Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-10

ing to the depth of water in which
they are sunk.
The largest ere over ten tons in
weigth. In constructing the piles, the
sloping hillsides of the lots in the
neighborhood of Colorado avenue were
requisitioned for pile factory. Huge
forms cylindrical in shape were laid
on the slopes and the reinforcing rods
together with a large pipe in the CEN
ter, and the concrete poured in from
the top.
After standing a sufficient time for the
mixture to set the huge sticks were
lifted by a large derrick and hauled
by tram car to the spot were they were
to be set. After being placed upright,
hose was attached to the upper end
of the pipe which extended through
the center of the pile and jet of
water forced through to the bed of the
ocean. The sand was thus washed
away from the base of the stick and 1t
settled into position by it's own weight.
After the piles were thus driven,
forms were placed on their upper ends
and the stringers of the pier were
formed by pouring concrete into them,
reinforcing rods having been placed in
the center and welded to those of the
pile.
AngeIeno Drew Designs
The structure is built from designs
drawn by Edwin H. Warner of Los
Angeles and has been put up under
his sole supervision. A. Stutzer was
the contractor and much is due to him
for his grit in completing the pier in
the face of seemingly almost unsur-
mountable obstacles. The huge steel
derricks which were used for the
handling of the piles were wrecked
repeatedly, while the storms of the
past carried away portions OF the false
work time after time and on the oc-
casion of the severe storm of last De-
cember, toog away the entire end, to-
gether with the derrick and pile driver.
The time occupied in construction
was a little over a year and the COM
plete cost, $S7 900. 1t is the first pier
of it's kind and promises to be the in
auguration of very material reform
in the construction of WharVeS on the
Pacific coast.
1t is owned by the municipality of
Santa Monica, bonds having been voted
for the purpose and a committee of the
city council are in direct control Of
all concessions and privileges. AT this
early date many junketing tours have
been formed from other cities on the
coast for the purpose of viewing the
Will d Wow "a
ideas and doing likewise when WharVes
are to be built.
The following were guests of the
luncheon provided by the entertain
ment committee on the grounds of the
Elks club house:
Names of Guests
Naval officers-Capt. Charles Gleaves,
II. S. S. st. Louis; C. S. Kerrick, U. S.
s lawrence: Ensign E. R. Shipp. U.
S. S. Davis; A. S. Brown, paymaster
U. S. S. Albany; Ensign F. N. Eklund,
u. S. S. Albany; Ensign e. A. Swan
son, u. S. S. Goldsborough; A. M. Pip
min, paymaster u. S. S. st. Louis; En-
sign II. Delano, u. S. S. st. Louis; En-
sign H. S. Babbett, U. S. S. st. Louis;
DR. Robert A. Bachmann, U. 5. S. st.
Louis; r. G. Heiner, surgeon U. S. S.
Albany; Lieutenant r. NJ. Griswold, U.
S. S. st. Louis; w. H. Pashley and
H. D. Mcclure.
Santa Monica-T. H. Dudley, mayor;
Alfred Morris, president of the council;
G. D. Snyder, councilman; G. B. Grif-
fin, councilman; j. b. Proctor, council
man; j. Euclid Miles, councilman; R.
w. Armstrong, councilman; M. K. Bar
retto, chief of police; Thomas FL. James,
city engineer; John A. Morton, deputy
city engineer; Ralph Bane, city treas
1OIuGlluS iiSyy POiiNC Yum
missioner; N. RA Folsern, police COM
missoner H. E. Stone, attorney of en-
gineering department; w. H. Atwill,
marshall; R. e. Miller, secretary of the
board of education; DIR. w. H. Parke,
health officer; DR.. H. L. Coffman,
quarantine officer; Judge George H.
Hutton, William S. Vawter Thomas
Feron, Roy Jones' B. A. Nebeker, j.
Mayhem Hammant, Arthur e. jack
son, James H. Guysby. Ehrman Grigs-
by, Roy B. Grigsby, e. P. Mittinger,
DR.. p. S. Lindsey, H x. Goetz.
Ocean Park and Venice-A. Stutzer,
DIR. j. M. White, DR.. w. H. Kiger, e.
b. Arment, G. G.. Watt.
Long Beach-C. H. Windham, mayor; coun-
cilmen b. P. Dayman, ]. H. Robinson, Fred
p. Baldwin, Walter Desmond; Henry p. Bar
bour. member board Of public works.
Palms-Dr. w. w. DUNN, president, and
James P. Ward director chamber of com
merce.
Soldiers Home-Colonel f. J. Cochran. gov
ernor Soldiers home; DR.. o. C. McNary, sur
geon; Rev. G. w. Wilson, chaplain
sawtelle-A. r. Gufan, president CONNER