Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-13
ARCHITECTS STUDY Of
CITY'S NEEDS SOLICITED
Mayor Alexander Voices Desire
for Building Improvement -
at Banquet

The annual meeting of the state
board of architects and the joint con-
ference of the San Francisco chapter
and the Southern California chapter
terminated last night at the Alexandria
hotel with a formal reception and ban
quet. both functions being attended by
all of the local designers of skyscrapers
and homes and the visitors from the
north, south and east.
The sessions of two days were rounds
of pleasure and business of direct inter-
est to the fraternity. Monday was de-
voted to a trolley car ride to the An
nandale Country club, where an elab-
crate luncheon was served for seventy
persons. Personally conducted inspec-
tion of the Throop institute and sew
eral churches at Pasadena followed,
including also visit to the mansion of
Henry +. Huntington. Dinner at the
Bristol cafe, with general discussion of
the Burnett tenement house act, led by
j. j. Backus, wound up the events Of
the first day.
Thomas A. Eisen was toastmaster at
the banquet last night
RESPONDS TO TOAST
Responding to the toast, "City of Los
Angeles" Mayor George Alexander
gave a cordial address of welcome, IN
the course of which he indicated the
splendid growth of the southern me-
tropolis Mayor Alexander said in part
1--WE are growing very rapidly, and
we want to grow right. Our pride in
Los Angeles makes us wish the best OF
everything for her.
"The United States census of 1890
showed .os Angeles to have a popula-
ton of SO, 1895. In 1900 we had reached
the 102, ,479 mark. At the present time
estimates made from various sources,
such as the number of names in the
city directory, the number of water and
gas connections, the school census, and
so forth, show population of about
$4,000.
1--WE have broken all the records Of
the United States for municipal growth
The building permits issued for the
year 1890 show 737 buildings to cost
$1,194,939.
'For the month of March, 1900, 166
buildings, TO cost $171,750.
BUILDING GROWTH BIG
For the month of March, 1910, 1858
buildings, to cost $1,719,921, being S16
more buildings, of value Of 1924, ,982
more, than for the whole year of 1890
"And so far this month permits have
been issued for buildings in the sum
of $1.024,000.
Los Angeles has stood fifth of all
the cities of the United States in build
ing. We are building colleges, bus-
win be building municipal Wharves
and warehouses, and electric power
plants.
"On Tuesday next there will be held
an election at which | am sure our
citizens will ratify the issuance Of
bonds for $3,5O0,000 TO be used in the
building of power plants along the
owens river aqueduct, and $4,000 900
for harbor facilities.
"We expect to develop 100000 horse
power. Having much more electrical
energy, thus developed, than the city
needs for municipal purposes, we will
be able to furnish power at cheap
rates to manufacturers. That Will
mean more factories to be built.
GOOD BEGINNING
The S3.00O0OO of harbor bonds means
"A good beginning on municipal harbor
Facilities which we hope and believe
will attract a very large part Of the
commerce which soon will be pouring
through the Panama canal.
so. you see, we need architects; and
we want the best in the world. We
want our architects to study the archi-
lecture of your cities; and our latch
string is always out to you.
I'VE want artistic buildings. to the