Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-13
TEN AMENDMENTS
AND BOND ISSUES
ARE CARRIED HERE
Constitutional Changes and Bond
Propositions Get Sub
stantiaI Majorities
TWO MEASURES Defeated
Highway and India Basin Matters
Vetoed by 0verWhelm-
ing Numbers
TWO MEASURES DEFEATED

Voters of Los Angeles city and
county returned clear majority in
favor of ten of the constitutional
amendments and bond propositions
submitted at Tuesdays election. The
two measures which failed to secure
local approval were the state highway
act, which was beaten decisively, 26,772
voters casting their ballots against 1t
with only 1860 in it's favor; and the
India basin act which was defeated In
this county 17,447 to 1854.
Senate constitutional amendment No.
which proposes a new system or
leyying taxes was defeated by a mar
row margin in the city, but the out
side precincts returned majority in
its favor of sufficient size to reverse
the city vote, the totals for the city and
county being 23,817 for and 22,157
against The city vote was 1856 for
and 14,164 against.
Senate amendment 81, designed to
permit the city of San Francisco to
bond itself in the sum of $5,000.O00 for
the benefit of the Panama exposition,
carried locally by almost two to one,
the vote being 26,16O to 1928.
Following is the vote on each amen
ment and bond proposition submitted,
the figures being complete except for
one Sawtelle precinct, the judges OF
the official envelopes:
Senate amendment No. 1, providing
new system of levying taxes-For, 20
S17; against, 22,157. City: For, 1855;
against, 14,164 Outside precincts: For
1914; against, 1893.
VOTE ON MORTGAGE TAX
Senate amendment No. II, requiring
the holder of a mortgage to pay the
tax on it-For, 23,347; against, 1886.
City: For, 1916; against, 1868. Out
side precincts: For, 9631; against, 53l2.
Senate amendment No. 36, relating
to the superior courts and designed TO
increase their efficiency by permitting
Judges of one county to be called into
another when needed, even though
their coming increases the numheF or
Judges sitting beyond the number pro
vided for that county by 1aw-For, 23,-
224; against, $685. City: For, 14,746;
against, 1896 Outside precincts: For,
S47S; against, 1857.
Senate amendment No. 3S, changing
the requirements for the formation OF
new counties and requiring larger pop
ulations than heretofore-For, 2l,56l;
against, 11,715 City: For 1925;
against, $685. Outside precincts: For,
1922; against, 1852
Senate amendment No. A, relating
to banl1ing-For, 22,9S4; against, 9l6o.
City: For, 15,050; against, 1854. out
side precincts: For, 1884; against, 4SO2.
Senate amendment No. So, authorlz-
ing San Francisco to issue $5,00O,OOO
bonds for the Panama exposition-Fop, tod,
26.160: against, 1888. City, for, 17,122;
against, 7251. outside precincts, Tor
9033; against, 6S72.
Assembly amendment No IA, propos-
ing to establish a perpetual easement
on all land bordering stream which
can be fished-For, 27,71S; against, 6823
City, for, 17,490; against, 3454. Outside
precincts, for 1928; against, 1859.
EXPO. AMENDMENT CARRIED
Assembly amendment No. SO, provid-
ing a special tax for raising $5,O00,OOO
for the Panama expostion-For, 2S,-
$40; against, S64S City, for, 1886:
against, 4742. Outside precincts, for
l0,524; against, 3942.
San Francisco harbor improvement
act of 1909, providing for state bond
issue of 100000 for the improvement
of San Francisco harbor, principal and
interest to be paid out of harbor reve-
nues-For, 1922; against, 1888. City,
for, IL, 834; against, 6892. Outside pre-
cincts, for 644S; against, 5637.
State highway act, bonding the state,
outside of San Francisco, for $1S,O0O,OO
to construct state highways-For, 1850;
against, z6,772. City, for, 494S; against,
1912. Outside precincts, for, 2712;
against, 10,630.
India basin act, providing for the is
suance of $1,0O0,O0O bonds to purchase
land, mostly submerged, for the use
of San Francisco harbor, principal and
interest to be paid out OF harbor rev.
enues-For, 1854; against, 17,447. City,
for. 9774; against, 10,329. outside pre-
cincts, for. 1920; against, Ills.
San Diego seawall act, providing for
the issuance of $1,50O,000 bonds for the
Improvement of San Diego harbor,
principal and interest to be paid out
Of harbor revenues For, 22,375;
against. 1883. City, for, 1885;
against, 6295. Outside precincts, for
1853; against, ,5093.