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CtTY AND COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
FRIDAY JAN. 1, 1875.
LOS ANCELES TEMPERATURE.
Following is ttit; temperature fur tho week
ending December 81st, is 74:
TIIKHMOMKTKR BAR.
DAYS. DATK. m-t.r. m/d, mean. 'Jam
Krldiiv, Hoc. 2.) th HI 41 51 29:77
Saturday, 1 2«ih in io ao -^9:50
Suudny, " 27th (Jt 34 17.;... 29:70
Mond.iv, " 28 h B2 30 40 29:92
Tuesday, " 29tii 03 2» i« 29 7 7
Wednesday. " auh 59 39 49 29:97
Thursday, " .'(lst ot 37 6%..j8:M
SUMMARY tOR OKCEMHER.
Hottest, day 81 I Coolest dny 53
Hotto.-t night 48 | Coldest night 2->
Maxtmuui mean.So.7tl | MlulmoiajueanJlS.lo
Moan tempersture lor the month, 60 42
During the month ef November tliere was
rati ".in three days,viz.: on the 3d,very slight;
on the 18:h, heavy .and on the 19th it rained
all f'uy. Daring December tliere have been
only two very slight showers, viz.: on the
night of the 25th and morning of I lie 20th.
THUMAS HOLD.
The Loogk, Ureen Meadows, Los Angeles,
December, 31,1874.
LIVE BUSINESS HOUSES.
Tlm Sound iWeu wliu Advertise lv the
" Herald."
Attorneys at Law —Wiuslow S. Mey
ers; Howard & Hazard; Olassell,
Chapman & Smith; Bindley & Thomp
son; Marshall, Gould & Blanchard; V.
E. Howard & Sons; J. E. Grilllu; J.
H. Bland; Scripture & Ellis.
Architects, Surveyor? and Civil En
gineers—E. J. Weston, John Golds
worthy; E. F. Kysor; Moore & Kelle
her; H. J. Stevenson.
Agencies — Babcock Fire Extin
guisher, Wm. Borrows; J. L. Ward,
agency Goodall, Nelson it Perkins'
steamship line, bokerage, commission
and insurance agent, represents the
Union & .Etna Fire and Marine com
panies and general agent for Southern
California for the Indemnity Union
Life; J. Q,. A. Stantey, Farmers' Mu
tual; W. J. Brodriok, State Invest
ment; Edmond Doak, Wheeler m Wil
son sewing machines.
Auctioneers —It. Davis dtCo.J S. L.
Dewey.
Books nnd Stationery—Miss C. M.
Turner; Lewis Lewin.
Breweries—"New York," P. Luuth
& Co.; "City," Jos. Leiber.
Bill Posting—K.S. Walker.
Bowling Alley—Melchert & Stoll.
Book Binder—M. W. Perry.
Banks —Temple & Workman; Los
Angeles County Saving.
Confectionary aud Fancy Articles—
A. Cuyas.
Cigars and Tobacco--I. Goldsmith.
Cohen & Davis, Identical.
Carpenters and Builders. — Morits
Choynski; S. H. Buchanan.
Drugs and Medicines. —V. Cheval
lier; C. ; F. Heinzeman & Co,; V.
Gelcich.
Dry Goods.— Herzog & Both, "Peo
ples Palace."
Educational. —Newton H. Chitten
den, Private Tutor.
Furniture.—Hotter & Bradley, Jo
hanusen & Grosser.
Fuel.—l. B. Ferguson.
Groceries aud Provisions. —Los An
geles Poultry Market, E. Germain &
Co., Hellman, Haas & Co. (wholesale),
S. Levy, Behasque & Lavourdette, H.
Newmark & Co., wholesale, agents
for A "den dried fruits; H. Raster,
Marxsen Bros., Grange Store, J. H.
Seymour, Manager.
Hardware, Agricultural Implements,
Wagons, etc.—W. T. Clapp, agent
Wilcox Steam Lifter; L. Lichten
berger, wagon manufacturer; Page &
Gravel, manufacturers of all kinds of
carriages and wagon. Work done at
this establishment that challenges
competition iv any part of the State;
sole agents for Page's Patent Spring
Lazyback.
Harness and Saddlery.—S. C. Foy.
Boarding Houses, Hotels and Res
taurants. —The "Delmonico," Main
street, opposite Commercial street,
open at all hours, accommodations for
two hundred boarders. Table first
class; Kimball Mansion; Backman
House; the Clarendon, Pico, Lafay
ette, L. F. Rucker.
Hats, Caps and Furs, D. Desmond.
Hair Dressers and Barbers.—Caro
line C. Burton, F. M. Guiol, Doyle
and Silver.
Jewelry.—Fisher & Thatcher.
Livery' Stables.—Askin & Hewitt.
Lumber.—Perry, Wood worth & Co.;
J.G.Jackson; Griffith, Lynch & Co.
Laundry.—Mooney <s Dixon.
Meat Markets.—The "Montana" by
Froellnger & Frauck.
Music. —O. W. Parker, teacher of
music; A. H. Havell, Piano Ware
house; Falkeuau & Schad, music
dealers.
Manufacturing and Repairing—M.
C. Baker.
Notions and Fancy Goods.—Dollar
Store, Dunsmoor Bros.
Nurseries—Thos. A. Garey; Thomp
son & Waterman.
Notaries Public—Lew G. Cabanis;
Geo. J. Clark, C. E. Beane.
Phyciciaus. —R. H. ("base, K. D.
Wise, M. S.Jones, L.Dexter Lyford,A.
S. Shorb, J. H. McKee, Joseph Kurtz,
Samuel W. Brooke, Paul M. Brenan
of San Francisco, J. H. Leal.
Paints, Oils, Etc.—Whittelshoefer &
Raphael.
Plumbing.—Wm. Farrell.
Real Estate and Insurance Agents
and Money Brokers. —Cbas. J. John
son, CabanisrxMadegan. F. F. Millen,
B. McLellan, J. M. Baldwin, J. R.
Toberman, Home Mutual; Compton
& Binford, Wm. R. Olden, Anaheim,
Agent Steams' Ranchos; Wolenberg
tz P.ettis, I. Beaudry, Bancroft it
Thayer, Buggies it Bland, room No.
4">, a large amount of choice property,
city and county, for sale. Informa
tion furnished free.
Saloons. —Wolf & Gates, Fashion
Saloon; the "Palace," J. L. Wil
liams; "Sample Rooms," Jos. Bre-
Bou; "Client," J. Cappe; Cucamongo
Wine Depot, L. Messmer.
Searcher of Records.—l). W. Maclel
lan; Jndson, Gillette & Adams.
Stoves and Tinware. — Swigart dt
Huber.
Tailors.—J. Strelitz; D. W. Fitzpat
rick; — Pfaffenberger it Shaurer,
Woolen Mills Store.
Undertakers.—Wm. Abbott; Neltzke
ix Wohlers.
Veterinary Surgeon.—Oscar C.BaJdy
BUILDING PROGRESS.
mil Hundred Xe»v Bulldlutci Erected
In l.os AiiseeleH During; tlie Year—l'osl
Over Si.OOO.O'JO.
After a jaunt through all parts of
the city, aud consultations with all our
architects and builders, we are con
fident in the statement that not less
than two hundred new buildings
business houses and residences —have
been erected la Los Angeles and sub*
urbs during tho year 1874. One of our
architects, Mr. Kysor, has furnished
plans for forty buildings; Mr. Gra
ham, another architect, has been just
as busy; while Mr. Weston and oth
ers of the craft state that they have
been steadily engaged during the en
tire year. They all agree that in plac
ing these new buildings at two hun
dred in number, is not too high a
figure. Most of them are comfortable
homes, erected at a cost of from $800
to $3,000 each, but in the list are quite
a number of imposiug business blocks
and elegant private residences. The
cost of these new buildings will aggre
gate over $1,000,000.
Among the most costly business
houses and private residences erected
during the year are the following:
C. Ducommun, large business block,
at tlie corner of Commercial and Main
streets. Cost, $25,000.
Perry & Riley's block, Main street,
adjoining Clarendon Hotel—s2s,ooo.
Residence of Ours. A. Longstreet, in
suburbs-$20,000.
Downey block addition, New High
street—sls,ooo.
Postolllce block, adjoining Hekald
building—s3o,ooo.
J. F. Godfrey, residence, Adams
street-$4,000.
F. Signoret's block, opposite Pico
House—sls,ooo.
Fashion stables, Main street—
$5,000.
H. H. Ledgard's residence, Wash
ington street—s6,ooo.
Eugene Myers' residence, Fort street
—$7,000.
H. Newmark'sresidenpe, Fort street
--$11,000.
S. H. Mott's residence, Commercial
street—s3,Boo.
Amestoy's business block, corner of
Aliso and Alameda streets—s7,soo.
C. Goodwill's residence, Fort street
—$5,500.
Mrs. Hereford's residence, Spring
street-$5,000.
Samuel Norton's residence, Wash*
ingtOO street—s4,ooo.
Mr. Levy's (Levy & Coblentz) resi
dence, Fort street—s3,ooo.
Mr. Harris' (Harris dt Jacoby) resi
dence Fort street—s3,ooo.
Simon Levy's store, corner Aliso
and Almeda streets—ss,ooo
A. S. McDonald's residence, First
street—s2,soo.
Elder Tansev's residence, on the
hill—s2,soo
Improvements to the United States
Hotel-$25,000.
Farmers' and Merchants' Bank,
building—slß,ooo.
German church and parsonage, on
Spring street—sß,ooo.
E. Doak's residence, on Spring
street-S4,IKR).
Dr. Kurtz's residence, Fort Hill—
$6,000.
Mr. Trudell's residence, in suburbs,
—$3,000.
Mr. Perry's residence, in eastern
part of the city—s2,soo.
Mr. Goodwin's residence, Fort street
—$3,000.
Wm. Cape's residence, New High
street-$3,000.
0. H. Bliss' residence, Alameda
street—ss,ooo.
Thos. Temple's residence, in sub
urbs—ss,ooo.
W. H. T. Brooks, six buildings,
Main street-$30,000.
I. W. Hellman, six dwelling
houses—aggregate $20,000.
Mayor Beaudry, ten dwelling houses
in various parts of the city. Total
cost $25,000.
For the year just commenced con
tractors and builders are satisfied that
building operations will be brisker
than ever. Among the improvements
contemplated are the followiug:
Church of the Southern Methodists,
on Spring street—sl2,ooo.
Improveinentstothe Lafayette Ho
tel— 530,000.
New M. E. church, on old site—
—$15,000.
McDonald, business block, on Main
street—s3o,ooo.
Mr. Chatuiau, residence, in suburbs,
—$10,000.
New church for the First Presbyte
rians— $15,000.
Hellman & Downey, new business
block, on Main street—s2o,ooo.
Dr. Edgar, residence, on Washing
ton street—sß,ooo to $ 10,000.
Sheriff Rowland, residence, on
Washington street—sß,ooo to $10,000.
John Reed, residence, on Adams
street-$3,000.
Plans have been prepared by ar
chitects for a proposed new City Hall
and Public Library to cost $80,000.
Theatre block, on Spring street, at
a cost of $75,000. Theatre to have
seating capacity for 1,800 persons.
At least twenty others of our
wealthy citizens have architects at
work preparing plans for elegant res
idences, to cost from $5,000 to $20,000
each.
Mayor Beaudry will erect from ten
to twenty elegant residences during
the year.
1. W. Hellman, will erect twelve
dwellings tlie coming year lo aggre
gate iv cost $10,000.
To those seeking a home in our
thriving city, particularly persons of
! moderate means, we recommend the
lots of the Los Angeles City Home
stead Association, situated a mile and
a half from the business center of the
city, and one square from the line of
the Main street railroad. They are
being sold at 1800 each, payable in
installments of $20per month, and, as
they are in a very desirable part of
the city, they oiler excellent opportu
nity for investment as well as for
homesteads.
The Los Angeles Immigrationand Land
Co-operative Association.
This Association was incorporated
on the l n th of December, 1874, under
direction of the Committee on Immi
gration, appointed by the District
Council Patrons of Husbandry, for
Los Angeles and San Bernardino
counties. The object of the Associa
tion is to direct the attention of im
migrants to Southern California, and
to circulate reliable information re
garding the resources of this favored
country. They also buy and sell real
estate on commission, loan money antl
carry on a regular land and money
brokerage business. The capital stock
of the Association is $250,000, divided
into 2,500 shares of $100 each; and is
all subscribed. The stockholders and
officers are prominent and reliable
men. The Board of Directors is com
posed as follows: T. A. Garey, Presi
dent; J. T. Gordon, Vice-President,
H. J. Crow, Treasurer; J. E. McCo
mas, Manager; Milton Thomas, As
sistant Manager; Geo. C. Gibbs, At
torney; and R. M. Town. L. M. Holt
is Secretary. The Association have
established a monthly paper entitled
"The New Italy— The Immigrant's
True Guide to Homes in Southern
California." The first number has
just been Issued, and five thou
sand copies have been placed in cir
culation.
Tlie Association have purchased all
the choice lands of the Los Angeles
and San Bernardino Land Company,
lying west of Coyota creek, near
Sproul's Station on tho Anaheim
Branch of the B. P. R. R. These
lands are being cut up and sold to ac
tual settlers at a low figure, and on
easy terms. They comprise the
choicest body of lands now to be hail
in the country, the soil being of a
rich sandy loam and entirely free
from alkali; artesian water can be
had on every acre of the tract. Three
hundred and twenty acres have al
ready been sold to Messrs. Thomas,
Garey and Crow, who are making
arrangements to put out the entire
tract to an orchard of semi-tropical
and northern fruits. Tho Association
have also a large number of valuable
tracts of land to sell on commission,
so that the purchaser will be liable to
find a tract in their hands that will
suit.
Their facilities for advertising and
selling real estate are equalled by
no firm in Southern California, and
their commissions for selling are
lower than those usually charged—
the Commission on all over tlie fourth
thousand dollers of any sale being but
one per cent.
A team is kept for the purpose of
nrkt\\ray \ 1,(5 thowii who q i.. tiocttfoh. of
land to the lands they wish to pur
chase, free of charge.
The reliability of the men compos
ing this Association, and the peculiar
work they have undertaken, will
make their office, No. IJ, Spring
street, the headquarters of those in
search of homes; and we havo no
doubt that those who patronize them,
either as sellers or buyers, will be well
pleased with their style of doing bus
iness.
Westminster Colony.
This colony was founded in 1871 and
its progress during the year has been
exceedingly favorable. The settle
ment is five miles distant from Ana
heim Lauding and about seven miles
from tlie town of Anaheim. During
the year over twenty new farms have
been located and worked and somo ten
houses, costing altogether $25,000,
erected. The colony has two school
hou e <!'t; two religious organizations; a
co-operative store, doing a business of
$20,000 per year, and numerous other
stores and workshops. There is not a
single dram-shop in tho colony, as the
rules of the settlement prohibit the
manufactory or sale within its limits
of intoxicating beverages of any kind.
The colony has an area of 10,000 acres
of splendid land of both light and
heavy sandy loam. Over fifty arte
sian wells have been bored, at an av
erage depth of 100 feet, furnishing
ample water for irrigation and house
hold uses. The farmers give good re
ports of the year's work. The yield of
corn has ranged from 00 to 125 bushels
per acre; rye, 35 to 45; barley, 1J tons;
beets, 100 tons; potatoes have yielded
enormously; vegetables of all kinds
in profusion. Orange, lemon and lime
trees have been planted in great num
bers anit promise well, while all the
fruits of the temperate zone have
yielded immensely. About half of
the colony's lands are open to settlers
at from $15 to $30 for unimproved and
$35 to $125 for Improved lands.
■ i -■ ♦ » #»-— ■
By a voto of eight to four, the Com
mon Council yesterday decided that
the contract, entered into by the pre
ceding Council and the railroad com
pany, that the depot should be erected
on the ground designated, should be
carried out to the letter. This settles
tlie question of the depot location and
M mis to tho wall another of tho pri
vate jobs in which our co temporary,
the Exprea, is engaged in advocat
ing- .
Anaheim.
Anaheim, with its thrifty Germans,
its prolific vineyards and orchards,can
refer to the dead year with pride. Tlie
wine harvest has been bountiful and
all have prospered. Founded in 1857
its progress has been most wonderful.
During the year over thirty buildings
have been erected, at an aggregate
value of $100,000. In the list are three
line brick buildings, worth $10,000
each, and other line edifices worth
several thousaud dollars each. The
city has a commodious school-house,
and two churches—the Catholic and
the Presbyterian. The Episcopalians
also have a congregation tliere but no
chursh as yet. There are two good ho
tels in A naheim and some thirty stores
and work-shops, all prosperous. Now
as the railroad has its terminus at the
place, Anaheim will go ahead like
magic. Tliere are over sixty fine
vineyards iv the Anaheim settlement
and half a dozen fine wine mak
ing establishments. There are also
quite a number of flourishing orange
groves iv the same locality. All fruits
have nourished well during the year
and the grain yield has been abund
ant. Of the entire tract, 3,200 acres,
over five-sixths are under cultivation.
San Fernando.
This promising town is located at
the present terminus of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, running north from
Los Angeles, and twenty-one miles
distant from our city. The whole sec
tion one year ago wus a vast sheep
range, known as the San Fernando
Grant. Upon the completion of the
railroad last Summer to that point,
the land was divided into small tracts,
with a town site laid out around the
depot. Much of the property was sold
as soon as it was thrown upon the
market, and since that time tlie town
and surrounding section have made
very material progress. There are
now about three hundred inhabitants
in the place and the number is con
stantly increasing. The valley is ex
cellently adapted to the raising of
vines and fruit. About four thousand
acres were planted in wheat during
the past Fall. The anticipated yield
of this grain is 30 to 40 bushels to the
acre. Besides its agricultural ad
vantages, San Fernando is the centre
of the late oil and quicksilver discov
eries, which will soon add much im
portance and wealth to the section.
Pretroleum Oil.
Tho indication of petroleum in the
Ban Fernando mountains, in this
county, are abundant, and were known
to the first Americans who settled in
the country. During the great oil ex
citement In Pennsylvania a few of
our citizens spent considerable time
and money in the vain hope of pro
curing oil near the city; being de
ceived by the surface indications,
which were doubtless a cepage from
the main reservoir in the range of
mountains north of us. Their failure
to procure a flowing well, together
with a report of some U. 8. engineers,
and suveyors, that there was "no pe
troleum on tlie Pacific coast," threw a
damper on the enterprise aud very
little was done towards developing
our oil mines until eight months ago,
when a few of our citizens organized
a company to refine oil. They made
a few barrels of excellent kerosene,
but having no skilled operator they
suspended work for the time. A few
days ago they had the-good fortune to
get a refiner from Cincinnati, and
they are now at work again with good
prospects. As soon as it was known
that the refining company would
furnish a market for the petroleum,
boring companies were formed to sink
on claims iv the San Fernando moun
tains. One well is down 300 feet or
over, with increasing prospects of suc
cess, aud other companies will soon be
at work. That we have a rich oil terri
tory running through this, Ventura
and Santa Barbara counties, tliere
can be no doubt. There are perhaps
one hundred springs of oil running out
of this mountain, each of which pro
duces from ten gallons to live barrels
per day; besides the quantity that
llows from theso springs down the
canons. Several hundred barrels per
day How from the main reservoir un
der this mountain into the sea. The
Pacific is coated with it for many
miles as thousands of travelers will
testify. A number of oil experts have
said to us that, "if this territory . was
in Pennsylvania it would be worth
many millions." Our reply has been,
"it is worth as much here." The fact
is, it is really worth more here, for we
have nearly half the world for
a market, without competition. The
freight on oil is more than upon any
other article of commerce, except
powder, and we have that advantage
over our neighbors in tlie East
The oil interest of our county is too
far developed for its value to lie over
looked any longer. Men of capital
are now paying attention to it, and
we know that the result will bo the
development of a vast industry here
tofore unknown on tlie Pacific slope.
During 1874, the U. S. Gauger in
spected 50,000 gallons of grape brandy
made in and near Los Angeles.
The Work in Wilmington Harbor.
Desiring for this statistical review
full and reliable information concern
ing Wilmington Harbor, the effect of
the breakwater erected by the U. S.,
and the proposed dredging opera
tions, the HkrAld addressed oi the
subject Lieut. Clinton B. Seaks,
U. 8. A., the Executive Engineer in
charge of Wilmington Harbor, who,
with the courtesy that is characteristic
of the regular army officer, kindly
furnished the following data and sug
gestions:
The main work, or breakwater, was
finished some eighteen months ago,
and since then but little has been done,
except the building of some collateral
trainiag walls, or jetties, to guide the
tidal currents and deflect them where
they would do the most good. This
delay in active operations has not been
thro' any want of funds, as we have
some $70,000 left, but because we
wished to give the current time to ac
comodate itself to the new conditions;
to study its effects iv a stated time in
scouring out a channel, and to note
and determine the line of natural
channel, iv order to use this us the
line of tlie deeper channel to be made
artificially. If we had gone ahead
immediately after the completion of
the main work, and dredged out a
channel across the bar, we would have
risked the failure of the whole affair,
by a blind location for the axis of the
channel; i. c. after being dredged, it
might have rapidly refined; because
not placed where tlie natural forces
could exert their maximum effect to
keep it open.
During the past year, I have) been
making a careful study of this matter,
by making frequent, close and accu
rate hydrographic surveys of the bar,
noting all changes, and ascertaining as
far as possible their causes, by a series
of current observations; noting tlie
velocities of the tidal currents, both
at tlie surface and near the bottom, at
different stages of both Hood and ebb
tides, and thro' tides of different ranges
and determining their directions nt
different points in tlie harbor, and by
a careful examination of the waves
and swell, and the effect of their action
iv shifting the liar or portions thereof.
We now think we have data suffi
cient to enable us to wisely locate our
artilicial channel, with every prospect
of its remaining open. Besides the
knowledge gained for this end, we
have by wailing saved the removal of
some 80,000 cubic yards of sand, us
there is now fully fourfeet more water
in the natural channel across the bar
than there was three years ago, when
we first began operations. The result
of long ami patient observations by
eminent and experienced.engineers iv
Europe, extending thro' a long series
of years, shows that every foot of
water gained on the bar of a harbor,
augments its commercial facilities
three times; this harbor therefore has
now twelve times the commercial ca
pacity, or tonnage facility, it had three
years ago, but as yet no advantage lias
been taken of it. This lies with tho
people interested, and iv no way con
cerns the U. 8.
Last summer we contracted with
Mr. A. Beschke (not General—this
gentleman disclaims any aspiration
for one of the military titles, which
seeui to ueligni me neans or so many
people la this country,) to dredge out
100,000 cubic yards more or less of
sand and remove about 1,000 cubic
yards of stone; this to be completed
before July Ist, '75. It is expected
that this will give us a channel some
200 feet wide, and ten feet deep at
mean low water; aud this is consider
ed ample to accomodate the commer
cial wants of this port for a number of
years, as the high tides rise six and
six and a half feet above M. L. W. —
giving at high tide over sixteen feet,
which will accomodate a heavy ton
nage, more indeed than will propably
be taken advantage of for many years.
Mr. Boschke launched his new dredg
ing scow on the 26th inst. He has
some work yet to do towards fitting
it out, but should be at work within
two weeks. The completion of his
contract will about exhaust all the
funds appropriated for this work, and
will, probably, for a number of years
at least, terminate any government
operations in connection with the im
provement of this harbor. It will re
main with the people of Los Angeles
county to utilize to the utmost the
advantages due to the work done by
the United States.
Sea Bathing.
Will Toll's, Santa Monica and the
island of Santa Catalina are the sea
side resorts for Los Angeles and her
visitors. The two former arc points
on the coast respectively fourteen and
sixteen miles west of the city. At
"Tells Sea-siue Retreat" as it is call
ed, there is a small house which is
kept as an inn by the proprietor, Will
Tell and Ids estimable wife. Good
fare, a bed, something to stimulate
the inner man, accommodation for
horses, hnthlniT, boa tine: and sporting
facilities are all provided. There is a
small lake about four miles long, with
an average width of a quarter
of a mile, and so protected
from the tides that it is always tran
quil, and furnishes a safe place for the
most inexperienced to ply the oar or
furl the sail. Across the lake and bc
yound a ridge of si>nil-dunes is found a
long, gently sloping, sandy beach,upon
which a fine surf comes rolling in.
There is no better sport known than
bathing in this surf during the sunny
days of our Summer. Though some
what crude iv its artificial advantages,
the place is not a whit less pleasant in
all other points than Long Branch,
Newport or other celebrated Eastern
watering places. Santa Monica lies a
little further up the coast or to tho
westward of Toll's Retreat. The at
traction is tine scenery, a wooded
cafion and good surf. During the past
season it was the popular resort and
the man or woman who failed to make
a visit to Santa Monica was both out
of the world and out of fashion. Many
families took tents, with cooking and
sleeping accommodations along witb
them and made a stay of several
weeks or months, according to their
leisure. For a while there was quite
a village of tents stationed on the
beach, including an improvised hotel,
restaurant and bar. The Suuday visi
tors were sometimes numbered by the
hundreds. \s the bathing season
closed, and the cool sea breezes set in
the campers one by one folded their
tents like the Arabs, and the village
of Santa Monica was no more. There '
is no permanent place of accommoda
tion at this point, but an excellent
opportunity is offered some man of
capital to build a large hotel which
will rival the Cliff House in popular
ity.
The island of Santa Catelina lies
some thirty miles off the coast. For
the most part it is barren and unin
viting and has no accommodations,
save a few huts of sheep-herders and
an old deserted building which is said
to have been used as a barrack for
some United States soldiers at a re
mote period. Some of the more ad
venturous pleasure-seekers during the
bathing season made their way to this
island by a small schooner, pitched
their tents upon its beach and passed
a very pleasant time. There is not a
doubt that our bathing facilities will
be greatly increased during the next
two or three years, and the coast of
Los Angeles couu'y will yet become
celebrated as a watering place.
Postoffice Statistics.
Postmaster Bent has furnished us
with the following statistics of opera
tions at the Eos Angeles Postoflice for
the year 1874:
No. of domestic letters registered,
1,948; No. ot foreign letters registered,
148; No. of Reg. package envelopes
used, 1,182; No. of packages in transit,
1,177—a1l registered business.
The value of stamps and stamped
envelopes sold during the year
amounted to $9,112 73.
For the last three months 859 domes
tic money orders were issued, value
$17,435 25; and 456 paid, value $16,
--430 61. 24 British orders were issued
and one puiil; 51 mouey orders were
issued to Germany.
Common Council Proceedings.
Thursday, Dec. Ist, 1674.
The Council met at the usual hour
with Mayor Beaudry in the chair.
The minutes of previous meeting were
approved. The Mayor then presented
a message embodying the following
facts: 3i Cemetery lots were sold for
595. As there wens objections to
holding the Mayor's Court in its pres
ent location, he had rented the spa
cious brick building of Mr. Trudell,
opposite the Council room, which he
would furnish and pay for at his own
expence. He further suggested that
the City Clerk be instructed to adver
tise for bids for tho several banks of
our city to receive and disburse the
city's funds.
Ou motion,the message was received
aud recommendations ordered to be
carried out.
The special committee on depot pre
sented majority and minority reports,
the former in favor of enforcing the
contract with the railroad company,
and the latter against It. After much
debate the majority report was adopt
ed, Messrs. Sotello, Mullally, Carmo
ua, Wolfskill and Robinson voting
aye; Huber and Teed, no.
The Committee on Police presented
a report which was laid on the table.
A report of the City Surveyor was
received and referred to the Board of
Public Works.
A report from the Board of Public-
Works was received but action de
ferred until maps could be submitted '
by the City Surveyor.
The Board of Health reported In"
favor of employing Dr. McKeo as
Health Officer. Adopted.
On motion, the Board of Education
was reommended to suspend the ses
sion of public schools for one month.
The notice of intention to grade
Figtieroa street was ordered to be pub
lished.
The ordinance regulating place of
holding Mayor's Court was read and)
laid on the table.
A number of matters relative to>
public improvements were referred to
tho Board of Public Works.
Contracts with Mr. Borrowo for the
grading of streets were Submitted and
agreed upon.
Tho Committee on Supplies was au
thorized to pay $10 for blankets for
use of prisoners.
Bills for December were presented
and submitted to the Committee on
Finauce.
Adjourned until next Thursday ut
2 r. >r.
The Riverside Colony, fifty miles
east of this city, is ono of the most
pleasant, as well as one of the most
prosperous, settlements in California.
Au immense number of orange trees,
one, two and threo years old, are
within the limits of the colony.