The herald., 1894-01-25
SANTA MONICA.

Business Transacted by the City Coun-
cil-Loca1 Notes.
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 24.-The board of
trustees met Monday evening in regular
session; all members present. Minutes
of previous meeting were approved and
warrants ordered drawn for the amount
OF gill.
The clerk was ordered to advertise for
bids for the grading of Railroad avenue.
from Ocean avenue to water front, and
for Bay street, from Promenade street to
Ocean.
P. Miguel wanted to furnish plans for
the Ocean Front park, which privilege
was allowed the Los Angeles gentleman,
provided it did not cost the town any
thing.
Permission was granted E. D. Wilson
to dig cesspool on lot s, block 119, and
to Judge @. H. WINS on lot J, block ll6.
Miss May Carter was also allowed to
top some eucalyptus trees in front OF
her property on Third street.
A resolution was adopted inatructing
@. s. Dales to notify Judge G. @. Twich-
ell to give to his successor the records.
etc., of the town recorders Office, and
in case he refuses to do 80 to notify the
city attorney, and he was instructed
under such a condition to Immediately
bring suit to secure their possession.
The venerable justice has refused to
comply with the wishes of the board.
and we now have town recorder with
out any records, an ex-town recorder
with the records. and merry sheol to pay
in all cases involving the question of
violation OF town ordinances.
Street Superintendent Lowman was
instructed to repair Compton road and
notify Supervisor Hay of the fact, and
ask for the county to do likewise on their
side.
Engineer Thomas H. James presented
the maps made by him at the request of
the Jones interest for the purpose of
house numbering (they being gift to
the town.. They were accepted and
adopted as the official map for that pur-
pose, and the city attorney was instruct
ed to draw up an ordinance making
house numbering compulsory.
The matter OF the Los Angeles and
Pacific road was made special order for
an adjourned meeting to night (Tues-
day).
The matter of garbage fence at Mon
tana avenue was thoroughly discussed,
the city attorney informing the board
in reply to the request for informa-
ton why he had advised the Jones in
terest that they had the right to build
the fence-because the fence was on
their ground-which seemed to. be stun
ner; and after considerable talk the
whole matter was referred to the street
committee.
The board OF trustees met ON Tuesday
evening in special session to consider
the proposition of the coming of the L.
A. and p. road, or rather OF its opera
ton and resuscitation.
All the members of the board were
present, as was also large delegation
of property-owners on Railroad avenue,
r. r. Tanner representing 6400 feet
frontage, belonging to Jones and Baker;
Thos. Elliott, 80 feet, belonging to Archie
Johnson ; J. Mayhem $50 feet; Thos. III.
James, 710 feet; ]. G. Morgan, 100 feet;
P. Whalen, $50 feet; w. B. Vawter, 100
feet; total 7710 feet.
After free discussion by the gentle
men and members OF the board, the
following resolution was unanimously
passed, the clerk being instructed to
notify Mr.. Cross of it's contents and re-
quest an individual reply:
Condition No. 1. That the company
grade Railroad avenue from Fourth
street to the city limits.
The second condition relates to the
Strengthening OF the trestle from Fourth
street to Ocean avenue and putting it
on a grade with Ocean avenue and
Fourth street.
Third, the tearing up of the track
across Ocean avenue, removing the
depot, and filling in of cut on bluff and
lastly, of entering into an agreement to
have the road running by June 1st, or
FORGETTING all legal rights in city limits.
Captain Cross, when here, said posi-
lively that he did not come here to grade
streets, and left the impression that
they would not do so, but it seems they
will have to do 30 or quit on the propo-
sition.
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.
The Boston Comedy company show
here on Friday, the Goth inst, at the
opera house, in Peck's Bad Boy.
E Suits of the Central market has
received carload of cattle from Php.
nix, Ariz.
Roger Plant is very ill.
The Brown Chicago excursion party
took in the mammoth wharf yesterday.
Rev. Richard Logan of Santa Paula
paid Santa Monica flying visit yester-
day.
M. Narn has completed the grading OF
Fifth street and made good job of it.
Judge T. H. Wells, editor and pro-
prietor of the Enterprise, has returned
from his trip to Kern county. Mrs.
Wells is with him.
City Attorney R. r. Tanner and Mrs.
Tanner have returned from their San
Francisco trip.
Mrs. 1. M. Liehy, ST., is very i'll at her
residence, her friends anxiously hoping
for her immediate recovery.
The San Mateo arrived at the wharf
yesterday with a cargo of coal for the
Southern Pacific.
The Bonito arrived Wednesday with a
miscellaneous cargo.
The Boston Comedy company will
give Peck's Bad Boy at the opera house
Friday evening. They come we'll recon-
mended.
1t is by all odds the best liniment. Mr.