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SCHLEY WILL COMMAND
THE HAMPTON ROADS FLYING
SQUADRON
AN OFFICER OF DISCRETION
Won't Talk at All on the Subject of
Intercepting the Spanish Tor
pedo Flotilla
Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Mann 25.—Commodore
Winfleld Scott Schley, :<t present connected
with the Lighthouse Board, has been or
dered to command the flying squadron at
Hampton Roads with the Brooklyn as his
flagship.
Commodore Schley received the news of
bis assignment at the Lighthouse Beard,
where he was engaged in closing some of
the work of the bureau. He expects that
it will be a day or two before he finishes
his work here and takes command of the
squadron. His command at present com
prises three vessels—the Brooklyn, Colum
bia and Minneapolis, all ocean greyhounds,
but ln a short time his squadron probubly
will be swelled to about a dozen ships.
Commodore Schley refused to talk at all
aonceming rumors that the Flying Squad
ron might be sent out to intercept the
Spanish torpedo boat Uotllla. He said that
was a matter concerning which he could
Bay nothing at all.
Commodore Schley has a flne record for
discretion, good judgment and fighting
qualities. He was in command of the Bal
timore during the Chilean trouble, which
threatened to end in war, and the peaceful
termination of which, it is believed, was
due largely to his tact and discretion. The
three vessels at present under his com
mand are swift cruisers and among the
others which will probably be added are
the St. Paul and St. Louis of the American
Line, which were built so that they could
be turned into efficient fighting machines
at a few days' notice. These vessels have
not been impressed as yet, but arrange
ments have been perfected between the
government nnd President Griscom so that
no delay will result when the decision is
reached that tlie outlook justifies the large
expenditure of money necessary for their
transfer to the Navy Department.
Commander W. H. Emory nnd Com
mander Willard H. Brownson, at present
In Europe on a special mission for the gov
ernment, it ls expected, will be assigned
to command of the St. Paid and the St.
Louis.
Two battleships, the Texas and Massa
chusetts, are on the way to add to the
fighting strength of the Flying Squadron.
One of them may reach Hampton Roads
today and the other should be there to
morrow. The Massachusetts ls a first
class battleship of 1U.28S tons displacement,
while the Texas ls a second-class battle
ship of 6,315 tons. Both are heavily ar
mored and will add immensely to the
strength of the squadron. They nre less
speedy than the cruisers, which naturally
would do the scouting while the battle
ships would bear the brunt of the hot work
of battle.
Commodore Schley visited the Navy De
partment before noon and after a talk with
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt said he
would assume command of the Flying
Squadron Monday. The formal orders
posted at the department today, stating
that Commodore Schley was displaced
from his service on the Lighthouse Board
and was ordered to command the Flying
Squadron was the first public admission
of the Navy Department of tbe creation of
a Flying Squadron. The fact that the
squadron was contemplated has been well
known but not until today has the de
partment defined its character. The desig
nation of "Flying" has a distinct meaning
ln naval parlance. It will give the ships
a base at Hampton Roads, but they will be
subject at all times to Commodore Schley's
orders for Immediate service at any other
point along the Atlantic coast, or indeed
throughout the world.
At present the tine armored cruieel
Brooklyn, which Is to be Commodore
Schley's flagship, and the battleship Tex
as, which, it was learned later, arrived last
night, are the only ships of the Flying
Squadron at Hampton Roads. The battle
ship Massachusetts is hourly expected and
the crack cruisers Columbia and Minneap
olis are outfitting at the League Island
Navy Yard and will proceed to Hampton
Roads at an early date ns well.
The cruiser Cincinnati and the gunboat
Wilmington probably will be added to this
squadron; ulso the Bancroft, now on her
way across the Atlantic. An official or
der was issued today detaching Captain
Chester, Commander of the Cincinnati,
from tlie South Atlantic Squadron. The
effect of this is to remove the Cincinnati
from the South Atlantic service and make
her available for the North Atlantic sta
tion, where her speed would make her a
valuable adjunct to the quick maneuvers
of a flying squadron.
Commodore Schley's orders, in terms,
make him commander of a distinct squad
ron so that the ships at Hampton Roads
will be entirely apart from the North At
lantic Squadron, of which Captain Samp
son is In command.
This Is an unusual expedient, as the
North Atlantic vessels have been intact
heretofore.
SICARD RELIEVED
WASHINGTON, March 25.—An order,ls
sued by the Navy Department today, car
ries out the suggestion of Secretary Long
that Captain Sampson would command the
North Atlantic Squadron. The order, as
issued, reads:
"Commander-in-Chief of the North At
lantic Station."
Although Key West advices state
that the battleship lowa probably
will be Captain Sampson's flagship,
the order standing at the Navy Depart
ment is thut the cruiser New York will
continue as flagship.
Admiral Sicard was detached from com
mand of the North Atlantic Squadron and
allowed six months' leave by orders issued
today. Tlie effect of this six months' leave
ls practically to close Admiral Slcard's
active service In the navy. He retires, un
der the age limit of sixty-two, on Sept. 1,
which Is just six mouths hence. This will
give him only six days' active service when
his leave expires. This is „ source of the
sineerest regret to Secretary Long and all
Naval officials, who pay the highest trib
ute to tbe devoted services of Admiral Si
card throughout the recent critical period,
and to bis personal bravery in remaining
at his post while his health was in a pre
carious condition.
NOT YET TRANSFERRED
KEY WEST, Fla., March 25. — The
command of the fleet has not yet been
transferred from Roar-Admiral Sicard to
Captain Sampson as the necessary order
from Washington has not yet arrived here.
Captain Sampson came ashore this
morning and had a long conference with
Admiral Sicard.
Mrs. Jenkins has telegraphed to have the
body of Lieutenant Jenkins sent direct to
Pittsburg. It Is expected to arrive tomor
row night on the Olivette and will go right
through to Pittsburg via Tampa.
A Two-Million Mortgage
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23 —A deed of
trust, executed by Q. Palache, as president
of the California Northwestern Railway
company, to Ignats Steinhart, of the Lon
don, Paris and American bank, was filed
with the recorder today. All the holdings
of the company are Included ln the deed.
There are 2000 Ore per cent twenty-year
bonds set at $100 each.
Indian School Buildings
PHOENIX, Ariz., March 23.—Contracts
were let today for the erection of addi
tional buildings at the National Indian
school, north of Phoenix, at a cost of
$32,000. The contract was secured by Pugh
& Gray of Portland, Or.
RULINGS OF CZAR REED
RAISE A RUDE RUMPUS IN
THE HOUSE
Result Only ln Delay of the Matter
Under Consideration, Which
Is the Naval Bill
Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON", March 23.—The stirring
scenes ot the Fifty-llrst congress, when
members of the minority were charging
down the aisles protesting against the
rules of Speaker Ree<i, were recalled today
in the turbulent protests made by the mi
nority against the ruling of the chair dur
ing the consideration of the naval appro
priation bill. The ruling in effect com
pelled members to confine their remarks
under the five-minute rule to the subject
before the house, and was made against
Mr. Hartman of Montana. Silver RepuG
lican, who attempted to make a polirTcal
speech. The ruling was denounced as a
usurpation, and appeal after appeal was
taken. When all else failed, every expedi
ent was resorted to to block progress with
the bill. As a result but four pages were
disposed of.
Before the bill was taken up for amend
ment Mr. Foss of Illinois, Republican, a
member of the naval committee, made a
general speech in advocacy of building up
a strong and powerful navy.
Mr. Hartman created the diversion which
caused the blocking of business during the
rest of the day by delivering a five-min
ute speech satirizing the Republican party,
and when, under cover of a second pro
forma amendment, he attempted tp pro
ceed Mr. Boutelle called him to order. He
made the point that Mr. Hartman's re
marks were not pertinent to the amend
ment. A lively parliamentary wrangle fol
lowed, when the chair sustained a point If
order.
After tho debate on appeal had run for
an hour Mr. Boutelle moved to close the
debate on the appeal. Instantly a point of
order was made against Mr. Boutelle's
motion, which was overruled.
Party feeling ran high. The vote was
taken on Mr. Boutelle's motion to close de
bate on the appeal and carried—lll to 95.
The vote then came up on tho appeal
from the decision of the chair. The chair
was sustained—l2o to 92. «
Mr. Hartman, after this hour's wrangle,
again got the iioor and was proceeding with
the speech which had been interrupted
when Mr. Boutelle again interposed a
point of order. It was again sustained,
and when Mr. Bailey again appealed the
point was made tharThe appeal was dila
tory, and the chair declined to entertain
the appeal.
Mr. Hartman then changed his tactics
and arose to a point of personal privilege.
Mr. Dlngley made the point that no ques
tion of personal privilege could be raised
in committee of the whole.
Pending a decision upon Mr. Dingley's
point of order, Mr. Hartman was allowed
to proceed, but Mr. Payne objected, where
upon, with flushed face, Mr. Hartman
shouted out that he would refuse to be
intimidated by the gentleman from Maine.
Thereupon Mr. Payne called him to order
and the chair ordered him to take his
seat.
Mr. Bailey moved that he be allowed to
"proceed in order."
The motion was opposed by the majority
and defeated—9l to lit).
The minority then inaugurated a fllli
buster, demanding a vote by tellers on
the pro forma amendment, to which Mr.
Hartman had been speaking.
Mr. Payne made the point that the de
mand was dilatory and was sustained. The
chair also sustained a similar point against
an appeal. A moment later when another
demand was made for tilers and it was
denied, Mr. Bailey denounced the ruling.
Denunciatory speeches were also made
by Messrs. McMillin of Tennessee, Dem
ocrat, and Bland of Missouri, Democrat.
The chair Anally announced that he did
not desire to deprive any member of a right
honestly demanded.. If the gentleman from
Texas would state that the demand for
tellers was made in good faith he would
entertain* the demand.
"I repel as an insult," retorted Bailey,
"that demand from the occupant of the
chair." (Democratic applause.
Thereupon the chair insisted upon his
ruling and, the reading of the bill proceed
ed. At the end of the first paragraph read
Hartman again offered apro forma amend
ment, and after some perfunctory remarks
In denunciation of what he characterized
as an attempt to "throttle free speech."
was proceeding with the speech he began
hours before, when he was again called to
order.
The turbulent scenes continued the re
mainder of the day, the minority resisting
every step in the progress of the bill. Only
four pages were disposed of.
Gen. Wheeler of Alabama introduced a
bill providing "that in the event of an act
of war being committed by Spain or any
foreign nation prior to meeting of the next
session of congress the president is au
thorized to accept tenders of volunteer
troops, to purchase arms and munitions of
war, to equip .such troops for active serv
ice, organize such troops into brigades,
divisions and armies for active ap
point necessary genera!?, staffr etc.. Held
and company officers as may have al-eady
been selected or may hereafter be selected
by proper authority, and do any other act
necessary to the safety of the country, or
any par; thereof, and to protect its honor
and prestige."
Tiie second' section appropriates the nec
i 'sary money to carry out the provisions of
the act.
At 5:03 the house adjourned.
Ramon Valdes, wanted at San Lull Obis
po for alleged horse stealing*, was captured
yesterday after eluding the officers fori
some lime. I
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 189$
STATESMEN 0F SPAIN
ARE FORCED TO ADMIT THINGS
LOOK SERIOUS
Belief Expressed That the United
States Cannot Refuse to Arbitrate
the Maine Affair
NEW YORK, March 25.-A dispatch to
the World from Madr.d says:
The feeling among statesmen and finan
ciers Is pessimistic. Even the most mod
erate of the newspapers and the friends of
the ministers admit that Amerlcan-Span-
lsh affairs have entered upon a very criti
cal stage. The Council of Ministers de
cided to send by cable a note to Washing
ton expressing surprise, the Imparcial re
ports, at receiving a request for permission
to destroy the wreck of the Maine before
the two governments have communicated
officially to each other the reports of their
commissioners of Investigation with the
necessary data to determine subsequent
action. Spain hopes President Mc-
Kinley will await this customary
exchange of correspondence before
seeking to begin negotiations on a
matter requiring the most sincerity, be
cause Spain's honor and dignity demand
public recognition of the honesty of her
acts and Intentions. It ls probable that the
note dwells on the damage done Spanish
plane In Cuba, the Imparcial says, by the
preparations and movements of American
war vessels.
Premier Sagasta and Colonial Minister
Moret went to the palace to convey to
the Queen intelligence that Consul General
Lee had been Instructed to ask permission
of the authorities at Havana to begin to
remove the wreck of the Maine, with her
permission, and that General Blanco had
refused.
On leaving the palace. Senor Sagasta told
the Spanish reporters that the government
had decided to cable its approval of Blan
co's refusal.
This incident created a profound sensa
tion.
After the cabinet council the usual offi
cial communication was made to the press.
It contains the following:
"The council approved the conduct of
Marshal Blanco. At the same time hav
ing been informed that the Inquiry of the
North American Commission on the ca
tastrophe or explosion on said vessel had
terminated its examination on the ques
tion raised by the catastrophe, the council
commissioned the Minister of State to take
mto account opportunely al! that has been
exposed in order to defend what is just
and the Interests of Spain."
The Madrid newspapers unanimously ap
plaud both Marshal Blanco and the gov
ernment for resisting the "American pre
tensions," in asking to be allowed to re
move what remains of the Maine. They are
equally unanimous In saying that Am
erica had committed an egregious blunder,
one calculated to Impress the whole world
unfavorably in regard to the American
case, on account of the unseemly haste in
wishing to destroy the chief evidence of
the claims made by both sides.
It is not a blunder, the Madrid press
argues In effect, the proposition shows
that America is preparing to cast off the
mask and reveal clearly that the Maine
Incident only serves as a pretext for the
opening up of other Issues In the Cuban
question, which have absolutely nothing
to do with the unfortunate accidental ca
tastrophe.
Public sentiment sustains the govern
ment in insisting upon discussing the
Maine incident separately on its merits
and taking up the respective reports of in
vestigation with a purpose to sift the
technical evidence and vindicate the
honor ar.d dignity of Spain. Consequently
it could not assent to the destruction of
the wreck, the principal element in the
conflicting evidence.
The Spaniards do not want the wreck
removed yet. as they think it may be very
useful for the purpose of arbitration.
They affect to believe that it is impos
sible that America would object to allowing
the report of her commission to be sub
mitted to arbitration If It really clashes
with the reports of the Spanish Commis
sion and the Havana authorities that an
accidental and exterior explosion caused
the destruction of the Maine.
It is curious to observe how the opinion
Is 1 gaining ground in the government class
es In Spain that all the present difficulties
between ihe two countries, including the
Maine affair, might be settled peacefully
if both sides would only make up their
minds to go half way, and if the two gov
ernments would not allow themselves to
be forced on by popular and parliamentary
pressure.
OUT IN TWO ROUNDS
Bob Thompson Defeats Billy Hester
at the Manhattan Club
Billy Hester proved an easy game fS*r
Boh Thompson last night before the Man
hattan club. The colored man knocked
out his opponent in the second round.
There was a good-sized crowd present, and,
while the fight was short, it was a square
meeting. The men weighed about 133
pounds. Thompson was seconded by H. A.
Rouieau, an experienced second, and
Early and Mcßride, while Manning, Bill
Franklin and John French were behind
Hester. George Arbuckle acted as referee
and A. G. Harder was official timekeeper.
Thompson took the aggressive from the
start and clearly outclassed his man. He
fought his usual careful battle, using his
left leads to excellent advantage and mak
ing few right leaT-i. Hester made a num
ber of leads, too, but failed to do any
damage. Thompson knocked him out In the
middle of the second round with a left
smash nearly ln the solar plexus, made
famous by one Robert Fltzslmmons. Hes
ter's regular fighting weight is but 124
pounds, and had be been able to have
had more time he would no doubt have
made a better showing.
There was a six-round preliminary be
tween Young Smith and George Renson.
which ended in a draw. There was also a
battle royal between four men. In wh» h
r.ige Robinson proved the victor. After
the event of the evening, which was to
have been for ten rounds, the crowd was
amused with buck and wing dancing.
Thompson has been made matchmaker
for the Manhattan club, a position which
he is well qualified to fill. Bob has done
much for the club and has helped the
managers to make It a good business
proposition. Thompson Is matched to fight
"Red" Phillips, the champion lightweight
of Idaho, on the 23d of next month. There
will be a side bet of $500 between the men
in addition to the gate receipts.
Young Lady Hurt
Miss Lucille Chandler of San Francisco
was badly injured Thursday afternoon by
being thrown out of an English trap. Miss
Nora Starry, a daughter of Judge Sterry
I WAR inniNENTHI
1 The rattle of battle is in the air. We have prepared for a lively engagement today, from snnrise till far I
■ into night. I
j Reserves Called Out!! I
I Extra salespeople mustered into service. Extra counters intrenched with extra stocks piled extra high. I
■ Extra ammunition after this is exhausted. H
I Second Great Battle of the 3-Day-Special I
] Campaign. I
1 A Regiment of Shoes Ordered to Clothing Departments Eager for I
1 the Front. the Fray. I
M LADIES' Tan Oxford, medium heel, flexible QQc division of $5.75 Men's Suits has made a for- I
■ sole, sizes 3to 7,priceddown from $1.50. / / midable advance. H
I LADIES' Hand-turneXi Southern Ties. Several companies left yesterday. ■
1 either pointed or square toe, sold tlftO Several more perhaps all will leave today. fl
m always for $1 50 I Come down today and see them marching out. Help ■
J& 5 them if you wish. H
9 MISSES' green cloth top, patent tip, A _I We told you yesterday how we scooped up 100 of H
■ dongola kid, lace shoe, spring heel, \ 1 Aij \ the best $10 suits to be had in the Eastern mar- H
■ strong duck lining, t|JI.T / kets at an "Emergency" cash figure; ■
1 MEN'S Tan Shoes, oxblood or chocolate that's how we come to sell (fo mw mm mw fl
I color, new coin toe, extension sole, 40 OC the f W f COS \"I/ S ■
I hook lace, a $5 shoe for vZ.OJ other stores $6.50, for just I O
M BOYS' Calf Shoe, double sole, full cut and A handsome batallion of Boys' Suits arrived only H
9 vamp, coin toe, hook, lace, sizes 12 to 2, i p yesterday; they won't stay long; we were H
M normal price $1.50, sale price l tempted to mark them $2.25, (tw~4 i p
1 INFANTS'DongoIa Shoes, for they look like $3 goods; \I4. S I
I with patentleather tip . 25° tPI-TO 1
I TODAY AND HON DAY. j TODAY AND MONDAY. ■
I General Old-fashioned Honesty I
£ Is In Supreme Command. His Tactics Are Bound to Win. Bj
Jacoby Bros., I
1 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138 North Spring Street. I
of this city, drove to the Marlborough
school on West Twenty-third street to take
Miss Chandler for a drive. The latter had
! taken a seat in the trap while Miss Sterry
was unhitching the horse, which was a
blooded animal, when he bolted down
Scarf street. At the corner of St. James
Park the horse fell and threw the girl out,
her head striking against the sidewalk.
Her injuries are not thought to be serious.
SHOT FOUR TIMES
Chase After a Supposed Burglar Last
Thursday Night
Constable Harry Johnston got the wrong
man Thursday night, but the fellow gave
him as much trouble as if he had been some
desperate character.
A stairbuilder who resides on Ceres ave
nue near the Arcade depot went to the side
of his cottage to place some paint under
neath, as he desired to do some work the
next day. Somebody passing mistook him
for a burglar, and on being approached
and ordered to throw up his hands the
stairbuilder got frightened and started to
run. Tlie man raised a cry, which was
taken up by a crowd of men, and all Joined
in a hot chase after the stairbuilder. Harry-
Johnson joined, too, and he drew his re
volver and fired four times before he could
bring the man to a standstill. Of course
the fellow was turned loose after explain
ing the matter satisfactorily.
A Small Fire
The department responded to an alarm of
fire last night about 11:40 oclock from box
52 at the corner of Bunker Hill avenue nnd
Temple streets. The fire was caused by the
explosion of a coal oil stove in the resi
dence of Mrs. Robinson at 710 Temple street
and was extinguished with a loss of $20. A
team hauling a swill cart took fright at the
engines on Broadway and Temple street
and bolted south on Broadway, spilling the
swill along the street. The team finally
stopped on Broadway, near Fourth street.
An Actress Divorced
CHICAGO, March 23—Judge Brentano to
day granted to Claudia Carlstadt, the ac
tress, a divorce, after a hearing lasting
but a few minutes. The divorce wns grant
ed under the name of Claudia TpereM
Christie. Mrs. Christie, it is said, will mar
ry Albert Gullatin Wheeler, the New York
millionaire.
The Winchester Millions
NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 25.—Mrs.
Jane Winchester, widow of the founder
and proprietor of tbe Winchester Repeat
ing Arms Company, Is dead. She was
ninety-one years of age. Her estate ls
estimated at $40,000,000. Under the new in
heritance tax law, about $l.O*»,OO0 will
tome to the State by the transfer of her
property to her heirs.
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS
A telegram from Tromsoe, Tromsoe is
land, reports that forty-five fishermen have
lleen drowned oft the north coast of Nor
way in the late storm.
The firing of a dynamite cartridge in the-
Hazard coal mine, near Liege, Belgium,
yesterday, caused an explosion of coal gas.
Twenty miners were killed.
A special to the Free Press from Fort
William, Out., says an accident occurred
to the second section of the westbound
Canadian Pacific express at English river
yesterday. It is known that two were
killed and twenty wounded. The train
was derailed by a broken rail.
As a result of the discovery of wholesale
and serious bribery and corruption at Be
bastopol, 100 dock yard officials and officers
of the Russian Black sea fleet have been
arrested. Admiral Kopyloft, commander of
the lleet, has been dismissed. Five officers
have committed suicide since their arrest.
THE SIGN ORDINANCE
MODIFICATION RECOMMENDED
TO THE COUNCIL
I
BRIDGE AND FIRE BONDS
Preparations for Calling a Special
Election—The Griffith Demand
Still Hung Up—Notes
Before the board of public works yester
day the sign ordinance controversy was
again brought up upon a petition from a
; number of merchants asking that signs
I permanently attached to buildings be ex
j empted from the provisions of the ordl
j nance prohibiting any sign from extending
1 over the sidewalk line. A delegation ap
peared to voice their side of the case and
support the petition.
They declared that the authorities were
carrying the requirements of the ordi
nance to an absurd length. The ordinance
was a good one, declared Mr. Crandall, as
applied to obstructions such as signs, posts
and bulletin boards over the sidewalks, but
the police authorities were trying to make
him remove a sign which was nulled tight
to a bay window above the lirst story. The
police, he said, declared that inasmuch as
the bay window projected over the walk,
no signs could be painted on the windows.
The councllmen expressed themselves as
of the opinion that the ordinance was never
meant to cover such signs and adopted a
recommendation that the city attorney
prepare and present an amendment to the
ordinance permitting the maintenance of
such signs as are now permanently at
tached to the buildings erected on the prin
cipal streets and which are not a menace to
the public.
This vexatious matter having been dis
posed of, the board next took up the peti
tion of J. L. Wilson asking that an ordi
nance be passed prohibiting the festive
small boy from flying kites or playing ball
on public streets. After a grave and serious
discussion of the menace to the public aris
ing from the Indulgence in such reprehen
sible practices on the streets, It was de
cided to recommend that the city attorney
draw up an ordinance as prayed for.
Routine matters were acted upon as fol
lows:
Recommend that the petition from E.
Lissncr be referred to the city engineer
with Instructions to define the lines of al
ley in block bounded by Ninth, Tenth, Hill
and Olive streets as petitioned for.
Recommend that the petition from Foin
dexter & Wadsworth, asking that cement
walks and curbs be constructed on the
north side of Twenty-fourth street between
Toberman street and Union avenue be re
ferred to the city engineer for investiga
tion.
We recommend that the petition from
William Dryden and others be referred to
the city engineer with instructions to make
an estimate of the cost of grading, curb
ing and sldewalklng with cement five feet
wide Jefferson street between McClintock
and Vermont avenues, and If said estimate
exceeds the amount required by law then
to present an ordinance of intention for
such work under the bond act. We recom
mend further that said proceedings pro
vide that walks on the south side of said
; street four feet wide on grade or nearly
iso be left intact If practicable.
We recommend that the petition from
Edward 8. Shattuclc asking that he be
granted a franchise for a spur track on
Alameda street near George be granted.
The following recommendations were
made as to awards on bids for street work:
To L. Brodle, for improving Grand View
street, between Eighth and Ninth, nt 71
cents per lineal foot for grading and grav
eling; 29 cents per lineal foot for curb; 17
cents per lineal foot for gutter; 9 cents per
square foot for sidewalk; also to It. H. Me-
Cray to improve First street, between Ol
ive street and Grand avenue, at 88 cents
per lineal foot for grading and graveling;
18 cents per lineal foot for redwood curb;
18 cents per lineal foot for gutters.
BRIDGE AND EIRE BONDS
Preparations for the Proposed Election
for Municipal Improvement
Just at present the city councllmen are
all torn up among themselves as to the ad
visability or otherwise of tacking on to
the proposed election for $150,000 Are bonds
a "rider" submitting at the same time a
proposition to vote $20,000 or more for the
construction .of bridges. Four of these
structures are needed, one across the river
at the end of Walnut street. East I.os
Angeles, giving access to Griffith park;
one across the Arroyo Seco at a point
not yet determined; one across the arroyo
near Hollenbeck park, and a new structure
to repiace the present Ninth street bridge.
All this will cost in the neighborhood ot
$20,000. Several of the councllmen have de
clared themselves against submitting the
bridge proposition at the same time as the
fire bonds, fearing that the rider will dam
age the chances of the fire bonds, which
are badly needed, and which, alone, there
is no doubt would pass.
Petitions and Protests
F. L. Alles has petitioned the council to
order a cement sidewalk and curb laid on
the east side of Hope street, between
Fourth and Fifth streets.
The Sunset Telephone and Telegraph
company yesterday asked permission to
make an addition to its conduit system by
running a pipe diagonally across Second
street from the conduit in front of the
telephone building to the Seymour build
ing.
Property owners on St. Louis street have
petitioned that an eight-Inch sewer be
laid on that thoroughfare to connect with
the main sewer on East Fourth street.
Permission to place a few sample street
signs at various corners has been asked
of the council by H. L. Hugunln. The let
ters on his signs are of metal, white on a
black ground. If the signs are not ap
proved by the council he will have them re
moved at his own expense.
The city clerk has filed a report to the
council notifying that body that final or
dinance should be passed for sldewalklng
Thirtieth street, between Orchard and Ver
mont avenues.
Hit on the Head
M. S. Maloney and a couple of friends
went into the "400" saloon at the corner of
Fourth and Main streets yesterday after
noon and got into a dispute and Mahoney
claims he was struck over the head by the
barkeeper with a heavy Instrument of some
kind. In any event Mahoney showed up at
the receiving hospital with a bad scalp
wound, which Dr. Hagan had to sew up.
The wound was five inches in length and
reached the bone.
Cut His Head
An unknown bicycle rider collided with
Alex Hammond of 909 Court street at the
corner of Fifth and Main streets, yesterday
morning. Hammond received a bad scalp
wound, which was dressed by Dr. F. C.
Shurtleff. The scorcher picked himself up
and made no effort to aid the man he had
Injured by his carelessness
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