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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
LATEST REALTY DEALS
EThe Pike" at Long Beach Sold for
$140,o 0,ooo-Transfers in
Los Anueles

1.-THE Pike" at Long Beach, a tract
429x516 feet, has been sold by r. H.
Young to a syndicate for $4,000.
w. T. Blakeley has sold to Lewis
Richbart, through W. ]. Burt & Co., a
lot 45x1oO feet on the northwest corner
Of New England and Washington
Etreets, for $65, 600. The Improvement is
a cottage of six rooms. The same
agency sold the southeast corner lot,
45x114, same streets, for E. c. Dyke
huizen to D. L. Marcher for $751; 900; and
Lewis Bresch sold to j. B. Rowe the
southwest corner of East Ninth street
and Ceres avenue, 371ax1SO feet, for
ks5,00O
The lot on the northeast corner Of
Grand avenue and Eighteenth street,
65x123 feet, was sold Monday by j.
Cohn, through Black Bros, to Mar
garettia Barker, for $4,000. The lot is
Improved with a cottage of nominal
value.
The Charles Mckenzie company re-
ports the following sales: ]. N. Agan
to w. L. LuKens, 54X12O feet on the
east side of Olive street, 1S0 feet north
of First street, for $4,000, and for Mr..
Lukens to A. G. Agan a lot on the
west side of Fourth avenue. north of
Washington street, 5Sx15O feet, for
$500, and a lot south of Sixteenth
street on the west side of Avenue Five,
for $1400.
Carl Pauley, the real estate dealer,
has taken possession of his new office,
731 H. w. Hellman building He for
merly occupied 407 Douglas building.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
MAY NOT GO THIRSTY
New Pumping Plant at Pollock Ranch
Has Capacity of 6,5oo,ooo
Gallons Daily

In spite of the fact that the Owens
river water is still several years away
from Los Angeles residents, Superin-
tendent of Water Works Mulholland
believes Los Angeles will have no oc-
casion to feel alarmed because of a
lack of aqua pura for some time. The
new municipal pumping plant on the
Pollock ranch was completed yester-
day. This plant has a capacity of
6500,000 gallons daily, sufficient to sup
ply quarter Of a million people.
This pumping plant will be tested
Thursday and will then be shut down
until June, when it will be placed in
use. Work on this plant has been GO
ing on for more than a year and was
completed at a cost of 81, 800, 900. Bonds
for the Improvement were voted in
1904.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
ORDINANCES OVER
MAYORS VETO
PUBLIC UTILITY CORPORA
TI0NS TO BE REGULATED
Councilman Hitler Arrives In Time to
Save the Day-McAleer Sur
prlsed, but Takes Action
With Good Grace

Mayor McAleer yesterday returned tc
the council the ordinances regulating
the rates that public utility corpora
tions may charge for their products
during the next year. His veto was
without comment of any kind and he
gave no reasons for refusing to sign
the measures whereby the council
stipulated how much might be charged
for gas. electricity and telephones.
When these ordinances were returned
there were but seven members of the
council present, including Houghton,
but as Houghton has fought the meas
ures from the beginning it was known
that he would vote no, and seven af-
f1rmatiVe votes are necessary to pass
an ordinance over the mayors veto.
Councilman Smith. who is the best
player of politics in the council, took
in the situation at a glance and moved
to lay 1t over for one week. Just as
he made his motion Councilman Hill
er's beaming countenance protruded
through the door of the anteroom, and
Smith Immediately moved to amend
by passing the ordinances, notwith-
standing the mayors veto. Council
man Hitler made the necessary seven
votes and the ordinances were passed.
President Summerland announced:
1.-THE ordinances are passed in spite
of the mayors veto"
AS he made this remark the mayor
opened the door and came into the
council chamber He was little
startled at this peculiar reception, but
took it with good grace.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
PLEADS ACCIDENT FOR
BLOW THAT KILLED MAN
CHAPMAN OF HOLLYWOOD RE-
oRETs FATALITY
coroner's Inquest VIII Be Held Today,
When All Evidence In Dog Fracas
VIII Be resented-Further Steps
Depends on Verdict

E. J. Chapman of Hollywood, who
the blow that resulted in the death
of John Rooney, who dropped dead in
saloon Saturday, talked very freely
with the detectives yesterday at the
city jail and did not seem to realize
the seriousness Of the charge hanging
over him.
The coroner's inquest will be held
today and all the evidence in the case
will be presented and the jury will
undoubtedly bring in verdict of homi-
eide, say the police.
The quarrel, which began over the
fight between two dogs belonging to
Rooney and Chapman, terminated in
Chapman's dealing the other a heavy
blow on the head with a spade.
Rooney apparently recovered and
came into the city from Hollywood on
Saturday morning. He made round
of the saloons on East First and Los
Angeles streets and finally staggered
into a saloon at 135 East First street,
where he fell to the floor while in the
act of taking a drink. The police were
apparently satisfied at the time that
death resulted from alcoholism but the
coroner's physician, DR.. George w.
Campbell, discovered Sunday that the
mans skull had been fractured and
that same night Chapman was landed
in jail.
Chapman will probably be arraigned
tomorrow after the coroner's jury
brings in its verdict.
AS far as is known Chapman has had
a good reputation in Hollywood and has
never been in trouble before. The man
says that it was all accidental and that
he did not mean to strike Rooney so
hard
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
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Ordinance No. 1908
AL. GInn \

An Ordinance of the Mayor and
Council of the City of Los Angeles,
ordering certain work to be done on
Moneta avenue.
The Mayor and Council OF the City Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section l. That the Council OF the
city of Los Angeles deems 1t to be re-
quired by the public interest and CON
yenience, and hereby orders that the
following street work be DONE to Wit;
MONETA AVENUE.
IN said city from a point 1911 feet south
Of the center line of Fifty-third street,
lying, west of Moneta avenue to the pro-
duced south line of Mccarthy Company 3
Subdivision of the Moneta avenue and
tigueroa street tract, including all inter-
sections of streets (excepting such
portions Of said street and inter
sections as are required by law to be
kept in order or repair by any person or
and also excepting such portions as have
already been graded and graveied and ac-
cepted), be graded and grayeled to the
official grade in accordance with the plans
and profile on file in the office OF the City
Engineer and specifications for the con-
struction OF graYeled streets. Class A,
in the City OF Los Angeles on file in
the office OF the City Clerk of said
city, said specifications being No. 26
(New Series).
I'd That a cement curb be constructed
along each line OF the roadway of said
Moneta avenue, from a point 497A feet
south OF the center line OF Fifty-third
street lying west of Mcneta avenue, to
the produced south line OF Mccarthy
Companys subdivision OF the Moneta
avenue and Figueroa street tract lexceDt-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
Ordinance No. 1860
New Series.)

80
An Ordinance authorizing the execu-
tion and delivery of a quitclaim deed to
certain lands in the City of Los
The Mayor and Council of the City
of Los Angeles do ordain as follows,
to wit:
Section /. That the Mayor of the
City of Los Angeles, in the name and
dent of the Board of Water Commis-
sioners of said city, in the name and
on behalf of the Board of Water Com
missioners of said city, be and they
are hereby authorized and directed to
execute and deliver quitclaim deeds of
all the estate, right, title and interest
of the City OF Los Angeles, and of the
said Board of Water Commissioners in
and to those certain parcels of land
situated in said city, and more particu-
larly described as follows, to wit:
D. r. McGarry,. Angela E.. Ryan for
lot "A, and to Thomas Higgins for lots
IS. sc. SO and 80, and to r. r. Rogers
for lot 81, and to John r. Grant for lot
1874, all in Mills and Wicks eXten sion
of Second street. and adjoining sub
division in the City of Los Angeles, as
per map recorded in Book 13, pages
81 and SS, Miscellaneous Records. of
said County, reserving and excepting
all rights of said city in the southerly
20 feet of said lots for the widening
of Fourth street of said city as shown
in case No. 47,O99. of the Superior Court
The Mayor of the City of Los An
geles. in the name and on behalf of
the City of Los Angeles, and the Presi-
dent of the Board of Water Commits
sioners of said city, in the name of
and on behalf of said Board, are hereby
authorized and directed to execute q
quitclaim deed to each applicant of all
the estate, right, title and interest OF
the City of Los Angeles and of said
Board Of Water Commissioners in and
to the part or portion OF the above
mentioned lands which is owned by
such applicant, reserving and accept,
| municipal taxes; and the City Clerk OF
the City of Los Angeles is hereby au-
thorized and directed to affiX to such
| deed the official seal of said city, and
to deliver the same to the said appli-
| cant upon payment to the said City
Clerk of the sum of two dollars for
each parcel of land quitclaimed under
Sec 2. This Ordinance is urgently
required for the immediate preserva-
ton of the public peace, health and
safety; and the City Clerk shall certify
to its passage by a two-thirds, vote OF
| the Council, and cause it to be pub
lished once in the Los Angeles Herald,
and thereupon and thereafter it shall
take effect and be in force.
| / hereby certify that the whole num-
her of members of the City Council of
that the foregoing Ordinance was
passed by a two-thirds vote of said
1906 by the following vote, to wit:
| Ayes-Messrs. Blanchard, Ford, Ham
mon Healy Houghton, Smith and Sum-
merland %.
-'0' II. ]. LELANDE,
Approved this 18th day of March
-''' OWEN McALEER,
Q-1Q
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
PUBLIC ADVERTISING

ing along such portions of the line of said
roadway upon which a cement or granite
curb has already been constructed to the
ohicial line and grade), in accordance with
specifications for constructing cement
curbs, on file in the office of the City
Clerk, said specifications being No. %
80. That a cement sidewalk five (5) feet
In width be constructed along each side
or said Moneta avenue. from the center
line of Fifty-fourth street to the produced
south line of Mccarthy Company's Sub
division of the Moneta avenue and Fig
ueroa street tract excepting such por-
lions of said street between said points
along which q cement or asphalt side
walk FIVE t5) feet IN width has been con-
str9cted to the official line and grade)
said said sidewalk walk to be constructed in ac-
ing cement sidewalks on file in the office
Of the city Clerk Of said city. said specl-
feations being No % ,CNew Series).
upon estimate Of = the eau city Stty HSas Ems
gineer that the total cost Of said
Improvement will be greater than fifty
said street, including the cost of inter
pursHa9ce Of an Act Of t''tSes the iTegisla- i
proved February 81, 1898, as as & amended m
by an Act of the Legislature amending
SAID last named Act; which amending
Act became a law March 2, 1899, that
cost Of said Improvement. Said bonds
shall be serial. extending over a period
or ten years an even proportion of the
principal sum of which shall be pay
able 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 CD per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually on the second days OF
January and July of each and every
year
Sec. 9. The Board of Public Works is
hereby directed TO publish notice of
said work inviting sealed proposals or
bids for doing said work, and referring to
the specifications posted or on file for two
newspaper published and circulated in
said city, hereby designated for that
purpose. Said notice shall require Il
certified check or a bond, either, as
by law, and for an amount
not less than 10 per cent of the, aggre-
directed to post said notice with spcci-
fcations conspicuously for five days on
Or near the Council Chamber door.
Sec. 4. The City Clerk shall certify
to the passage of this Ordinance, and
shall cause the same to be published
for two days in the Los Angeles Her
aid and thereupon and thereafter it
shall take effect and be in force.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was adopted by the Council
ing of March s, 1905, by the following
vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Blanchard, Ford, Healy,
Hitler, Kern. Smith and Summerland CO.
H ]. LELANDE,
Council of the City of Los Angeles.
Approved this Sth day of March, 1906.
S-12-19 ct Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
COUNCIL RESTRICTS FIGHTS
Those Who Don MIts In tho Future
Must Do SO Near Maud
Junction

The city council yesterday passed an
ordinance restricting the territory in
which sparring exhibitions may be held
to little district in the Eighth ward
in the vicinity of Maud junction, where
McCarey's pavilion is now located.
This ordinance was passed at the
solicitation of Councilman Smith, and
was for the purpose of prohibiting
fights in Chutes park. Several fight
promoters from San Francisco have ar
ranged a mill to take place at Chutes
park March 16. and the Fifth ward was
shocked at the thought of such an
unholy exhibition in its midst there
fore the restricting ordinance.
Dock Houghton was vigorously op-
posed to the ordinance because under
its terms the Y. M. c. A. cannot hold a
boxing contest for the benefit of its
members, and some of the clubs which
indulge in athletics will have to go to
Maud junction to have their little bouts
instead of holding them in the club
gymnasiums.
Assistant City Attorney Goudge re-
lieved the situation little, however,
by declaring the council had no right
to pass an ordinance restricting the dis
trict. The ordinance was passed, never
theless,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
"RUBE" BROWN DISCHARGED
Negro Who 1t Is Alleged Assisted
"Ping Pong" Smith in Es-
Gaping Goes Free

"Rube" Brown, said to be a friend
of a notorious negro wanted in San
Francisco for an alleged murder was
on trial yesterday before Justice Rose
on a charge of vagrancy.
The police claim that "Rube" has
sheltered other criminals from pursuit
and that he is a vicious character.
Brown was able to produce evidence
that he was employed at Venice as a
waiter and the court ordered his dis
charge.
When officers were on the trail of
"Ping Pong" Smith, a negro desperate,
it was said that Brown helped the
former escape, and the police have
tried to fix some charge upon Brown
that would land him in jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
WAR IN WOMEN'S
BARBER SHOP
EMPLOYEES TO TELL TROUBLES
IN COURT
Mrs. w. n. Lee Complaining Witness
in Case Which Promises to
Bring Out Amusing
Incidents

War to the knife has broken out In
the female barber shop" at 109 East
First street and the fair inmates are
divided in their opinion as to the merits
of the case which will be heard by
Justice Chambers this afternoon. Mrs.
w. H. Lee is the complaining witness
and the head barber, Albert Gilman.
is charged with battery.
Mrs. Lee told the prosecuting at
torney that Gilman slapped her face,
broke her glasses and conducted HIM
self in a very disreputable manner.
She says she will have witnesses
galore in court to prove the only man
In the establishment used violence to
a lady and caused her much mental
grief and humiliation in addition to
the blows and broken spectacles.
''Ahs what a naughty story that
woman tells" said Gilman indignant
", as one of the fairest of the lady
BARRIERS deposited his bail money in
court,
"I will tell you now the straight
story. That lady used to spend an
hour or more over one customer and
would hang over him until 1t made me
tired. employ none but ladies at my
place and my customers are very par
ticular 1t certainly did not look good
to have this Mrs. Lee spending so much
time over one man while others were
waiting.
"I demonstrated with her gently and
to spare her the shame of being rep
rimanded in public I took her to the
back room and gently told her to hustle
more on her job.
"Then 1 went back to my desk and
was counting up the receipts when this
woman came up to me and called me
all kinds of names. She broke my new
derby hat and smashed her hand on
the arm of a chair. She dropped her
glasses she was so excited. I never
struck her but merely pushed her to
one side.
go said. 4 never want you to
come here any more. Here is your
money
Now instead of passing out and
giving no trouble, this woman makes
a scene and says she will have me ar
rested. am not afraid to face the
court. am innocent"
Mr.. Gilman, who says that he has
only ladies in his establishment, inti-
mated that he would have a complaint
against Mrs. Lee after his case is dis
posed of charging her with disturbing
the peace.
well L should think you would, Mr..
Gilman chimed in Miss Blanche, who
is one of the strong witnesses for the
defense. why, the language that
woman used was something awful. 1
should hate to go on the stand and
repeat it. Mr.. Gilman was a perfect
gentleman and never struck Mrs. Lee.
He simply paid her off and told her to
go. 1 will tell ner what 1 think of her,
the mink"
The entire working force has been
summoned to appear as witnesses this
afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
WILL CUT BROADWAY WIRES
Board Of Public Works to Make
Move Toward Enforcing
City Ordinance

Believing that the question of over
hanging wires comes properly within
the jurisdiction of the board of public
works, the city prosecutor has turned
the case of the wires over Broadway
over to that body with a request for
speedy action.
1t is probable the board will instruct
its street department TO take some
action on the Broadway wires today
and employees of Hanley's department
are holding themselves in readiness to
take part in the wire-cutting bee.
r. A. Miller, manager of the Western
Union Telegraph company, said that
the company he represents has placed
all its wires in the restricted district
in underground conduits and therefore
anticipates no inconvenience should
wire-cutting begin.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
3-12-13 2t
NOtice--Civu Service Examinations
LOS ANGEI .ES March @ 1Qn6

LOS ANGELES, March 9, 1906.
In accordance with Section !; Rule
of the city of Los Angeles, notice is
hereby given that competitive exam
ination will be held on Saturday. the
Gath day of March, 1905. beginning
the City of Los Angeles. Cal,
for the purpose of examining, appli-
mated below:
Division s, Grade /, Glass 4 (b). En-
gineer Fire Department.
Division 5, Grade !. Glass (c), Driver
Fire Department.
Entrances for the above examinations
are limited as follows:
Engineer, to Driver and Hoseman.
Driver, to Hoseman.
Also, on the same date and at the
same place, will be held competitive eX-
aminations for original entrance to the
tions designated below:
Division $, Grade 2. Glass 1. secre-
tary, Fire Department.
tendent of Engines and Machinery,
Division 5, Grade 1. Glass S, Hoseman,
Also, at the Grand Avenue School, at
the same time Saturday, March 24th'
1906):
Division L, Grade /, Glass 3, Chief In
spector of Buildings, Board of Public
Division L, Grade l. Glass 8. Secre-
tary Board Of Public Works.
Division 5, Grade 1. Class 8, Stenog-
rapher, Board of Public Works.
Division I, Grade 1, Class 4c, Wire
man, Electrical Department.
Division I, Grade l, Glass Sd, Repair
man, Electrical Department.
Division K, Grade z, Class l, Quaran-
tine Guard, Health Department;
Division s, Grade Z, sf, Glass !, sueeerant eereat
Department.
Said competitive examination VIII In
clude tests of proficiency IN Reading
Writing. Spelling. Arithmetic; knowi-
edge Of the duties of the sew
eral positions named. general ana ana
specific experience tending 10
fit the applicant for such position
physical health; muscular strength
soIIndness and acuteness OF facult1csi
personal habits; moral character and
such qualifications as will fairly attest
the capacity OF persons examined TO
discharge the duties of positions which
they seek. Applicants must appear IN
person at the office of the Civil Service
before the date fixed for the eXamtna-
lion. and file. under oath, an application
in form prescribed by the Commission.
blanks for which will be furnished on
By order of the Board OF Civil Ser
vice Commissioners.
JOHN R. HAYNES,
Chairman.
w. A. sPALDING. Secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
CHINESE FLASHES A ROLL
Yeong Kin Yon Sleeps in a Hay Barn
and Pays Fine in

When Yeong Kin Yon was charged
with vagrancy in Justice Chambers
court yesterday the eyes of the Judge
showed great surprise.
Yon then explained to the court that
he had come in from the country to
visit some of his cousins and on ac-
count of the rain and the lateness of
the hour he sought refuge in hay
barn on Los Angeles street.
The court fined him 81 and Yeong
Kin Yon produced a roll of bills and
paid his fine without murmur, doubt
less thinking that was the price of his
bed on the bales of hay.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
LIQUOR SELLERS ARRAlGNED
Men Who Dispensed Spirits Without
License Must Stand
Tria

E.J. Detuch and John Begue, charged
with selling liquor without license,
were arraigned befort Justice Cham
bers yesterday and their trial set for
May 8.
officer Redmond conducted the raid
upon the defendants, who have a store
at 300 North Los Angeles street.
Both men were admitted to bail.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
Notice for Bids tor Engines and Gene

Board OF Education of the City of Los
Angeles will receive bids for furnish
ing an engine and generator, to be in
stalled at the Polytechnic High School,
in accordance with specifications on file
in the office of the Secretary, at 418
Chamber OF Commerce Building. All
bids must be accompanied by certified
check for five per cent of the amount of
the bid, must be sealed and addressed to
the Secretary of the Board. and filed on
or before Friday, March 90, 1906, at. 3
o'clock D. m, at which time bids will be
opened In public by the Secretary or the
Committee.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
Los Angeles. Cal. March 6, 1906;
N. S. AVERILL.
Secretary.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lit
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
INTERPRETATIONS

A. r. Fraser company-Directors: A.
r. Fraser, A. Fraser, Richard Hell
mann, Edna Heimann, z. r. Jlllson.
E. D. Fraser and Ethel E. Fraser.
Capital stock, $4,000; amount sub
scribed, 81.
Typogravure company - Directors:
Stanley c. Bagg, Y. F. Schmieding and
Robert F. Lord. Capital stock, $4,000;
amount subscribed. $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
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Notice for Bids for Hnrdware

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Education of the City of Los ,Ange-
furnishing certain tools. lathes and
hardware. for use in the Polytechnic
High School, as per specifications in
list on file in the office OF the Secretary,
AIS Chamber of Commerce Building.
Bids must be addressed to the Secretary,
and be accompanied by certified check
filed in his office on or before March
I6, 1906 at 8 o'clock p. m, at which
time they will be opened in public by
the Secretary or the Committee.
Dated Los Angeles, Cal. March 9Th,
I906. N. S. AVERlLL.
Secretary.
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