Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-01
LOS ANGELES COMPANY BUYS
SAN DIEGO PROPERTY
LARGE ADVANCE IN PRICE
New City Government Takes Charge
Tonight and II Is Expected
Sehon VIII Assume
Mayors Office
Special to The Herald.


SAN DIEGO, April 3O.-The Metho-
dist Episcopal block at the corner of
Fourth and d streets, which was pur-
chased within week past by u. S.
Grant Jr. for 100000 has been sold
again. by him to a syndicate of Los
Angeles people, through the agency of
L. j. Wilde at a price considerably in
advance of that paid week ago.
1t is understood that the present
building will be razed to the found
alton walls, a modern office building
six or seven stories high will be erected
The property is 100 by 100 on Fourth
and D streets and the building is a
three story brick. built in 1SS7-SS and
Is of an old style of architecture as
compared with the modern business
Buildings of today
New City Government Today
On Monday evening the new city
government takes charge and there will
be plenty doing John L. Sehon, who
was elected mayor but whose election
is contested, has already taken the
cath of office and it Is expected that he
will assume the duties of office regard
less of the decision of a lower court
that he is not eligible to the office. He
will hold until the new appellate court
confirms the decision of the lower court
1t Is understood that John B. Osborn
Is likely to be selected as chairman Of
the city council and that DIR. H. r.
HARRISON will be the president of the
Board of Education.
San Diego Brevities
The application of the Home Tee-
phone Company for, a franchise to run
its lines and establish it's telephones in
the city of Oceanside will be filed with
the board of trustees of that city this
week. Oceanside will be on the main
of the long distance lead from Los An
geles to San Diego on which work will
be commenced at once.
William Mead, president of the Cen
tral Bank of Los Angeles, is visitor
in the city. He came south to see
about securing a proper location for
the First National Bank of Oceanside.
accommodate the bank as no suitable
one is to be found there.
Word comes from Imperial that at
mass meeting held there last night
steps were taken for the organization
of a company to construct a railroad
from Imperial westward by way of
Sillsby. A committee was appointed
to canvass for subscriptions.
A Junior Anti-Saloon League of San
Diego was formed last evening at the
residence of Harvey Webber, son of
George Webber. The purpose of the
organization Is told in its name. The
officers were elected: Francis
Fitzgerald, of Coronado. president;
Albert Smith, vice president; Paul
George, secretary and treasurer, and
Harvey Webber detective. 1t is ex-
planned that the detective is appointed
for the special service of looking up
new members. There were twenty-one
charter members of the organization.
Customs Inspector w. B. Evans, who
has been stationed at Tia Juana for
some time has been transferred to
Campo to take the place of Customs
officer ]. P. Jones, who Is now in the
city recovering from a serious attack
of paralysis.
Frank C. Churchill, a late arrival
from Washington, D. c., is making a
round of the Indian reservations in
this county in company of Indian
Agent Schell of the Pala reservation.
They are to make reports as the occa-
sion seems to demand.