Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-20
PROGRAM OF CIVIC
WORK IS OUTLINED
LONG BEACH REALTY BOARD
OFFERS SUGGESTION
Plan Is to Have City in First=Class
Condition by the Time the
Panama Canal Is
Opened
Especial to The Herald.l

/ LONG BEACH. Jan. ia step thai
/ is interesting to other cities as well a.
/ this. in that it indicates an appreciablt
/ determination to work Systematically
/ for public improvements along many
! different lines, was taken last night
| by the realty board, an organization
composed largely of real estate agents
but including also in its membership
either actively or as associates many
property owners, professional men
merchants and teachers.
A program was adopted outlining
proposed municipal improvements to
be made during the next five years
there being a commendable determi-
nation on the part of the members of
the board to carry out these projects
and have the various affairs of the city
in first class condition by the time of
the opening of the Panama canal. The
following are recommendations made
by the committee for the improve
ments, by years:
Pier, Parking and Trees
For 1910. the rebuilding of the pier.
parking of the ocean bluff. planting of
trees on part, if not all, of the city
streets; the passage Of certain amend
ments to the city charter protecting
the waters of the bay and giving con-
troll of tidelands; fixing of boundary
lines between residence and manufaC-
turing districts; the establishment of
a forestry commission; the installation
of public bathing and life saving sta
tions- on the beach; the paving, side
walking and curbing of all avenues
and streets between the ocean and
Seventh street, with the exception that
American avenue shall be paved as
far as Willows; and the macadamizing
of Anaheim road from American ave-
nue. to the Wilmington line, connect
ing with the Los Angeles-W ilmington
boulevard.
For 1911. the construction OF suit
able sewer system: the dredging of the
channel from the Long Beach harbor
to Wilmington: the paving, sidewalk
ing and curbing of all avenues, streets
and alleys from Seventh street north
to Anaheim. about six blocks; aud the
macadamizing of East Ocean avenue
to its junction with the Bay City bou-
levard.
For 1872, celebration of the full com
pletion of the Long Beach harbor;
completion of the proposed polytechnic
high school, and the paving and side
walking of all streets and alleys from
Anaheim street north to Hill street.
For 1913 the construction of a new
public administration building or city
hall. and the paving, sidewalking and
cllrbing of all streets and avenues
from Hill street north to willows.
And so on. until 1915 with the work
divided thus into five periods, so that
the cost will not make too heavy a
burden upon the taxpayers.
Select Campaign Committee
As method of getting this work
under way. the report adopted sug
gests the selection of civic cam
paign committee of forty, including
twenty-five men and ten women.
Among the men shall be five members
Of the chamber of commerce, five mem
bers Of the realty board, the mayor.
the city attorney and the three men,
bers Of the board Of public works.
These fifteen shall select ten others,
including one or more clergymen.
Ward clubs known as civic service
clubs, shall be organized, encourag
bv the general committee. The COM
mittee of forty shall report finally to
a mass meeting in the auditorium as
to what steps are preferred to be taken
first. recommending, perhaps, a differ
ent system than that incorporated in
the realty boards report. This meet
/ ing shal adopt a petition then to the
council to take action. The ten women
of the committee shall be named by
! the Ebell club.
The lighting Of the city and all mat
ters Of interest to the various wards
shall be considered and reported upon.
/ Mayor Windham has said he considers
/ the scheme feasible and desirable. He
/ has suggested, further, the purchase by
/ the city of a rock quarry in the Palos
Verdes hills, from which to secure the
rock for street Improvements which
are recommended.
| The members of the committee sub
hitting the report to the board were
/ S. L. Lent, G.. A. Inman, Henry P
Barbour and r. Reynolds. They be-
/ lieve the council can be asked to take
definite action within sixty days.