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The Washington times., 1905-03-05
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man sent back when the first sec
ton OF the special train from eleye-
land stopped Oh account of hot Jour
nal bax, did not have time to get safe
distance before the other train appf ared-
The crash came not more thss:l two
minutes after the first sectio.; had
been brought TO a standstsii. It Is ints-
r1atet. that the sections had been run
ming closer than the rules permit.
REPAIRS were made on the block sig
nal this morning. ard 1t required several
hours to get them into pstcs.sr aa7king
order.
1t was reported that raiir6aa officials
are unable TO find the Brakeman who
had been sen; hack with the flag. He is
reported to have said, 1T is all my
fault last night after the crash, and
then sfisappeared in the darkness
The Washington times., 1905-03-05

few minutes. His tone was suriy-deep
with Importance.
'sIt's-agafnst-the uies-and-regula-
tions-of the-army. The only way to
muster him in is to have an order from
the, commander-in-chief."
Lincoln rose up. it seemed to William
OMeara, till he was as tail as the oak
trees above him. His black eyes snapped
and seemed to the boy to spit fire
Then. said he, Il command you as
eommander-in-chief Of the army of TIE
United states to muster him in"
Mansfield wilted
From that moment Mansfield wilted
and it is not of record that he ever ra-
covered the height he had attained that
day
And William oMeara, aged eleven
years, was mustered into the army of
the United States. He was sent away 10
a school in Pennsylvania after his three
months service was up. but he was
in the arnv long enough 20 be the
Youngest soldier, and he advises no
ore to contradict this clairG-uot If iae
has money. as that Michigan had at
least.
Mr.. O'Meara entered, in 9 manner, into
the life of Lincoln, on two other &C.
easions. Crce. after he came back from
school, when Lincoln rode out from
Washington to the battle at FFers
Stevens. when General Early threaten
ed washington. after the skirTnish Ct
! Monocacy.
Many think Lincoln was not in a
/ battle, said Mr. O'Meara, but I saw
/ him there; first in front of the fort. and
| afterward on the walls. with the bullets
! hitting all about hira''
The last time Mr. 0Meara figured al
ali in the life OF Lincoln was when II
| had taken a friend to the tneater where
! in Lincoln was shot. He did not go IL
himself. but was saunterfng home bow
III Q, wnen ne heard the news of The
| assassfna ton.
The Washington times., 1905-03-05
PROSPERITY.

But. pa. wf1w Is an idle jesf.s
There are no Idle Jests, my sou. they
are all working all the time.
The Washington times., 1905-03-05
Tippecanoe Club Marches;
-.1embers Tell of Wreck

Nearly all Of them bruised and shaken
tsp, yet determined to participate III the
parade, the escort corps of the Tippe-
canoe Cub of Cleveland, Ohio, whose
train. With that of the Engineer Corps,
Ohio National Gssard, was wrecked, ar
rived iii Washington after j O'Clock yes
terday and marched directly into line.
They were too late to reach their ap-
pointed place of formation Fourth and
r streets southeast, and took station at
the corner of First and B streets north
east, and fell into their division as it
passed. Few of the spectators knew
that the little band who marched up the
Avenue In such perfect formation (the
I'Ipnecanoe Club is Gne of the best drill
ed organizations IN the country had
been through such q trying experience
only a few hours before, but those who
did put an added vim into their cheer
ing.
AS members of the club told the story
last evening. they left Cleveland at 5 80
o'clock eastern tiue1, Friday after
noon, and were due TO reach Washing
ton early this morning. Their train was
run as the second section of a special,
ths first section bearing the Engineer
Corps. Both organizations are from
Cleveland, the train carrying the Engi-
neers leaving half an hour ahead OF
the Tippeeanoe Club. At East pales-
tine, Ohio. the first section was COM
| PEELED to stop on account of a hot boz
| IN the engine and at Clifton the tro4I-
| bic occurred again. The engineer of the
second section claimed afterward that
| the signal vEen he ran into the block
showed a clear track
The Washington times., 1905-03-05
The First Warning.

At this point the Pennsylvania railroad
has four tracks and there are many
switch lamps, and to this fact the Tip
peeanoe men attribute the engineers 8
failure to sooner see the warning rear
lights u the section ahead, which was
slowing down about 100 yards from the
Clifton station To the hundred and
more men inside the second section the
first wsrning of impending calamity was
when the air brakes were set so sud
denly Ind hard that all were thrown
from their seats. An instant later came
the second crash and in each car the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-27
Ordlnnnce No. 1f.252

New Series
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 525
feet east of the east line of Euclid
avenue
The Mayor and Council of the City of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows
Section l. That it is the intention of the
Council of the City of Los Angeles to
establish the grade of
INEZ STREET,
from Euclid avenue to point 525 feet
east of the east line Of .Eqclid avenue, in
At the intersection with Edelid avenue
the grade shall be 32S12 at the northeast
corner and S27.74 at the southeast corner,
as now established on Euclid avenue.
At a point on the north side 40 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 1888 and 327.O1 at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At point on the north side $50 feet
east Of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 327.24 and 326.92 at point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At point on the north side 100 feet east
of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be S27O9 and S26 rs at point
on the south side opposite thereto
At point on the north side 10 feet east
grade shall be 1850 and 1868 at a 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
on the south side opposite thereto
At a point on the north side 1870 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 1880 and $4,000 at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At a point on the north side 200 feet
east of the east lire of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 1852 and 32562 at point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At a point on the north side 210 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 3254S and 325.1S at point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At a point on the north side 900 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 3249S and S246S at point
on the south side opposite thereto.
Al a point on the north side 525 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 3OSS0 and 30S.50 at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
And at all points between said desg-
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 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 to be rsIblished for ten
days in the Los Angeles Herald, and
thereupon and thereafter it 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 it's meeting of
July g. 1905.
H. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
OWEN McALEER,
7-26-31 Sid lot Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-27
Notice of Public Work

Public notice is hereby given that at
its meeting held on Monday. the 10th
the City of Los Angeles adopted an
ORDINANCE, designated as Ordinance No.
11,l94 (New Series), declaring it's IN
tention to order the following improve
Section l, That it is the intention
of the City Council Of the City of Los
Angeles to, close up, vacate and aban-
d0h' i0r ai'eY pSHGpTGEFsS, pHITEY, a certain
being a public alley Of the City of Los
Angeles, In the block bounded by En-
scribed as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the southeasterly cor
Subdivision of the Eighth Street Tract,
as per map recorded in Book 55 at
pages SO and "a, Miscellaneous Rec.
ords. of Los Angeles. County; thence
northwesterly in a direct line to the
southwesterly corner of lot Is, said
block n thence southerly in a direct
line TO the northwesterly corner of
erly in a direct line to the northeast
erly corner of lot 80, said block n;
thence northerly In a direct line to the
Sec. 2. That the exterior boundaries
of the district OF land to be affected
by said work or Improvement are here
by specified and declared to be as fol-
Beginning at the northeasterly cor
ner OF lot l. block OF Thomas Leahy's
Subdivision Of the Eighth Street Tract
as h,e,,rreeiinnbietoTe mentioned thence
northwesterly corner OF lot IS. said
block 7; thence southerly in a direct
line TO the southwesterly corner OF lot
l6, said block Z; thence southeasterly
in a direct line to the southeasteriy
corner OF lot 80, said block z; thence
northerly In a direct line to the point
of beginning; excepting therefrom any
land therein contained which is now a
part Of any public street or alley 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
ticulars.
JAMES HANLEY,
Street Superintendent OF the City OF
Los Angeles.
7-17-26 lot
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-27
PusLIc ADVERTISING
Notice Of street WORK

Notice of street Work
eSs otf Sc. n S RersSy Ss ssn nt that ssg S
the Council Of the city OF Los Angeles
did, At It's meeting on said day, adopt
an Ordinance Of Intention, numbered
1892 New series), to have the follow
ing work done, TO wit:
-'' FFoDRFsrY-N1NrH STREET.
Central avenue to the east line
Of Dominsuez street, including all
intersections OF streets excepting sucn
portions of said street and intersections
as are required BY law to be kept in
pany having railroad tracks thereon.
and also excepting such portions as
and accepted). be graded and graveled
to the, official grade in accordance with
the plans and profile on file in the
fications for the construction OF
graveled streets, Glass d, In the City of
Los Angeles on file in the office OF the
tions being No. 20 (New series5.
I'd. That cement curb be con-
structed along each line of the roadway
west line Of Central avenue to to
the east line of Dominguez street
excepting along such portions of the,
line Of said roadway upon which a
been constructed to the official line
and grade), In accordance with specifi-
cations for constructing. cement curbs.
said specifications being No. % New
Series).
Sd. That cement sidewalk five 90
feet in width be constructed along the
south side of said Forty-ninth street,
from THE west line of Central avenue
to the east line of DomiAguez street
excepting such. portions of said
street between said points along which
a cement or asphalt sidewalk five CD
feet in width has been constructed to
the official line and grade), said side
walk to be constructed In accordance
with specifications for constructing
cement sidewslks on file IN the offiGS
specifications being No. 23 (New
Series).
Sec. 2. The Council of said city here
by by finds upon est estimate nate OF the Clfgg
improvement will be greater than fifty
cents per front foot along each line of
said street, including the cost. of inter-
sections, and it is hereby determined,
in pursuance of an Act of the Legisla-
ture of the State of California, APP
proved February 9th, 1893 as amend
ed by an Act of the Legislature amend
ing said last named act. which amend
that bonds shall be issued to represent
the cost of said improvem Said
bonds shall be serial, extending over a
period of ten years, an even proportion
of the principal sum of which shall be
payable annually, on the second day of
January of each year, by coupon, after
their date until the whole are paid, and
to bear interest at the rate of seven ca
nually on the second days of January
and July of each and every year.
Reference is hereby made to said Or
dinance of Intention for further par
ticularS.
JAMES HANLEY,
7-24-29 ct Street Superintendent
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-27
Nntice az Strcet Work

Public notice is hereby given that on
Wednesday, the, 5th day of July A. d.
geles did, at, its meeting on said day
adopt an Ordinance of Intention, num-
bered 11,241 (New Series). to have the
following work done, to wit:
That a public sewer be constructed In
said city along the center line of
AUGUSTA STREET,
from the constructed public sewer In the
intersection of Augusta street and Date
street. northwesterly for a distance of
225 81 feet. and across all intersections OF
streets. together with one manhole and
one flushtank. all to be connected with
Said sewer is to be constructed of vitri-
fed. salt-glazed pipe s inches in internal
diameter.
brick and mortar and is to have con-
crete bottom and an iron cover and is
to be circular in horizontal section with
an internal diameter Of, feet.
Said manhoe is to have an internal
height of feet.
Said fiushtank is to be constructed of
brick and mortar and is to have con-
crete bottom and an iron cover and is
an internal diameter of feet and is to
have a capacity of 300 gallons.
All of which improvement is to, be
constructed in accordance with the plans
and profile therefor on file in the office
of the City Engineer of the City of Los
Angeles and specifications therefor on
file In the OInCe OF Ine OlIy Clerk OF me
City of Los Angeles. said specifications
being entitled Specifications for the con-
struction of a sewer along Augusta
street between Date street and Rosabell
street in the City of Los Angeles"
Sec 2. That said contemplated work
of Improvement is. in the opinion of said
Council. of more than local and ordinary
public benefit. and they thereby declare
that the exterior boundaries of the dis
trict to be benefited by said improvement
and to be assessed to pay the cost and
expense of said improvement shall be as
follows:
Commencing at the most northerly cor
ner of Augusta street and Date street;
thence northeasterly along the westerly
line of Date street so feet to a point;
thence westerly and parallel to the north
erly line of Augusta street 225 feet to a
point; thence southwesterlY and parallel
to the westerly line of Date street to
the northerly line of Augusta street;
thence in a direct line to the most west
erly corner of lot IA of Map of the Kerck-
hoff, Gunner & Co Tract, as said map is
recorded in Book 4. page 554, Miscella-
neous Records of Los Angeles County;
thence in a direct line to the most south
erly corner of lot 13 of said tract, and
thence in a direct line to the point of
beginning.
Reference is hereby made to the said
Ordinance Of Intention for further par
ticulars.
JAMES IIANLEY.
7-2429 ct Street Superintendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-27
Ordinance No. 1881


An Ordinance declaring the intention of
the Mayor and Council of the City of Los
Angeles to establish the grade of Bishop
street, from Effie street to the north line
of the Palo Verde Tract, as per map
recorded in Book of Maps, at page 1d,
Records Of Los Angeles County.
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
BISHOP STREET,
from Efhe street to the north line of the
Palo Verde Tract, as per map recorded
in Book of Maps, at page 49, Records
Of Los Angeles County, in accordance
with the following elevations:
AT the intersection with Effie street the
grade shall be 472.00 at the northwest
AT the intersection with said north line
OF the Palo Verde Tract the grade shall
be 533,00 on both sides.
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 10 the top of the curb,
are in feet and are above plane which ls
255 feet below City datum plane.
Sec. g. The City Clerk shall certify to
the passage Of this Ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published for ten
thereupon and thereafter 1t shall take
hereby certify that the foregoing Or
dinance was adopted by the Council OF
the City Of Los Angeles at Its meeting OF
II. j. LELANDE.
Approved this 2ist day of July 1906
OWEN McALEER,
7-2e-Sl, STA lot Mayor
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-27
Notice Of Street Work

Public notice is hereby given that on
Wednesday, the 5th day of July, 1905. the
Council Of the City of Los Angeles did,
at it's meeting on said day adopt an Ordi-
nance of Intention, numbered l,237 New
Series). to have the following work done,
BUDLONG AVENUE,
in said city, from the south line OIL
Washington street to the produced north
line of the Couverley Tract including all
intersections of streets (eXceptinS such
portions of said street and intersections
as are required by law to be kept IN
order or repair by any person or com
pany having railroad tracks thereon,
and also excepting such portions as
have already been graded and graveled
and acceptedl, be graded and graveled
to the official grade in accordance with
the plans and profile on file in the
office of the City Engineer and 'spcci-
fications for grading and graveling
streets in the City of Los Angeles with
the natural gravel of the street, Class
b, on file in the office of the City Clerk
of said city, said specifications being
No. 81 GNew series).
I'd. That cement curb be con-
structed along each line of the roadway
of said Budlong avenue, from
the south line of washington
fFeet ne of the tie Tract nVfn ex
cepting along such portions of the
line of said roadway upon which u
cement or granite curb has already
been constructed to the official line
=
GATORS for constructing cement curbs,
on file in the office of the City Clerk,
said specifications being No. % (New
Series).
Sd. That cement sidewalk five o.
each line of said Budlong ave-
nqe. nue. - from iI, ON the south Zine line ,r0 OF
duced north line of the Couverley Tract
(eXceptng such portions of said
street between said points along which
a cement or asphalt sidewalk five CO.
feet in width has been constructed to
the official line and grade), said side
walk to be constructed in accordance
with specifications for constructing
Of the City Clerk of said city, said
specifications being No. 2S (New
Series).
Sec. 2. The Council of said city here
by finds upon estimate of the City
Engineer that the total cost of said
Improvement will be greater than fifty
cents per front foot along each line OF
said street, including the cost of inter-
in pursuance of an Act of the Legisla-
ture of the State of California; ap-
proved February 9th, 1S93, as amend
ed by an Act of the Legislature amend
ing Act became a law March I'd, 1899,
that bonds shall be issued to represent
the cost of said Improvement. SAID
bonds shall be serial. extending over a
period of ten years, an even proportion
of the principal sum of which shall be
payable annually, on the second day of
January of each year, by coupon, after
their date until the whole are paid and
to bear interest at the rate of seven o.
per cent per annum, payable semi-an-
nually on the second days of January
and July of each and every year.
Reference is hereby made to said Ordi-
nance of Intention for further particulars.
JAMES HANLEY,
7-24-29 ct Street Superintendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-27
Notice of Street Work


Public notice is hereby given that on
Wednesday, the 5th day of July, A. D.
1905, the Council of the City of Los An
geles did, at its meeting on said oay'
adopt an Ordinance of Intention. num-
bered II, ,236 (New Series), to have the fol-
lowing work DONE to wit
THIRTY NINTH STREET,
in said city, from the west line of
Normandie avenue to the east
line of Western avenue, including all
portions of said street and intersections
as are required by law to be kept in
order or repair by any person or COM
pany having railroad tracks thereon,
and also excepting such portions as
have already been graded and graveled
and accepted), be graded and graveled
to the official grade in accordance with
the plans and profile on file in the
office of the City Engineer and specl-
streets in the city Of Los Angeles with
the natural soil of the street, Glass A,
on file, in the office of the City Clerk
ofG said city, said Specifications Icing
No; 80 New Series).
I'd. That a cement curb be con-
of said Thirfy-ninth street, from the
west curb line of Normandie avenue TO
the east line of Western avenue
excepting. along such portions Of the
cement or granite curb has already
been constructed to the official line
and grade), in accordance with specifi-
cations for constructing cement curbs,
on file in the office of the City Clerk,
Series).
Sd, That cement sidewalk four (D
feet in width be constructed along the
north side of said Thirty ninth street,
from the west curb line of Normandie
avenue to the east line of Western ave-
nue. excepting such portions OF SAID
street between said points along which
cement or asphalt sidewalk four (4)
feet in width has been constructed to
the official line and grade), said side
walk to be constructed in accordance
with specifications for constructing
of the City Clerk of said city, said
specifications being No. 23 New
Series)
See .. The Council of said city here
Engineer that the total cost of said
Improvement will be greater than fifty
cents per front foot along each line of
said street, including the cost of inter-
sections. and it is hereby determined,
in pursuance of an Act of the Legisla-
ture of the State of California, ap-
proved February 27th, 1898. as amend
ed by an Act of the Legislature amend
ing said last named Act, which amend
ing Act became law March I'd, 1893,
that bonds shall be issued to represent
the cost of said improvement. Said
bonds shall be serial, extending over a
period of ten years, an even proportion
of the, principal sum of which shall be
payable annually, on the second day OF
January of each year. by coupon, after
their date until the whole are paid, and
to bear interest at the rate of seven 90
per cent per annum, payable semi-an-
nually on the second days of January
and July of each and every year
Reference is hereby made to said Ordi-
nance of Intention for further particulars.
JAMES HANLEY,
7-24-29 Ct Street SuDerintendent