The herald., 1893-12-14
REDoNDO.

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Notes of Progress.
REDoNDo, Dec. 13.--The city council
met last evening. Willis Clinton and
F. D. English were appointed trustees to
fill the vacancies OF H. H. Venable and
Louis Wagner, resigned. The board now
consists of S. P. Rees, J. M. Bracewell,
A. V. Trudel, f. D. English and Willis
Clinton, giving US once more full board.
An anonymous letter was read request
ing the board to have the marshal clean
up the back yards in block 209. The
letter was at once fred in the waste
basket.
The weather for the past few days has
been cooler and noticeably more pleas
ant, The knowing weather prophets
say rain is close at hand.
The second trial between W. A. Nor
rison and Adolf Quantze was heard
Monday afternoon in Judge Harrison q
court, by q jury Of seven men, who
brought in no verdict. after being locked
up for four hours. Quantze had Nor
rison arrested on December Sd on o
charge OF battery.
1t is rumored that two nuptial knots
will be tied on Christmas day in this
city.
r. G. Davis, proprietor of the Davis
House, will soon commence repairing
and generally improving both the lodg-
ing and restaurant departments of this
we'll established house. The first etep
will be the laying of a cement floor the
entire length of the building.
J. w. Bracewell & Co. and AL Currier
have Just added some very elaborate
| signs to their show windows.
Frank Lemon has the contract. for
painting the Redondo natatorium.
Captain J. W. Smmie has been ap-
pointed pilot for the port OF Redondo
by Gov. II. H. Markham.
Captain Sidney Judd of the Rhip Yer
bena made business trip to Los Ange-
les today.
Robert Monroe, engineer of the tug
Pelican, while laying ct anchor yester-
day, threw a line overheard with the re-
suit of hauling in 30-pound yellow-tail.
The steamship Santa Rosa, Captain
Alexander, arrived from San Diego at
6:45 O'Clock this morning and left for
San Francisco at IL, carrying from this
port 800 sacks of barley, 450 boxes OF
oranges and lemons, rs sacks OF walcuts,
rs empty oil tanks, 40 sacks of gold ore,
besides large quantity OF other general
merchandise and 20 passengers.
The steam schooner Excelsior from
Eureka, Capt. ]. F. Higgins, is discharg-
ing 150, 900 feet Of lumber for the Will
annette Lumber company. She will
leave tomorrow for Hueneme where she
will load with grain for Eureka.
Charles Doaster has the contract fol
discharging the ship Verbena and is do.
ing some very rapid work. Mr.. Doastel
has had great experience in this line
of work and iH certainly master of his
business. He discharged 400 tons yes
torday in eight hours. From one hatch
was discharged in three hours 180 tons,
averaging one ton to the minute.
G. Walton of Los Angeles. agent oil
the North American Navigation com.
pany, was visiting our city today.
The lumber schooner Noys arrived
this afternoon with 800. 900 feet of lum
ber for the Willamette Lumber com.
pany.
George Norcross has secured some
| fine negatives of the ship Verbena. The
views of this large ship can be had al
Halls fruit and news stand ON the pier
Eleven hundred and fifty pounds o
fish was shipped this morning to Lof
Angeles, and some very large rockcod
and white fish were caught by I'll. B.
Shorty and j. W. Foote, averaging from
to 15 pounds.
The Redondo company's flower garden
is shipping flowers daily to eastern
points. A shipment was made yester,
day by Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express to
New York city.
The depth OF the Redondo nate torium
has been changed from feet at one
end and 10 at the other to 2 feet and
IL feet. At the bottom of the tank on
three sides there will be 40 incandes'
cent lighte, and 40 more six feet above
the tank, with 1900 candle power, en-
abling lockers on as well as participa lts
in the aquatic sport to easily see the
bottom OF the tank at night as we'll as
during the day. This novel idea should
attract attention. The contractors will
finish the cement work tomorrow and
the baths will be ready for business by
Christmas.
J. Lechner will move from bis present
location next to the Bolan block in 9
few days, and will occupy the Germans
| hall, opposite the pier.
Many new buildings are going up il
our city by the sea. In fact, Redondt
has a most promising iuture for tn,
coming season. Business OF all kinds il
picking up and every face expresses