Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-02
AVALON TO BE
ALL THEIR OWN
FREEHOLDERS PETITION FOR
CLOSED PORT
WANT 1T AS PLEASURE RESORT
FOR PROPERTY OWNERS
Improvement Association, Limited
Strictly to 100 Persons, viii Pro-
vide Ali Necessary Amuse-
ments for Visitors
1snecinl to The Herald.l

AVALON. March 1. - Ninety-elght
per cent of the property owners mere
have signed the petition circulated ny
the Freeholders' association OF Ava
lon to make this a closed port. me
committee appointed to represent inc
people is jubilant over such soou
showing. Nothing remains now out -
place the petition before the poaru VI
Supervisors, and if it is accepted anu
the alleyWays and streets are apdi-
doned the Freeholders association VIII
bav, full control of the entire water
front and amusements. The committee
consists of w. H. Hunt, Jr., A. A; Car
rarher. ]. e. Mathewson. e. II. Brew
ster. H. B. McRae, John ii Lane, w
TT. Heyron, w. G. Wright and r. H.
Lowe. col
Excerpts from the petition are as 10i-
lows: whereas, it is deemed IhuIualIy
advantageous by all parties hereto that
Avalon be made a private pleasure re-
sort for the entertainment of the OWL
ers of property therein, and their pat
rons and guests of the Freeholders I'M :
movement association of Avalon, Only
such persons shall be qualified to be-
come members of said association as
are now owners or who may nereaIte'
become successors in title OF such OWL
at all times be limited to not IhoIe
than one hundred persons.
1.-THE Freeholders' Improvement asso-
citation will provide for entertainments
and other forms of amusement, anu
will be empowered to build new 35o-
foot pleasure pier for the purpose OF
providing a suitable landing place TOT
Measure boats and their boatmen anu
TO maintain and operate the same,
oh, fa1 or
use thereof as may be profitable; such
pier to be for the direct beneft ana
use. primarily, of the members of said
association.
ITO have supervision of and main
tain as private rights of way the aban-
doned parcels of land designated as
streets and avenues and plant and care
for the roadside trees and otherwise
beautify the town as the committee ap-
pointed may see advisable"
Chief among the Improvements which
Will be begun as soon as the necessary
final steps are completed, is the cree
ton of a bath house in front of the
Grad View hotel The new structure
will be 1870 feet in length and 16S feet IN
width and large enough to accommo-
date 200 bathers. Crescent avenue Will
be paved with asphaltum and electric
light equal to 400 eight-candle power
bulbs will be distributed throughout
the town, the. rates not to exceed 10
cents per kilowatt hour. An ade-
quate water supply from Middle Ranch
is promised by the Banning company
in the near future, and until such ar
rangements are completed water will
be supplied from the company's wells
at Avalon at rates not to exceed the
winter rates heretofore charged.
A military band of thirty performers.
which will play for concerts and dane
ing, beginning June 10 and continuing
for a term of thirteen weeks, has been
arranged for by the Banning company
and will be under the direction of the
Freeholders' Improvement association.
Dancing may be carried on at the COM
pany's pavilion when an orchestra is
available from Hotel Metropole. Twelve
canopies and pagodas will be placed
along the water front for the use of
visitors. and the old bulllhead which
now faces the ocean will be removed.