Los Angeles Times May 13, 1902
Los Angeles Times People Must Move At Ocean Park, Beach Cottage Sites Not To Be Re-leased; W.S. Vawter for City Trusteeship; Municipal Improvements; Dudley Bank Proposed; Santa Monica Breities, May 13, 1902, p.
W.S. Vawter Put Forward as the Unanimous Choice of Ocean Park for Santa Monica City Trusteeship—New Bank—Mirage
Santa Monica, March 12—It is announced that the cottage sites on the property in Ocean Park recently purchased of Kinney and Dudley will not be re-leased. That decision will affect a large number of house owners.
While the land along the Ocean Park beach was held by Kinney & Dudley, very little of it was sold and a considerable cottage colony grew up on leased sites.
It was said today by a representative of the new owners that all leases now in effect will be honored, but none of the leases will be extended. It being the intention of the owners to sell the lots.
There are about (200, 300, 500, 800) houses on the property. Many of them cost between $1000 and $1500. It is understood that a large number of the leases will expire at the end of the present year, but, that the expiration of the others will expire over the next four or five years.
Municipal Campaign
W.S. Vawter has been put forward as the practically unanimous choice of Ocean Park in the race for the two city trusteeships to be filled at the coming municipal election. His candidacy was inaugurated at the citizens’ meeting held in Ocean Park Monday evening.
The meeting was attended by about seventy-five voters. It was called to order by T.H. Dudley and Charles Stilson was made chairman. J.H. Hassinger was named secretary. With the exception of one vote, Mr. Vawter was unanimously chosen as Ocean Park’s candidate for city trustee.
The only other candidate as yet announced for city trustee is W.L. Muller of the north side. It is expected that several others will soon enter the race.
To Rebuild Pier
A contract has been let to J.C. Mercereau for rebuilding the Ocean Park pleasure wharf on a larger scale than that on which it was first built. The new pier will extend 1280 feet out to sea, and will have a width of eighteen feet. It is to be provided with as suitable landing for pleasure craft.
Improving Gas Supply
The United Electric Gas and Power Company is about to establish a gas holder for local supply in the Ocean Park district. Even with a four-inch main leading from the Santa Monica holder, it was last summer found impossible to sustain the pressure needed for the services to Ocean Park. The new auxilliary holder will be charged through a pipe from the Santa Monica generating station. It has a capacity of 20,000 square feet. Two miles of six-inch gas mains are also to be laid by that company.
New Bank
T.H. Dudley is about to establish a bank in Ocean Park. The capital stock is to be $25,000. Plez James of Anaheim has been chosen as cashier.
Sea-Lifting Mirage
An uncommonly curious mirage was witnessed from here this afternoon. Point Duma, instead of lying close to the horizon, appeared to be a promontory several hundred feet in height. Extending outward from that land over several points of compass was a line of sea. Beneath it was the sky and beneath that lay the true horizon. The phenomenon last only a little while.
Santa Monica Brevities
Mrs. C.H. McGinnis and child of Kalamazoo, Mich., Mrs. A.H. Barendt of San Francisco, Mrs. H. McIntosh of Los Angeles, Mr. and Mrs. N.M. Lutz, Pauline M. Lutz, Mrs. J.B. Stewart and Mrs. Alex Stewart of Pasadena; C.N. Howbert of Cripple Creek, Colo., and Thomas F. Daly of Denver, Colo., are staying at the Arcadia. [KR notes that a McGinnis was a secretary to Lucky Baldwin, and McGinnis lived in Ocean Park at what is now Josslyn Park.]
Tourists and others were entertained on Third street this afternoon by an impromptu exhibition of caballero feats by Vicente Lugo. He made his animal go through an interesting series of whirling, backing and shuffling on its hind feet.
The British ship Arctic Steam, which is discharging at Port Los Angeles, will sail soon for Seattle. The tug Sea Witch, Capt. Alex Smith, is standing by while the big vessel is at the long wharf.
The annual meeting of the Santa Monica Presbyterian Church will be held Thursday evening. Members of the church and congregation have been invited.
The steamer Spokane, Capt. Alexander, sailed for the north from Port Los Angeles this morning.
The steamer Ruth is discharging lumber at Port Los Angeles.
The steamer Alcazar is discharging ties at Port Los Angeles.
Ocean Park Brevities
B.T. Renton has taken a large building near the powerhouse and will convert it into a company restaurant for the men employed there.
Mrs. Ira A. Towne and family of Tacoma, Wash., will remain during another month at No. 24 Surf street.
James R. Snow and family of Los Angeles have taken a cottage at No. 1212 Lake street for the summer
(See 1902)