Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-19
WILL DEVELOP
PACIFIC BEACH
PROPERTY OWNERS FORM NEW
ORGANIZATION
PROMINENT MEN INTERESTED
San Diego Suburb Expected to Thrive
Under Direction Of Develop
ment cIub--News of
Interest

Special to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO, June 1S.-The Pacific
Beach property owners met yesterday
afternoon for the purpose Of forming
a development and Improvement club
similar to those which are organized
throughout the rest of the CITY, Col
r. " Dodge was elected president:
DR. Chestnut, vice president; f. NJ.
Barr secretary and NJ. w. Folsom,
treasurer. The purpose of the organza-
tion is to aid all measures for the up
building of the popular suburb.
George 3. Felt an aged man who has
| resided in San Diego for the past seven
| teen years died suddenly last evening.
He had finished his supper and had
stepped into rear room of the house.
AS he did not return another member
of the household went to look for him
| and found him lying dead.
John T. Stafford, for the past two
terms sergeant at arms of the Cali
fornia assembly, and Familiarity known
as Jack" Stafford, is visiting old
friends in the city.
John e. Wynne of San Francisco,
accompanied by Captain William
Howe, inspector of hulls and boilers,
were in the city yesterday inspecting
the various steam using craft on the
bay.
City Hall Free From Debt
The deed to the city hall property,
which the city purchased some years
ago from Ralph Granger, and has been
paying for in monthly rent INSTALL
ment is now freed from debt The
purchase proves a good one for the
city. The price paid was less than
$4,000, and the building, with its lot,
could easily be sold for double the
amount.
f. S. Babcock yesterday completed
the purchase of a block of land lying
between A and Ash streets and the
tracks of the Santa Fe and LaJolla
railroad over which he proposes to build
a connecting track between the Santa
Fe and his own track of the LaJolla
line for the better interchange of busi-
ness. The suburban road is soon to have
delivered here several train loads of
steel rails for the rebuilding of the line
Gnd Mr.. Babcock is perfectly willing
TO have them run out on his tracks
without being handled or hauled by
team. The connecting switch will be
put in during the present week.
A committee from Miramar camp,
Woodmen of the World, went over to
Oceansde this morning for the purpose
of unveiling the monument over the
grave OF William F. McCrea who died
their during the past year, and who was
a member Of the local lodge.
Renders Important Decision
Judge Torrance yesterday rendered
a decision in the case of Charles Cal
loway against Mrs. o. j. Slough. The
suit was brought to collect a certain
amount alleged to be due for service
rendered in a mine owned by the de-
fendant. Mrs. Slough claimed that the
work was done under the direction of
another owner, though she knew it was
being done. The other owner had the
mine on a bond and when it was re-
turned to her the men demanded their
money, and then begun the suit which
they have now won.
The 20O-foot tunnel which is being
put in to develop the Palma Lythia
mines has been driven nearly thirty
five feet and is opening up fine body
of ore, William II. Crane, president
of the American Lythia and Chemical
company who has been here for some
time looking over the companys mines
has left for New York where the prin-
cipal business of the corporation is
located.
A movement is on foot among the
BARRIERS Of the city to petition the
council to pass the ordinance requir-
ing all barber shops in the city to
close on Sunday. 1t is said that there
are seventeen shops which close on
Sunday, while about twenty keep open
a part or all of the day. The ordinance.
as proposed, provides for the licensing
and regulating of boths, massage, hair |
and beauty parlors, as well as
barber shops