anaheim-gazette 1915-04-15

VOLUME XXXXV SAN DIEGO EXCURSION IS POSTPONED BOARD OF TRADE HAS GOOD ATTENDANCE MONDAY EVENING MANY PROJECTS DISCUSSED MATTERS OF A PAID SECRETARY FOR BOOSTER PURPOSES RECEIVES FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION At the meeting of the Board of Trade Monday night it was decided to postpone indefinitely the booster excursion to San Diego by rail. Later on perhaps the trip may be made by autos, and the committee will labor in the future with that end in view. Many business men belove the present time inopportune to go to the southern city on a booster trip. Later on new life may be infused into the booster bug and a big delegation no doubt will invade the exposition city and put Anaheim on the map in the highest style of the art. mentary and grammar schools. These institutions at present are handicapped when needing financial aid. Now bonds have to be voted when improvements are demanded. By the amendments proposed taxes are to be raised by the entire county for school purposes. Large ranches that are not now included in school districts will be called upon to dig up. Endorsement of this new legislation was unanimously given by the board. The matter of having a paid secretary to do the business for the board of trade and merchants association came in for considerable favorable discussion. The business of both organizations has grown to such proportions that it now requires the services of an expert to handle it properly. It is proposed to hire a competent man, at say $100 per month, to boost Anaheim continuously. It was argued that it would be money well spent. Advertising literature is constantly demanded by easterners, and much letter writing has to be resorted to. In many ways an energetic secretary would do much good. A committee consisting of Messrs. Eygabroad, Noll and Hauck was appointed to confer with a committee from the merchants association with this end in view. Mr. Puntenney of Colorado, who has moved here to reside, addressed the board in reference to reviving market day in this city. He is an auctioneer NOT IN ARMY, CONS METRE SWARTZ CENTLY LECTURE SAID TO BE RUMORS CONCERN RENT ABOUT WEEKS Rumors have been eral weeks past the kopenasky, the Russ at the high school was not what he ch while energetic offer get a line upon his authentic could be s ter received some da ta Ana Blade from th at San Francisco, de be an impostor, stories of the miserian lan prisons was print these columns follow here, and marked o ticles were forwarded excursion to San Diego by rail. Later on perhaps the trip may be made by autos, and the committee will labor in the future with that end in view. Many business men bellove the present time inopportune to go to the southern city on a booster trip. Later on new life may be infused into the booster bug and a big delegation no doubt will invade the exposition city and put Anaheim on the map in the highest style of the art. A communication was received from the Fresno chamber of commerce asking for endorsement of Raisin Day, April 30th. By unanimous vote the board heartily endorsed the idea and suggested that everybody eat raisins during that day, and every other day. A communication asking that legislation be framed setting apart the waters contiguous to Catalina Island as a fish reservation, thereby creating spawning grounds, received endorsement and the secretary was instructed to draft a resolution to that effect. The advertising committee reported having placed sign boards at prominent locations in town bearing the legend, "The Frostle Belt, Anaheim Population 5500." The placing of auto signs at all road crossings near this city is also being vigorously pushed by the committee, thus affording aid to tourists travelling through this section. Mr. Gresswell reported placing Anaheim photographs in the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, on the Long Beach Pike, and one at Santa Ana. Mr. Duckworth, of the committee appointed to ascertain the cost of electric juice as now furnished the city, asked for further time. The city trustees have asked their engineer to collect data on this subject and the committee will await his decision. It is claimed that the Edison Company have announced their ability to furnish electric juice at the city switchboard for a rate $400 less per month than the cost now paid by the city. Secretary Dutton reported on the Victor valley reclamation project presented to the board at a previous meeting for endorsement. It is proposed to ask the government to reclaim about 100,000 acres of desert land in that valley. The promoters have made an exhaustive study of the water supply and it is claimed by engineers that the project is feasible. Land will be sold and the money is to be repaid in installments. It is claimed that an acre of land will keep one person and that advertising literature is constantly demanded by easternners, and much letter writing has to be resorted to. In many ways an energetic secretary would do much good. A committee consisting of Messrs. Eygabroad, Noll and Hauck was appointed to confer with a committee from the merchants association with this end in view. Mr. Puntenney of Colorado, who has moved here to reside, addressed the board in reference to reviving market day in this city. He is an auctioneer and intends to carry on his calling; drawing trade from the entire county. Should the merchants take kindly to the market day idea he will give his time freely toward advertising it throughout the valley. A market day once a month would be a good thing, properly handled. It would bring the buyer and seller together. Mr. Puntenney's remarks were favorably received, but it was suggested that the matter first be taken up with the merchants association. A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Gresswell for his energetic labors given in behalf of the city by advertising the town in the exposition and other cities. New members were received into the board of trade as follows: Fields & Launders, Walter Arstutz, A. H. Witman, J. A. Close, Dr. Dove, Eugene Durfee, E. S. Goble, B. Sidnam, D. Degryse. It is urgently desired that the roster receive many more names. Every business man in Anaheim should be a member of the board of trade. The local board is always working for the good of the town and everybody should join their ranks, and become a live-wire booster. F. C. Krause presided at the meeting and about 25 representative citizens were present. Several bills were audited and the board adjourned. LADIES EUCHRÉ CLUB HOSPITABLY ENTERTAINED Met at the Home of Mrs. John Hartung Thursday Afternoon The Ladies' Eucher Club was entertained last Thursday afternoon, by Mrs. John Hartung at her home on West Center street. The house was tastefully decorated with roses and at the close of the games refreshments were served. The members of the club present were Mesdames Frank At the time of Swan its here he was told this paper that his most unbelievable, but many questions, in interim a period of four hours he declared his statement ful, a story of the mast was printed in these material for another later obtained from him, but the rumors that they right this later reported. Swartzkopensky's session letters from in San Francisco are commending him to formation, and he delivered the occasion of the Secretary Dutton reported on the Victor valley reclamation project presented to the board at a previous meeting for endorsement. It is proposed to ask the government to reclaim about 100,000 acres of desert land in that valley. The promoters have made an exhaustive study of the water supply and it is claimed by engineers that the project is feasible. Land will be sold and the money is to be repaid in installments. It is claimed that an acre of land will keep one person and that it will take 16 years to pay off the obligation. The board voted to endorse the project. A communication was received from Assemblyman Burke, stating that bill 457 had passed the assembly. The bill provides in effect that tramp steamers and coastwise vessels should not come under the supervision of the railroad commission. It is claimed by proponents that by this action shippers well get a square deal and will get a more reasonable shipping rate. It is claimed that the Southern Pacific is behind-the-bill to have these steamers come under the jurisdiction of the railroad commission. Messrs. Gibbs, Adams, Eygabroad and others argued in favor of the bill as passed and the action of the president of the board in advocating the passage of the bill, was endorsed. Mr. Mills maintained that just the reverse of this action should have been sought: He claims that all these tramp steamers should by all means come under the direct supervision of the rail road commission. The matter of procuring a pennant for Anaheim automobiles was referred to the advertising committee. It is proposed to design a pennant emblematic of Anaheim. All autoists will be asked to procure one, which will be on sale shortly at a nominal figure of about fifty cents. Prof Hauck addressed the board in regard to pending educational legislation relating to maintenance of elec- Met at the Home of Mrs. John Hartung Thursday Afternoon The Ladies' Eucher Club was entertained last Thursday afternoon, by Mrs. John Hartung at her home on West Center street. The house was tastefully decorated with roses and at the close of the games refreshments were served. The members of the club present were Meadames Frank Shanley, Geo. W. Hamler, Joseph Bennerschedit, Adolph Rimpan, Fred Rimpau, C. F. Grim, J. E. Cole, J. J. Dwyer, F. A. Backs, G. W. Closson, W. L. Finney, C. E. Holcomb, Wm. Falkenstein, D. Stroodhoff, and Mrs. Simon.Lybarger who was substitute for the hostess. Mrs. F.A.Yungbluth and Mrs.Hiltcher were guests of the club. Mrs. E.J.Hartung assisted Mrs.Hartung in entertaining the visitors, and a most enjoyable afternoon was spent. Mrs.Fred Rimpau carried off the first prize in the games, and Mrs.Joe Bennerschedit was handed the consolation. Another meeting was held at the home of Mrs.Judge Shanley yesterday at which four new members were taken in. Mrs.Richard Groos returned on Sunday evening from Milwaukee, having made the round trip in thirteen days. She was accompanied by her father, Adolph Kopfer, who comes to this section for recuperation of his health. Her little six-year-old son, Frederick, also returned with her. She left Chicago at 10 o'clock last Thursday evening, and arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon at 4:30, in time to catch the evening train for home. Mr.Groos went to Los Angeles to meet his family. Mrs.Groos could have made the trip in several days' less time, but was unable to obtain reservations, on account of the heavy travel to California until last Thursday evening. Swartzkopensky retreated city three weeks ago asked by a representative whether his statement Swartzkopensky declared statement he had made that he was ready to davit concerning each of them. "You were an officer army, and you refused to fire into the Russian Petersburg on bloody Saskatchewan." "Yes, sir, that state." "And you were arrested to perpetual exeption." "Yes sir, those are." "And you escaped from your way back to Odessa your wife, who was mailed man, and she advised country, because it we- ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1915 NOT IN RUSSIAN ARMY, SAYS CONSUL METRE SWARTZKOPENSKY, RECENTLY LECTURING HERE, SAID TO BE IMPOSTOR RUMORS CONCERNING MAN CURRENT ABOUT TOWN FOR SOME WEEKS PAST Rumors have been current for several weeks past that Metre Swartzkopensky, the Russian, who lectured at the high school and opera house, was not what he claimed to be, and while energetic efforts were made to get a line upon his identity, nothing authentic could be secured until a letter received some days ago by the Santa Ana Blade from the Russian consul at San Francisco, declared the man to be an impostor. Swartzkopensky's stories of the miseries of life in Siberian prisons was printed at length in these columns following his address here, and marked copies of the articles were forwarded the Russian am. hear that you were again arrested, and possibly be condemned to death—were those statements true? "Yes, sir, they were true, all of them." Swartzkopensky maintained that people who were saying ill things concerning him had no proof of their assertions and that they were inspired by persons who were hostile to him. He was told that marked copies of this paper had been sent to the Russian minister at Washington and the Russian consul at San Francisco, and his reply was that he did not expect to receive favorable word concerning him from either party. He said that he would like to lecture again in this city and disprove the charges current concerning him, but he failed to again appear. "Where is your commission as lieutenant in the Russian army?" "That was taken from me when I was sent to Siberia, and I have never seen it since." Swartzkopensky's original story was one of heart-rending inhumanity, suffered by him in Siberian exile. He claimed to be a lieutenant in the Russian army. On the Newsky Prospect in St. Petersburg, fifteen years ago, when a procession of 200,000 peacefully disposed Russian peasants were on their way to the Winter Palace to intercede with the Czar for amelioration of their starting condition the PEOPLE'S MONEY SQUANDERED, HE AVERS SENSATIONAL CHARGES PREFERRED AGAINST BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BY S. J. JACKMAN TWO SIDES TO EVERY QUESTION, RETORTS JASPER LECK, ADDS "HOT AIR" Sensational charges preferred against the board of supervisors by S. J. Jackson of Santa Ana, at a meeting of the taxpayers league in that city, and which are refuted as "hot air" by Supervisor Jasper Leck, have been the source of considerable discussion in this portion of the county during the week. Jackson's charges indicate wasteful extravagance of public funds in the matter of procuring gravel for paved roads, and he holds that work upon the county's paved system of highways has been done in a filmy 1912, to R., 1835; the lowest to bus superday; structure form for de 042,222 paid on bringing to $311. Pho close rent structure under to build with the rift fill with the levee be new that sliver will cease to build public to continue equate. The wretch the saver was not what he claimed to be, and while energetic efforts were made to get a line upon his identity, nothing authentic could be secured until a letter received some days ago by the Santa Ana Blade from the Russian consul at San Francisco, declared the man to be an impostor. Swartzkopensky's stories of the miseries of life in Siberian prisons was printed at length in these columns following his address here, and marked copies of the articles were forwarded the Russian ambassador at Washington and the Russian consul at San Francisco. No replies have been received from these officials at this office, but following its lectures here reports were current that the man was not what he claimed to be. An effort was made to run down these rumors, but there seemed to be no foundation for them except the statements that in the opinion of people here and in Los Angeles the man's stories concerning his being a Russian army officer, condemned to exile in Siberia, were not true. The letter received from the Russian consul at San Francisco reads as follows: "Imperial Russian Consulate, 'San Francisco; April 3, 1915 "The Evening Blade, Santa Ana. "Gentlemen:— "I appreciate your sending the cuttings about Swartzkopensky. I state to you that this man never was a lieutenant of the Russian Guard. His lies have no foundation. This man, after having a very hard time, perhaps is not well balanced in his mind and may be a very common type of maniac. "Very truly, "A. KOHANOWSKI, "Acting Consul of Russia." At the time of Swartzkopensky's visits here he was told by the editor of this paper that his stories were almost unbelievable, but in response to many questions, in interviews covering a period of about four hours, in which he declared his statements were truthful, a story of the man's adventures was printed in these columns. Material for another lengthy story was obtained from him, but on account of the rumors that the man was not right this later report was not published. Swartzkopensky had in his possession letters from leading citizens in San Francisco and Los Angeles, commending him to favorable consideration, and he delivered an address on the occasion of the celebration of the Swartzkopensky's original story was one of heart-rending inhumanity, suffered by him in Siberian exile. He claimed to be a lieutenant in the Russian army. On the Newsky Prospect in St. Petersburg, fifteen years ago, when a procession of 200,000 peacefully disposed Russian peasants were on their way to the Winter Palace to intercede with the Czar for amelioration of their starving condition, the troops were ordered to fire into them. Fifteen thousand people were slain, so he says. He refused to obey orders, saying he would not have his men fire into innocent people. His company of 400 men was fired into by the troops, and he returned the fire. He was knocked unconscious by the butt of a carbine, placed under arrest, and later sentenced to perpetual exile in Siberia. The following spring, in company of thousands of other exiles, he walked to Kara, a distance, he says, of 2500 miles, and he was placed in solitary confinement. On a Sunday, while 85,000 exiles were at divine worship, he claims to have led a stampede for liberty. There were 14 in his party who got safely away among them being two young women. These women died from exposure and privation on the road to Irkutsk, a distance of 1500 miles. Seven men in the party also died. Five reached Irkutsk. Here Swartzkopensky claims to have obtained passports for them by ingenious devices. They separated, he made his way to Odessa where his mother lived. His story of reaching the old home and again meeting his mother was told in dramatic fashion. She told him where his wife lived, and went to her abode and waited for her appearance. She was married to another man. After a long wait he saw his wife emerge from her household. He recognized her immediately. He followed her, walking upon the opposite side of the street until she entered a grocery store, and he walked in behind here. She looked at him but did not recognize him, for he had lost some sixty pounds while in exile. As she left the store he again followed her and at the door touched her lightly upon the arm, calling her by name. She turned, and looking at him with great surprise said: "Metre, is that you? Why are you here?" He replied that he had made his escape from Kara and had come to Odessa was sent to Siberia, and I have never seen it since. J. Jackson of Santa Ana, at a meeting of the taxpayers league in that city, and which are refuted as "hot air" by Supervisor Jasper Leck, have been the source of considerable discussion in this portion of the county during the week. Jackson's charges indicate wasteful extravagance of public funds in the matter of procuring gravel for paved roads, and he holds that work upon the county's paved system of highways has been done in a filmsay and unworkmanlike manner. His report contained a number of photographs showing patches in paved roads and two photographs were presented showing the Olive bridge, which structure he criticized severely. Supervisors Leck and Struck were at the meeting, and the former arose and vehemently protested against Jackman's charges, denouncing them as "hot air." Leck was called to order by the chair, and upon his refusing to offer an apology to Jackman for his utterances, he was denied further privileges of the floor. He strode out of the hall and in a public statement later denounced Jackman's utterances, adding that there were two sides to every question, and that while he would not enter into a public discussion with members of the Taxpayers League regarding the charges, he would be glad to take them up and discuss them with any taxpayer in his district. It is suggested that a debate between these two gentlemen would prove a great drawing card to tax-payers throughout the county. In the matter of the cost to the county for gravel, it is well known that prices are lower at the present time than when the supervisors purchased a gravel pit and installed their own machinery two years ago. Indeed, the high cost of gravel at the time proved the incentive to the supervisors for going into the gravel business themselves. An answer to Jackman's charges is expected from the board of supervisors and the highway commission which was also severely criticized by Jackman. Photographs of the Santa Ana-Garden Grove road, taken on March 16, showed a section of the paved highway. This road, said Jackman, has already been patched and repaired. The material which is shown heaped along the side of the paving is the stuff that was originally put on the roads to make them durable and lasting as contemplated by law, and cost the taxpayers approximately $1000 he declared his statements were truthful, a story of the man's adventures was printed in these columns. Material for another lengthy story was obtained from him, but on account of the rumors that the man was not right this later report was not published. Swartzkopensky had in his possession letters from leading citizens in San Francisco and Los Angeles, commending him to favorable consideration, and he delivered an address on the occasion of the celebration of the Kaiser's birthday at the Alexandria hotel early in the year. He also spoke at Long Beach and at other places in Los Angeles and according to statements had large audiences everywhere. Mr. Halm of Los Angeles, who delivered an illustrated lecture at the high school, two days following Swartzkopensky's lecture at the opera house, expressed doubt as to the truth of the Russian's statements, but said to a representative of this journal that while he had no absolute proof concerning the Russian, he was satisfied the man's statements were false. Swartzkopensky returned to this city three weeks ago and was again asked by a representative of this paper whether his statements were true. Swartzkopensky declared that every statement he had made was true, and that he was ready to make an affidavit concerning each and every one of them. "You were an officer in the Russian army, and you refused to obey orders to fire into the Russian people at St. Petersburg on bloody Sunday?" he was asked. "Yes, sir, that statement is true." "And you were arrested and sentenced to perpetual exile in Siberia?" "Yes sir, those are the facts." "And you escaped from Kara, made your way back to Odessa, again met your wife, who was married to another man, and she advised you to flee the country, because it would kill her to He replied that he had made his escape from Kara and had come to Odessa to learn if she was happy. She told him she was most unhappy, but begged him to go for it would break her heart if she knew he was again captured, which would probably mean his execution. They went to a little park and sat down, talking over happy days that had passed. He later left her, returning to the home of his mother, where he remained in hiding several days. He later made his way to Germany, England, and then to this country. That Swartzkopensky is an educated Russian and knows the land of the Czar, cannot be questioned. He says his mother had been a slave and that his father was assassinated by Russian spies when Swartzkopensky was seven years of age. His father was killed because he was suspected of favoring revolution against the Czar's tryanny. He claims to have gone to college in Russia, and to have been an instructor in the St. Petersburg military academy. He states that he has no relatives in this country, but while in this office on the occasion of his first appearance he telephoned a woman in Los Angeles who, he said, was his sister. He was later seen at Long Beach walking with a woman who was evidently a Russian. If Swartzkopensky is telling the truth, as he declares he was on his last visit here, he is a greatly maligned man. If he isn't, you just believe your uncle Ezra, he is going some as a romance. Photographs of the Santa Ana-Garden Grove road, taken on March 16, showed a section of the paved highway. This road, said Jackman, has already been patched and repatched. The material which is shown heaped along the side of the paving is the stuff that was originally put on the roads to make them durable and lasting as contemplated by law, and cost the taxpayers approximately $1000 per mile, being a total loss, having been used less than seven months. One patch alone is 10 by 465 feet, making 4650 square feet. Another photo shows a patch north of Garden Grove several feet wide and seven hundred feet long. It also shows Orange county's new repairing outfit, purchased by the supervisors to be used in preparing material to slap on bare spots whenever they show in the 107 miles of paved highway. The Placentin-Ollinda road, like many of the others in the entire system, has been patched and still needs patching. It is reported that the concrete in many places is showing signs of deterioration on account of heavy traffic having worn away the filmsys surface, and the concrete had to take the traffic. In the Santa Ana canyon road pictures are shown showing washouts so deep that the top of a man's head can just be seen above the surface. Another stretch of the road is shown which is made of decomposed granite, and it is smooth. This material when packed or rolled is almost impervious to water unless it comes in floods. In fact this roadbed as it now stands is better than the average road that has been paved. Therefore to pave these parts would be an extravagant waste of money, especially so as the original roads are being ruined for lack of proper wearing surface. Regarding the West Fifth street bridge the report said: On July 30, was also severely criticized by Jackman. John Ing for some on-going issues in and expressed covered. pricked poisoning ness finally b MONEY DERED, VERS ARGES PREFER BOARD OF SUPBY S. J. MAN ERY QUESTION, R LECK, ADDS AIR" arges preferred supervisors by S. Ana, at a meeting ague in that city, and as "hot air" by ck, have been the able discussion in county during the charges indicate e of public funds curing gravel for holds that work paved system of done in a filmsy 1912, the supervisors let the contract to R. L. Hoague to build the bridge for $18,350, but the contractor threw up the job. Notwithstanding the next lowest bidder, Charles Stofgen, agreed to build the bridge for $19,500, the supervisors proceeded to build it by day work, employing Young's Construction Co., of Los Angeles, to perform the work. The sum paid this firm for doing the work aggregated $30,-042.22. Additional sums were later paid out for improvements, labor, etc., bringing the total cost of the bridge to $31,072.22. Photographs of the Olive bridge disclose the fact that the river at present runs entirely west of the new structure, and to get the water to run under the bridge it will be necessary to build a fill out to and connecting with the levee on the Anaheim side of the river, about 300 feet, and as this fill will be considerably higher than the levees on the Anaheim side it will be necessary to raise the levee on that side of the river to keep Anaheim territory from being flooded which will cost an enormous sum of money to build. A more pitiful condition of public construction it would be hard to conceive. Words are entirely inadequate to express conditions here. The Yorba bridge also shows a wretched condition, the roadway of the same being sagged at one point away out of alignment, truss braces. CITY BUYS SEA-GRAVES MOTOR FIRE TRUCK BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES HOLD LENGTHY SESSION—EIGHT BIDS RECEIVED FOR NEW PUMP REPORTS OF OFFICERS RECEIVED, MONTHLY BILLLS AUDITED, INCLUDING $4000 FOR INTERST At the meeting of the Board of City Trustees, Thursday night, after the usual routine business was over the board discussed the advisability of creating the office of building inspector and drawing up a stringent ordinance covering the erection of structures in this city. Trustee Hamler gave it as his opinion that building permits are being issued in this city for structures, the estimated cost of which range at very low figures, whereas the buildings, when completed cost a great deal more, sometimes six or eight times more than the estimated price placed in the permit. and Struck were the former arose protested against denouncing them was called to order upon his refusal to Jackman for his denied further error. He strode out of public statement and Jackman's utterance there were two tensions, and that latter into a public members of the Taxing the charges, take them up, and pay taxpayer in his belief that a debate gentlemen would bring card to taxation county. In fact to the county known that prices present time than purchased a gravel own machin indeed, the high time proved the supervisors for going across themselves. Jackman's charges is ex-ud of supervisors commission which criticized by Jackham. Santa Ana-Garion on March 16, the paved high-ded Jackman, has been repatched. It shown heaped the paving is the really put on the durable and lastly law, and cost approximately $1000. The Yorba bridge also shows a wretched condition, the roadway of the same being sagged at one point away out of alignment, truss braces on the nearest bent being dropped apart six to eight inches. The whole bridge shows neglect, while some other bridges in our county have had money lavished upon them without seeming regard to the taxpayers' interests. The West Seventh bridge was built by H. Clay Kellogg for the sum of $2000. Most of the material used in its construction was taken from the Fifth street bridge, and prior to commencing the construction a considerable amount of it disappeared. A little detective work disclosed whereabouts of the timbers and it was recovered. To procure gravel for the roads the supervisors took a least on certain Santiago creek bed lands near McPherson. To deliver material to the contractor most of it had to be loaded on freight cars for shipment, not withstanding that it is authoritatively reported that an offer was made to the supervisors to load this gravel on the cars at 27½ cents per ton, proponents offering to guarantee performance of this work by putting up a surety bond satisfactory to the supervisors. However this offer was rejected and the board proceeded to purchase and install machinery for a crushing and loading plant of this kind. The cost of erection of this plant, including machinery and track was $19,127.88. Total tons of gravel loaded to January 1, 1915, 80,478. Total cost of loading, including repairs, etc., $31,980.03. The gravel is now being loaded with scrapers instead of with this expensive plant. It is presumed that the reason for this is that all material within a reasonable loading distance has been exhausted. Therefore the method of loading, which was rejected by them at the beginning, is now being used. Whether it is the intention of those in authority to permanently abandon the use of this expensive machinery we do not know. This plant to scrap and sell would bring little better than board discussed the advisability of creating the office of building inspector and drawing up a stringent ordinance covering the erection of structures in this city. Trustee Hamler gave it as his opinion that building permits are being issued in this city for structures, the estimated cost of which range at very low figures, whereas the buildings, when completed cost a great deal more, sometimes six or eight times more than the estimated price placed in the permit. "This is not right," maintained Trustee Hamler. "as it hurts the city in many ways, and besides I have been informed that the lower price quoted is the rate at which these buildings are placed upon the assessment roll." Trustee Cook stated that he had heard similar remarks expressed in regard to this matter. City Clerk Merritt denied that this was a fact, that it would not be borne out by an investigation of the records. Trustee Hamler—"I don't want you to butt into me when matters are up for discussion here. You have done that before. You are only a hired man here to take down the minutes of these meeting. You have run things long enough." There was nothing more said, the clerk read the list of bills and the board adjourned. There were present Trustees Cook, Hamler, Stark, Schneider and Brunworth and Attorney Ames. City officials submitted reports as follows: Marahal's Report For Licenses ... $1132.75 Rate Collector's Report For Light ... $1876.85 For Water ... $1136.00 Total ... $3012.85 Delinquents Collected Light ... $109.80 Water ... 87.80 Penalties ... 13.05 Total ... $210.65 Delinquents Reported For light ... $129.90 For Water ... 86.10 Total ... $216.00 The city electrician submitted the following report. Permits granted 8 numbers, 890 to 897 inclusive, amount collected $12.45. Recorder's Report Total No. of cases ... 9 Santa Ana-Garland on March 16, the paved highway Jackman, has and repatched. Shown heaped the paving is the really put on the durable and lastly law, and cost approximately $1000 total loss, having seven months, by 465 feet, made. Another photo of Garden Grove seven hundred news Orange counsellor, purchased be used in prepop on bare spots in the 107 miles. The road, like the entire system and still needs corrected that the prices is showing on account of worn away the concrete had. Anyon road picning washouts so man's head can be surface. An road is shown composed granite, its material when almost impervious homes in floods. It now stands average road that therefore to pave an extravagant especially so as the being ruined for ing surface. Fifth street: On July 30, John A. Volz, who has been suffering for several weeks from blood poisoning, is slowly regaining his health and expects soon to be entirely recovered. On January 26 Mr. Volz pricked his finger with a tack. Blood poisoning resulted and a serious illness followed, but the disease has finally been conquered. Total ... $210.65 Delinquents Reported For light ... $129.90 For Water ... 86.10 Total ... $216.00 The city electrician submitted the following report. Permits granted 8 numbers, 890 to 897 inclusive, amount collected $12.45. Recorder's Report Total No. of cases ... 9 Total fines ... $63.00 Recorder's salary ... 50.00 Amt. fines collected more than Recorder's salary ... $13.00 The city clerk reported a balance in the city treasury on April 7 at $25,805.10. The plumbing inspector's report was as follows: Sewer applications received 14, same approved. Fees collected during month...$35.00 Paid to city ...$21.00 Fees ... 14.00 Total ... $35.00 Plumbing applications received ...8 Gas applications received ...6 Plumbing ... $6.40 Gas ... $7.30 Fees collected ... $13.70 The city electrician also reported installing street lights, erecting pole lines, making water connections and laying pipe lines. The street superintendent reported on street grading, weed cutting and other duties of the office. Summary General fund ... $11,060.98 Improvement No. 2 ... 105.00 Improvement No. 3 ... 626.50 Improvement No. 4 ... 2,160.00 Improvement No. 5 ... 637.50 Library fund ... 1,012.82 Electric light No. 6 ... 191.20 Fire apparatus bond, 1914 ... 7,001.60 Continued on Page Eight