anaheim-gazette 1891-01-22

VOLUME XXI. ANAHEIM, PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. J. H. BULLARD, A. B., M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office and Residence, corner Hermine and Chartres streets, near Planters' Hotel. OFFICE HOURS: 7 to 8:30 a.m.; 12 to 1:30, and 6 to 7:30 p.m. CHARLES PAMPERL ...Dealer in... HARDWARE, CROCKERY, and HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS Los Angeles street, Anaheim. C. E. GROAT, Contractor and Builder. ANAHEIM, CAL. CHAS. SCHINDLER, CONTRACTOR and BUILDER. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. GEORGE BAUER, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER. Center street... Anaheim. Making and repairing at the lowest cash price. All orders promptly attended to. All work guaranteed. L. GUNTHER, PIONEER BOOT & SHOE MAKER. Corner Adele and Los Angeles streets. H. P. LARSEN, MISCELLANEOUS. HOTEL DEL CAMPO. Anaheim, California. NEW AND ELEGANT. FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY PARTICULAR. Open Fires. Hot and Cold Baths. Electric Bells. Electric Fire Alarm System. FREE BUS to all trains. Special rates to families and large parties. Good Sample Room. Bar, Billiards and Club Rooms. Commercial Hotel. (Corner Center and Lemon Streets) J. J. EVERHART, PROPRIETOR First-class Accommodations for Families & Tourists THE COMMERCIAL, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE Anaheim Hotel, has been thoroughly renovated, and will be conducted in first-class style. A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited. SAMPLE ROOMS ATTACHED TO HOTEL. The Finest of Wines, Liquors and Cigars DUBLIN STOUT, PALE ALE, HALF-AND-HALF. Fashion Livery Stables in connection with Hotel. First-class turn-outs furnished with or without drivers. Horses bought and sold. NOTICE! BOOT AND SHOE MAKER. Center street... Anaheim. Making and repairing at the lowest cash price. All orders promptly attended to. All work guaranteed. L. GUNTHER, PIONEER BOOT & SHOE MAKER. Corner Adele and Los Angeles streets. H. P. LARSEN, CONTRACTOR & BUILDER. Estimates given. Contracts made and do a general Jobbing Business. CENTER STREET. - ANAHEIM. FOX & BUTLER, City Barber Shop. FOR A FIRST-CLASS SHAVE! HOT AND COLD BATHS. FRANTZ'S BARBER SHOP. First-Class Style. BATHS, - 25 Cts. PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL. W. A. JRANTZ, Prop., Center Street. H. W. CHYNOWETH, Attorney-At-Law. Metz Block, Cor. Center and Los Angeles streets. Real Property Law a Specialty. ANAHEIM, CAL. RICHARD MELROSE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Center street, Anaheim, Cal. Special attention given to PROBATE matters. S. O. WOOD, ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER. ANAHEIM, CAL. VICTOR MONTGOMERY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. SANTA ANA, CAL. Rooms—No.4, 5 and 6, Commercial Bank Building. G. E. CLAYTOR. PAINTING, PAPER-HANGING and DECORATING. Walls & Ceilings WHITENED and TINTED in a superior manner. Sole Agent for Heath & Milligan's celebrated Mixed Paint. Broadway, Anaheim. THE COMMERCIAL, FOR MERKEY KNOWN AS THE ANAheim Hotel, has been thoroughly renovated, and will be conducted in first-class style. A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited. SAMPLE ROOMS ATTACHED TO HOTEL. The Finest of Wines, Liquors and Cigars DUBLIN STOUT, PALE ALE, HALF-AND-HALF. Fashion Livery Stables in connection with Hotel. First-class turn-outs furnished with or without drivers. Horses bought and sold. NOTICE! THE Stearns Ranchos Company OFFER LANDS IN Artesia, Westminster, Norwalk, Consisting of 83,000 acres of Choice Lands in the Ranchos La Sierra, Los Coyotes, Las Bolsas, La Habra, and San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT AT FROM $15 TO $75 PER ACRE. R. J. NORTHAM, Agent; Or J. B. PIERCE at Anaheim, California. Centralia Colony Lands for Sale at from $40 to $60 Per Acre. Apply to J. B. PIERCE or R. J. NORTHAM, Anaheim, Cal. F. CRIST, MERCHANT TAILOR. Just received a complete assortment of Fall and Winter Goods of latest styles and fabrics, to which the attention of the citizens of Anaheim and vicinity is directed. Suits to order from - $25 up. Pants to order from - $6 up. An invitation is cordially extended the public to call and examine this stock. FRED CRIST SANTA ANA, CAL. Rooms—No. 4, 5 and 6, Commercial Bank Building. G. E. CLAYTOR. PAINTING, PAPER-HANGING and DECORATING. Walls & Ceilings WHITENED and TINTED in a superb manner. Sole Agent for Heath & Milligan's celebrated Mixed Paint. Broadway — Anaheim. BOSTON BAKERY J. KREISS, PROP, Fresh Bread Delivered to all parts of Anaheim and vicinity. Los Angeles St. R. BOETTCHER, WAGONMAKING AND BLACKSMITHING! HORSE-SHOEING A SPECIALTY. Satisfaction Guaranteed. GIVE ME A CALL Robert F. Wetzel PROPRIETOR ANAHEIM MARKET. Good Meats. Home-Made - Lard. Sausages. FAIR PRICES. Backs' Building, Los Angeles Street and fabrics, to which the attention of the citizens of Anaheim and vicinity is directed. Suits to order from $25 up. Pants to order from $6 up. An invitation is cordially extended the public to call and examine this stock. FRED CRIST T. J. F. BOEGE, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Wines, Liquors and Cigars. KEEPS ALWAYS ON HAND A COMPLETE STOCK! Of the Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars. WINES AND LIQUORS BY THE KEG, GALLON OR BOTTLE. Orders by Mail Promptly Attended to. GOODS DELIVERED FREE OF CHARGE! Opp. S. P. Depot, ANAHEIM, CAL. The only System of Property Abstract Books in Orange County. The owner of any lot furnished on application. T. D. HUFF, President. ATTORNEY, Z. B. WEST. R. E. HEWITT, Treasurer. GEORGE TAYLOR, Secretary. Santa Ana Abstract Comp'y Incorporated July 9, 1889. Capital Stock, $100,000. Abstracts and Certificates of Title to all lands in Orange County. 113 West Fourth Street, Huff Block. P. O. Box 340. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1891. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CHEESEMAN'S BLENDED COFFEE IS THE BEST. TRY IT! CHEESEMAN'S STATE ASSOCIATION OF IRRIGATORS. INTERESTING LETTER FROM L. M. HOLT UPON THE FORMATION OF THE ASSOCIATION — VALUABLE DATA AND COMMENTS. The following letter, from L. M. Holt, dealing with the question of the formation of a State association of irrigation districts, will be found of interest to our readers. Mr. Marion's bill to amend the Wrigh Act, referred to by Mr. Holt, will be found at the end of this article. The irrigationists of the State, representing the various districts formed under the Wright Irrigation District Act, organized into a temporary State Association last September, at Tulare, are asking through their legislative committee, that the present Legislature authorize the formation of a permanent State Association of Irrigation Districts for consultation on irrigation matters, which association shall select a State Board of Irrigation, to be appointed by the Governor. It is the intention that eventually this State Board shall do its work with funds provided by the districts, but for the first two years the Legislature is asked to appropriate $10,000 a year to start the work and keep it going until the districts get fully organized and are able to contribute to this support of the State board. There are several good reasons why the State should help in this work. The districts are as yet very young, most of them being as yet in the formation state, and have not had time to collect any district taxes, and, therefore, have no funds to meet the necessary expenses. On account of a defect in the law, which it is hoped the present Legislature will remedy, it has been necessary for districts, when first formed, to raise money in an irregular manner to pay necesary running expenses, and to do this it has been the custom for Boards of Directors to raise money on the individual notes of their members, they taking the chances of getting their money back when the district had $41,121 an assessed increase per cent an increase. Whilst in wealth the other San Fransisco would follow the terpines rule elk. It is a terpines of existent destruction cease to banks would follow where alms As an attention tion District ago the sold for actual alms gift. A district menaced, sold for mostly selling rents this incurs could also would alone of fifty ca give the 937 a ye districts tempora irrigation ing the enabling and cons other d TRY :: IT! CHEESEMAN'S TEA. THE BEST IN THE MARKET. M. H. CHEESEMAN. FAIRVIEW STORE. (WEST ANAHEIM) HELLER'S Big Inducement to the People of Anaheim. Twenty Per Cent Discount Sale. Previous to my annual stock-taking, I have concluded to reduce my large stock and at the same time offer the people of Anaheim and surroundings Bigger Inducements than ever to save money on Dry Goods, Clothing, Etc., Etc. And have inaugurated this Sale for thirty days only and will allow on all purchases of one dollar or over Twenty Per Cent Discount and in addition to the above, any one buying $20 worth of goods will receive FREE one complete Bradbury's Encyclopedia of practical information. Here we have twenty-eight irrigation districts in the State, five of which are in the Sacramento Valley, eight in the San Joaquin Valley, and fifteen are in Southern California. Twenty-five of these districts have voted bonds to the extent of $11,092,000, and thirteen of the districts have sold bonds in whole or in part to the extent of $3,975,000. In this list I include the Allosandro district, which will vote its bonds in a few days and have them already contracted to be sold. I have no data at hand to show the assessed valuation of the districts, but a careful estimate will give the figures as follows: Sacramento Valley Districts: $10,141,540 San Joaquin Valley Districts: 21,038,260 Southern California Districts: 14,935,575 Total: $46,080,315 These figures are made on the basis of bills to the form of irrigation Board on a few districts are few changes been received the unassessed assortment of had praised the law perfect. As it might the represe Previous to my annual stock-taking, I have concluded to reduce my large stock and at the same time offer the people of Anaheim and surroundings Bigger Inducements than ever to save money on Dry Goods, Clothing, Etc., Etc. And have inaugurated this Sale for thirty days only and will allow on all purchases of one dollar or over Twenty Per Cent Discount and in addition to the above, any one buying $20 worth of goods will receive FREE one complete Bradbury's Encyclopedia of practical information. I guarantee this to be No Fake Said. D. Heller, Santa Ana, Cal. CABINETS---$3.50---CABINETS. Full Figure $3 50 and Bust $4. HAME QUALITY WORK GUARANTEED AS OUR FORMER $5 WORK. 111 East Fourth Street, Santa Ana, Cal. It is impossible to say too much in praise of this good old standard family medicine. It cannot be too highly recommended, as it is truly a marvel of the age, and no homeschool should be without it. It prevents as well as curiosity skin diseases, gout, rheumatism, gravel, and all kidney diseases. Affected liver, headache, nausea, bile, wind indigestion, constipation, diarrhea and dysentery, fever and ague, sleepiness, lassitude, foul breath, and every disease brought on or aggravated by a disordered stomach. It is a specific against contagion and an elicacious remedy for illousness, nervousness, scrofula, daundice and dyspepsia. It furries the Blood, Cleanses the stomach and Bowels, and gives the whole system a Healthy and Delightful Tone. There never was a Medicine for the Nursery equal to it. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUCCISTS AND GROCERS. Valley, and fifteen are in Southern California. Twenty-five of these districts have voted bonds to the extent of $11,092,000, and thirteen of the districts have sold bonds in whole or in part to the extent of $3,975,000. In this list I include the Allosandro district, which will vote its bonds in a few days and have them already contracted to be sold. I have no data at hand to show the assessed valuation of the districts, but a careful estimate will give the figures as follows: Sacramento Valley Districts.....$10,141,540 San Josequin Valley Districts.....21,038,240 Southern California Districts.....14,935,575 Total.....$46,080,315 These figures are made on the basis of values before irrigation works are constructed and it is believed by three best competent to judge that these valuations will be doubled and even quadrupled in most cases within the next five years, if the irrigation works are constructed without great delays. The districts which have voted bonds contain 1,382,090 acres, and the average amount of bonds per acre throughout the State amounts to $8 02. In the Sacramento Valley the average amount of bonds to the acre is $4 85. In the San Joquin Valley the average amount of bonds to the acre is $5 55. In the Antelope Valley, composed of cheap lands, the average amount of bonds to the acre is $7 02. While in the districts of Southern California proper, the average amount of bonds to the acre is $32 58. I give these facts that the public may judge of the extent of the irrigation interests at stake. It is well in this connection to call attention to the rapid increase of wealth in the State occasioned by irrigation enterprises. Wealth and increase of population go band in hand. According to the Federal census this State has increased in population during the decade just closed 391 per cent. While the State has been jogging along at a moderate rate, somewhat fast-rather than enjoyed by the country at large, what have the irrigated sections of the State been doing? In San Diego county the increase has been during the past ten years 295 per cent; in Los Angeles and Orange counties, 244 per cent; San Bernardino county, 227 per cent; fresno county, 228 per cent; and Tulare county, something less than 200 per cent. Take out the rapid growth of these six irrigated counties and the growth of the State would have been less than that of the nation at large, and the glorious State of which we all feel so proud would have practically come to a standstill. The assessment rolls show a much larger increase of valuation in irrigated counties of the State than the census returns do in the increase of population. The six irrigated counties mentioned n 1880 had an assessed valuation of A COCIATION OF ELECTORS. BETTER FROM L. M. THE FORMATION OF Irrigation Districts, interest to our readers, amend the Wrigh Act, Holt, will be found at of the State, representtives formed under the district Act, organized State Association last are asking through mitttees, that the present the formation of a perportion of irrigation matters, will select a State Board appointed by the Government that eventually do its work with funds Districts, but for the first future is asked to apply year to start the work until the districts got able to contribute to state board. good reasons why the this work. The disyoung, most of them formation state, and have not any taxes, no funds to meet the on account of a defect it is hoped the present body, it has been necestant to pay necessions, and to do this it has Boards of Directors to individual notes of their ing the chances of getting than the district had $41,121,782, while in 1890 they had an assessed valuation of $182,157,655—an increase of $141,006,573—an increase of 343 per cent, while some of the counties showed an increase of nearly 500 per cent. While these six counties were increasing in wealth to the extent of $141,006,000, all the other counties of the State outside of San Francisco only increased in wealth $203,000,000. It is true that irrigation alone is not responsible for all the increase in wealth in the six counties named, and it is also true that some of the other counties have used irrigation in a limited way, yet it is plain to be seen that a rapid development has followed the active extending of irrigation enterprises, and slow progress has been the rule elsewhere. It is also plain that if the irrigation enterprises of the State were to-day wiped out of existence, millions of property would be destroyed, our trainloads of exports would cease to roll away over the mountains, the banks would lose their deposits, our people would lose their prosperity, and desolation would follow the thrift which to-day everywhere abunds in irrigated sections. As an illustration of rapid development, attention is called to the Alessandro Irrigation District of 25,340 acres. Six months ago the land in that district could not be sold for $10 an acre, and without irrigation, actual settlers could not afford to take it as a gift. As soon as it was decided to establish a district and irrigate the land, sales commenced, and up to date 8,400 acres have been sold for $560,000, in 10 and 20 acre tracts, mostly to actual settlers, and the land is selling readily to day for $120 an acre. If this increased valuation in that one district could all appear in the assessment roll it would show an increase in that one district alone of $2,787,400, and a State tax levy of fifty cents on the hundred dollars would give the State an increased income of $13.937 a year, which is more than the irrigation districts ask the State to contribute to the temporary support of the State Board of Irrigation that will be of great service in placing the irrigation districts on a solid footing, enabling them to further place their bonds and construct their works. Assuming that other districts in the State will show a for irrigation purposes," approved March 7, 1897. The people of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. That section two (2) of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the organization and government of irrigation districts, and to provide for the acquisition of water and other property, and the distribution of water thereby for irrigation purposes," approved March seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, be amended as follows: Sec. 2. All irrigation districts heretofore or hereafter formed under the provisions of the so-called Act, and amendments thereto shall be classified and known as first and second class districts. Sec. 3. All districts embracing a territorial limit of over twenty thousand acres of land, shall be known as first-class districts, and the provisions of law now in force providing for the organization of irrigation districts, election qualification, and duties of officers shall remain unchanged, except as herein modified. Sec. 4. All districts embracing a territorial limit of twenty thousand acres of land, or less, shall be known as second-class districts. Sec. 5. That section two of said Act, to which this Act is amended, be and the same is hereby amended so that in districts herein classed as second-class districts, the number of Directors to be elected at the organization, or any subsequent election, shall be reduced to three. That any vacancies occurring in districts organized prior to the time this Act becomes a law, and before the next regular election, shall not be filled unless more than two occur, and then only sufficient to keep the number of three in office as Directors. Sec. 6. That hereafter in districts of the second class the division into precincts is abolished, and the three Directors shall be elected, or, in case of a vacancy, appointed from the district at large. Sec. 7. That section four of said Act, to which this Act is amended, be so amended as to abolish the offices of Assecorer, Collector and Treasurer in districts of the second class. Sec. 8. That in the future the assessment good reasons why the this work. The district is young, most of them information state, and have not any district taxes, no funds to meet the account of a defect it is hoped the present ready, it has been neces first formed, to raise manner to pay neces and to do this it has Boards of Directors to individual notes of their the chances of getting when the district had the present crippled it the younger districts, bound under the pres thought best to ask financial aid the first two the Legislature should appropriations, the still have a source of work, and their work abandoned because of aid. In other State page of State aid means work in the directions upon commissions. perhaps many members not aware of the im- intake to day in this State Wright Irrigation District present here with a few extent of that interest, irrigation districts in the bonds voted, bonds sold, acre, etc. Last September a State Irrigation Convention was held at Tulare, which was attended by representatives from nearly all the irrigation districts of the State. At that Convention the State Association of Irrigation Districts was organized. The second meeting of that association has just adjourned in Sacramento. At the Tulare meeting a Legislative Committee was appointed, consisting of Hon. C. C. Wright of Modesto, Will S. Green of Colusa, E. H. Tucker of Selma, J. W. Nance of San Diego county, and L. M. Holt of San Bernardino. This committee has been holding a joint meeting with the State Association. They have perfected two County. No of Acres. Bonds Voted Bonds Sold Bonds per Acre. Colusa. 25,000 $100,000 None. $4,000 "156,550 756,000 None. 4,78 "13,500 8,000 None. 5,83 "100,000 670,000 None. 2,66 Yuba. 43,000 119,000 80,000 12,50 Kern. 40,000 580,000 216,000 12,50 Kern and Tulare. 66,210 700,000 None. 10,56 Tulare. 34,149 560,000 100,000 14,64 Fresno & Tulare. 129,927 675,000 410,000 5,19 Fresno. 217,927 None. None. Stanislaus. 305,000 855,000 None. 2,78 Stanislaus. 81,500 868,000 117,000 9,81 and Merced. 176,244 692,000 328,000 9,48 Los Angeles. 560,000 125,000 None. 3,56 Los Angeles. 90,490 490,000 59,000 13,16 Orange. 4,500 50,500 59,11 San Bernardino. 32,560 695,848 None. 18,46 San Bernardino. 10,787 239,848 None. 18,54 7,299 590,848 590,848 694 44 12,169 890,848 $693 78 25,349 769,848 769,848 65 78 3,569 255,848 255,848 65 78 4,599 229,848 229,848 65 78 16,4793 $11,992,636 $3,975,636 bills to present to the Legislature one for the formation of the State Association of Irrigation Districts and the creation of a State Board of Irrigation and the other propose a law amendments to the Wright Irrigation District Act. The amendments proposed are few in number and make no radical changes in the law. No amendments have been recommended except such as have had the unanimous approval of all members of the association and committee. The mem-bers of the association and committee have had practical experience in the workings of the law, and they know what is needed to perfect the law and benefit the districts. As evidence of the progress being made it might be stated that at the Tulare meeting the report was published that the districts had sold their bonds to the extent of $1,672, ooo while at this date—four months later—occurring in districts organized prior to the time this Act becomes a law,and before the next regular election shall not be filled unless more than two occur,and then only sufficient to keep the number of three in office as Directors. Sec. 6. That hereafter in districts of the second class the division into precincts is abolished,and the three Directors shall be elected or,在 case of a vacancy，appointed from the district at large. Sec. 7. That section four of the said Act，to which this Act is amendatory，be so amended as to abolish the offices of Assessor，Collector and Treasurer in districts of the second class. Sec. 8. That in future the assessment of lots and lands within districts of the second class for State and county purpose，shall be aggregated by the County Assessor，so as to give the aggregate of all real property liable to taxation within said district,and such assessment shall be taken as the basis of valuation，upon which taxes shall be levied to pay the interest and ultimately the principal of any bonded indebtedness of such district，或 other lawful levies or assessments necessarily made. Sec. 9. That it shall be the duty of the Board of Directors of any such district,during the month of January each year，to make an estimate of the amount of money necessary to pay the interest，或 any portion of the principal that may fall due during the then current year,together with any additional funds necessary and proper to be levied upon the property of such district，under the provisions of these Acts,and to certify the aggregate amount of such sum or sums，specifying the amount，和 for what purpose each amount is needed，whether for interest or principal upon bonded indebtedness，或 other purposes shall be made and filed with the Board of Supervisors of the county in which district，或 larger portion thereof，is located，on or before the first day of February of each year. Sec. 10. That the County Clerk shall file and record such certificate among the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors as of the date when received,and the said Board of Supervisors shall thereafter，when they come to making up the rate of taxes for them current year,take account of the amount of taxes or rates necessary to be levied upon the property of such irrigation districts,and shall levy a per centum sufficient to realize the aggregate amount so certified by said Board of Directors upon the real property within said district，在 addition to all rates required by law. Sec. 11. That the County Collector shall place the amount of such percentage upon his books for collectionthe same as any other fund or funds,and proceed to collect the same at the same time,and with like interest and penalties,costs and charges，as the law now imposes or may hereafter impose for the non-paymentof these taxes may be redeemed by pursuing same courses as required to redeem property sold for delinquent State and county taxes,and not otherwise. Sec. 12. That said County Collector shall pay overthe assessment or taxes thus collected tothe County Treasurerthe same as other taxes,and the County Treasurer shall hold and keep accountofthe same，in like manner as other special funds coming into his hands officially,and paythe same out only upon orders fromthe Board Of Directorsof such district signed bythe Presidentand counterignedbythe Secretary. Sec. 13. That the amount of official bondsrequired to be given bythe membersofthe BoardOfDirectorsofdistrictofthesecond AMENDMENTS TO THE WRIGHT ACT. MR. MARION INTRODUCES A BILL TO FORM ALL DISTRICTS INTO FIRST AND SECOND CLASS DISTRICTS—OTHER CHANGES. Assemblyman Marion of Los Angeles has introduced the following bill into the Assembly, to amend the Wright Act: An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the organization and government of irrigation districts, and to provide for the acquisition of water and other property, and for the distribution of water thereby Board of Irrigation, and the other proposes a law amendments to the Wright Irrigation District Act. The amendments proposed are few in number and make no radical changes in the law. No amendments have been recommended except such as have had the unanimous approval of all members of the association and committee. The means of the association and committee have had practical experience in the workings of the law, and they know what is needed to perfect the law and benefit the districts. As evidence of the progress being made, it might be stated that at the Tulare meeting the report was published that the districts had sold their bonds to the extent of $1,672,000, while at this date—the four months later—bonds are reported sold to the extent of $3,975,000, and much of this work has been the result of cooperation among the districts. The Supreme Court has decided the Wright Law constitutional by a unanimous decision given in bank, and all its decisions since the enactment of the law have been favorable to the districts; however, no radical changes should be made in the law. The State Irrigation Convention at Tulare unanimously adopted the following resolution: Resolved, That we heartily approve the organization of a State Association of irrigation districts, to take charge of the irrigation campaign, and that the work of such association will not be completed until every acre of dry land in the State shall have been successfully irrigated, and every bond issued in such irrigation work shall have been honestly paid, principally and interest. The irrigation districts of the State and the people thereof, as represented through their delegates, to-day stand unanimously by that resolution and the bills which their committees will respectfully ask the Legislature to enact into laws. At the request of the irrigation districts in convention assembled, and their legislative Committees, L. M. Holt. AMENDMENTS TO THE WRIGHT ACT. Mr. Marion introduces a bill to form all districts into first and second class districts—other changes. Assemblyman Marion of Los Angeles has introduced the following bill into the Assembly, to amend the Wright Act: An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the organization and government of irrigation districts, and to provide for the acquisition of water and other property, and for the distribution of water thereby payment of these taxes may be redeemed by pursuing the same courses as required to redeem property sold for delinquent State and county taxes, and not otherwise. Sec. 12. That said County Collector shall pay over the assessment or taxes thus collected to the County Treasurer the same as other taxes, and the County Treasurer shall hold and keep account of the same, in like manner as other special funds coming into his hands officially, and pay the same out only upon orders from the Board of Directors of such district signed by the President and counterinsigned by the Secretary. Sec. 13. That the amount of official bonds required to be given by the members of the Board of Directors of districts of the second class, shall hereafter be determined by the Board of Supervisors of the county in which the district, or the larger part thereof, is situated, and may be approved by them instead of the Superior Court. Sec. 14. That any irrigation district duly organized under the provisions of the Act herein referred to, having vested bonds and finding the amount insufficient to complete the irrigation system planned by the district, or having added additional territory to such district subsequent to the issue of the first series of bonds, may vote upon the issue of such additional amount of bonds as may be necessary for the completion of an irrigation system, by pursuing as near as practicable the provisions of said law in voting upon the issuing of bonds in the first instance, and in case the majority of the electors vote in favor of issuing additional bonds, then the Directors shall immediately cause bonds in said amount to be issued, in like manner as those of the first series; only they shall be known as the second series of bonds named by the irrigation district named. Sec. 15. That section five (5) of chapter twenty (20) of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, is amended so it shall be lawful for the Board of Directors of any duly organized district to fix the terms upon which the owners of adjacent lands may become a part of said district by adding territory thereto, to the end that the territory embraced within the original district may not be deprived of their due proportion of water without making ample provision for such additional supply as will not endanger the former owners of land from having a less supply than they had before adding new territory to the district. Sec. 16. That Directors in second-class districts shall receive two dollars per day when actually attending to the duties of their office, and traveling expenses when on business for the district outside of the limits thereof. Sec. 17. This Act is to take effect from and after its passage. The bill was referred to the Committee on irrigation.