Los Angeles Herald, Volume 33, Number 164, 13 March 1906 — MUSIC IN THE AIR AT LONG BEACH [ARTICLE]

MUSIC IN THE AIR AT LONG BEACH

TRUSTREES SCRAP OVER CONTRACT WITH BANDMASTER

Walter S. Bailey Appointed to Fill Unexplred Term of J. B. Losee. Los Angelee Man Pur. chases Bonds

Special to The Herald.

LONG BEACH. March 12.— Walter S. Bailey, proprietor of the Farmers' supply house and a well known citizen and business man, was this afternoon appointed by the board of trustees to fill the unexplred term left vacant by the resignation of J. B. Losee last week. '

Mr. Bailey figured in politics at the last general election when he was defeated for the office of supervisor by Peter J. Wilson. Mr. Bailey was the Democratic nominee but carried Long Bsach by a large majority. Immediately following the election of Mr. Bailey Mayor Cate announced the following committees: Auditing and finance— Merrill, Oakford and Campbell.

Public works — Campbell, Bailey and Oakford.

Ordinance and Judiciary— Bailey, Campbell and Merrill.

Police and sanitary— Oakford, Bailey and Campbell.

These committees will serve until the board elected on April 8 organizes.

One bid on a franchise for 608 ieet of wharfage at West Long Beach was opened. This was the bid of the National Lumber company, of which Perry Whiting is vice president, and offered $500 for the franchise, the money in the form of five JIOO bills accompanying the hid. The bid was signed by J. Ross Clark and Jotham Bixby as sureties, the former being present at the time of the reading of the bond. An ordinance awarding the franchise to the National Lumber company was read for the first time and laid over for one week.

A resolution adopted unanimously awards the $16,000 pier repair bonds to A. W. Phelps of Los Angeles, who •offered a premium of $911 for the bonds. ' Other bids were made on the bonds but rejected in favor of that of Mr. Phel-as, which was the highest.

Recently the name of the band now playing in this city at the auditorium was changed from the Donatelll band to the Long Beach Marine band. The contract held by the city was with the first rumed organization and for one year. Today Trustee Oakford presented a second contract, but it did not seem to meet the approval of his fellow memberi of the board.

The provisions of the contract gave the band the right to hold dances in the auditorium Saturday nights. Trustee Merrill objected to this clause, since It might prevent an election on the question of dancing should the people desire such an election.

Again, the auditorium has been lPt to Chautauqua for two weeks in July, and Saturday night dances would greatly interfere with the sessions of the summar school. Nominally the auditorium since Its completion has been in control of the pnllrp and sanitary committee, but when it was let to Chautauqua the hoard, as a committee of the whole, wrested the power vested in them from the members of this committee, who are headed by Trustee Oakford. In order to vindicate his stand, Trustee Oakford explained that the band is In receipt of a very tempting offer from another resort and that under those circumstances it behooves Long Reach to do her best to keep the popular musicians here.

It Is generally conceded that the people of Long Beach want the band, but the other counctlmen refused to yield to Mr. Oakford's point and he retired from the chamber following 1 a sharp discusion with Trustee Campbell of the public works committee.

Finally, after a long alscussion, the board passed the matter until the next meeting.

Recorder Chapman, the city justice, reported only $5 In fines collected during the month of February. The man who paid this fine was charged with discharging firearms within the city limits. In all, the fines assessed amounted to $500, but in two instances, one where the fine was $300 and the other $200, both liquor cases, appeals have been taken.

Webster Wotkyns, secretary of the library board, suggested that an opportunity be given to vote bonds in the sum of $15,000, this amount to be added to the $12,500 offered for a public library by Andrew Carnegie. The suggestion met the hearty approval of every member of the council and It is highly probable that a $25,000 building will grace the city of Long Beach within the next year, providing, of course, the people see fit to vote the bond issue.

Otherwise it is feared the offer of Mr. Carnegie will be rejected, as the library board state it would not pay them to move from their present quarters in the city hall to a $12,500 building.

Long Beach will entertain the Shriners at a grand ball in the auditorium on the night of May 10. This will be one of the most -important functions of the visit of the Shriners to Southern California.

Long Beach is to have another tourist hotel of the Green-Raymond type. Work Is about to commence .on the Bixby, and today announcement was made that a second hotel would be erected at the foot of American avenue on the beach. The Bixby is at the foot of Magnolia avenue.