anaheim-gazette 1904-01-28

BOARD OF AUDIT Financial Condition of Water Company During Year Figures and Facts Showing Increases and Decreases and Various Expenditures for Improvements and Otherwise, The board of audit of the Anaheim Union Water Company yesterday made its report as follows, after investigation of the books of the company lasting upward of three weeks: ANAHEIM, Cal., January 30, 1904. To the stockholders of the Anaheim Union Water Company. GENTLEMEN:— We have examined the books and accounts of the company for the year ending December 31, 1903, and from the books as they now stand we offer the following report: TRIAL BALANCE—DECEMBER 31, 1902. Real estate..... $75,361 21 Office furniture & fixtures..... 533 65 Treasurer..... 6,720 53 Cash..... 71 55 Tools & Implem'ts..... 1,719 60 Interest..... 13,910 09 Repairs..... 2,321 79 Salaries..... 1,265 00 S A V I Co, joint account..... 209 78 Durkee & Baleste-ro, management..... 203 72 General expense..... 1,630 79 Litigation, unapportioned..... 10,176 41 Consumers..... 1,202 26 Cleaning..... 4,395 91 Supt and zanjeros..... 5,774 85 Cement..... 2,382 05 Construction..... 349,908 26 Stock..... 125,404 50 Bills payable..... 94,675 00 Bonds..... 125,000 00 Durkee ranch..... 206 64 Loss and gain..... 74,898 56 Accounts payable..... 3,030 02 Water..... 21,154 35 Assess's t. 33 levied May 18, 1903 ..... 15,968 00 Assess's t. 39 levied Nov. 7, 1903 ..... 15,968 00 Rentals..... 955 60 J. Irwin..... 2 00 Frank Chadler..... 494 77 $477,787 45 $477,787 45 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. 6 percent, short loans.....68,705 00 † Durkee purchase notes $40,000 at 5 percent.....20,000 00 $94,675 00 Bonds due Jan. 1, 1905.....50,000 00 Bonds due Jan. 1, 1915.....75,000 00 125,000 00 Total..... $219,675 00 REAL ESTATE. Gomber purchase 40acre gravel pit $829 80 Zanjero's house.....907 40 $1537 20 REVENUES AND EXPENSES. REVENUES Water deliveries.$21,184 35 Rentals.....955 60 $22,139 95 EXPENSES, Ditch expenses, supt. zanjeros.... $5774 85 Cleaning.....4395 91 $10,170 76 Repairs....2321 79 Salaries.....1265 00 Gen. expenses.....1630 79 $15,386 34 Excess of revenues over expenditures .....6751 61 So that to meet the following expenditures, to-wit: Interest..... $13,910 09 Construction.....30,204 41 Real estate.....1,537 20 Joint litigation.....3,788 93 $49,440 62 Necessitated the following, raised by Assessments .....$31,936 00 New loans.....10,605 00 $42,541 00 INTEREST ACCOUNT Interest account,$13,910.09, is as follows: Bills payable, short loans.....$4,110 09 Durkee purchase.....1,050 00 Bonds.....8,750 00 $13,910 09 CONSUMERS' ACCOUNT, as per consumers' ledger. Due from consumers.....$1,834 88 Due to consumers.....632 62 Balance due from consumer's.$1,202 26 STOCK We find that there are now issued, as per stock ledger,8oo4 shares of the capital stock of the company.as follows: ELECTRIC METERS INSTALLED NEW CEMENT SIDEWALKS Citizens of Broadway Petition Trustees for Sidewalks Between Los Angeles and Olive Streets. The Board of City Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday evening. Present Messrs. Schneider, Weisel, Fletcher. The tax collector submitted his report, which showed the total amount collected $7937.11. The street superintendent reported the collection of $153.85 for street cleaning. The assessor reported having collected $507.28 for personal property tax. The finance committee reported favorably on bills amounting to $285.50 and they were ordered paid. The committee on public improvements reported that all electric meters had been installed; that electric light poles on Los Angeles street have been moved back; that drainage pipes have been put in as follows: 132 feet of eight-inch cement pipe across Clemintina street on both sides of Center street; 72 feet across Broadway street on west side of Los Angeles street; 64 feet across Lemon street on north side of Broadway street; and 68 feet across Hermine street on north side of Center street; that the city teams have been hauling gravel and that the gravel pit at Olive had been opened. Petition from property owners on Broadway, east of Center street was received asking the board to order a cement sidewalk and corb on both sides of the street between Los Angeles and Olive streets. Clerk was instructed to secure the services of a surveyor to fix the grades on such streets as may be determined upon by the committee on public improvements. Recovering Rafael Acosta, the young Mexican who was brought home from the San Bernardino hospital last week suffering injuries which rendered him unconscious, has partly recovered from his state of coma, and it is thought he may recover. He is as yet unable to tell how long he will recover. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. RECEIPTS. Cash on hand Jan. 1 1903, sec'y $62 06 Cash on hand Treasal 11,940 02 $12,002 08 Consumers on account water 20,199 20 Water domestic use and sheep 55 75 Rentals 955 60 Assessment acct No 38 & 39 31,936 00 Durkee rasch joint management 500 00 Loss and gain 1050 50 Bills payable (new loans) 33,905 00 EXPENDITURES. Loss and gain $1560 00 Acets payable Dec. 1902 4040 68 Real estate 1537 20 Construction 30,728 81 Tools and implements 778 60 Interest 13,910 09 Repairs 2241 79 Gen. expense 1630 79 Salaries 1265 00 Supt. & zanjeros 5774 85 Cleaning 4395 91 Cement 1808 73 Bills payable 23,300 00 S. A. valley joint acct. 3788 93 Office furniture & fixtures 70 $100,604 13 SEC'y, cash on hand Dec. 31, 1903 $71 55 Treas. acct. 6720 53 6792 08 Less acets pay., Dec. 31, '03. 3030 03 CONSTRUCTION: Charged as above. Which consists in the amt. expend- ed as follows: Main canal by A. U. W. Co. 17,360 43 By Chadler contract. 2223 34 By Murphy-Miller 480 00 $20,063 77 distributing ditch' 10,665 04 CEMENT ACCOUNT. Inventory Jan. 1, 1903 .633 32 amt purchased .12,838 88 charged construc tion .6533 47 charged repairs .1614 42 charged sold for cash .2942 26 INTEREST ACCOUNT. Interest account, $13,910.09, is as follows: Bills payable, short loans $4,110 09 Durkee purchase .1,050 00 Bonds .8,750 00 $13,910 09 CONSUMERS' ACCOUNT, as per consumers' ledger. Due from consumers $1,834 88 Due to consumers .632 62 Balance due from consum's.$1,202 26 STOCK. We find that there are now issued, as per stock ledger, 8004 shares of the capital stock of the company, as follows: Assessable stock. .7,984 shares Non-assessable stock (B. Kraemer). .20 shares 8,004 shares Statement of receipts and expenditures from January 1, 1904, to January 26, 1904: Receipts—December 31, 1903 treasurer .6,720 53 Dec. 31 '03, sec.cash .71 55 6,792 68 Water sales Fuller- ton .$1,010 77 Water sales Ana'm .381 32 1,392 09 Bills payable, new loans .2,500 00 Construction .12 00 Cement .18 90 Com. on mang'mt .3 50 Domestic water .2 30 Expenditures—Paid by sec cement and gen ex .$19 50 Accounts payable, Dec. bills .3,030 03 Bills payable.$1,106 00 Bills payable, Dur- kee note .5,000 00 ,6,100 00 Interest .200 00 Loss and gain, damages .60 00 Balance on hand Jan. 26, 1904, as follows: Sec.cash on hand.$185 11 Treas. cash on hand .1,126 23 $10,720 87 $10,720 87 Respectfully submitted: ALEX WEIGHT M. NEBELUNG G. A. RUDDOCK Demand for Water. The board of directors of the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation company issued an order on Monday limiting irrigation to half an hour per share, the regular summer schedule. Beginning February l water will be supplied on this rate commencing at the head of the ditch. For the past three months wa ter has been on the basis of one hour per share,-but the failure of winter rains and the resulting heavy irrigat- ing has created a demand that made the reduction in allowance per share necessary. At this time last year the canals were running 35 heads of water, which was reduced last summer to 12 heads, and is now about 16 heads. The demand for water is unprecedented in the history of the company for this season of the year. Prize Winners. Mr. Clabaugh has received from the headquarters office at Chicago the list of winners of Europe is the intended destination. Recovering. Rafael Acosta, the young Mexican who was brought home from the San Bernardino hospital last week suffer- ing injuries which rendered him unconscious, has partly recovered from his state of coma, and it is thought he may recover. He is as yet unable to tell how he was injured, whether by falling from a train or beaten by robbers. On Monday, after having been unconscious for ten days, he spoke to relatives, saying in Spanish: "Why didn't they finish me, when they had me!" This is taken by his brother to mean that the injured man was set upon by robbers and beaten. Acosta has a bad bruise on the back of his head as well one in the eye. He bears the mark of finger prints at the neck, and his first sign of consciousness was some days ago, when in response to questions from his sister as to where he felt pain, he placed his hand at his neck. He was able at that time to open his eyes, but was unable to converse. Dr. Johnston said yesterday that Acosta's condition had improved dur- ing the week, but he had not completely recovered consciousness. The inju- rned man is able to recognize those about him, but in answer to questions as to the manner of sustaining his injuries he is not yet able to recall the circumstances of the case. His relatives still adhere to the theory that he was assaulted and robbed. Germain Flees. With a son whom he is alleged to have kidnapped, as companion Edwin Germain, formerly of Los Angeles, is believed to be fleeing to Europe as fast as trains and a steamship can carry him. His divorced wife, Mrs. Charlottie Germain, who declares that she will devote the remainder of her life to finding her five-year-old son, Eugene, is the accuser. She swore out a warrant before Justice Everett today for the arrest of her former husband on a charge of kidnapping. The divorce was granted in March, one year ago, the father being given the right to visit the child once a week. Mrs. Germain says that Sunday her husband called and asked permission to take the boy riding in un automobile. That was the last she saw of him Telerrams to Germain's father in California show that the fugitives have not gone there, and Mrs. Germain feels confident that Europe is the intended destination. CEMENT ACCOUNT. Inventory Jan. 1, 1903. 633 32 mt purchased. 12,838 88 $13,472 20 charged construction. 6533 47 charged repairs. 1614 42 charged sold for cash. 2942 26 11,090 15 ven. Jan 1,' 04... $2382 05 BILLS PAYABLE. Shows an increase as follows, namely: M. Dec. 31, 03... $94,675 00 " 31, 02... 84,070 00 increase... 10,605 00 THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COMPANY IN NOTES AND BONDS JAN. 1, 1904 bills payable, int. 5 percent, short loans... 5970 00 bills payable, int. Prize Winners. Mr. Clabaugh has received from the headquarters office at Chicago the list of winners of cash prizes offered by the Santa Fe railway to agents showing the highest percentage of increase in business during the year. The first prize of $250 was awarded W. A. Brown of Lampasas, Tex.; second, $200, to W. W. Burne of Arkansas City, Kansas; third, $150, to C. E. Taylor, Streetor, Ill.; fourth, $125, to G. W. Lupton, Bakersfield, Cal.; fifth, $100, J. H. Clabaugh, Anaheim, Cal.; sixth, $75, A. G. Palmer, Florence, Col.; seventh, $60, F. S. Salls, Abilene, Kansas; eighth, W. O. SoRelle, Midlothian, Texas. Accompanying this list of prize winners are names of many agents awarded honorable mention, most of whom are in Kansas and Texas. The Sidewalk Question EDITOR GAZETTE:—Can you answer the following question: Can we citizens and taxpayers of Anabeim prevent or enjoin our city treasurer from paying any warrants for sidewalk construction? If so, how? We property holders on Center street from Olive to Palm had sidewalks constructed some years ago and paid for them out of our own pockets with the exception of Mrs. Metz and S. Federman, who were too poor, and had their sidewalks paid for by our then liberal trustees, the two each receiving $500 out of the city treasury. We consider it unfair to discriminate in favor of some favorites. If our liberal and progressive trustees want to help some property holders in improving their property, let them pay for it out of their own pockets and not out of ours. TAXPAYER. PERSONAL MENTION Herman Dickel made a business trip to Los Angeles on Tuesday. Mons. Mouleot was a visitor in town from Buena Park on Saturday. J. A. Paul was a business visitor in town from Fullerton yesterday. E. Turk has arrived from Chino, accompanied by his wife and child. Louie Noah was a business visitor in town from Los Angeles this week. L. Goopper was over from Santa Ana a day or two ago on a short pasear. Don Marco Forster of San Juan visited with friends in town this week. County Treasurer Potter was in town yesterday on a brief business mission. Wagner Bros. shipped three cars of potatoes over the Santa Fe this week to the northern markets. Members of the Presbyterian church are discussing a proposition to secure a new site for their edifice. The Ladies' Guild of St. Michaels, Anheim, will meet with Mrs. Ross in Placentia, Thursday, February 4th. Carl Zeus has been laid up for a week with an abscess. He is able to be out again and will soon be as well as ever. Mr. Eicher has gone to Oakland, where a stock company is being organized for the manufacture of gasoline engines. John Bush has been laid up at his apartments in the Del Campo this week with an acute attack of inflammatory rheumatism. Mrs. C. Langenberger has been quite ill with nervous prostration at her residence here, but is this week improved in her condition. Among recent additions to the chamber of commerce exhibit at Santa Ana is a sugar elephant from the Los Alamitos sugar factory. F. W. Fleishman has purchased of J. B. Pierce eighty acres of land northwest of town and will put in a pumping plant and raise alfalfa. Frank Schwentker returned on Tuesday from a trip to Needles and yesterpay departed for a trip of several weeks duration to Galveston. Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Bullard were visitors in town this week, multiplying the number to a fraction LOCAL JOTTINGS OF INTEREST The supervisors on Monday canvassed returns of the Fullerton election held Friday, and found everything in due legal form. The incorporation proposition was declared carried and the city officers elected. A certified copy of the articles of incorporation of the Golden Gate Syndicate, a $35,000 concern formed to buy and sell land, was filed today with the county clerk. The directors are San Francisco parties. An amicable adjustment out of court has been reached in the case recently filed by W. F. Botsford, president of the San Joaquin Gun Club, against Ben Nemo et al for trespassing on the gun club property. "Doo" O'Connell, the Los Alamitos saloon-keeper convicted of violating the county liquor ordinance, will have a re-hearing in superior court tomorrow in the case wherein he was fined $100 for his offense. City trustees have advertised a telephone franchise for sale, which will be purchased by the Home company. This company is expected to establish a free switching service with Fullerton, Buena Park and the oil wells. A petition has been filed with the county clerk for probate of will in the estate of the late Mrs. Delia Burnham of Orange, the property being valued at $108,350. The only heir to the estate is William H. Burnham of Orange. Contractor Enearl has a force of mechanics employed on Mr. Sherman's new residence north of the opera house. The building will be a structure costing $1250, and will be a conspicuous improvement to its part of town. Henry Adams, the new manager of the Griffith Lumber Company, has moved his family here from Santa Ana. Yesterday he purchased the W. J. Freeman residence on the corner of Broadway and Claudina streets, for $1800. Chester Holcomb contemplates a trip to Kokel, on the Colorado desert, in the near future, where he will superintend the planting of an extensive field of asparagus. Mrs. Holcomb and her little son will accompany him. They will be absent several weeks. Another Santa Ana came this week, multiplying the number to a fraction The Ladies' Aid society will meet this, Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Rea. All ladies of the church and congregation are invited to be present. New lumber yard reports are current that a new lumber yard will be opened for business here soon. Offices and yards will be located on lots near the Santa Fe depot. The new enterprise will be backed by local and outside capital, and it is understood C. F. Grin, until recently with the Griffith company, will be the manager. Mr. Rogers, head salesman at Dickel's grocery, was a business visitor to Los Angeles a day or two ago. Mr. Rogers is a groceryman of experience and his arrangement of Mr. Dickel's establishment is artistic and calls forth many expressions of commendation. Canned goods are piled around pillars to the ceiling and the interior has been otherwise improved and beautified. Mrs. Strassheim of Chicago arrived here on Tuesday and will be a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hart during the winter. Her husband is one of Chicago's leading bankers and is expected here shortly on a pleasure trip. Mrs. Strassheim made the trip alone and speaks in terms of praise regarding western railway equipment and courtesies shown. Capt. Williams of Pittsburg, who is spending the winter here as the guest of Judge Shanley, said on Monday morning as he walked down Center street that he would not exchange the balmy sunshine of the Southern California climate with the floods and blizzards of his home—not by much. The Captain is prolonging his stay amongst us, and it need surprise nobody if he should determine to locate and get sheet of the bad Pittsburg weather altogether. Mrs. Sandilands entertained the Miercoles club on Wednesday. A most pleasant afternoon was spent and an exciting game of progressive euchre played, at which the first prize was won by Mrs. Schneider, the second by Miss Marie Horstman and the booby by Miss Dora Zeyn. The hostess served dainty refreshments, which were done justice to by all present. A business meeting was held during the afternoon at which Mrs. Ahlborn was elected president. We have received an attractive book- Among recent additions to the chamber of commerce exhibit at Santa Ana is a sugar elephant from the Los Alamitos sugar factory. F. W. Fleishman has purchased of J. B. Pierce eighty acres of land northwest of town and will put in a pumping plant and raise alfalfa. Frank Schwentker returned on Tuesday from a trip to Needles and yesterday departed for a trip of several weeks duration to Galveston. Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Bullard were visitors in town this week, having been called by the serious illness of the latter's mother, Mrs. Langenberger. Gus Hansen was in town on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Hansen still looks for enough rain to ensure crops of some sort, and has not yet given up hope. Murray Paschall cleaned up so much mazuma at the mistrel show that he contemplates bringing Pattl to Anaheim during her next farewell tour. Dr. Houck has been ill in bed this week with an attack of la gripe. Yesterday his condition showed improvement. He will probably soon be out again. R. R. Staples came over from Sawtelle on Monday on a brief visit to friends and relatives. He is opening up a poultry farm at Sawtelle and reports prospects good. A certified copy of the articles of incorporation of the Sunset Telephone and Telegraph company was filed last week with the county clerk with a capitalization of $3,000,000. Druggist Hyer was seen on Tuesday morning moving a new piano into his residence on Emily street. Now we shall expect to hear of invitations being issued to a piano recital. Rolla McLellan sustained a dislocation of his left elbow a few days ago while playing on the school house grounds. Dr. Adams reduced the fracture and the boy is doing nicely. Fred Knight, manager of the Citrus Union packing house, said yesterday that shipment of oranges had been temporarily suspended, owing to unfavorable weather east. Shipments will be resumed next week. Capt and Mrs. J. F. Ahlborn celebrated the second anniversary of their wedding on Friday evening at their newly erected house on Adele street. A number of friends were present to wish for them many happy returns of the day. Clyde Bishop, attorney for the Westminster ranchers in the suit of the Bolsa Land company against the farmers of adjacent property, on Monday filed a motion to dissolve the injunction now pending against the defendants. Mrs. Sandilands entertained the Miercoles club on Wednesday. A most pleasant afternoon was spent and an exciting game of progressive euchre played, at which the first prize was won by Mrs. Schneider, the second by Miss Marie Horstman and the booby by Miss Dora Zeyn. The hostess served dainty refreshments, which were done justice to by all present. A business meeting was held during the afternoon at which Mrs. Ahlborn was elected president. We have received an attractive booklet, "The Golden State," issued by the passenger department of the Rock Island system, which for artistic merit exceeds anything in that line we have seen lately. The book describes Southern California in detail and is profusely illustrated. The water color reproductions of the old missions being especially fine. Copies of the book may be obtained from the office of the Rock Island system, 237 South Spring street, Los Angeles, upon receipt of four cents in stamps to cover postage. G. H. Adams, who conducted a restaurant in the Metz block for some weeks past, decided on Monday to dispose of his establishment to a second-hand dealer at Santa Ana and departed for Kansas City. Mr. Adams would probably have made a success of the business had it not been for his inability to retain a competent cook and waitress. After opening and closing his restaurant he finally secured the services of a man and wife as cook and waitress, and last week opened up to good business. The place was neat and clean and for a few days did a flourishing business. Then the cook and waitress refused to go further, owing to some misunderstanding, and Adams closed the joint for good and all. He says the venture put him in the hole to the tune of $456. Death at Warsaw A cable telegram was received by Charles Federman Monday morning at 10 o'clock bringing the sad intellgence of the death at Warsaw, Russia, that morning, of his aged father. Deceased was in his eighty-eighth year. Mr. Federman had been in Los Angeles over Sunday visiting with his brother, and arrived at his store to find the distressing message awaiting him. He went to Los Angeles by the next train and has not since returned. As a mark of respect to the deceased the store remained closed on Tuesday and crepe hung from the front door. Mr. Federman's mother breathed her last at the old home in Warsaw three years ago. The family have the sincere condolence of their many friends in their afliction. OCK TAKING, UNLOADING SHELF AND ODDS A BEGAN MONDAY JANUARY 4, Bargains--Ladies' Coats and Ladies' Winter H HALF PR Until all are sold out as we do not w HAS. FEDERMAN -- The Big St Closing Out Winter Miffinery at Less Than Half Price EVERY HAT left over from this winter sold at $1.25, regardless of former cost. There are many of them which were $3.00 and $3.50, but they've got to go. We need the room for our coming spring stock of millinery which is now being shipped from the eastern workshops. We have made larger preparations than any previous season for this particular line. RED SEAL ZEPHYR GINGHAMS A SHIPMENT of 85 pieces of this popular dress material arrived this week. They are a beautiful lot of merchandise in stripes, checks, plaids and plain and fast colors. Although we had—owing to the high price of cotton—to pay a much higher price at the mills, we will sell them as in previous years at the popular price of 12 1-2 Cents Per Yard Big reductions in Ladies' Jackets 20 per cent discount on Children's Coats and Ladies' Skirts ASHER & FALKENSTEIN ANAHEIM, CAL. STOVES Oil Heaters, Coal and Wood Heaters, Stoves and Ranges AT STOVES Oil Heaters, Coal and Wood Heaters, Stoves and Ranges AT DICKEL'S Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, Stationery, etc. California Portland Cement Made at Colton Guaranteed for Uniformity, Strength and Durability. In successful use everywhere in Southern California, Arizona and New Mexico in all classes of construction—U.S. Government Engineers how building fortifications with this cement at San Diego. Orders taken for 32,000 Barrels during the month of October, 1901. Let you patronage build up Southern California—not Foreign Countries. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. California Portland Cement Co. Rooms 401 and 403 Trust Building. LOS ANGELES, CAL. HAVE YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED AT HATZFELD'S DRUG STORE J. P. Hatzfeld, Graduate in Pharmacy Next door Postoffice. ANAHEIM - - - CAL. MONEY can be borrowed on more favorable terms from the SAVINGS, LOAN and BUILDING ASSOCIATION OF ANAHEIM than from any similar institution in the State. A Home Institution... conducted by home men If you want to borrow money: at a low rate to pay off your present mortgage, or to build a home or to improve your present one, address or call on Fred A. Backa, Jr. Secretary Anaheim SHELVES FOODS AND ENDS SALE JARY 4, 1904 Winter Hats at PRICE do not wish to carry them over Big Store Leaders in Good Goods