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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01

conveyed through the human body by tho network of nerves These auxiliary wires
 lead into houses, residences, restaurants, hotels and other places where the sounds
 they conceal may be released by turn
 ing switch. The sounds thus produced
 are composite of vibrations caused by the simultaneous pressure of the opera
 tors fingers upon several keys at the
 central office. The machine will be play ed continuously from early morning un-
 til late at night
 The business will be managed on a sys-
 tenn similar to that of a telephone com pany Patrons will ba asked to enter into
 contracts for a year or part of year Hotels, restaurants, vaudeville shows
 theatres, sa looms and other public places
 will be first supplied. The terms have
 not yet been fixed. but there will be 2
 monthly rate just like that charged for
 telephone or an electric light When q patron signs a contract and pays his rate
 the wires will be run into his house just like telephone wires or those which are attached to district messenger calls The company is just beginning to string the wires In the subways and on the poles of the Bell Telephone company with which 1t has working arrangement. Tho Philharmonic company Is not controlled by the Bell company, however The appar-
 atus is similar to that of the old-fash-
 
 by ten inches in size. The company will
 put in one or several, as a patron may desire. A single instrument will produce a sufficient volume of music to be heard through out an ordinary hotel dining
 room or a residence, quite as loud as that produced by an orchestra of five pieces There will be no vocal music, only Instrumental, and it can be turned on
 and off as easily as an electric light. The patron however, cannot select the | scores oa make up a programme. He will
 have to accept what the performer at
 the central office gives him. and the latter of course will be expected to pro | vide a sufficient variety to please all l classes of people. He will be quite as | independent as any performer in any con- cert room, but his audience will be scat | tered throughout the city in a thous- and different places.
 | You have doubtless heard that one of l the most important uses of the neighbor | hood telephone company out west is to | supply music to it's patrons in the farm l houses scattered all over the country. l Turing the long winter evenings the man. l ager at the central office provides d | singer pianist, violinist or some other musician and furnishes a progra mme of vocal and instrumental numbers, which can be heard over the wires at the homes of every one of the subscribers. The mem- bers of the family take turns in hearing the music and pass the receiver from one to another, but only one person can be
 entertained at a time. The Philharmonic will answer the same purpose. only the receiver Is so arranged that a hundred or a thousand people can hear the music at the same time as it comes over the wire. The tones are pure. There is no | buzz or whirr like that which afflicts the l photograph and graphophone.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-18
PuaLlc ADVERTISING
Notice Inviting stree, work proposal.

Notice Inviting street work Proposals
Pursuant to Statutes and to Ordinance
Of the CITY Of Los Angeles adopted
the S9e Board ios 81 aSd aTSfn works tRS Of posSG ssG
city INVITES and will receive at its
office in the. City Hall, up. to II
s,oG O'clock a, m; Of MONDAY, June 2S, 1906,
street work, to be done according to
No. So tNew series) for paving
No ss cNew serIes) for cement side
No. "a New series) for yitrifed block
and on file, therefor adopted, or herein
mentioned, to wit:
CARR STREET.
In said city from the west line of Main
street TO the east line OF Hill street, In
cluding all intersections Of streets (ex-
cepting such portions Of said street
law to BIO kept In order or repair by any
person or company having railroad
tracks thereon, and also. excepting such
and paved with asphalt, and accepted1,
be paved with hydraulic cement and
broken stone concrete base with broken
stone stone. and and, asphaltic cement cement binder binder
and vitrlned block cutters. Said gut.
ters are to extend along each line Of
The road roadway Of said Carr street from
line Of Hill street Excepting along
such portions of said street along
which cement or granite block, cutters
official line and grade).
Said cutters shall be three cd feet
in width except across street and alley
intersections. where said cutters shall
be six (6) feet in width.
Z All Of said work Is to be constructed
to the official line and grade Of said
plans. proflles and cross-sections for
the same on file in the office of the City
Engineer of said city.
Said vitrlfied block cutters shall be
constructed in accordance with spect-
hcatons for the construction Of vitri-
fed block cutters in the City OF Los
Angeles, said specifications being No
Said paving with asphalt shall be
done in accordance with specifications
for street paving with hydraulic. oe-
and asphalt wearing surface. Glass. Il,
Scriesj.
I'd That a cement sidewalk FIVE (5)
feet in width be constructed along each
side of said Carr street from the west
curb line of Main street to the east
curb line Of Hill street teSSeeptlng such q
points along which cement or asphalt
sidewalk flve CD feet in width has been
constructed to the. official line and
r
In accordance with specifications for
constructing cement sidewalks on file
In the office of the City Clerk of said
city, said specifications being No. %
New Series).
Bidders must file with each proposal
or bid check payable to the. order of
the Mayor of this city. certified by q
responsible bank, for ar amount which
shall not be less than ten per cent of
the aggregate OF the proposal. or a
able, 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 exemp-
tions.
In bidding use blanks which will be
furnished by the Secretary of the
Board of Public Works upon applica-
tion.
Los Angeles. CAL June is. 1906.
HORACE B. FERRIS,
Secretary of the Board of Public Works
of the City of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-18
Ordinance No. 12.se5

An Ordinance declaring the intention
OF the Mayor and Council of the City
Of Los Angeles to establish the grade OF
Garnet street. from Lorena street to
the east line of Young and Adams Sun
rise Heights. as per map recorded in
Book Of Maps, at page 137, Records
The Mayor and Council of the City of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
SECTION I; That It Is the intention OF
to establish the grade Of
GARNET STREET.
from Lorena street to the east line of
per map recorded In Book 8 of Maps. at
page 1877, Records of Los Angeles
County, in accordance with the follow
AT the intersection with Lorena street
the grade shall be 223.94 at the north
east corner and 223.1S at the southeast
corner.
At a point on the north side 500 feet
east of the east line of Lorena street
the grade shall be 214.00 and 213.00 at a
point on the south side opposite
thereto.
At the intersection with Spence
street the grade shall be 211.27 at the
northwest corner, 21O,50 at the north
corner and 2OS75 at the southeast
corner
At the intersection with said east line
the grade shall be 10000 on the north
side and 205.00 on the south side.
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 the
curb, are in feet and are above a plane
which is 255 feet below City datum
plane.
70 the MASSAGE of tSis 0rdinance any
shall cause the same to be published
once in the Los Angeles Herald,
and thereupon and thereafter 1t shall
take effect and be in force
1 hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was adopted by the Council
OF the City of Los Angeles at its meet
ing of June IL, 1906.
H. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 14th day of June 1906,
OWEN McALEER,
6-1s 1t Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-18
Ordinance No. 12.S6s
New Series. }


An Ordinance declaring the intention
of the Mayor and Council of the City OF
Los Angeles to establish the grade OF
Jeffries avenue, from Avenue Twenty six
The Mayor and Council of the City of
Los An geles do ordain as follows.
the Council Of the City of Los Angeles
to establish the grade of
JEFFRIES AVENUE,
from Avenue Twenty-six to Cypress
avenue, in accordance with the Hollow
At the Intersection with Avenue
Twenty-SiX the grade shall be 339. "a at
the northeast corner and 340,03 at the
southeast corner, as now established on
Avenue Twenty-siX.
At the Intersection with Avenue
Twenty eight the grade shall be $4,000
at the northwest corner, 34275 at the
northeast corner. 342.50 at the south
west corner and 34S.25 at the southeast
corner.
At point on the north side 100 feet
west of the west line of Cypress avenue
the grade shall be 347.43 and 347.48 at
point on the south side opposite
thereto.
west of the west line of Cypress avenue
the grade shall be 34777 and 347.74 at
a point on the south side opposite
thereto.
west of the west line of Cypress avenue
the grade shall be 348.41 and S4S.25 at a
point on the south side opposite thereto.
AT point on the north side 130 feet
west of the west line of Cypress avenue
the grade shall be 349.3S and $4,000 at a
point on the south side opposite thereto.
Al a point on the north side Ito feet
west of the west line of Cypress avenue
the grade shall be 350.66 and $4,000 at a
point on the south side opposite thereto.
At n point on the north side 80 feet
west of the west line of Cypress avenue
the grade shall be 352.26 and 351.23 at a
point on the south side opposite thereto.
At a point on the north side 20 feet
west of the west line of Cypress avenue
the grade shall be 354.17 and 352.71 at a
point on the south side opposite thereto
nue. the grade shall be 36137 at the
northwest corner and 359,90 at the
southwest corner as now established
on Cypress avenue
And al all points between said designated
points the grade shall be established so
ms to conform to a straight line drawn
berween said designated points.
Elevations refer to the top of the curb,
are in feet and are above a plane which
Sec. 2. The City Clerk shall certify
shall cause the same to be published
once in the Los Angeles Herald
and thereunon and thereafter II shall
take effect and be in force.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was adopted by the Council
OF the City Of Los Angeles at its meet
ing of June IL. 1906.
H. j. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 14th day of June. 1905.
els 1t Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-18
Ordinance No. 12.s44


An Ordinance of the Mayor and Council
Of the City of Los Angeles, declaring
their intention to improve portion OF
The Mayor and Council of the city of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That the public interest and
convenience require, and that 1t is the
of Los Angeles to order the following
work to be done, to witt
1st. That said
SEATON STREET,
in said city from the south line Of Vincent
street to the north line of Palmetto street
including all intersections of streets (ex-
cepting such portions of said street and in
tersections as are required by law to be
kept in order or repair by any person or
company having railroad tracks thereon,
and also excepting such portions as have
already been graded and graveled and ac-
cepted), be graded and graveled to the
official grade In accordance with the plans
and profile on file in the office of the
construction of graveled streets. Glass B,
in the City of Los Angeles, on file in the
office of the City Clerk of said city: said
SPECIFICATIONS being No. e {New Series.
along each line of the roadway OF said
Seaton street. from the south curb line of
Vincent street to the north curb line of
Palmetto street (excepting along such
portions of the line of said roadway upon
which cement or granite curb
has already been constructed to the official
line and RrdQe), III aCcOruance Wlln SpSCi-
fications for constructing cement curbs,
on file in the office of the City Clerk, said
specifications being No. 2 (NeW Series }: :,
Sec. g. The Board of Public Works shall
post notice of this work, as required by
law and shall cause said notice to be
published for six days in the Los Angeles
Herald.
the passage of this Ordinance andDshall
cause the same to be published for two
days in the Los Angeles Herald. and
shall post the same conspicuously for two
days on or near the chamber door of the
Council, and thereupon and thereafter it
shall take effect and be in force. ~.
dinance was adopted by the Council or
the City of Los Angeles at its meeting OF
June II, 1906 by the following vote:
AyesZMessrs. Blanchard, Ford, Ham
mon, Hitler, Houghton. Kern and Smith
%.
Noes-None.
H. ]. LELANDE,
CITY Clerk and ex-Officio Clerk OF the
Council of the City of Los Angeles.
Approved this 14th day Of June, 1906.
OWEN McALEER.
6-1S-l9 ct Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-18
Ordinance No. 1 2,S68
IMA GAsA


An Ordinance declaring the Intention
of the Mayor and Council Of the city
Of Los Angeles to establish the grade of
Opal street, from Lorena street to the
east line of Young & Adams Sunrise
Heights, IS per map recorded in Book 8
of Maps, at page 1877, Records of Los An
geleS County.
The Mayor and Council Of the City OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows
section / That II is the intention OF the
Council OF the City of Los Angeles to es-
tabiish the grade OF
OPAL STREET,
from Lorena street to the east line of
Young & Adams Sunrise Heights as per
page 1877, Records of Los Angeles County,
In accordance with the following eleva-
tionS:
At the intersection with Lorena street
the grade shall be $4,000 at the northeas t
corner and 2l9.n at the southeast cor
ner.
At the intersection with Spence street
the grade shall be 207.14 at the northwest
corner, 206.63 at the northeast corner. 206 81
at the southwest corner and 205.SS at the
At the intersection with said east line
of Young & Adams Sunrise Heights the
grade shall be 22250 on the north side and
222. 90 on the south side.
And at all points between said desig-
mated points the grade shall be estao-
lished SO as to conform to straight
line drawn between said designated
Elevations refer to the top OF tho
curb, are in feet and are above a pla Q
which is 255 feet below City datum
plane
Sec 2. The City Clerk shall certify to
the passage os this Ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published once
in the Los Angeles Herald, and
thereupon and thereafter II shall take -
feet and be in force.
hereby certify that the foregoing Or
dinance was adopted by tie Council OF
the City Of Los Angeles at its meeting OF
June II, 1906,
II. j. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 14th day of June 1906
OW cN MeALEER,
6-lS 1t Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-18
Ordinance No. 12,S73
New Series

An Ordinance abandoning the proceed
ings for the opening of st. Vincent place.
from Sixth street to Seventh street.
The Mayor and Council OF the City
of Los Angeles do ordain as follows;
Section 1. That Ordinance No II O2G
(New series) approved November s, 1905,
and Ordinance No. 12.36l (New Serles) APP
proved January 8, 1906 be and the same
are hereby repealed, and that all pro-
ceedings hereunder for the opening OF
ST VINCENT PLACE,
aTom and sS street to seventh street
Sec. 2, The City Clerk shall certify
70 the passage OF. this Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be PUBLISH cd
once in the Los Angeles Herald
hereby certify that the foregoing
ORDINANCE was adopted by the Council
of the City OF Los Angeles at its meet
ing Of, June II, 1906.
II. j. LELANDE.
City Clerk.
Approved this llth day Of June 1906
OWEN McALElcR.
o-lo II Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-18
Notice of street Work

Public notice is hereby given
that that, on Monday % SSs the % daI Of
the City of Los Angeles did. at its meet
ing on said day. adopt an Ordinance of
intention numbered 12,724 (New Ser
ies), to have the following work done.
1st. That
JULIET STREET,
IN said city from the south line of Ad-
ans street to the north line of the
Whitney Tract, including all intersec-
tions of streets Excepting such por-
tions of said street and Intersections as
are required by law to be kept in order
or repair by any person or company
having railroad tracks thereon, and also
excepting such portions as have already
been graded and graveled and accept
ed), be graded and graveled to the Off
cial grade in accordance with the plans
and profile on file in the office of the
City Engineer and specifications for the
construction of graveled streets, Glass
3, in the City of Los Angeles, on file in
the office of the City Clerk of said city,
said specifications being No. 27 New
I'd That a cement curb be construct
ed along each line of the roadway of
said Juliet street from the south line
Of Adams street to the north line of the
portions OF the said roadway up
on which cement or granite curb
has already been constructed to the Of
fetal line and grade). in accordance
with specifications for constructing ce-
ment curbs, on file in the office of the
City Clerk, said specifications being No.
20 (New Series).
3D.. That cement sidewalk four (4)
feet In width be constructed along each
side of said Juliet street. from the
south line of Adams street to the north
line OF the Whitney Tract (excepting
such portions of said street between
said points along which a cement or as
phalt sidewalk four (4) feet in width
has been constructed to the official line
and grade) said sidewalk to be con-
structed in accordance with specifca-
lions Tor constructing cement sidewalks
on ftle in the office of the City Clerk of
said city, said specification being No.
4 90 (New Series)
Sec. 2 The Council of said city finds upon
estimate OF the City Engineer that the
greater than fifty cents per front fool
along each line of said street including
the cost of Intersections. and Il Is deter
mined, In pursuance OF an Act of the
approved February 27th. 1899 rs
amended by an Act of the Legislature
amen9iing SAID last named Act. which
amending Act became a law March 2,
1893. that bonds shall be issued to rep
resent the cost of said Improvements
Said bonds shall be serial. extending
over period Of ten years. an even pIo-
portion OF the principal sum Of which
ond day of January OF each year by oou-
pom. after their date until the whole are
paid, and to bear interest at the rate OF
semi annually on the second days OF
January and July OF each and every
Reference is hereby made to said ordi
nance OF Intention for further partlcu-
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
JAMES A. ANDERSON.
6-1S-23 g. President
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-18
Ordnance No. 12,s77


An Ordinance of the Mayor and Council
of the City of Los Angeles changing and
establishing the name of a certain street
in the City of Los Angeles.
The Mayor and Council Of the City of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section l. That the name of that certain
street extending from Boyle avenue to
the cas-. city boundary. and heretofore
known as and called Stevenson avenue,
Stephenson avenue or Stephenson
street, is hereby established as
STEPHENSON AVENUE
Sec. 2. The City Clerk shall certify
to the passage Of this Ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published once in
the Los Angeles Herald, and thereupoa
and thereafter it shall take effect and be
in force
dinance was adopted by the Council OF
the City of Los Angeles at its meeting of
June H. 1906.
II. j. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 14th day of June. 1906,
OWEN McALEER,
els 1t Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-18
Ordinance No. 12,S7S

An Ordinance Of the Mayor and
Council of the City of Los Angeles
establishing the name OF "a certain
street in the City of Los Angeles.
The Mayor and Council OF the City OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows;
Section /. That the name OF that
certain street extending along the east
city boundary from Sixth street to
Stephenson avenue, as said street is
shown In the map of the Sehmitt Tract
recorded in Book 10, pages Al and AZ,
Miscellaneous Records OF Los Angeles
County is hereby established as
INDIANA STREET
Sec. 2. The City Clerk shall certify
10 the passage OF this Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published
once in the Los Angeles Herald. and
thereupon and thereafter II 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 meet
ing OF June II. 1906,
H. j. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this / tth day of June. 1906.
OWEN McALEER.
b-lS IL Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-18
Notice of Public work

Public ifotice IL hereby given that at
its meeting held on Monday, the 18th
ell of the City of Los Angeles adopted
an Ordinance, designated 8 Ordinance
No. 12,7Ss (New. series), declaring itr
proyement to be made, To wit:
Section 1. That it is the intention OF
the City Council of the City Of Los An
street purposes. all that portion of
TERRACE STREET,
a public street of the City of Los An
geles from Griffin avenue southeasterly
to its terminus described as follows
to wit:
Beginning at the most northerly corner
of lot 16, block A, of the Terrace Villa
at page g. Miscellaneous Records OF Los
Angeles County; thence southeasterly
along the southerly line of said Terrace
street to the most easterly corner of lot
10, said block A; thence northeasterly In
a direct line to the most southerly corner
of lot T. said block A; thence northwest
erly along the northerly line of said Ter
of lot 1, said block A; thence southwest
erly in a direct line to the point Of be-
Sec 2, That the exterior boundaries Of
the district of land TO be affected by said
work or Improvement are hereby speci-
fled and declared to be as follows, to wit;
Beginning at the most westerly corner
of lot 16, block A, of the Terrace Villa
Tract, as hereinbefore mentioned; thence
southeasterly along the southerly line OF
lots 16. Is. IA, 49, u, II and 10. said block
A, to the most southerly corner of said
lot 10: thence northeasterly in a direct
line TO the most easterly corner OF lot
8, said block A; thence northwesterly in
a direct line TO the most northerly corner
of lot Z, said block A; thence northwest
erly in a direct line to the northwesterly
corner of lot A. said block A: thenca
southwesterly In a direct line to the
most easterly corner of lot /, said block
A; thence northwesterly in a direct line
to the most northerly corner of said lot
/; thence southwesterly in direct line
TO the point Of beginning; excepting
therefrom so much Of said land which -
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
tculars.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
or the City OF Los Angeles
JAMES A. ANDERSON,
6-1S-27 lot President
Tslk-o-P Phone free Sec The proposition
n tadaUta Herald.