anaheim-gazette 1913-10-30

PAVING OF LEMON STREET NOW ASSURED REMONSTRANCE TURNED DOWN BY TRUSTEES AND RESOLUTION OF INTENTION ADOPTED BIDS FOR FURNISHING NEW FIRE APPARATUS LAID OVER FOR FUTURE ACTION Judge Shanley's long and arduous struggle for the betterment of Lemon street has finally met with success. The city trustees on Thursday night adopted the resolution of intention ordering the street paved from North to Broad the full length of the thoroughfare, and bids for the work will be advertised for immediately. The original resolution of intention declared for the paving to South street only but the judge was present when it was introduced and asked that the 1,200 foot stretch from South to Broad street be added. This suggestion was adopted and a new resolution ordered prepared. The frontage on this section of the street is ranch property, one side being owned by Dr. J. L. Beebe and the opposite side by R. A. Hoerner. These gentlemen were present with Attorney O. T. Callor acting for them and made a vigorous protest. They presented a petition signed by owners of 71 per cent of the frontage. This heavy opposition came from the extreme ends of the street, the large holdings of C. E. Holcomb and Mrs. C. Langenberger on the north end and Dr. Beebe, the Aubert sisters and R. A. Hoerner on the south, swelling the total. While some of the propertySame Co., larger machine... 6,400American-La France Co... 6,650Same Co., smaller machine... 6,150The bids were laid over for consideration at the next meeting after an investigation is made by the board. Building permits were granted as follows: To Mrs. B. V. Beebe, two frame dwellings on North Lemon street; cost $3,000. To Peter Bennett, addition to frame on Olive street; cost $100. To Mrs. N. H. Mitchell, corrugated iron roof on North Los Angeles street; cost $1,500. Godfrey Stock addressed the board promising an eight foot strip for sewer right through his premises providing the work was finished within 90 days. The Industrial Accident Board asked for a copy of the pay roll of the city so it could arrange a schedule of the premiums for accident insurance on the employes. As the city would be liable for heavy damages under the employers' liability act it is the intention of the board to protect themselves by taking out an accident insurance policy covering all the employes of the city. County Clerk W. B. Williams notified the board of the date fixed for proving the will of Mrs. Clementine Langenberger. The city of Anaheim is a beneficiary to the extent of $500, the same to be used in the erection of a memorial fountain. E. R. Werdin petitioned for the free use of water in his paving operations. The petition was granted. CITY OF ORANGE WINS SEWER FIGHT Judge Oster Declared the Septic Tank Was Not a Nuisance The city of Orange won its sewer farm fight Friday when Judge Oster, of CITY OF ORANGE WINS SEWER FIGHT Judge Oster Declared the Septic Tank Was Not a Nuisance The city of Orange won its sewer farm fight Friday when Judge Oster, of San Bernardino county, refused to issue an injunction restraining the city from maintaining a sewage disposal plant in West Orange. Although twenty witnesses testified in behalf of the opponents of the sewer farm, and declared that the smell from the septic tanks and irrigation ground was a source of extreme annoyance to them, the San Bernardino jurist held that at the present time the sewer farm does not constitute a public nuisance and he denied the injunction sought. The judge suggested, however, that the parties to the suit discuss the affair in neighborly fashion and he made several suggestions aimed to improve conditions at the sewer farm. He suggested that the present Cameron tank be changed to the Imhoff system as the other one had been; also that minor changes be made at the inlets, and that the irrigation area be ploughed under at least five days after each irrigation. These suggestions were informal, however, and do not stand as a court order. The defense closed its case by presenting as a witness Charles Gilman Hyde, engineer of the state board of health, and conceded to be a leading authority on sanitary engineering. Mr. Hyde declared that the Imhoff tank now used by Orange is the best in California, and that there is no objectionable features. He suggested that the city needs two such tanks at times. Judge Oster said that when the complaint was first filed, there might have been grounds for the charge that it was a public nuisance, but that as it is at present conducted, it could not be so termed. City Attorney Brown assured the court that the city of Orange had at all times stood ready to do everything possible to eliminate objectionable features of the sewer farm, and that the city would continue to occupy that attitude. TRAINING IN PUBLIC SPEAKING The county committee of the Young Men's Christian Associations of Orange county has arranged for a meeting to assist in training young men to use of water in his paving operations. The petition was granted. In case this proves suggest that a street address be mailed to voters inheim to reach the November 5. If they will secure a speechture in Anaheim or I offer to pay on stenographer's seve envelopes. Voter in Ear I am waiting to Anti-Saloon League its list who is cofie the subject, "Tentat that the subject rite the meeting Sunday 19, I went to the Rev. Chapman's apointed in not his lecture. "Hope sigh human breast," and League may find offer above can be The audience Seeded to be well trained as the invitation t with waving hand stantly responded handkerchiefs, in have been blue white marks embla marks representing port Beach. I am blue flag made wih in it, and raise it erected on my or Anaheim, which i territory of Orang A ridiculous resposing that non-rand patrons of bus themselves by pro closing the saloon do not like saloons to trade at Anah glorious towns o and Santa Ana whi be tickeled in gr their patronage. S practice "persona they come to Anhibiting the entrale "doors" local noses and chins. and other non-rec who are patrons of business in you the voters of Anaheim the privilege of b quantities as we I have attended ings in the tent eraze raised its h I do not remember word "temperanc any of the speak stance when th e lady from Santa Paving of Lemon street will leave a strip of unpaved thoroughfare a short distance from North to the state highway leading into Los Angeles street, and property owners in that neighborhood will request the county highway commission to include that strip in the paved area of county roads. The county highway commission is making a saving of about $2,500 per mile in paving, and already about $40,000 have been saved. Originally estimates of cost of paving were placed as high as $8,000 and $9,000 per mile, whereas actual cost is about $5,500 per mile. If this saving shall continue for the entire paved system of 107 miles, a saving of more than a quarter of a million dollars will be made. This will be sufficient to add some 50 miles to the county highway system, and funds will be available for paving North Lemon street to a junction with the state highway as well as the 2¼ miles of road west of town recently voted out of the city of Stanton. This amount will also be available for other paving in this section of the county, and a concerted effort will probably be made to see that a fair amount of this money shall be expended in this section. In response to the advertisement calling for bids for the new fire apparatus which the city is purchasing five sealed proposals were received by City Clerk Merritt and submitted to the board. They were as follows, all being in accordance with the specifications: Seagrave Company ... $6,000 Pioneer Com. Auto Co... 6,800 William Ruess (f. o. b. L. A.)... 6,000 Pacific Motor & Supply Co... 5,900 City Attorney Brown assured the court that the city of Orange had at all times stood ready to do everything possible to eliminate objectionable features of the sewer farm, and that the city would continue to occupy that attitude. TRAINING IN PUBLIC SPEAKING The county committee of the Young Men's Christian Associations of Orange county has arranged for a meeting to assist in training young men to do public speaking and conduct deputation meetings along religious lines in the churches of the county. Some work of this character was done last year and it is hoped that a still larger number of young men will avail themselves of this opportunity not only to develop their speaking ability but especially to do good in this way. The program for this conference will be given in the Sunday school room of the First Congregational church in Santa Ana next Sunday, October 26th, beginning at 3 o'clock. P. M. German, president of the Garden Grove Y. M. C. A., who has had not only considerable experience in public speaking but has also done much of this deputation work, will speak on the topic, "How to Prepare for Public Speaking." Prof. W. M. Fishback, principal of the Orange high school, will present some practical suggestions on "How to Speak in Public." Then a sample presentation of a text which could be used by a group at a meeting will be given by Rev. Paul Wright, pastor of the First Christian church of Santa Ana. After this there will be time for discussions and plans for the work. All who are interested are cordially invited to be present. I have attendedings in the tent crazes raised its head I do not remember word “temperance any of the speakers stance when the lady from Santa Clara Woman’s Club Union to deliver a ten wondered why organization was making another word I hereby suggested of which might be word “Temperance exhibition” or “Intoer can take his which of the two appropriate in therization. The record of clean as a tolerant munity for over it thus by refusinghibitory notions of his followers. Let the people prohibition farction some years national flag can florid the whole county Anaheim and New make it indeed “a SENATOR BAUER ON STAINLESS FLAG Makes Proposition to Rev. Young and the Prohibition Forces Anaheim, Oct. 27, 1913. Editor Gazette: In your journal of October 16, on page 8, column 2, in city news notes, appears the following item: "Rev. Chapman, the apostle of temperance, will deliver another lecture on his favorite hobby, at the tent Sunday night." This was a startling item of news to me. I had never heard that the minister was an apostle of temperance. However, your reporter may have consumed too much colored lemonade during the recent hot spell, and the item was, therefore written incorrectly regarding our brother's favorite hobby. Perhaps Mr. Chapman is really in favor of temperance, I thought. So I wrote the following proposal, after reading the above item in your paper, and sent it by mail to Mr. Young, editor of the Anaheim Herald, which advocates abolition of the retail licensing of sale of liquor: Anaheim, Cal., Oct. 16, 1913. I hereby propose that the Anti-Saloon League place a speaker on the platform in Anaheim to deliver an address on the subject, "Temperance." In case this proposal is accepted, I suggest that a stenographic report of the address be taken, printed and mailed to voters in the city of Anaheim to reach them on or before November 5. If the Anti-Saloon League will secure a speaker to deliver a lecture in Anaheim on the above subject, I offer to pay one-half of expense of stenographer's services, printing and envelopes. GEORGE BAUER, Voter in East Anaheim Precinct. I am waiting to learn whether the ORANGE COUNTY'S ASSESSED VALUATION Heavy Increase Shown in the Figures During Three Years But few counties in California have shown the advancement in assessed valuations that Orange county shows for the last three years. Although the county has voted $1,270,000 good roads bonds, its tax rate is remarkably low in comparison with other Southern California counties. County Assessor James Sleeper has just received from the state controller a statement of values of property, tax rates and indebtedness of each county of the state. Orange county's total assessment, outside of railroads assessed by the State Board of Equalization, is $44,-838,205; San Bernardino county, $42,-336,697; Riverside county, $26,401-640; San Diego, $71,143,011; Ventura, $27,987,154. With the railroad assessment, Orange county's total is $48,185,593; San Bernardino, $60,176,743; Riverside, $31,984,516; San Diego, $73,685,084; Ventura, $30,834,687. From these figures it will be seen that Orange county is getting out of the class of Riverside county, so far as assessment is concerned. Although Orange county with its good roads and other bonds now has an indebtedness of $1,457,000, it has a lower rate than San Bernardino, which has no bonds. Riverside with $150,000 bonds, San Diego with $1,157,000 bonds and Ventura with $460,000 bonds. Here are the tax rates: Orange county—Inside cities, $1.05 on each $100 valuation; outside cities, $1.45. San Bernardino—Inside cities, $1.68; outside, $2.20. Riverside—Inside cities, $1.30; outside, $1.90. San Diego—Inside cities, $1.45; outside In case this proposal is accepted, I suggest that a stenographic report of the address be taken, printed and mailed to voters in the city of Anaheim to reach them on or before November 5. If the Anti-Saloon League will secure a speaker to deliver a lecture in Anaheim on the above subject, I offer to pay one-half of expense of stenographer's services, printing and envelopes. GEORGE BAUER, Voter in East Anaheim Precinct. I am waiting to learn whether the Anti-Saloon League has a speaker on its list who is competent to speak on the subject, "Temperance." Thinking that the subject might be discussed at the meeting Sunday evening, October 19, I went to the tent and listened to Rev. Chapman's address. I was disappointed in not hearing a temperance lecture. "Hope springs eternal in the human breast," and the Anti-Saloon League may find someone so that my offer above can be accepted. The audience Sunday evening seemed to be well trained to the program, as the invitation to greet Mr. Chapman with waving handkerchiefs was instantly responded to. However, the handkerchiefs, in my opinion, should have been blue in color, with two white marks embroidered on each, the marks representing Anaheim and Newport Beach. I am thinking of having a blue flag made with two white squares in it, and raise it on a flagstaff to be erected on my orchard estate in East Anaheim, which is located in blue-law territory of Orange county. A ridiculous resolution was read proposing that non-residents of Anaheim and patrons of business there express themselves by petition in favor of closing the saloons. Non-residents who do not like saloons are not compelled to trade at Anaheim. There are the glorious towns of Fullerton, Orange and Santa Ana whose merchants would be tickled in great measure to get their patronage. Such non-residents can practice "personal prohibition" when they come to Anaheim now, by prohibiting the entrance of liquors through the "doors" located between their noses and chins. On behalf of myself and other non-residents of Anaheim who are patrons of wet and dry lines of business in your city, I appeal to the voters of Anaheim not to deny us the privilege of buying liquor in such quantities as we may desire. I have attended most of the meetings in the tent since the prohibition craze raised its head in Anaheim, and I do not remember having heard the word "temperance" from the lips of any of the speakers except in one instance when the chairman introduced a lady from Santa Ana as an officer of an indebtedness of $1,457,000, it has a lower rate than San Bernardino, which has no bonds, Riverside with $150,000 bonds, San Diego with $1,157,000 bonds and Ventura with $460,000 bonds. Here are the tax rates: Orange county—Inside cities, $1.05 on each $100 valuation; outside cities, $1.45. San Bernardino—Inside cities, $1.68; outside, $2.20. Riverside—Inside cities, $1.30; outside, $1.90. San Diego—Inside cities, $1.45; outside, $2.10. Ventura—Inside cities, $1.30; outside, $1.60. Orange county has one of the lowest tax rates in California. Alameda, Kern, Los Angeles, Sutter, Tulare and Yolo have lower rates. Of all the Southern California counties, excepting Los Angeles, Orange county has the lowest tax rate. Considering the bonded indebtedness—and bonded indebtedness means needed improvements an additional attraction to the county—Orange county's showing is excellent. BRYANT HELD FOR THREATENING TO KILL Trouble Over Dead Duck Getting to Be Serious Matter James Bryant was brought before Justice Cox at Santa Ana on Thursday charged with assault with intent to kill. He was held to answer to the superior court, and the bail of $1,000, under which he has been at liberty since his arrest was continued. Bryant has already paid a fine of $100 to the justice court at Huntington Beach for assault and battery upon John Hatfield of Anaheim. This was the second complaint, and was brought by C. M. Fender, whom Bryant is charged with having held up at the muzzle of a loaded shotgun when Fender started to the assistance of Hatfield, whom Bryant had knocked down, breaking his jaw. The row occurred in the sloughs back of Sunset Beach, over a shot duck. Hatfield went to pick up a duck he had shot, or claims to have shot, when he encountered Bryant, who also claimed the duck. According to witnesses, Bryant threatened to hit Hatfield if the latter did not get away and promptly followed the threat with a blow that dropped Hatfield in the mud. Fender and other companions of Hatfield, on the opposite side of a fence, saw the latter fall. Fender went to pick him up, as he says, leaving his gun at the fence, on the way to which and other non-residents of Anaheim who are patrons of wet and dry lines of business in your city, I appeal to the voters of Anaheim not to deny us the privilege of buying liquor in such quantities as we may desire. I have attended most of the meetings in the tent since the prohibition craze raised its head in Anaheim, and I do not remember having heard the word "temperance" from the lips of any of the speakers except in one instance when the chairman introduced a lady from Santa Ana as an officer of the Woman's Christion Temperance Union to deliver an address. I have often wondered why the title of that organization was not revised, substituting another word for "Temperance." I hereby suggested two words, either of which might be substituted for the word "Temperance." They are "Prohibition" or "Intolerance." The reader can take his or her choice as to which of the two words would be most appropriate in the title of that organization. The record of Anaheim has been clean as a tolerant and orderly community for over half a century. Keep it thus by refusing to endorse the prohibitory notions of Rev. Chapman and his followers. Let the people repeal the county prohibition farce adopted at an election some years ago, so that the national flag can float as legitimately in the whole county as it now does in Anaheim and Newport Beach, and thus make it indeed "a stainless flag." GEORGE BAUER. The Loyal Order of Moose is making preparations for a ball to be held at the opera house on Thanksgiving night. Hatfield went to pick up a duck he had shot, or claims to have shot, when he encountered Bryant, who also claimed the duck. According to witnesses, Bryant threatened to hit Hatfield if the latter did not get away and promptly followed the threat with a blow that dropped Hatfield in the mud. Fender and other companions of Hatfield, on the opposite side of a fence, saw the latter fall. Fender went to pick him up, as he says, leaving his gun at the fence, on the way to which he had fallen, filling the barrels with mud. Bryant after striking Hatfield, picked up the latter's gun, which had been dropped, and carried it off, throwing it to one side. He was a few feet away from Hatfield, according to the testimony, when Fender came over the fence. He threw a fresh shell into his gun, and holding it at the ready, with the muzzle pointing toward Fender, told him to stop or he would blow his intestines out. Fender promptly stopped, and the threat was repeated as Bryant backed away. "Did you think he intended to kill you?" asked Attorney Clyde Bishop for the defence. "He told Hatfield he would hit him, and he did as he said he would. He said he would blow my bowels out if I didn't stop and I believed him enough to stop." Others who testified to the same effect were F. B. Hervy and A. F. Guthrie. Hatfield was also in court with his fractured jaw in a bandage. At the conclusion of the testimony Bryant was held to answer. E. R. Deering and wife are visiting with relatives in Santa Cruz this week. Thursday, October 80 The First National Bank OF ANAHEIM United States Depository for the Postal Savings System Capital, $50,000. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $80,000 Resources over $800,000.00 Officers: JOHN HARTUNG, Pres. FRANK SHANLEY FRANK SHANLEY, V. P. A. S. BRADFORD A. S. BRADFORD, V. P. 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 118 N. Claudina Street This institution is open to all reputable physicians, and every courtesy is accorded them. No contagious diseases accepted. Medical and Surgical Staff: H. A. JOHNSTON, M. D. J. L. BEEBE, M. D. GEO. C. CLARK, M. D. W. W. DAVIS, M. D. Offices at Sanitarium. Hours: 7-4 P.M. Phones: Pacific 200; Home 221. MARSHALL E. BEEBE, BUSINESS MANAGER Medical and Surgical Staff: H. A. JOHNSTON, M. D. J. L. BEEBE, M. D. GEO. C. CLARK, M. D. W. W. DAVIS, M. D. Offices at Sanitarium. Hours: 7-4 P.M. 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