Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-25
.ALAMIT0S ANNEXATION
ORDINANCE IS PASSED
Long Beach Citizens Petition for an
Election on Subject Of Hotels
Sellina LIduor


Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, July 24-It was ex-
pected that a. committee Of Alamitos
and Long Beach citizens would go be-
fore the Long Beach trustees this after
noon and ask that the plans for annex
ing Alamitos be modified, but the COM
mittee did not make It's appearance and
the old ordinance, fixing the boundary
line of the annexed territory on the
north at Hill street. was read and given
final passage, the date for the special
election, August %, remaining un-
changed. The Alamitos committee
wants later date set and the bound
ary changed to Seventh street. This
request will probably be presented next
week.
The trustees today awarded to ]. g.
Van Houten of this city the contract
for erecting new fire department head
quarters. Van Houten's bid was $S1S5.
was given the contract for putting in
one of its systems, consisting Of twenty
four boxes and wiring, for $1,000.
A petition has been drawn and will
be circulated among voters asking the
trustees to call a special election to as
certain. the feeling of the voters of the
city as to whether or not hotels of forty
rooms or upwards should be permitted
to serve spurious, malt and vinous
liquors to guests in dining rooms with
regular meals. This petition differs
from the one prepared three weeks ago
in that the former included restaurants.
If the present petition is successful
there will be only three hotels in the
place that can serve liquor
Last week the trustees granted per-
mission to William Johns to erect a
livery stable on the west side of Ameri-
can avenue, just.north of Second street.
There was no remonstrance filed by
adjacent property owners, and Johns is
now engaged in removing cottage
from the lot preparatory to beginning
the construction of the stable. The
property owners now realize, however,
what is coming and are kicking hard,
but appeals to the trustees have been
met with the response that, as per-
mission has been granted, there is no
way of stopping the construction of the
stable.
Wharfinger Beattie wants the trus-
tees to make the boat companies stop
carrying drunken passengers back from
San Pedro. The late boats generally
bring good-sized cargo of these indi-
viduals back from the harbor city, and
the wharf policemen have their hands
full with them. The boat owners are
not inclined to interfere, because
some of their best customers are those
who like to escape Long Beach dry
ness for the evening and overdo the
matter in San Pedro.
Fishing was seriously interfered with
this morning by a sea lion, which
prowled about the pier and stole the
bait from all the lines he could find.
The price of bait went away up while
the lion was in the neighborhood, and
all attempts to catch him were futile.
| The local eyrie of Eagles held it's
first anniversary to night. The first
event was a promenade in the sun par
lor, over 1000 taking part. A banquet
to members of the order was given in
the Bixby building. Guests were pres
ent from Los Angeles. Pasadena, Col
ton, San Bernardino, San Pedro and
other cities.
Rev. Mr.. Murphy has been granted a
two months leave Of absence. and, ac-
companied by Mrs. Murphy, will leave
shortly for Maine, to spend his vaca-
tion. His pulpit will be filled by Rev.
Charles E. Perkins of Salt Lake City
and Rev. DR.. Van Deerlin of Lompoc.
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