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(Continued from Page One,) using $316,000; in 1911, 337 permits totaling $723,000, and so far this year there have been 678 permits granted totaling in operations $1, 675,000. Continuing, the speaker stated that while this rapid growth could not ‘be entirely credited to the road it had been the means of bringing hundreds of thousands of people in to Santa Monica that never would have come otherwise. ‘Santa Monica has been advertised all over the world because of these races. Cor w here. The Los Angeles papers do not know that such a place as Cor ona exists and I think we should get together on this enterprise’ and put Corona before the eyes of the people. I would suggest that a com mittee made up of three trustees and’ three citizens confer with the Auto mobile association of America and the contractor who has been award ed the improvement of the Boulevard with reference to changing the plans of the circular street, so improving it-that-it-can-be-used-as-a_speedaway as well as a street.” F. M. Baird of the Crown garage made a brief speech stating that a few years ago the Auto Club of Southern California as well as indi vidual auto dealers of the Angel City agreed to give the city several thou sand_dollars.toward the improvement of the boulevard, they in return to keep it up and have the use of it for races once a year. The city how ever_at that_time turned down the offer and some of those who were against the proposition at that time are now in favor of it. W. C. Barth made a brief speech as follows: ‘It will be the mistake of our lives if we don’t push ahead and get this enterprise. If action for the improvement of the Boule vard has not gone too far, and it seems to me that it hasn't, why ev ery effort should be made to get it. There is less rowdyism connected with auto racing than there was four years ago and I for one am heartily in favor of it.” City Engineer Gully was called upon to express his views of the project and stated that at present two thirds of the Boulevard was highest on the outside curve, the other third being highest on the in side. Mr. Guilly stated that he thought the action for improvements had gone pretty far for the city to make any changes, but that it would not be an impossibility if it was at tended to immediately. Mayor Holmes expressed his ap preciation in behalf of the board for the advice in regard, to the speedway but stated that it was too late to do anything about it as the contractor was all ready to sign the contract. Mr. Wentworth suggested that pos sibly the contractor would be willing to make the changes if a committee waited on him. Trustee Mueller Engineer Gully, one of the petition be glad to act on a committee with BEngineer Gully one of the petition ers and the contractor to confer with the A.A. A. to see what kind of a proposition the association would make. City Attorney Freeman stat ed that*the first and most important step to take would be to see the con tractor O. F. Easley and his attorney E. C.*Shearer in reard to making the changes. W. C. Barth suggested that the mayor appoint two trustees and that the ‘citizens appoint three represen tatives to act in conjunction with the city engineer and the city attor ney, to confer with Contractor Eas ley and his attorney and the A. A. A. The motion was made and carried that the mayor appoint the commit tee as suggested by Mr. Barth which was done. Mayor Holmes appointed Trustee Mueller and Stobbs to act with City. Attorney Freeman and City Engineer Gully and the citizens appointed F. W. Reynolds, Benjamin Walker and Geo Snidecer to act on the committee. The outcome of the conference held yesterday morning in Los An geles between this committee and the—contractor_and—his—attorney—ap pears in another column of The In dependent. Notes of Meeting Mr. Barth stated that in looking over the weapons in the city arsenal he had found a Colt’s revolver which the owner still owed six or seven dollars on, and he asked that the gun be returned to him on behalf of the Corona Hardware and Implement company. The board promised to take action on the matter later. After several minutes of discus sion—as to—whether the fire—trick should go to fires outside the city or outside for anything else, unless on orders from the mayor or one of the trustees the motion was made by Trustee Stobbs that it should not be allowed to go outside except un der the above conditions,Trustee -Cross-seconded-the-motion—to get it before the board and when put to a vote Trustees Mueller and Stobbs voted ‘‘yes’”’ and Trustees Cross and Davis voted—“‘no’The—mayor—de cided that the truck should not leave the city in case of fire without per mission of a trustee by voting “yes.” Trustee Stobbs asked permission on behalf of the Odd Fellows to hang an electric sign over the entrance to Odd Fellows’ hall. This sign will bear the three link emblem of the order and will be an attractive addi tion to the electric signs in the city. A communication from the Phil lips Construction company asking that the city repair Commercial street was read and referred to the street committee to report at the next meeting. F. J. Mueller stated to the board that he recently attended a meeting of the directors of the Temescale wa ter company and that his request that the city be allowed to tap their mains in the vicinity of the park site, was granted. The request of Key Brothers to hang an electric sign in front of their place of business on West Sixth street was granted. New Streets Named The strip of land which runs from Grand Boulevard to Park street ad jacent to lots 13-14 in the Boulevard tract, was named Park street by ‘the passing of a resolution. A resolution was also offered and passed that that certain street which runs from Fullerton avenue along the south side of the Boulevard tract be known as Barth street. Ordinance’ number 261 establish ing the official grade of Park’street and Willard Place in the city of Cor ona was declared read on its first reading.
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Corona Independent
Corona, California, US
Thu, Nov 21, 1912
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