anaheim-gazette 1920-12-02

RE-APPRAISEMENT WOULD-ADD TO TAXES Sleeper Thinks Valuation on Buildings Should Be Increased. That extensive re-appraisements of all buildings in Orange county would probably add $2,500,000 or $3,000,000 to the assessed valuation of the county was declared by County Assessor James Sleeper. "It would take from $8,000 to $10,000 to make the assessments that ought to be made in the buildings in Orange county," said Sleeper. "There is no money available for that purpose. It will take all of the money that the state legislature has apportioned to my office to make the regular assessments without going into a big survey such as the buildings question presents." Sleeper points out that with his present force of deputies, in making up an assessment for the county, he has to take some of the previous year's figures for granted. Each year, so far as it is possible, he re-grades property. Last year he made a general survey of orchard properties, and equalized their valuations so far as possible. "The buildings situation has changed a good deal in the past two years, as everybody knows," said Sleeper. 'The building that was constructed five or six years ago is worth about twice what it cost to build it. However, it probably stands on our our assessment books at the figure placed upon it the year that it was assessed the first time. In a flat was a firm belief of the association and an appeal was made to our democratic spirit and national pride to secure action by Congress to favor acquisition by the United States of American embassies in foreign countries. "As a starter the association recommended residences for our embassies only. At that time we had but ten and at an average of $300,000 each for 'embassies creditable to our nation and strictly American in design' it was estimated that $3,000,000 would provide homes for our homeless ambassadors. Today we have 12 ambassadors, and the cost of building construction having mounted everywhere, the aggregate would doubtless be considerably increased. Nor is there any reason why we should confine the matter to embassies only. We maintain 31 legations in countries of lesser importance; nine ministers resident, and two diplomatic agents. In addition to these we have about 300 consular buildings on which we pay rentals rapidly approaching a total of $500,000, which represents the interest on $10,000,000 at five per cent annually. "As it stands today few men will accept appointment to the diplomatic posts unless they have ample private income. The President is thereby limited in his choice of diplomatic representatives to men of considerable wealth. This does not mean that he gets the best men available, nor is it in harmony with the democracy if which we blast. On the other hand it a very discouraging to men who would like to make foreign servise a rareer, and who are excellently equipped for the work. A first class diplomat in Colombia, for example ORDINARY AN ORDINARY ANAHEIM CALL ELECTION TO DAY, THE 4th, 1921, IN CERTIFIED TERRITORY OF ORANGE, SENIA, AND CONSTITUTE OF ANAHEIM BE ANNEXED PROVIDING FOR SUCH ELECTION TO THE BENEFIT IN SAID TERMINATION WHETHER SHALL BE ANNEXED IN OF SAID CITY NATING SAID NAME OF NO DITION, ESTABLISHMENT PRECINCTING PLACE IN POINTING THE ELECTION, AND THE PUBLIC SAID SPECIALIST. The Board of Anaheim乡 WHEREAS, the Board of Anaheim, a member of the State of California day of October by Frank A. Wuesting that of the City of Anaheim be held of that certain incorporated town of Fornia, and here scribed, for this to the qualified tory the proposition said territory and incorporates said city of scribed in salariy described beginning at section of the Los Angeles line of West The buildings situation has changed a good deal in the past two years, as everybody knows," said Sleeper. "The building that was constructed five or six years ago is worth about twice what it cost to build it. However, it probably stands on our assessment books at the figure placed upon it the year that it was assessed the first time. "In obtaining figures on a new building we get the owner's statement and the figures as shown on the building permit. "The new buildings have thus gone on our books with a fair assessment according to actual cost, which may be taken as value. The house next door to a new house may be on our books often at the figure it was worth when it was built when building cost a great deal less than it costs now. "An equalization in assessment of buildings is a big job. It would tame men who have had experience in building recently, men of good judgment. "It may not be possible to arrange for making the survey for the 1921 assessment, but certainly it ought to be arranged for before the 1922 assessment is taken. "My idea is not that all old buildings shall be raised. There are many old buildings that may be on our books at figures that are too high. Buildings of that kind would have assessment drops." The next legislature in putting through a new county government bill may make provision for the appraisement survey that Sleeper says ought to be made in this county. LET UNCLE SAM OWN HIS OWN HOMES It would be a generous estimate to name $15,000,000 as the sum which would enable the United States to purchase or conduct its own embassies legations, and consulates in every diplomatic post maintained by this great nation abroad, declares the Republican Publicity Association, through its President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne Jr. This just about equals the aggregate of apportionments that were made last year for the construction, repair, upkeep, etc., of army buildings. Purely as a business investment this expenditure would be justified. The President is thereby limited in his choice of diplomatic representatives to men of considerable wealth. This does not mean that he gets the best men available, nor is it in harmony with the democracy if which we blast. On the other hand it is very discouraging to men who would like to make foreign servise a career, and who are excellently equipped for the work. A first class diplomat in Colombia, for example might secure benefits for the United States in our commercial dealings with that plwer which would ammeasurably exceed in one year in money value the entire cost of our buildings abroad. "It is plain business sense that this government own its foreign service buildings and if the American ambassy Association has not ceased functioning the time is appropriate to resume its work." NAVAL RESERVE UNIT TO BE ORGANIZED A meeting for the purpose of organizing the Orange County Naval Reserve unit will be held at the Santa Ana city hall on Wednesday evening, December 1, at 7 o'clock, it was announced Saturday. Commander A. H. Woodbine of Los Angeles, in charge of the tenth sub-district of the Twelfth Naval Reserve district will be present to assist Lieutenant Ben Blee, commander of the Orange county unit, in perfecting the organization. Blee is senior naval reserve officer in Orange county and will therefore be in charge of the unit. The purpose of the organization of the unit is to secure community organizations over the county so that Lieutenant Blee may have men to depend upon to secure local mobilization if desired. Lieutenant Blee stated that there about 150 naval reservists in Orange county. Under the Naval reserve rules, men attached to that organization draw what is known as retainer's pay, equaling two month's pay per year, provided they take an equivalent of thirty-six drills per year, or go to sea nine week ends or for nine weeks per year. The tenth sub-district has two eagle boats stationed at Los Angeles for use in training of naval reservists. Blee expects to be able to organize at least one complete ship's company in this county. Beginning at section of the Los Angeles line of West Ninth Street across Angeles Street and Anaheim Extent in the office of Los Angeles thence Northeast line of said No. 1062.88 feet to Station Three (3 South Range, & M.; thence line to its center line on Highway; then said center line with the center Street extend said California Southerly along said North Lexington section with West North St across said Nthence Eastern line of said feet to the place WHEREAS, signed thereto accompanied by Wilke, in which Henry Wilke was signed fourth in numbers electors who and that each natures wore said petitle said affiant that said affiant qualified with persons who said sign fide signature names they WHEREAS, companied by Backs, the Coat of Orange. Which said J. He had exam and that s petition are o signing said ers and quality County of Or WHEREAS petition, said exceeded to expaid Henry W testified unde set forth in affidavit accordance and tho to the mum residing with territory here purchase or conduct its own embassies legations, and consulates in every diplomatic post maintained by this great nation abroad, declares the Republican Publicity Association, through its President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne Jr. This just about equals the aggregate of apportionments that were made last year for the construction, repair, upkeep, etc., of army buildings. Purely as a business investment this expenditure would be justified. In April, 1909, there was organized in this country the American Embassy Association, the purpose of which was to promote and encourage the acquisition by the Unitaed States of permanent homes for its Ambassadors in foreign capitals. This association had an executive committee if 18 and an advisory committee of 600 prominent citizens of the nation—men of accomplishment and representatives of every state in the Union. This is a democratic movement declared the association in the foreward outlinings of its purposes. The idea existing in some quarters that the association advocates the purchase of palaces is erroneous; it opposes either the rentall of ownership of palaces; it stands purely for the acquisition by our government of suitable buildings that will combine the office and the residence that an ambassador can maintain in his pay and in which all ambassadors must reside, whether he be worth millions or dependent on his salary. In the opinion of the association, all ambassadors should look alike. This will help the poor man, will tend to restrict extravagances of the rich, and will create a standard appearance that will be creditable to the nation. That it is undemocratic and reflects on the dignity of the nation for one ambassador to live in a palace and for his successor to live attached to that organization draw what is known as retainer's pay, equaling two month's pay per year, provided they take an equivalent of thirty-six drills per year, or go to sea nine week ends or for nine weeks per year. The tenth sub-district has two eagle boats stationed at Los Angeles for use in training of naval reservists. Blee expects to be able to organize at least one complete ship's company in this county. Concerning the possibilities for extensive cruises, Lieutenant Bloe gave out the following statement. "For the winter cruises to South American ports opportunity will be open for two junior lieutenants of the U.S. N. R.S. on each battleship of both the United States Atlantic and Pacific fleets. Each ship will be authorized to ship for these cruises fifty reservists on enlisted status. For the United States Pacific fleet however all enlisted reservists in excess of fifty will be given berths on the battleships. Reservists will send their applications for this duty to the commandants of their respective naval districts. The fleet will cruise south in January, 1921 and the Atlantic fleet will join the Pacific fleet the latter part of the month, making the passage along the west coast of South America to Callao, Peru. At Balboa, Canal Zone, there will be inter-fleet athletics in the week of February 18-25, 1921. The cruise will end on May 1. For the summer cruise of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, beginning about June, 15, 1921, it is probable that similar arrangements will be made to take on junior officers and enlisted men on reserve." FOR SALE—Siloed Beet Pulp, $5.00 per ton f.o.b. silo. $1.00 per ton less to our own Beet Growers. Los Alamitos Sugar Co. ORDINANCE NO. 390. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, THE 4th DAY OF JANUARY, 1921, IN CERTAIN UNINCORPORATED ESTABLISHING AN ELECTION RESIDING IN SAID TERRITORY. THE QUESTION WHETHER SAID TERRITORY SHALL BE-ANNEXED TO, INCORPORATED IN, AND MADE A PART OF SAID CITY OF ANAHEIM DESIGNATING SAID TERRITORY. BY THE NAME OF NORTH ANAHEIM ADDITION, ESTABLISHING AN ELECTION PRECINCT AND THE POLLING PLACE IN SAID TERRITORY. APPOINTING THE OFFICERS OF ELECTION FOR SAID SPECIAL ELECTION. The Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim do ordain as follows: WHEREAS, there was filed with the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, a municipal corporation of the State of California, on the 28th day of October, 1920, a petition signed by Frank A. Wilke and others, requesting that the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim call a special election to be held within the boundaries of that certain inhabited and unincorporated territory situated within the County of Orange, State of California, and hereinafter particularly described, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said territory the proposition of whether or not the said territory should be annexed to and incorporated in and made a part of said city of Anaheim and described in said petition, is particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of North Los Angeles street and the Northern line of West North street extended January 1921, pursuant to the provisions of an act of the Legislature of the State of California, entitled, "An Act to provide for the alteration of the boundaries of and for the annexation of territory to municipal corporations, for the incorporation of such annexed territory in and as a part thereof, and for the districting, government and municipal control of such annexed territory," approved June 11, 1913, and all acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. And that at said special election there shall be submitted to the qualified electors residing within the boundaries of said territory, the question of whether said described territory shall be annexed to, incorporated in and made a part of said City of Anaheim. SECTION 2. That said territory is hereby designated as "North Anaheim Addition," and said territory shall be referred to and designated upon the ballots to be used at said election, as North Anaheim Addition. SECTION 3. That the territory within the exterior boundaries above set forth is located within the voting precinct designated East Anaheim Precinct, the boundaries of which said precinct were fixed by the Board of supervisors of the County of Orange State of California, at a regular meeting of said Board of Supervisors held on the 18th day of November, 1919, all as appears in the book of minutes of the meetings of said Board of Supervisors on file in the office of the County Clerk of said County, and the number of election precincts within said territory for the purpose of holding said election shall be one. And the Board of Trustees does hereby prescribe the whole of said territory into one special election precinct to be designated as "Special Election Precinct No. 1," for the purpose of holding said election with location of polling place therein, and the names of the election officers as hereinafter set forth. SECTION 4. That the polling place in said special election precinct No. 1 is hereby fixed and shall be at Mr. Henry Wilke's barn situated on les of that certain inhabited and unincorporated territory situated within the County of Orange, State of California, and hereinafter particularly described, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said territory the proposition of whether or not the said territory should be annexed to and incorporated in and made a part of said city of Anaheim and described in said petition, is particularly described as follows: to-wit: Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of North Los Angeles street and the Northerly line of West North street extended Easterly across said North Los Angeles Street as shown on a map of Anaheim Extension filed for record in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, California; thence Northerly along the center line of said North Los Angeles Street 1062.88 feet to the South line of Section Three (3), Township Four (4) South Range, Ten (10) West, S.B.B. & M.; thence West along said South line to its intersection with the center line of the California State Highway; thence Northerly along said center line to its intersection with the center line of North Lemon Street extended Northerly across said California State Highway; thence Northerly along said center line of said North Lemon Street to its intersection with the Northerly line of West North Street extended Westerly across said North Lemon Street; thence Easterly along the Northerly line of said West North Street 611 feet to the place of beginning; and WHEREAS, said petition had signed thereto ten names, and was accompanied by the affidavit of Henry Wilke, in which said affidavit said Henry Wilke averred that said petition was signed by not less than one-fourth in number of the qualified electors who reside in said territory, and that each and all of said signatures were signed and subscribed to said petition in the presence of said affiant, the said Henry Wilke, and that said affiant was personally acquainted with each and all of the persons who signed said petition, and that said signatures were the bona fide signatures of the persons whose names they purported to be, and WHEREAS, said petition was accompanied by a certificate of J. M. Backs, the County Clerk of the County of Orange, State of California, in which said J. M. Backs certified that he had examined the said petition, and that said signers of said petition are and were at the time of signing said petition, registered voters and qualified electors in the said County of Orange, and WHEREAS, upon receiving said petition, said Board of Trustees proceeded to examine and did examine said Henry Wilke who then and there testified under oath that the facts set forth in said petition and in his affidavit accompanying the same were true, and then and there testified as to the number of qualified electors residing within the boundaries of said territory hereinbefore described, the number of election precincts within said territory for the purpose holding said election shall be one. And the Board of Trustees does hereby procline the whole of said territory into one special election precinct to be designated as "Special Election Precinct No. 1," for the purpose of holding said election with location of polling place therein, and the names of the election officers as hereinafter set forth. SECTION 4. That the polling place in said special election precinct No. 1 is hereby fixed and shall be at Mr. Henry Wilke's barn situated on the West side of Los Angeles St., 680 feet North of the North line of North Street. And the Board of Election to conduct the said election An said Special Election Precinct No. 1 shall be and they are hereby appointed as follows: For Inspector, Frank Champlin. For Judge, W. A. Ashenfelter and F. E. Valentine. All of the persons hereinabove named are hereby appointed such officers of election respectively, and their compensation is hereby fixed at Five ($5.00) Dollars each for said election. SECTION 5. That the special election hereby called and ordered to be held shall be held and conducted and the votes thereof received and canvassed and the returns made and the result thereof ascertained, determined and declared as herein provided, and in all particulars not recited herein according to the laws of the State of California providing for and governing the holding of special elections so called and held, and the polls for such election shall be and remain open during the time required by law. The ballots to be used at special election shall have printed thereon, in addition to other matter required by law to be painted thereon, the following: INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS To vote on a proposition, stamp a cross in the blank space to the right of and opposite the answer you desire to give. All marks, except the cross (x) are forbidden. All distinguishable marks and erasures are forbidden and make the ballot void. If you wrongly stamp, tear or deface this ballot, return it to the inspector of election and obtain another. Do not mark with pen or pen. Shall North Anaheim Addition be annexed to the City of Anaheim. Shall North Anaheim Addition be annexed to the City of Anaheim. SECTION 6. The City Clerk of the City of Anaheim is hereby ordered and directed to give notice of such election in the Fullerton News, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published outside of said city of Anaheim, but in the County of Orange, being the County in which the territory so proposed to be annexed is situate, at least once a week for a four-week period. WHEREAS, upon receiving said petition, said Board of Trustees proceeded to examine and did examine said Henry Wilke who then and there testified under oath that the facts set forth in said petition and in his affidavit accompanying the same were true, and then and there testified as to the number of qualified electors residing within the boundaries of said territory hereinbefore described, the genuineness of the signatures to said petition, and all other matters connected therewith and relating thereto. Whereupon from the evidence introduced at said hearing, and at said time, said Board of Trustees finds the facts as follows: FRST: That the territory described in said petition and asked to be annexed to the City of Anaheim, is inhabited territory, and that said territory is located in the County of Orange, State of California, and that no portion thereof lies within the boundaries of any municipal corporation, and the same is contiguous to the City of Anaheim. SECOND: That said petition was signed by not less than one-fourth the number of the qualified electors residing within the territory described therein, as shown upon the register of voters of said County of Orange, and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim deems it to advantage and to the best interests of said territory the boundaries of which are hereinbefore described, and the inhabitants residing therein, and to the City of Anaheim and its inhabitants to annex, to incorporate in and make a part of the City of Anaheim, the said territory, and believes that the prayer of said petition heretofore filed, as aforesaid, should be granted and a special election called within said territory for the purpose of voting on said proposition. NOW THEREFORE: SECTION 1. A special municipal election shall be held and the same is hereby ordered and called to be held within the limitations of the territory described and bounded, as hereinbefore more particularly set forth, on Tuesday the 4th day of Jan- The City Clerk of the City shall certify to his ordinance and may be published once Gazette," a news-circulation, printed, circulated in said City and thereafter the effect and be in full ordinance was passed regular meeting oftees of the City of the 26th day of November 1920. WILLIAM STARK, Board of Trustees of the City. WARD B. MERRITT the City of Anaheim. FORNIA RANGE Merritt, City Clerk of the City, do hereby certify ordinance was regular meeting oftees of the City of the 11th day of No that the same was at a regular meet- of Trustees of the held on the 26th day by the following Stark, Backs, Gates None. t voting, Trustees, certify that the Presid- of Trustees of the designated and approved ordinance on theember, 1920. WHEREOF, I have hand and affixed the this 26th day of No. WARD B. MERRITT the City of Anaheim. tion of their position claim that President Wilson's order was not issued until practically every republican postmaster had been removed and their places filled with deserving democrats. They say the justice of the order would have been much greater if President Wilson had issued the order either at the outset of his adfinder either at the outset of his administration, so that the permanent positions could have been filled by the wellqualified men of both parties. Instead of that, they point out, the President waited until he could give life positions to supporters of his own party. They believe the people will see the point and will justify a revocation of the order, at least to the extent of refilling places which are not well fitted at the present time. LOST—Silver Plated spur strap Bears initials E. C. $5.00 reward for return. JOHN WAGNER. Phone 7-R. Placentia. 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