Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-25
LONG BEACH GROWS AS
SHOWN BY REGISTRATION
BUILDING PROJECTS ACTIVE IN
BUSY TOWN
Two DWeIlers Make Lucky Strike in
San 8ernardino County - Signal
Hill Reservoir Is Finished-TotaI
OF Seasons Rainfall, 1858
Inches
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH. March 24-Dr. w.
Hartman Jones, the Long Beach health
officer, has been arrested on a charge
of throwing a case of contagious dis
case on the county. The doctor admits
the charge, but claims that he had ex-
ce!lent cause for so doing. In the first
place the case originated outside the
city and was brought to the attention
the community ordered the man re-
moved to the county pest house. The
case which is an isolated one, originat-
eit, ed IN li,. a grading camp outside the
doctor alone prevented a spread of the
dread disease. DR.. Jones has had no
hearing as yet, consequently the case
has not taken definite shape
Rain in abundance was the portion of
Long Beach throughout the night last
night and at o'clock this morning the
Alamitos Land company's guage showed
a precipitation of LIS inches. The total
for the season is now 1853 inches
Figures from the county clerks office
snow that the registration in Long
Beach numbers 219S as against 203O in
1904.
In order to meet the payments on the
Long Beach Y. NJ. and Y. W. C. A. build
ing 1t has been found necessary to
mortgage the property for $4,000. A
sum sufficient to complete the structure
scribers have been given one and two
years In which to meet the amounts
pledged, the funds are not paid in fire.
quently enough.
Ernest Moore and W. A. jackson left
Long Beach for eastern San Ber-
nardino county. where Ross Moore. the
formers brother located a rich mining
claim last summer while on a vacation
trip. The vein which runs through the
claim contains 70 per cent of lead and
sufficient of gold and silver, it is said,
to pay for the milling. Experts claim
that the strike is one of the richest
made in San Bernardino county for
years.
The completion of a reservoir cost
ing $1,000 on Signal hill for the Long
pacity of 100000 gallons, has been an.
nounced by Contractor j. H. Dovey
When put into use the big tank will in
crease the pressure in the Bouton sys.
TEN mains 800 per cent.
Sketches have been completed by
Train & Williams, architects, for a six
story apartment house to be erected on
the beach at the foot of Cedar avenue
The building will cost 500, 900
Rev. o. r. Miller and VIE of wash.
ington, D. c.. have announced that they
will soon make Long Beach their per-
manent home. DIR. Miller is legislat-
i've reformer OF national reputation and
has made a number of addresses here
recently.
Union labor threatens to take an
active part in the political campaign
now rending Long Beach. A meeting
vas held at Coughran hall last evening
at which addresses were delivered by
Los Angeles organizers.
Justice Brayton of this city married
Herbedt z. Kelly and Miss Flora A.
Nelson, who came all the way from
San Francisco through the rain.
A special meeting of the Cosmopoli
tan club, at which steps will be taken
been announced for Monday evening.
Long Beach citizens have subscribed
$500 toward the entertainment of the
Shriners on May 7, 8 and 10.
THE society resort Is Hotel del Cor
onado."