Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-13
MUSIC IN THE AIR
At LONG BEACH
TRUSTEES SCRAP OVER CON
TRACT WITH BANDMASTER
Walter s. Bailey Appointed to FIJI
Unexpired Term of j. B. Losee.
Los Angeles Man Pur-
chases Bonds
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH. March 12.-Walter
| S. Bailey, proprietor of the Farmers
| supply house and a well known citizen
| and business man, was this afternoon
appointed by the board of trustees to
fill the uneXpired term left vacant by
the resignation of j. B. Losee last
week.
Mr.. Bailey figured in politics at the
last general election when he was de-
feated for the office of supervisor by
Peter J. Wilson. Mr.. Bailey was the
Democratic nominee but carried Long
Beach by a large majority.
Immediately following the election
of Mr.. Bailey Mayor Cate announced
the following committees:
Auditing and finance-Merrill, Oak
ford and Campbell.
Public worSs-Campbell. Bailey and
Oakford.
Ordinance and judiciary-Bailey,
Campbell and Merrill.
Police and sanitary-Oakford, Bailey
and Campbell.
These committees will serve until the
board elected on April s organizes.
One bid on a franchise for COS feet of
wharfage at West Long Beach was
opened. This was the bid of the
National Lumber company, of which
Perry Whiting is vice president. and
offered $500 for the franchise, the money
in the form of five 500 bills accom-
panying the bid. The bid was signed
by j. Ross Clark and Jotham Bixby as
sureties, the former being present at
the time of the reading of the bond. An
ordinance awarding the franchise to
the National Lumber company was
read for the first time and laid over for
one week.
A resolution adopted unanimously
awards the $4,000 pier repair bonds to
A. w. Phelps of Los Angeles, who
offered a premium of $911 for the
bonds. Other bids were made on the
bonds but rejected in favor of that of
Mr.. Phelps, which was the highest.
Recently the name of the band now
playing in this city at the auditorium
was changed from the Donatelli band
to the Long Beach Marine band. The
contract held by the city was with the
first named organization and for one
year. Today Trustee Oakford pre-
sented a second contract, but it did not
seem to meet the approval of his fellow
members of the board.
The provisions of the contract gave
the band the right to hold dances in the
auditorium Saturday nights. Trustee
Merrill objected to this clause. since it
might prevent an election on the ques-
ton of dancing should the people desire
such an election.
Again, the auditorium has been let
to Chautauqua for two weeks in July,
and Saturday night dances would
greatly interfere with the sessions Of
the summer school. Nominally the
auditorium since its completion has
been in control of the police and sani-
tary committee, but when it was let to
Chautauqua the board. as a committee
of the whole, wrested the power vested
in them from the members of this COM
mttee. who are headed by Trustee
Oakford. In order to vindicate his
stand, Trustee Oakford explained that
the band is in receipt of a very tempt
ing offer from another resort and that
under those circumstances it behooves
Long Reach to do her best to keep the
popular musicians here.
1t is generally conceded that the
people of Long Beach want the band.
but the other counclmen refused to
yield to Mr.. Oakford's point and he re-
tired from the chamber following a
sharp discussion with Trustee Campbell
of the public works committee.
Finally, after a long discussion, the
board passed the matter until the next
meeting.
Recorder Chapman, the city justice,
reported only SIS in fines collected dur
ing the month of February. The man
who paid this fine was charged with
discharging firearms within the city
limits. In all, the fines assessed
amounted to $500, but in two instances,
one where the fine was $500 and the
other 5000, both liquor cases, appeals
have been taken.
Webster Wotkyns secretary of the
library board, suggested that an op-
portunity be given to vote bonds in the
sum of $4,000, this amount to be added
to the $12,5OO offered for a public
library by Andrew Carnegie. The sug-
gestion met the hearty approval of
every member of the council and it is
highly probable that a $4,000 building
will grace the city of Long Beach
within the next year, providing, of
course. the people see fit to vote the
bond issue.
Otherwise it is feared the offer of Mr..
Carnegie will be rejected, as the library
board state it would not pay them to
move from their present quarters in the
city hall to a $12, 500 building.
Long Beach will entertain the
Shriners at a grand ball in the aud
itorium on the night of May 10. This
will be one of the most important
functions OF lne NlSlL OIL Lne SnrlnerS
to Southern California.
Long Beach is to have another tourist
hotel of the Green Raymond type.
Work is about to commence on the
Bixby, and today announcement was
made that a second hotel would be
erected at the foot of American avenue
on the beach. The BiXby is at the foot
of Magnolia avenue.
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