The City of San Diego and San Diego County by Clarence Alan McGrew

Author:Clarence Alan McGrew [McGrew, Clarence Alan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Geschichte
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Published: 2017-07-06T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER IX - FIFTY YEARS AGO

The new San Diego — the beginning of the proud city which today extends from the waterfront far to the east and clear to the National City line, whose residences tower on Mission Hills, overlooking Old Town, and extend almost to the foothills at the northeast — this new city is just about fifty years old. Alonzo E. Horton had come here in 1867 and had given the impetus which was lacking, and the strength of the new town grew from that time while the older town's influence waned day by day. Old Town, however, kept up hope, it seems, until it lost the county seat in 1871. The manner in which that happened is therefore of some importance. Early in 1869 there was considerable discussion as to the advisability of removing government activities to the new town. Nearly all residents, according to the records of the period, were convinced that new public buildings must be provided, but there was serious difference of opinion as to whether they should be at Old Town or at the new town, which in the post office department records was then known as "South San Diego." This question actually would have been settled by the increasing growth of the new town, which in 1869 had attained real importance. In July, 1870, however, the county supervisors ordered the removal of the county records to the new town. The district judge and county judge issued orders which upheld Old Town, County Judge Bush indeed instructing the sheriff to prevent the removal of the records — an order which caused an article of the opera-bouffe style in the Union, then a weekly newspaper. Judge Bush also soon removed the supervisors from office. The dispute was quickly carried to the high courts, which ruled against Judge Bush in the removal of the old board of supervisors.

The lease of the new courthouse is thus related in the records of the Supervisors' meeting of April 3, Supervisors French, Riley and McDonald being present:

"Proposal of A. E. Horton to lease lower floor, and two rooms upstairs, in brick building, comer Sixth and G streets, for Court House and County Clerk's office, at $95 per month, read.

"Ordered, that District Attorney be instructed to draw lease between county and A. E. Horton for said rooms at $95 per month, for one year from April 3. 1871, or lease, option of Board.

"Ordered, that the brick building corner Sixth and G streets, San Diego, be designated as the Court House of San Diego County.

"Ordered, that the Sheriff and Supervisor French take charge of, and proceed to remove the court room furniture to the new courthouse, and put the latter in proper condition for holding court therein.

"Ordered, that the County Clerk proceed at once to move the papers and records of his office to the new rooms provided for him in the court house building in South San Diego.

''Ordered, that Thomas Whaley be notified by the Clerk that so soon as

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