting street WORK ProposaIs

Notice Inviting Street Work Proposals
Pursuant to Statutes and to Ordinance
No. u, ,465 (New Series) of the Councll OF
the City of Los Angeles, adopted August
signed invites and will receive at his office
in the City Hall, up to II o'clock a. m. Oh
Monday, September IS, 1905, sealed pro.
posals or bids, for the Following street
fications for the construction of sewer
on Avenue Twenty-Five, in the City OF
Los Angeles, posted and on file, and
therefor adopted, to wit:
That a public sewer be constructed
in said city along the center line OF
AVENUE TWENTY-FIVE.
with line which is parallel to and dis
tant 1880 feet southerly from the norther-
ly line of Humboldt street, and extending
and across all intersections of streets,
with one flushtank to be connected
with said sewer.
vitrified, salt-glazed pipe six inches in
internal diameter.
Said .flushtank is to be. constructed
Of brick and mortar and is to have a
and is to be circular in horizontal sec
ton with. an internal diameter OF five
feet. and is to have capacity OF three
All of which Improvement is to pc
constructed In acceptance WITH the ne
City Of Los Angeles and sppss,cifica,ti44hns 4ns
city Clerk Of the City Of, Of Los Angeles nggt,saI
Specifications for the construction Of
a sewer along Avenue Twenty-Five be-
tween Humboldt street and Moffett al
That said contemplated work of
saa 10 tn than 0Pls1Sp and
pqSt benefit and thSy
OF the district to be benefited by said
Improvement and to be assessed to pay
the cost and expense of said Improve
Commencing at the most northerly nfa ~
fSIhff Ssditisn Of No. lot to The M iHRamii.
corded eSR TFaS' n BOOK * sa'q page g. Msoel-
ty; thence southerly in direct line to
said map; thence westerly along the
westerly line Of lot %. block B., Of
and Of Griffin's Addition to East
Los Angeles, and lots 10. II, IL, 13, Il,
IS and 1e, block c., adjoining, as said
6, page 587, OF said Mlscellaneous
Records; thence in a direct line to the
most westerly corner Of lot "a OF said
block B thenTe IN ,fns G,reof CT Hbodt n 20
street, said point being rs feet wester-
ly from, measured along said last men
nue twenty-five; thence along the
northerly line of Humboldt street to
the point of beginning.
any public street or alley which may
be included within the above described
district.
Bidders must file with each proposal or
bid a check payable to the order of the
Mayor of this city. certified by. respon!..
sible bank, for an amount which shall
not be less than ten per cent of the aggre-
! gate of the proposal, or a bond for the
said amount and so payable, signed by the
bidder and by two sureties, who shall
Justify, before any officer competent to
administer an oath, in double the said
amount, and over and above all statutory
exemptions
In bidding use blanks which will be fur
nished by the City Clerk upon application.
Los Angeles, Cal. September II, 1906.
| H. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk and ex-officio clerk of the
Council of the City Of Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-12
Ordinance No. 11,519

An Ordinance declaring the intention Of
the Mayor and Council of the City Of Los
Angeles to establish the grade OF Fiftieth
street, from Main street to Moneta ave-
nue.. 80,
Los Angeles do ordaln as follows:
establish the grade Of
FIFTIETH STREET,
from Main street. to Moneta avenue. in
accordance with the following elevations:
At the Intersection with Main street
the grade shall be 2.63 at the northwest
corner, and 1890 at the southwest corner,
as now established on Main street.
the grade shall be 15S.61 at the northeast
corner, and 1880 at the southeast corner.
ais now established on Moneta avenue
And at all points between said desig-
mated points the grade shall be estab-
lished so as 20 conform to a straight line
drawn between said designated points.
Elevations refer to tho top Of the curb,
95b feet below City datum plane
Sec. Q. The City Clerk shall certify to
the passage OF this Ordinance and shall
cause thA same to be published for ten
days in the Los Angeles Herald, and
thereupon and thereafter It shall take
effect and be In force.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing
Inc CITY Of Los Angeles at It's meeting OF
II, ]. LELANDE,
Approved this sth day of September
1905. o,,,,1, ,r..,ura
s-11-2O lot Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-12
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Ordinance No. 1874
ALL 0A..lnn


An Ordinance declaring the intention of
the Mayor and Council of the City Of
Los Angeles to establish the grade of
Fortieth street, from Figueroa street to
the west city boundary.
The. Mayor and Council Of the City Of
Section /. That 1t is the intention of the
Council of the City of Los Angeles to es-
tablish the grade of
FORTIETH STREET,
from Figueroa street to the west city
boundary. in accordance with the follow
ing elevations:
At the intersection with Figueroa street
the grade shall be 1872 at the northwest
corner, and 17289 at the southwest cor
ner, as now established on Figueroa
street.
At the intersection with the west city
boundary the grade shall DE 171.60 on the
north side and III 81 on the south side
And at all points between said desig
mated points the grade shall be es-
tablished SO as to conform to q straight
line drawn between said designated
Elevations refer to the top of tho
curb, are in feet, and are above plane
which is 255 feet below City datum
psas Sec 2. The city Clerk shall certify to
days in the Los Angeles Herald
and thereupon and thereafter 1t shall
take effect ard be in force.
dinanoe was adopted by the Council Of
the City of Los Angeles at its meeting of
H. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk
Approved this 9th day of September.
-''' OWEN McALEER,
a-11-20 lot Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-12
PUBLIC ADVERTISING


Notice Inviting street work Proposals
Council of the City, ,oS q Los angeles, Is'.
receive at his office in the City Hall,
up to IL o'clock a. m; of Monday,
september. IS, 1905, sealed proposals or
be done according to the specifications
for the construction of sewer on
Pennsylvania avenue, in the City of Los
Angeles, posted and on file, and therefor
That a vitrified pipe sewer be con-
structed in said city, In ,
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
ney street. between the points,
on the lines, at the elevations and on
the grades as are. designated on tho
| In the office OF the City Engineer Of
said city, said plan and profile being
numbered. 1858 in the records of said
such street or alley intersections, and
with sucn manholes, junction. cham.
bers, flushtanks, iron covers, steps and
designated upon said plan and profile.
Said Improvement shall be construct,
ed IN accordance with said plan IIs and
PT9fiae IN With fe Pa1S NGs the
office Of the said City Engineer; and
In further accordance. with the specitl-
CATIONS therefor on file In the office ,ti 9f
cations being entitled Specifications
for the construction OF sewer IN
Pennsylvania avenue, between Bridge
Of Los Angeles" and which -specifica--
its meeting Of June 2s. 1905, which said
fications. are hereby referred to for
more particular description OF salo
work.
of Improvement, in the opinion Of
said City Council, is of more than local
or ordinary, public benefit, and said aid
district in the said City of Los Angeles
benefited by said work or improvement,
and to be assessed to pay the costs and
expenses thereof, is described as fol-
lows:
All that portion of the City of Los
Angeles included within the following
described exterior boundary lines, to
wit:
corner of lot 8, block o of Subdivision
of Blocks and r of the Mount Pleas
ant Tract, as said subdivision is record
ed in Book 23 page 80, Miscellaneous
Records of Los Angeles County; thence
srom said point of beginning along the
northerly line of said lot to the most
direct line to the most northerly cor
ner of lot 21, block r of said subdivis-
ion; thence along the northerly line of
odlu lot 81 W lUt ulOSb WeSIGIly COihCi
Of said lot 21; thence in a direct line
to the most southerly corner of lot IL
of said block R; thence in a direct line
to the most easterly corner of lot 10 Of
said block o; and thence in a direct
line to the point of beginning.
Bidders must file with each proposal
or bid check payable to the order of
the Mayor of this. city, certified by
responsible bank for an amount which
the aggregate of the proposal, or a
bond for the said amount and so pay
able signed by the bidder and by two
sureties, who shall justify, before any
officer, competent to administer an an
oath IN dopole tne sag sfaiadrU am0un ana
tions.
In bidding use blanks which will be
furnished by the City Clerk upon appli-
Los Angeles, Cal, September IL 1905.
H. j. LELANDE,
City Clerk and ex-Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-12
9-11-12 ct
Ordinance No. 11,5O7

y
of the Mayor and Council of the City OF
Los Angeles to establish the grade OF
Confidence street, from Moneta avenue
Book 6 of Maps, at page 1873, Records
of Los Angeles County.
The Mayor and Council Of the City
Section |. That it is the intention of
the Council of the City of Los Angeles
to establish the grade OF
CONFIDENCE STREET,
from Moneta avenue to the west line
of zobelein's Main Street Tract, as per
map recorded in Book of Maps, at
page 1913, Records of Los Angeles Coun-
ty, in, accordance with the following
At the intersection with Moneta ave-
nue. the grade shall be 1S0.05 at the
northwest corner, and 1887 at the
southwest corner, as now established
At the intersection with Hill street
the grade shall be 1S1.00 at the north. /.
east and northwest corners, and 1S05O
at the southeast and southwest corners.
At the intersection with Olive street
the grade shall be 10000 at the north
east and northwest corners, and 1880
1T the southeast and southwest cor
At the intersection with said west
line of zobeleir's Main Street Tract
the grade shall be 1S0.75 on the north
And at all points between said desig-
mated points the grade shall be ,estab-
lished so as to conform to a straight line
Elevations refer to the top Of the curb.
are in feet and are above 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 to be published for ten
days In the Los Angeles. Herald and
thereupon and thereafter 1t shall take
effect and be In force.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing ordi-
nance was adopted by the Council OF the
City of Los Angeles at its meeting OF
II. j. LELANDE
City Clerk
Approved this 9Th day of September
OWEN McALEER,
9-11-20 lot Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-12
Ordinance No. 1876


An Ordinance declaring the intention OF
the Mayor and Council of the, City OF Los
Angeles to establish the grade of Forty
first street from Central avenue to the
west line of Mettler's Central Avenue
Tract, as per map recorded in Book 6 of
Maps, at page 1856, Records of Los Angeles
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
eS'AOi'Sit FoRT3-FiRsT 5Fs STREET,
from Central avenue to the west line OF
Mettler's Central Avenue Tract, as per
map recorded in Book s of Maps at page
1885, Records of Los Angeles County, in
accordance with the following elevations:
At the intersection with Central avenue
the grade shall be 1922 at the northwest
corner and 1S9.05 at the southwest corner,
as now established on Central Avenue,
At the intersection :, with WadsWorth
street the grace snaiI a iOe ps Ss iso,sS al the
west corner.
" At the intersection with said west line
Of MeteF nc centrs n Se nTS 1ast sds the
and 1876 on the south side.
And at all points between said designat::
ed points the grade shall be established
SO as to conform to 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
Sec. 2. 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 1t shall take
effect and be in force
/ hereby certify that the foregoing Or
dinance was adopted hy the Council Of
the City OF Los Angeles at its meeting OF
August 81, 1905
Il. j. I.ELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 9Th day of September,
1905.
OWEN McALEER.
e-11-20 lot Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-12
Notice of street xNorI,


Public notice is hereby given that on
Thursday, the 18th day Of August A; D.
Angeles did, at its meeting on said
day, adopt an ORDINANCE of Intention,
numbered 11,419 (New Series), to have
the following work done, to wit:
That Cement sidewalk five (0
feet in width be constructed along each
FOSTER STREET
from the south curb line of Thirtieth
street to the north line of Thirty second
street excepting such portions of said
street between said points along which
q cement oT aSpnait @ @ slaeWaik d i've S9o %
the official line and grade), said side
walk to be constructed in accordance
with specifications for constructing ce-
ment sidewalks on file in the office of
the City Clerk of said city, said speci-
fications being No. 23 (New Series).
Reference is hereby made TO said
Ordinance Of Intention for further par
ticulars
s-11-16 Ct Street Superintendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-12

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22
THREE KILLED By. GAS.
Mother and TsCO Daughters Found
Dead IN Their Rooms.

Mrs Regina Wagering. wife OF Deputy Sheriff
Frank J. Wagering. and her two daughters, Re-
gina May and Angela, eighteen and thirteen years
Old respectively, were found dead in the room
on the second floor of their home. at No 2S5 West
52d-st yesterday afternoon. Coroner Scholer after
an investigation. said that the deaths undoubtedly
resulted from the low pressure OF gas after mid
night. permitting the light. which usually burned
all night in the girls room, TO go out When the
pressure became stronger in the early morning
the gas escaped from the open jet The coroner
declared that this only one Of hundred such
cases brought TO his attention last winter.
Mrs Wagering slept in the front room, and her
daughters occupied the room adjoining. 1t is be-
neved that the mother. smelling the escapir gas.
the aid of her daughters. and was herself
overcome and killed. Mr.. Wagering slept the
top floor Of the house.
Between and 10 o'clock yesterday morning a
maid tried Mrs Wagering and her
daughters for breakfast She knocked several
times the doors. and, receiving response in
formed Mr.. Wagering, who broke in the door. He
found the rooms flleG with escaping gas The two
girls lay motioniesS in their bed while on the floor
alongside the bed was Mrs. Wagering. A physician
who summoned pronounced them dead. and
Coroner Scholer announced that death was due to
accident A small hallway connects the rooms
occupied by Mrs Wagering and her daughters.
Both entrances are covered by heavy portieres.
which were sufficiently open to permit the escap-
ing gas TO enter the mothers room.
Angela was to graduate on June from the School
OF the Assumption, in West 49th-st while her sis
ter graduated from the High School two years
ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22
"HOISTERS" HAVE $50, 900.
Three of Shoplifter Gang Gel
ELeUen Months Each.

Three members Of what the police say was one Of
the most skilful gang OF holsters as shopfters
called in thieves slang, that has ever worked
in this and other large cities from Chicago east
were sentenced yesterday in the Court of Special
Sessions to eleven months in the penitentia~y
Three others are under arrest in Newark n. J.. and
two others. the remainder Of the eight known to
have composed the gang are believed OF have fed.
The gang made its headquarters for the last few
months IN a tenement housoe at No 1918 Allen-st.
The three sentenced yesterday arrested on
April H. In l4th-st department store. Acting
Captain O'Brfen OF the Detective Bureau got a
tip on the Allen-st house several weeks ago, and
detailed Detective Sergeants Foy, Reap and Hol-
land to the case. The leader OF the eight, the
detectives say, was a woman known as Queen
Rachel" whose real name is Dora Glenner. She
was ono Of those sentenced yesterday. Queen
1SsGnei. the detectives say, worked with a woman
calling herself Sophie steinberg and man calling
.iniseh isaac AbraInovich- The detectives say the
steinberg woman is Abramovich's wife.
Inc gangs apartment was furnished in almost
luxurious style. Five pretty young children were
IN the fiat Most surprising OF ali, however, was
the discovery OF ten bank books, on banking in
stltuons In several cities Of the East and Middle
sNoe5S3 representing deposits aggregating than
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22
Shapeb L. r. Corsets

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22
SUIT TO OBTAIN GALLOWs.
A Montana County Wishes to Recover It
from Contractors.

Lewiston. Mont, April PA lawsuit in which
possession of a gallows IS involved has been filed
Dy the county against Tubbs Brothers contractors.
Iubbs Brothers recently bought the old county tai
and understanding they were to have all of the old
timber in the Jail yard. they carried away the
double gallows used some time ago for the execu-
ton Of William Calder
Ihis week the Sheriff Of Meagher County applied
to Sheriff Slater for the Of the gallows for the
execution Of H. II. Metzger. when It was discovered
that the gallows had been taken by Tubbs Broth
ers The County Commissioners instructed the at
torney TO bring action to compel the contractors
to return the gallows TO pay $3.50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22
MAY PUT CARNEGIE ON STAND.
County Prosecutor Thinking of Pressing
Forgery Case Against Mrs. Chadwick.

Cleveland. April A.-County Prosecutor Keller
stated to-day that he was considering the advisa-
bility Of bringing Mrs. Chadwick to trial on the In
dictments for forgery He said the feeling existed
among many lawyers that there was a probability
that the United States Circuit Court of Appeals
would grant her a new trial
II the Court of Appeals had already passed on
the question before it, said Mr.. Keller Il would
not hesitate TO call the once but the court
VIII not decide the until October and 7 am
not entirely decided as 10 what I shall pur-
sue, The case OF forgery, in my opinion, is very
clear, ana Mrs. Chadwick be convicted on thai
charge, II anything Andrew Carnegie will appear
ana testify any time ] summon him, and ] can
bring Newton. Of BroOkline. Mass, to help make a
case. There may be question however, as IN
whether entitled to try her. The federal ~
thorites and Mrs. Chadwick's attorney might pre-
vent me from doing IT until the Court Of Appeals
hands down a decision / shall decide in q Peuy
days how / shall proceed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22

In buying tea it pays to get
the best. The agitation about
pure food and the disclosures
with reference to food prod
ucts naturally make you
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in bulk. It pays to be safe
and to buy pure, clean and
honest goods.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22
RRAckETT NOT SEEKING JuDeEs4rp

Saratoga N Y. April A.-Senator Edgar r.
Brackett. whose name has again been mentioned
as a candidate 10 succeed Supreme Court Justice
Martin L. Slower Of Amsterdam. whose term ex-
pires December 81 next. to-day publicly an
nounced that he had aspiration in that direc-
ton. The Senator believes that Charles G. Van
kirk of Greenwich Washington County will I'M
doubtedly be nominated by the Fourth Judicial Dis
trict Republican Convention. Justice Slower Is a
candidate for denomination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22
FIVE YEARS FOR S. FORGERY.

ST. Louis. April 2l.-In the Criminal Court to-day
Judge Bishop sentenced Emil Kempner TO five years
Imprisonment on conviction of having forged a
check for IS and cashed II. Kempner, who is
twenty-six years old. said he came from Hamburg
Germany. and that he was secretary TO the Ham
burg Chief Of Police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22

shown ability OF a high order in the prosecution
this inquiry. He has shown ability for this kind
OF work such very few men possess. The mem
bers Of the committee more than satisfied with
the way he has handled the case Tor them, and
one and all recognize in him, to say the least, a
man of unusual ability.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-22
FATAL END OF HARD CIDER GAG y

Skowhegan. Me. April 2l.-Rufus Brown. jr of
West Athens. confessed to-day. the county author
tiles declare. that in a quarrel due to hard cider
drinking and jealousy. he killed William knights
Of Bingham last night Brown was brought N
the county Jail, after having surrendered to a den
uty sheriff.