anaheim-gazette 1913-01-30

REDISTRICTING OF COUNTY URGED A. A. MILLS IN LIMELIGHT BOOSTING FOR JUSTICE TO NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY ANNUAL REPORT OF PRESIDENT QUARTON AT BOARD OF TRADE LAST WEEK Following will be found the address delivered by A. A. Mills at the annual banquet of the Anaheim Board of Trade held at the Oyster Loaf cafe on Tuesday evening of last week. Also the report for the year from the past president, W. P. Quarter, which was read at this time. Mr. Mills' address was as follows: Mr. Toastmaster, Ladies and Gentlemen: The "Tea Party" of which I shall speak is not of the "pink" variety accompanied by the aromatic flavors of the pride of Japan, but of that strenuous, militant variety that was enacted some time since down in the old Boston harbor. The cry then was "taxation without representation." With our tea party the cry is unequal representation which practically amounts, in our case, to the old problem of taxation without representation in this northern end of Orange county. To remedy this it has been proposed to redistrict the supervisor districts of the county. Present Status The third district of which we are least two-fifths of the representation. We are demanding only what is fair and just and what the law says shall be, and this we purpose to have. A. A. MILLS. The annual report of Mr. Quarton was as follows: Anaheim has been prosperous during the year 1912. Building activities have been greater than any previous year, more buildings being erected than ever before, although the total amount expended is lower than during the year of 1911, the erection of the Union High School buildings during that year setting the high water mark in the line of building activities. During the year of 1912 Anaheim completed her sewer system at a cost of practically $100,000. The sewer system has made possible the building of larger and better business structures. Three large buildings are being contemplated for erection during the year of 1913. The plans for the Masonic building are completed and on exhibition view. The banking institutions of Anaheim are showing a heavy gain in deposits and two new banks were added during last year. Merchants are reporting a prosperous year during 1912. The Anaheim Board of Trade has done everything possible to keep Anaheim before the homeseeker and tourist. Pamphlets to the number of 2,000 were sent broadcast over the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe and even into Asiatic Turkey. Over 700 inquiries were received during 1912. The Board of Trade sent 50 pounds of walnuts to the California Society of Chicago and 50 pounds of walnuts to the Chicago Land Show. Each walnut was stamped with the name Anaheim. The walnuts were furnished by the Anaheim Walnut Association free of ous, militant variety that was enacted some time since down in the old Boston harbor. The cry then was "taxation without representation." With our tea party the cry is unequal representation which practically amounts, in our case, to the old problem of taxation without representation in this northern end of Orange county. To remedy this it has been proposed to redistrict the supervisor districts of the county. Present Status The third district of which we are a part now contains 5,337 voters, being the largest numerically. The second district, which is the smallest, and which comes up on our west side and includes the city of Stanton, has but 2,506 voters, being only about 47 per cent of the former. Our district now contains 30 per cent of the entire voters of the county and 35 per cent of the assessed valuation. Taxation When it comes to taxation the assessor seems to know us very well. The county taxes alone were increased in the county for the current year $98,-206.84. The third supervisor district must stand for $48,167.95 of this increase, being 49 per cent of the increase of the entire county. Of the county increase that territory south of Santa Ana stands for but 17 per cent, while north of Santa Ana the increase is 37 per cent, this latter territory including Orange and Garden Grove; for four years the increase has been south of Santa Ana 66 per cent and north of Santa Ana it is 166 per cent. Expenditures When it comes to expending the money there is a reversal of affairs. We are not so well remembered then. For the year 1912, January to December, there was taken from the current expense fund of the county $61,208.15 and expended on roads of the county—this in addition to the regular road fund. Of this $39,484.92 has been applied to the second and fifth supervisor districts, south of Santa Ana, and $21,723.22 in the third and fourth districts; north of Santa Ana. On a basis of assessed valuation this shows an excess of expenditures of 44 per cent south of Santa Ana and a deficiency of 35 per cent north of Santa Ana; of the paved highways south of Santa Ana is to get an excess of 33 per cent, while north of Santa the deficiency is 23 per cent. Remedy The law requires that counties shall be redistricted from time to time so as to be kept equal as nearly as possible with reference to population. If necessary we must have a strenuous tea party and redistrict. It is proposed to done everything possible to keep Anaheim before the homeseeker and tourist. Pamphlets to the number of 2,000 were sent broadcast over the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe and even into Asiatic Turkey. Over 700 inquiries were received during 1912. The Board of Trade sent 50 pounds of walnuts to the California Society of Chicago and 50 pounds of walnuts to the Chicago Land Show. Each walnut was stamped with the name Anaheim. The walnuts were furnished by the Anaheim Walnut Association free of charge. The Board of Trade also took part in the National Orange Show at San Bernardino last year, and efforts are being made this year to participate to a much larger extent, so as to bring Anaheim before the world as a safe locality in which to grow oranges. Several attempts were made to bring to Anaheim more manufacturing industries, on account of the high freight rates made it impossible to succeed in that direction. A booster's trip to Fullerton, Brea, Olinda, Placentia and Stanton proved of much benefit. The average membership of the Anaheim Board of Trade for the year of 1912 was 80, whereas Santa Ana has a membership of 1,000 and Fullerton 300. Receipts for the year of 1912 were $482.45; expenditures to the amount of $480.25. Pamphlets to the number of 500 were sent to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 200 to the Land Show at Kansas City, 200 to the Chicago Land Show, 700 were mailed out by the secretary, 400 were distributed by the secretary to strangers, tourists and people of Anaheim, who mailed them to their Eastern friends. The secretary wrote several articles descriptive of Anaheim which appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Examiner, Fullerton Tribune and in the October issue of the Out West Magazine. The article in the Out West Magazine was paid for by a number of our progressive citizens, who contributed quite liberally. The Anaheim Walnut Association deserves special mention in furnishing some of their choicest walnuts for the purpose of bringing Anaheim before the Eastern homeseeker and tourist. The Anaheim Board of Trade has been specially active in advocating the State Highway through Orange county and was the first organization in Orange county to endorse the action of the State Highway Commission and constantly and persistently opposed the coast boulevardiers in their effort to change the highway to the beach. Electric railway prospects are again Home Telephone station, is the own franchise for co-operation No. 187 and City of Anaheim. Franchise the union to pay to the City per cent annually ceipts and gross receipts or in any derived from telecharges or renting or letting off duits. The gross receipts underigned August 22, 1912, dred ninety and dollars; and we will sum of seven ($77.80) dollars, thereof. The undersigned that it protests all said seventy-six ($77.80) dollars, der protest on this revision of the constitution fornia, the City or authority to exact percentage or any per receipts of the union that the same upon the business telephone and tetrary to said production of the Sta The undersigned tests against them any percentage or of the undersigned heim on the gross signed will therefore property without and denied the eaw law contrary to o 14th amendment to the United States Dated the 2nd Union Homer The following are the earnings of each companyedthe chiefthe amount of ceipts ofthe UniTelegraph Corporationthe use, operationsaver earnings collectedany manner gainedsaid Union Homegraph Corporationtelegraph chargesthe leasing or let conduitsis therund ninety an Remedy The law requires that counties shall be redistricted from time to time so as to be kept equal as nearly as possible with reference to population. If necessary we must have a strenuous tea party and redistrict. It is proposed to do this by the initiative. There is population enough on our side of the river to form two districts. By beginning with Yorba and coming this way the third district would end with Orange-thorpe and Buena Park; the second district would begin with Anaheim and go south to include Bolsea, Westminster and Bay City. The rest of the county could redistrict as best suits the people directly interested. Under this plan the center of the second and fourth districts would be at Garden Grove and Orange, respectively, while the third would be in the north end of the county, thus giving three supervisors north of Santa Ana. Not "Pikers" Some pessimistic iconoclasts vow that our forefathers who dumped the tea into the Boston harbor were a lot of common "pikers" who were not willing to pay a fair tax for the support of the government. Leaving this bone for historians and the pessimists to contend over, we must vigorously protest that we are no "pikers." We are perfectly willing to pay our proper share of the taxes, but we must just as strenuously insist that we get our proper proportion of the money expended. We are only asking for a fair representation on the board of supervisors. In a section where there are two-fifths of the voters and more than two-fifths of the assessed valuation, we want at SENT TO PRESTON Phillip Gibbons, of Newport Beach, was ordered committed to the Preston School of Industry at Ione. The boy was taken to the Detention Home in July, 1911. From that institution he escaped twice. After being given his liberty he went to Long Beach, where he robbed a house and stole a rifle and $23. Later he and another boy stole a launch at Laguna Beach. The court sent him to the George Junior Republic, from which place he escaped the day after he arrived. He was caught at Santa Barbara, where he was in a theft, and was taken back to the Republic. Again he escaped, and was caught in Los Angeles. Judge West ordered him taken to Ione. The Anaheim Board of Trade has been specially active in advocating the State Highway through Orange county and was the first organization in Orange county to endorse the action of the State Highway Commission and constantly and persistently opposed the coast boulevardiers in their effort to change the highway to the beach. Electric railway prospects are again before us and a committee to confer with the Pacific Electric officials has been appointed and is now actively engaged on the proposition. A movement is now on foot to interest the bankers of Orange county to finance the building of the State highway through Orange county. This movement is meeting with considerable encouragement and it is possible that the State highway will be built through Orange county this year. Respectfully submitted, W. P. QUARTON, President. SENT TO PRESTON Phillip Gibbons, of Newport Beach, was ordered committed to the Preston School of Industry at Ione. The boy was taken to the Detention Home in July, 1911. From that institution he escaped twice. After being given his liberty he went to Long Beach, where he robbed a house and stole a rifle and $23. Later he and another boy stole a launch at Laguna Beach. The court sent him to the George Junior Republic, from which place he escaped the day after he arrived. He was caught at Santa Barbara, where he was in a theft, and was taken back to the Republic. Again he escaped, and was caught in Los Angeles. Judge West ordered him taken to Ione. The amount of receipts of the Union Telegraph Corporation use, operation said franchise, earnings collected any manner gained said Union Homegraph Corporation telegraph charges the leasing or let conduits, is the hundred ninety and dollars; and two is the sum of sixty-one hundredth ($77.80) december day of August, 1912 August, 1912. State of California geles, ss. L. M. Ellis, be his oath says: That the Union Telegraph Corporation organized under the management of the said corporation has been such as four years past, all of the franchise of Anaheim by order as such general man foregoing statement that such statement knowledge, inform shows the total gross earnings or in any manner she said assigned being twelve months telegraph charges the leasing or let conduits. Subscribed and this 3rd day of January ORLEM Notary Public in a ANAHEIM GAZETTE HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY FILES A PROTEST DOES NOT WANT TO PAY 2 PER CENT OF GROSS EARNINGS INTO TREASURY—THIS YEAR $77 OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT THURSDAY NIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING The Union Home Telephone & Telegraph Company formally filed a protest at Thursday night's city trustees' meeting against the payment into the city treasury of 2 per cent of the gross earnings of the company in Anaheim. The protest accompanied a check for $77.80, which is the payment due for the past year. The protest was couched in the following terms: Protest To the City Clerk and City Treasurer, City of Anaheim, Cal. Gentlemen: The undersigned, Union Home Telephone & Telegraph Corporation, is the owner by assignment by franchise for conducting a telephone and telegraph business under ordinance No. 187 and approved by the City of Anaheim. By the terms of said franchise the undersigned is required to pay to the City of Anaheim two (2) per cent annually of its total gross receipts and gross earnings collected or received or in any manner gained or derived from telephone and telegraph charges or rentals and from the leasing or letting of lines, poles or con- Angeles, State of California. My commission expires Aug. 16, 1914. The councilmen were somewhat in doubt as to the course to pursue, but they were decided by the advice of City Attorney Ames, which was to "file the protest and take the money." This he advised from the fact that the company's contention was not proven and a similar case is now on trial in the courts in the north. The city dads agreed with him and the protest was ordered filed. A petition for street lights at the intersection of Pearl and West and at Pearl and Carlton avenue, was read, and granted. City Engineer Lewis reported that the poles ordered for the lights on East Center street at the intersection of Bush, Vine and Rose streets had not been delivered and he did not know why; but that the lights could not be installed until the concrete poles for the work be delivered, as only one wooden pole is at present in his possession, and this ought to be saved for an emergency. Trustees Gates and Cook were appointed a committee to see Manager Orr of the Concrete Pole Company, and ascertain the cause of the delay in the delivery of the poles. A deed from Conrad Stueckle granting to the city right of way for the opening of a street from Lemon to Los Angeles streets south of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks was presented and accepted. A map of the Max Young subdivision was presented and upon motion accepted. A petition from residents and property owners on South Lemon street stating that they did not desire to have Lemon street paved between Santa Ana and Broad street was read, and upon motion was ordered filed with the rest of the paving papers. BUSINESS CARDS J. W. UTTER, M.D. Office Hours, 2 to 4 p.m.: 7 to 8 p.m. Phones: Pacific 151J; Home 1712 Office at Residence 156 S. Los Angeles Street ANAHEIM, CAL. H. V. Weisel Roger C. Dutton WEISEL & DUTTON Attorneys and Counselors at Law Special Attention Given Probate Matters. German Language Spoken Notary Public 2d Floor Mullinix Bld Phone Main 110J Anaheim, Cal. LEONARD EVANS Attorney-at-Law Special Attention Given Probate Matters Notary Public 105 E. Center St. Pacific Phone 246J Anaheim, Cal. F. C. SPENCER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Notary Public Odd Fellows' Block, Center Street anaheim, cal. J. JANSS, M. D. Physician & Surgeon 523 W. Center St., anaheim Office Hours, 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. Both Phones Phones, Main 135 R Home 1401 DR. JOHN H. BOEGE DENTIST Office 200½ East Center St. Home Telephone & Telegraph Corporation, is the owner by assignment by franchise for conducting a telephone and telegraph business under ordinance No. 187 and approved by the City of Anaheim. By the terms of said franchise the undersigned is required to pay to the City of Anaheim two (2) per cent annually of its total gross receipts and gross earnings collected or received or in any manner gained or derived from telephone and telegraph charges or rentals and from the leasing or letting of lines, poles or conduits. The gross receipts and earnings of the undersigned for the year ending August 22, 1912, was thirty-eight hundred ninety and 02-100th ($3,890.02) dollars; and we herewith tender you the sum of seventy-seven and 80-100th ($77.80) dollars, being two (2) per cent thereof. The undersigned hereby notifies you that it protests against the payment of said seventy-seven and 80-100th ($77.80) dollars, and pays said sum under protest on the ground that under the revisions of section 14, article 13, of the constitution of the State of California, the City of Anaheim is without authority to exact payment of said percentage or any percentage of the gross receipts of the undersigned for the reason that the same constitutes a tax upon the business and property of said telephone and telegraph company, contrary to said provisions of the constitution of the State of California. The undersigned hereby further protests against the payment of said or any percentage of the gross receipts of the undersigned in the City of Anaheim on the ground that the undersigned will thereby be deprived of its property without due process of law and denied the equal protection of the law contrary to the provisions of the 14th amendment of the constitution of the United States. Dated the 2nd day of January, 1913. Union Home Tel. & Tel. Cor. By GEO. B. ELLIS. The following sworn statement of the earnings of the company also accompanied the check: The amount of the gross annual receipts of the Union Home Telephone & Telegraph Corporation, arising from the use, operation or possession of the said franchise, viz.: the total gross earnings collected or received, or in any manner gained or derived by the said Union Home Telephone & Telegraph Corporation, from telephone or telegraph charges or rentals, and from the leasing or letting of lines, poles or conduits, is the sum of thirty eight hundred ninety and 02-100th ($3,890.02) Angeles streets south of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks was presented and accepted. A map of the Max Young subdivision was presented and upon motion accepted. A petition from residents and property owners on South Lemon street stating that they did not desire to have Lemon street paved between Santa Ana and Broad street was read, and upon motion was ordered filed with the rest of the paving papers. Building permits were granted as follows: H. P. Tobin, to construct a residence on East Chartres street; cost $1,000. W. S. McFarlane, to construct a residence on Helena street; cost $500. M. R. Lee to construct a shed on rear of Sabina street; cost $25. J. S. Hilend, contractor for Young Men's Christian Association, to construct a house for educational purposes on South Philadelphia street; cost $2,000. A. H. Squier to construct a residence on North Los Angeles street; cost $2,500. E. E. Heinze, contractor for Mrs. Mary Stroker, to construct a garage on rear of Clementina street; cost $100. Samuel Mrowka, to construct a residence on Diamon street; cost $700. H. P. Tobin, to construct brick addition to the front of building on South Los Angeles street for the purpose of a shop and office; estimated cost $800. A petition for the setting of the grade for sidewalks and curbing on Chestnut street between Palm street and the grounds of the Fremont school was read and the city surveyor instructed to give the grade as prayed for in the petition. Talk of disposing of the city's present team of mules and getting of horses instead was introduced and after some discussion the public improvements committee and the superintendent of streets were instructed to do as they thought best in the matter. It was decided to grade the newly opened Citron street from South to Broad street, and open it up for travel. City Engineer Lewis reported that a boiler at the power house was in need of retubing and the work of repair could not be done in any other manner than by complete retubing. He was granted permission to have the necessary work done at once. Upon motion the meeting adjourned. HYDRO OVERTURNS IN BAY What was left of the Martin biplane that was badly wrecked when Glenn L. The amount of the gross annual receipts of the Union Home Telephone & Telegraph Corporation, arising from the use, operation or possession of the said franchise, viz.: the total gross earnings collected or received, or in any manner gained or derived by the said Union Home Telephone & Telegraph Corporation, from telephone or telegraph charges or rentals, and from the leasing or letting of lines, poles or conduits, is the sum of thirty eight hundred ninety and 02-100th ($3,890.02) dollars; and two (2) per cent thereon is the sum of seventy-seven and 80-100th ($77.80) dollars, from the 23rd day of August, 1911, to the 23rd day of August, 1912. State of California, County of Los Angeles, ss. L. M. Ellis, being duly sworn, upon his oath says: That the Union Home Telephone & Telegraph Corporation is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of California, that he is the general manager of the said corporation; that said corporation is the assignee, and has been such assignee for more than four years past, and is now the owner of the franchise granted by the City of Anaheim by ordinance No. 187; that as such general manager he makes the foregoing statement and this affidavit; that such statement to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, shows the total gross receipts and gross earnings collected or received, or in any manner gained or derived by the said assignee during the preceding twelve months from telephone and telegraph charges and rentals and from the leasing or letting of lines, poles or conduits. L. M. ELLIS. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 3rd day of January, 1913. ORLENA BLOOMFIELD, Notary Public in and for County of Los City Engineer Lewis reported that a boiler at the power house was in need of retubing and the work of repair could not be done in any other manner than by complete retubing. He was granted permission to have the necessary work done at once. Upon motion the meeting adjourned. HYDRO OVERTURNS IN BAY What was left of the Martin biplane that was badly wrecked when Glenn L. Martin was attempting the rescue of Horace Kearney and Chester Lawrence met with disaster Thursday in Newport Bay. The engine and considerable of the frame work of the wrecked machine was used to construct another hydro-aeroplane, which was shipped last week to be used in Martin's aviation school. It was tried out for the first time by Didier Masson, the French aviator, who has charge of the school. Masson started out shortly before noon from Martin’s private hangar on Balboa Island taking with him as a passenger Ernest Hodgson who has done considerable flying in England. The machine rose to a height of 2,000 feet and circled over the bay in apparent perfect order, but when Masson was attempting a landing in front of his hangar the engine stopped just as he was making a sharp curve close to the water and the machine overturned and sank in 12 feet of water. Neither Masson nor his passenger was injured, although it appeared when the machine struck the water that both must be killed. The machine, which sank near the shore of the island, was dragged out and will be ready for duty again in a few days. Martin, the owner of the machine, went down from Santa Ana and superintended the work of taking the machine out of the water. MUSIC TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TAKE NOTICE 4 FREE SCHOLARSHIPS, endowed, and valued at $1,000 each will be awarded by the Los Angeles Musical College. Scholarships good in all departments; Voice, Violin, Piano, Drama. Competition open to anyone under 25 years of age. Examinations daily from 12 to 1 p.m. For full particulars address: Los Angeles Musical College, 7th floor, Majestic Theatre Bldg., Los Angeles. THURSDAY, January 30 The First National Bank OF ANAHEIM United States Depository for the Postal Savings System Capital, $50,000. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $52,000 Resources over $700,000.00 Officers: JOHN HARTUNG, Pres. FRANK SHANLEY FRANK SHANLEY, V. P. A. S. BRADFORD EDGAR J. HARTUNG, SAMUEL KRAEMER EDGAR. J. HARTUNG Cashier We offer every facility consistent with Sound and Conservative Banking 4 PER CENT PAID ON TIME CERTIFICATES ANAHEIM SANITARIUM HERMINE AND CHARTRES STREETS Anaheim - California New and Modern Building. Rooms are large and sunny. Special X—Ray and Electrical Departments. Maternity Department. Operating room with all modern appliances. Particular attention is called to our Hydrotheapy (water, light and heat baths). NSS, M.D. & Surgeon Center St., Anaheim to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. with Phones 35 R 401 N H. BOEGE ENTIST— East Center St. 9 to 12; 1 to 4 by Appointment Special Hotel SS DINING ROOM ND BAR GLER, Manager ER HILL very Stables able Outfits at onable Rates Wines. Liquors Cigars. at Wisser's Saloon peer on Draught ER BROTHERS EAT MARKET D CURED MEATS ALL KINDS and Dill Pickles now on hand. STREETS Anaheim - California New and Modern Building. Rooms are large and sunny. Special X—Ray and Electrical Departments. Maternity Department. Operating room with all modern appliances. Particular attention is called to our Hydrotheapy (water, light and heat baths) Department. Training School for Nurses. Systematic Courses. Physicians sending Patients here are accorded every courtesy. 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