The herald., 1897-12-07
SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, Dec. 6.-(Regular
Correspondence.) Bills to the amount
of $160S.10 were ordered paid at this
afternoons meeting of the board of
trustees.
Joseph C. Elliott of Los Angeles, ac-
companied by his attorney, John w.
Kemp, appeared before the board to
learn the sense of that body on the
granting of a franchise to them and
other parties for a right of way on the
water front for the extension of a pleas
ure wharf. He said it was the desire of
the paties with whom he was interested
in this project to construct wharf
from 500 to 1900 feet in length, with the
added details necessary to make it a
success as a construction for pleasure,
which would be free to the public. Their
charges would be made for the rental
of booths, kioskS, etc, and for wharf,
age, and the structure would extend
far enough out to allow vessels to land
which would mean depth of from sew
enteen to twenty feet. The board was
favorable to the granting of the fran
chise and the matter was referred to
the harbor and wharf committee, with
whom the Los Angeles parties will con-
fer during the week.
Three applicants put in bids for the
position as gardener of Linda Vista
park. f. +. Angst offered to do the
work for $50 per month, r. r. Grimes
for $55 and H. r. Lee for So per day. The
bid of the former was accepted.
Eight bids were received for the con-
struction of sewer main number one.
and were as follows: VIM. Belser & Co.,
A E,.;o
s7O737O; j. f. White, $9S4O; J. M. Gardi-
ner, $3.50; T. Haverty, s96S5; Hughes 6;
Edwards, $7753; French & Reed, $1,000.
After lengthy consideration the bid
of c. L. Powell was accepted, the board
allowing him 120 days in which to COM
plete the work. He will be obliged to
file two bonds, one for so per cent of the
contract price to insure the faithful per-
formance Of the work within the time
specified, the other to protect the city
against liens, etc.
Santa Monica has seen the last of the
bunco thieves, at least as prisoners.
Judge Wells sustained the demurrer
which the attorneys for the defendants
made to the complaint against them,
this morning.
Judge Guidinger fined X. c. Bray $40
this morning for regularly splitting to-
bacco juice on the front window of Will
liams' barber shop. Bray had a spite
against Williams and was trying to
pay it out"
Considerable delay has been caused in
getting a description of the cemetery
enclosure, which has delayed the sign
ing of the deeds which will convey it to
A. NJ. Guidinger and NJ. H. Kimball as
chairman and secretary of the board of
cemetery trustees in trust for the city.
A surveyor was finally employed for
that purpose. The cemetery as described
in the deed is 552X490 feet, containing
6 21-100 acres. 1t will be decided to the
chairman and secretary to dispense
with the trouble of having the entire
board sign each deed that is presented to
owners of lots. When the signatures of
Senator Jones and Mrs. Arcadia de Ba-
ker are secured to the deed the chairman
Of the board will call a special meeting,
when beginning will be made on the
improvements in contemplation.
G. Scotto has had Andronico Farias
arrested for disturbing his peace.
Farias is up to legal quirks and, plead
ing not guilty, demands jury trial.
uoSe NuioiiSei iidS set the case LOT
next Thursday at $3.50 am.
The Unity circle will give a special
dancing party in the Arcadia ball room
next Friday evening. All those holding
season tickets are invited.
The st. Margaret's guild bazar, to be
held in the parish hall tomorrow after
noon and evening, promises to be a most
successful affair. Tea will be served
to visitors in the afternoon, and in the
evening an elaboate program will be
given which includes numbers by Nine
de Semnario, Miss Ida Scott, Messrs
c. B. Baird, F. B. McComas, etc.