The herald., 1896-02-09
LONG BEACH HAPPENINGS
The City Trustees Become Very Active
Just Before the Election
Ordinances Of Intention. in Great Plenty Ar;
Enacted d-novements of the People
at the Sea Side

LONG BEACH, Feb 8.-As the time for
the municipal election approaches the
ordinance mill of the city trustees is
put in motion and citizens are kept on
the rack trying to keep track Of the
vagaries that affiict a majority of the
city trustees in the shape of ordinances
OF intention, every two years, usually
long enough before the election so
that the man who do the work can gain
residence. On the I1th of December
last year. the city trustees passed an
ordinance OF intention to cement side
walk Pine avenue between Ocean
avenue and Sixth street (between
Third and Sixth streets actually as
there were already such sidewalks be-
tween Third street and Ocean avenue.) }
For some reason the ordinance was al
lowed to sleep, and now after a lapse
OF seven weeks it bobs up again in the
shape of another ordinance of intention
to grade and sidewalk the same street.
This time the new ordinance reduces
the width of the proposed cement side
walks from six feet to FIVE feet. This
ordinance of intention was passed at
the last meeting.
Jack Mcdonald, the man who WAS
under arrest for slugging Bob Faulk-
ner, the contractor, was tried on
Thursday before Recorder Rosecrans
and pleading guilty was fined $40.
Contractor II. j. Craig has force of
men ct work on the twelve-room house
that ls being constructed corner of
Fourth and Pine streets.
The ladies of the Methodist Episco-
pal church will give a birthday party
at the tabernacle next Thursday even
ing, Valentines eve, at which a taking
program will De given and refreshments
served.
The Long Beach Transfer company
hauled the large dynamo that is to be
used in I. q. TUFTS electric power house
to aid in lighting the three cities
Long Beach, San Pedro and Whining
ton from Los Angeles Thursday.
Messrs. Bixby and Lowe, owners of
the bank, have concluded to make it a
three instead Of two.story building,
signing contract to that effect the
same day.
The Evangelistic meetings which
have been held during the week in the
Pres byterian church and conducted
by the the Revs. Robert w. Cleland
DIR. 3. II. Weller have been exceedingly
interesting, the Rev. Mr. Cleland being
a fascinating speaker. Two services
are held, one in the afternoon at 2:3O,
and the other in the evening at 7:3O.
The Ladies' Home Missionary socie-
ty met at the home of Mrs. DR.. M. H.
Williams Tuesday afternoon in regular
monthly session, and after the trans
action of the usual routine business
sprung surprise on Mrs. Williams by
taking possession of the rooms and
having a high tea party. Dainty re-
freshments were served and q thor
oughly enjoyable afternoon the thirty
one ladies present declared it to be one
OF the incest little affairs they ever at
tended. n - :
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. A. johnson enter
tanned at supper Thursday evening.
previous to their departure for San
Diego. Their old, Janesville, Wis,
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffries and
daughter and Miss Mary Carl, who have
gonesto that city for a brief visit.
=. PERSONALS .t
Mr.. Lou Alguire of Los Angeles is
at thS Beach, the guest of Mrs. Fl. W..
'Oaystile.
John Hays of Tumwater, Wash, who
has been here for week as the guest
of Dr.. A. G. Cook, left for home Friduy
evening.
DR.. Roby of Minneapolis, Mimi. who
will likely locate in Los Angeles, was
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. A. G. Cook
Friday.
A. j. Barnard and mother of Los An.
geles came down Thursday and are oc-
cupying their house on Ocean avenue.
DIR. w. G. Dobie and wife left for
Garvanza yesterday, to stay three
months. The doctor will take a course
in oriflcial surgery while there, and ex-
poets to be back at Long Beach about
the middle of May.
Miss Floy Roberts Of Los Angeles, a
some time resident of this place, came
back the middle of the week and will
spend about five months at the beach.
Mrs. Fred Mitchell of Santa Ana
drove over Thursday and has taken a
room on Pine street and will stay ten
days.