Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-21
Santa Monica Items.
fFrom the Outlook of the I9th.l

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Quite number of per sons were
bathing in the surf last Sunday. They
pronounced it "splendid."
So far as We have seen or heard, all
the trees planted in Santa Monica
are growing very thriftily.
Mrs. M. S. Baker, we believe, has
been the first to feast on Santa Moni.
ca Strawberries. We have been told
that they are superior both In size and
flavor.
Mr.. Joseph Perkins last week sold
his house and two lots on Fifth street
to DR.. Elliott, of Minneapolis, Minn.,
for 1000. This is an advance of
several hundred dollars on the cost a
few month ago.
The fishermen had extra good luck
during the past week, over at Catalina
Island. Several cargoes principally
mackereD landed at this point and
were shipped to Los Angeles and the
interior towns.
South Santa Monica continues to
grow. Mr.. Lucas. of the firm of Lu-
cas- Brothers, is erecting very cosy
cottage residence,an Major Mitchell,
Capt. Thorn and others are painting,
planting and improving generally.
During greater portion of the week
we have had most beautiful weather
the mercury ranging from 81 to 78
degrees. Monday and Tuesday were
quite foggy-the mist becoming so
dense in the evenings as to equal
gentle rain.
The total value of property in this
school district, according to an assess
menu just made, amounts to over one
million dollars. This makes the as
sessment for school purposes little
less than fifty cents on hundred dol
lars.
Over $50 guests registered at the
Santa Monica Hotel during the past
week. Messrs. Chapman q Co. are
affording excellent accommodations,
and those who may desire to sojourn
awhile at the seaside, are positively
assured that everything will be done
at his house to make their stay
pleasant one.
Rev. A. F. White, of Los Angeles,
preached in the Presbyterian Church
last Sunday, and administered the
Sacrament. Hereafter there will be
services every Sunday. Rev. Mr
Condit, who was for some years mis-
sionary in China, will be the officiat-
ing minister.
A party of ladies and gentlemen
yesterday drove over the new wagon
road, recently constructed across the
mountains, giving San Fernando val
ley the shortest and most direct out
let to the sea at this point. With the
exception of a few washes, (Which will
be repaired at once,) they pronounce
this an excellent highway. The
steepest understanding from the
San Fernando side-is ten feet in one
hundred. There is about 1900 acres
of excellent wheat in that valley, and
the entire crop will be shipped by way
of Santa Monica.
Michael Duffy has about completed
his bath house arrangements on the
beach. He has twelve dressing rooms,
a large number of bathing suits of all
kinds and sizes; fixtures for fresh
water shower baths in each room, and
everything else necessary for comfort
and convenience. His charges are
very low-only two bits.
Under the energetic management OF
J. r. Scranton, the architect and
builder, work on the new addition to
the Santa Monica Hotel has progress
ed far enough to give one pretty
good idea of what the building will be.
| II is two stories high, with double ve-
randahs, front and rear. The rooms
| are so arranged as to be used in suites
or singly, and there are CRATES in each
making the apartments especially de-
sirable for invalids, who may wish q
little fire mornings, and evenings.
Water-pipes also extend into each
apartment. The entire building will
| be hard-finished on the inside and
well-furnished throughout. The new
addition will contain thirty-nine
rooms, nearly doubling the capacity
of the hotel. 1t is near the railroad
and wharf, and only few steps to .
stairway leading to the beach and
bath houses The situation is also a
| commanding one, aftordiuga a splendid
view Of lie ocean, plains, mountains