anaheim-gazette 1907-05-09

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 SUBSCRIPTION - $1.50 Per Year HENRY KUCHEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Six months...$1.00 Three months...50cts Payable invariably in advance. The Gazette is issued every Thursday morning. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. LET'S SEE ABOUT THIS THING Let us take a bird's eye view, as it were, of this proposed half million dollar bond issue for "good roads," considered along with the semi-official map now in existence, and learn whither we are being led. From Santa Ana to the San Diego line, through Tustin, El Toro and San Juan, the distance is 32 miles. At $6000 per mile this stretch of good roads would cost $192,000. From Santa Ana to Huntington Beach is 14 miles. At $10,000 per mile, we have $140,000 for this thoroughfare. From Santa Ana north, through this city and Fullerton, to the Los Angeles line, 12 miles. At $6000 per mile, we have $72,000. These three items—the Camino Real and the road to Huntington Beach, come to $404,000. How much money will remain in the half million fund, after these expenditures are made, to be disbursed in the other districts of the county? With the expenses of the commission to be added to these figures. GOOD ROADS, AND OTHER Rev. Wotten of Santa Clara member of the good roadtee now conducting a car education throughout the preliminary to the call election to vote a half mollars in bonds for improving thoroughfares, presents upon the subject in a condition printed in another letter is commended to the perusal of our readers the ing. We believe Mr. V absolutely sincere inances, and it is a pleasure with gentlemen of his course clear insight into the subconsideration. But we point out corrections in mentions in one or two pages During the course of marks he says: "Of the estimate of Prof. A. given in the same issue per, should be accepted a of the people of Anaheim share of the proposed expenditure and if every other place make similar demands, project must die as the selfish policy of the p. If Prof. Mills' estimate should be done with the this vicinity is sufficient gle the good-roads move us see if Santa Ana's id the subject have not Angeles line, 12 miles. At $6000 per mile, we have $72,000. These three items—the Camino Real and the road to Huntington Beach, come to $404,000. How much money will remain in the half million fund, after these expenditures are made, to be disbursed in the other districts of the county? With the expenses of the commission to be added to these figures, and the possibility of an increased cost per mile over present estimates, we suggest the question is one of material import to taxpayers in this district. Rev. Wotten says: "Of course, if Anaheim refuses to approve the project unless she has a guarantee that she shall be connected on every side with every place, there is no more to be said." Perhaps not. But in what light would these figures suggest themselves to Mr. Wotten if he had to travel over the bad roads every day in the Third supervisor district? PROF. MILLS' IDEA Prof. A. A. Mills offers the following schedule of good roads to be built by Orange county: Designation. Miles. East Whittrier to Fullerton... 4½ Canal via Placentia to Fullerton... 5½ Placentia to Yorba... 4½ Olive to Riverside line... 10 Fullerton to Co. line through Buena Park... 3 Buena Park to Anaheim via West Anaheim... 6 Fullerton to Anaheim... 2 Placentia to Anaheim... 3 Olive to Anaheim... 3 Orange to Anaheim... 4½ Garden Grove to Anaheim... 4 Bixby ranch via Los Alamitos to Garden Grove road... 9½ Garden Grove to Westminster road... 1 Olive to Orange... 3 El Modena to Orange... 2½ Orange to Tustin... 3 Orange to Santa Ana... 1¼ Santa Ana via Westminster to Huntington Beach... 14 Westminster to Anaheim Landing... 7 The above to connect with Bixby ranch... 2 Santa Ana to Newport... 9 Santa Ana via Tustin to county line... 32 Total... 134½ The biggest item in this list is the road from Santa Ana to the San Diego county line, 32 miles. With this eliminated (we mention it merely for sake of the argument) Orange county would vote bonds for the remainder with practical unanimity of sentiment from one end of the county to the other. But we could not reasonably ask for the building of these other roads and cut out this lengthy stretch of the Camino Real. Yet it remains the most expensive item in this enlarged scope of improved highways, as it is at present in the more limited area under discussion. Less than a million dollars will build these roads, and Orange county will have something to show for it when it is done, instead of having only the Camino Real and the road to Huntington Beach under the present program. Prof. Mills' ideas are referred to the good roads committee with assurances of our distinguished consideration. WOOTEN OF Santa Ana, a member of the good roads committee conducting a campaign of action throughout the county primary to the calling of an act to vote a half million dollars for improving public shefares, presents his views on the subject in a communicated in another column. His commendation to the careful reading of our readers this morning we believe Mr. Wotten is fully sincere in his utterance and it is a pleasure to deal gentlemen of his courtesy and insight into the subject under discussion. But we wish to put corrections in his state on one or two particulars. In the course of his rehearsal says: "Of course, if nominate of Prof. A. A. Mills, the same issue of your paper be accepted as the idea people of Anaheim as to her proposed expenditures; every other place should similar demands, then the must die as the result of Irish policy of the people." If Mills' estimate of what he done with the roads in Santa Ana's ideas upon project have not the same effect, we back to do not propose to starve, but will do all we can to get a part of it." Let the committee float bonds for the construction of roads in one portion of the county, and then, when it tries to float bonds for roads in another part of the county, let it tell us what success it has in those districts already provided with good roads. We opine not many voters in such districts would support the additional issue. At all events, they might be apathetic. This plan may suggest itself to the committee, but we think the more business-like way would be to embrace all roads to be improved in one bond issue, and then put the matter squarely before the people. As we said in our issue of two weeks ago, there exists a deep-chested distrust, on the part of the outside communities of the county, toward Santa Ana. For Mr. Wotten's benefit, we refer briefly to this matter again. Mr. Nickey may truthfully say these things have nothing to do with good roads; but they do show the spirit of the county seat in dealing with outlying communities, and if this spirit is to prevail in apportioning the funds to be raised for improving our highways, then the outsiders will have none of it. Last year, we point out for Mr. Wotten's benefit, when this city was exerting its every endeavor to secure the location here of a state Similar demands, then the must die as the result of fish policy of the people." If Mills' estimate of what be done with the roads in unity is sufficient to stran-good-roads movement, let Santa Ana's ideas upon project have not the same This brings us back to said at last week's meeting that a road from Santa Huntington Beach, costing much per mile as roads in portions of the county, and branches to Westminster and Grove, together with the of the Camino Real, will four-fifths of the entire station. If this be so, interest can the bond issue possess to other portions county which need good equally with the Second district? Wotten says further: "As precise location of the new that is a matter which can-tled until the proposed have been voted." On the day, as we understand the precise location of these must be ascertained before a dollar of bonds is voted. The man is a member of the roads committee, but is at this view of this most im-phase of the subject. Wotten says Colonel Finap "suggests a road from San Juan, as the road through the county, roads west from Santa Anaheim, as far as the will allow." From Santa the southern boundary line edge county is 32 miles, and they has provided for only for the entire county. Last year, we point out for Mr. Wotten's benefit, when this city was exerting its every endeavor to secure the location here of a state experiment station; when civic bodies and enterprising citizens throughout the county were loyally assisting in the work, did Mr. Nickey permit the Santa Ana chamber of commerce to endorse the movement? Not a bit of it. On the contrary, he refused flatly so to do. If we had had the cordial assistance of the Santa Ana chamber of commerce and of Senator Anderson, which we most certainly had not, we should have succeeded in our ambitions; but Senator Anderson knuckled to pressure from Riverside, and Mr. Nickey had nothing better than the glassy eye, and the experiment station was secured by Riverside. Again, Santa Ana has two mail routes which it pilfered from Anaheim, in order to bolster up its claims upon the government for free city delivery. We dislike to inject this matter into the subject of good roads, but it sticks in our craw. Mr. Wotten may inform himself further upon this subject, if he so desire, by applying to Mr. Nickey and other gentlemen of the county seat. As we say, these matters have nothing to do with county roads, but they do indubitably show a disposition on the part of Santa Ana to fudge and side-step on matters of import to the people of the county. When all these matters are threshed out, and justice is done all sections of the county: when we Let me save ANAHEIM, CAL. If in I Don’t forget the E at all times a comp at lowest prices. Wm. Heying, Proprietor Pitkin' Guaranteed for painting barns, roo-gallon and 1 gallon Nearly forty y paint and thousand that there are no m terial than those m One gallon of feet two coats, on rough wood work, L. Minutes of Water Regular meeting of the rectors of the Anaheim U company, with all members The minutes of the pre-ing were read and approv The report of the financ was received and filed, a were ordered drawn in fa-ious demands therein r with the exception of thatern Gas Engine Co. which to Engineer Kellogg for b J. A. Vail appeared before asking that an arch be pu Spadra road so as to rai sufficiently to enable him his land. On motion the request o On to San Juan, as the road through the county, the roads west from Santa Anaheim, as far as the Will allow.” From Santa Ana to Huntington is 14 miles, according to their map. This gives 46 in the extreme southern and eastern portions of the counties would require more than entire amount sought to Inasmuch as the road Huntington Beach will cost that of roads in other portions of the county, where, might is the rest of the county to that? The remainder of El Real to the Los Angeles line is twelve miles in Added to forty-six this fifty-eight miles. With based cost of the roads in and district before us, how this money will be left to a road west from this now far will that road be These are questions which answered before this sec- us affirmatively upon this issue. We cannot have the whole continues Mr. Wotten, “we county seat. As we say, these matters have nothing to do with county roads, but they do indubitably show a disposition on the part of Santa Ana to fudge and side-step on matters of import to the people of the county. When all these matters are threshed out, and justice is done all sections of the county; when we are shown that a more liberal policy will in future dictate the expenditure of public moneys, and that Santa Ana will not try to hog it all, then our people, who favor good roads heartily, may be tempted to endorse the present move to bond the county. At present, we feel, such endorsement must be withheld. Mr. Wotten speaks as one earnestly engrossed in the work before him. We consider him to be truthful, earnest and sincere. Our people have pleasure in giving ear to his utterances; and so with Col. Finley, whom they respect and admire as a soldier and civilian, and so too with Br. Nickey and all the rest of the boosters of the Santa Ana good roads club. A committee appointed by the Santa Ana trustees to investigate accusations against the Blade of overcharging the town in its bills for printing the past two years report it finds these overcharges to amount to $939.29. Grades of Rubber Hose and Cotton Hose from 10c to 18c per foot Lawn Sprinklers and Lawn Mowers AT DICKEL'S Agent for Detroit Jewel and Garland Gas Stove SELLING OUT stock of Teas, Coffees, Spices, and all kinds of Canned Goods At Cost and Below Cost. Let me save you money while my stock lasts. Jos. Helmsen If in Need of Shoes At Cost and Below Cost. Let me save you money while my stock lasts. Jos. Helmsen If in Need of Shoes It forget the Electric Shoe Store, where you can find all times a complete line of all styles and makes of shoes at lowest prices. COME AND SEE ME. Heying, Proprietor III West Center St. Anaheim, Mitkin's Barn Paint Guaranteed for five years. Especially adapted for sitting barns, roofs, bridges, fences, etc. Put up in 5 ton and 1 gallon cans, full measure. Nearly forty years experience in the art of making it and thousands of tests, have proven conclusively that there are no more durable paints made from any material than those made from oxide of iron. One gallon of our Barn Paint will cover 200 square two coats, on ordinary new wood work; on old or hard wood work, less. AT L. E. MILLER'S Minutes of Water Board Regular meeting of the board of directors of the Anaheim Union Water Company, with all members present. Minutes of the preceding meeting read and approved. Report of the finance committee received and filed, and warrants ordered drawn in favor of the variegated demands therein recommended the exception of that of the Western Engine Co., which was referred to Attorney Melrose. Vail appeared before the board that an arch be put across the road so as to raise the water gently to enable him to get it upon it. Motion the request of J. A. Vail forwarded to theditch committee Dr. J. S. Johnson and take up the matter of changing the pipe line across his ranch on the Olinda, with the understanding that the company shall pay one-half of the construction of the new pipe line. Attention of the board was called to the desire of Mr. Deakins and others to have the course of the ditch through their properties changed, and the matter was referred to Attorney Melrose. Moved by Hale, seconded by Kraemer, that the secretary put notices in the papers that the board expects to turn the water from the ditches the last week of this month for cleaning purposes, and all irrigators are requested to plan accordingly. On motion the meeting adjourned. P. H. KRICK, secy. received and filed, and warrants ordered drawn in favor of the vardemands therein recommended the exception of that of the Westwas Engine Co. which was referred to Engineer Kellogg for his O. K. Vail appeared before the board that an arch be put across the road so as to raise the water gently to enable him to get it upon it. Motion the request of J. A. Vail referred to the ditch committee power to act. Report of the secretary was reand placed on file. Communication from M. Burgess Herton complained of the water flowing from a ditch of the A. U. and doing considerable damage property. Motion the secretary was ind to reply and explain that the ditch does not belong to the A. U., and we are therefore not reable for the inconvenience caused Motion the secretary and preslvere authorized to issue new payment of notes Nos. 358, 379. Report of the committee of manent of the Durkee ranch for the quarter of 1907 was received and applications on file for the transfer were granted by regular moded by Hale, seconded by Kraethat the matter of constructing a pipe making and the storing upon our property south of the ranch be referred to the sundent with power to act. Motion the ditch committee was ordered to arrange a meeting with to have the course of the ditch through their properties changed, and the matter was referred to Attorney Melrose. Moved by Hale, seconded by Kraemer, that the secretary put notices in the papers that the board expects to turn the water from the ditches the last week of this month for cleaning purposes, and all irrigators are requested to plan accordingly. On motion the meeting adjourned. P. H. KRICK, secy. The suit of Mrs. Guy Duckworth against her husband and father-in-law, Postmaster J. W. Duckworth, was argued before Judge Bordwell in the superior court at Santa Ana on Tuesday and taken under advisement. Attorney Melrose appeared for J. W. Duckworth and J. H. Whitaker asking that an injunction issued by the court restraining a sale of the store at Loara be raised. Duckworth and Whitaker were both on the stand and testified that Guy L. Duckworth, the husband, had parted with his interests to his father who had sold the store to Whitaker & Co. H. C. Head represents the deserted wife. Mrs. Vicente Carrillo, mother of Mrs. Adolph Rimpau, died yesterday morning at the family residence at the corner of Center and Olive streets. She was a native of Los Angeles, and was aged 94 years. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed, but the burial will probably occur on Friday or Saturday. It is currently reported that Mr. Bryan is at work on a new set of ideas, all the best of his old ones having been shamelessly appropriated by the administration.