The herald., 1893-10-08
SANTA MONICA.
The Electric Light works-Local News
Notes.

Notes.
SANTA MONICA, Oct. Your corre-
spondent spent very pleasant hour or
two Friday night inspecting the plant
and machinery OF the Santa Monica
Electric and Power company, which has
a 5O-year franchise and has expended
over $40, 900 cold coin to give us one OF
the best, il not the very best, in the
state.
The switchboard for while was an
interesting subject of investigation,
where found multitude of different
kinds of meters. The Watt meter,
which regulates the total output OF
electrical energy /; the pressure indicator,
which indicates the pressure or voltage
at which the lamps are burning, and the
Ampere meter, which closely tells the
number of lights that are burning, were
particularly interesting little machines.
There are ehut-of and switch keys in
Vulnerable. The dynamo is one of the
latest of the General Electric company's
selfHegulating machines. 1t works to a
charm and is matchless piece of ma
chinery. 1t actually compensates itself
for the increase or decrease of lights,
acting automatically, keeping every
thing at q constant pressure. 1t also al
lows both arc and incandescent lights
on the same circuit, which will be the
case here in few days.
The steam plant lie of the very best,
evidently put in for the greatest dura-
bility and economy, the engine being q
compound c0ndensing one OF the Ball
Manufacturing company, Pennsylvania,
Co. ,,a1 Oh ON
gallons being used nightly.
They are supplying illumination for
about 400 lights, and many residences
and places of business are being added
as fast as the wires can be put in. The
lights are white and bright and are Civ
ing entire satisfaction.
The whistling of the wings of the wild
ducks these moonlight nights betokens
good sport all winter long. They are
flying by the hundreds.
Photographer Pile is taking a new
series of negatives of the Soldiers
home.
0. G. Tullis has received handsome
new lathe.
8Al Myers is building a cottage on
Eighth street.
According to Public Librarian Miss
Ellie Morse, there are now 2134 books in
tsmber amolnteu 'r6' lfeti99n f1tii99 for Sep,
members. Electric lights viii ha .s pr
days.
Mrs. s. F. Carpenter will0ive. dime
social on Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 5
at her residence, for the benefit of the
Santa Monica-by-the-Sea chapter, O.
E. s.
James Irwin was sent on Friday last to
the county hospital.
Notices have been served on the
Cinnamon to fill up their Fourth street
cesspools.
Shipments at the wharf during the
month of September were as follows
mports-Lumber, 10000 feet; coal,
$3.50 tons; merchandise, 1853 tons. Ex-
ports-Grain, 54S tons; merchandise,
20 tons.
Fish dinners are the rule at the wharf
restaurant.
The following gentlemen. the various
railroad officials at the wharf, are nicely
quartered in their new and commodious
Offices: A. III. Jameson, agent; I. M.
Polhemus, chief clerk; F. H. Oswald
and W. T. Moher. clerks; Capt. F. E.
Dornfeld, superintendent of wharf and
CAPTAIN OF tug ColllS.
Louis Bay, route agent of Wells-Fargo
visited the beach, town and wharf YES.
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Bassett and family
spent yesterday at Pomona, celebrating
the 10th birthday of Mr.. Bassett's
fathor.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. I. Hull and Mr.. and
Mrs. II. 5. Hubbard are at Santa Bar
bara, delegates from here to the grand
lodge of l. 0. G. T.
DIR. and Mrs. II. HI. Hamilton and family
of Grafton, N. D., have rented the Gates
cottage on Arizona avenue. The doctor
has some fine residence property on
Nevada avenue, which he will build
upon and live here permanently.