Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-08-10
"Now's the Day. and Now's the
Hour"


The city Of Los Angeles needs some
outlet and communication with the out
side world. The HERALD has advocated
tho opening Of connections with the
country in safe and conpaodious man
ner. The only street that is graded out
to the city limits il spacious and
workmanlike manner is Figuerroa street,
but unfortunately the street is not sprin-
killed., and the vast travel over 1t grinds
up the gravel to binding dust. and fills
the street with ruts and chuckholes.
The remedy is simple and easy. All
that / s needed is to fill the ruts and
holes with little gravel, and then
sprinkle the street freely. The people
along the line OF the road have paid
literally to have the street graded in a
generous manner. They now want the
City Council to sprinkle the same, so
that they may have some return for the
money which they have expended on
the road. Nothing is being done to
keep the road in order. aud the citizens
along the street complain that they are
neglected.
The matter has now become serious
and important. The beautiful Fair
Grounds lie at the foot Of this street,
and the Annual Fair and races are near
at hand. Our city Is filled with visitors
from every State in the Union. and
there should be at least one street, and
ought to be dozen streets, which our
distinguished guests should have the
pleasure Of being driven over. without
danger to life and limb, and without
physical discomforts of any kind. But
the question is Immediately asked: How
shall this thing be accomplished There
is place for filling the casks of the
sprinklers at Sixth street, and there the
sprinkiing business ends. The water
will not last in the sprinkler over one
third Of a mile, and it would not be prof
liable to go third of mile and return
empty, so the true business is to place
tanks along the line Of the street, and
BY the aid Of water wheels propelled by
the stream in the zanja, elevate the water
into tank at Twelfth street and again
at Washington street and from these
tanks sprinkle this great thoroughfaro
all the way to ourbcautiful Agricultural
Park.
This plan is cheap and feasible, and
should be carried out unless better
plan can be proposed. We understand
that Councilman Moore, who lives on
the line Of this street, will favor the pro-
position. Something must be done and
this plan seems as cheap and feasible as
any other.
II any one thinks there is no use IN
keeping this road in good order for the
benefit it would be to the business Of
Los Angeles. we can state among other
items Of the business that is now ready
to come over the road, that the Cen
tinela and Sausal Redondo ranches are
prepared to deliver 10000 bushels of
grain in the city, BY team. provided the
city viii give de- lat roads to the line of
the corporation. BY establishing these
two sprinkling posts, this great fine
avenue, can be made popular ind attrac-
tive, the property holders who sprinklod
II last year at their own expense would
have justice cone them in part, and the
people Of the city would be able to pass
to the fair ground, without being blind
cd with dust or having their carriages
broken BY roughness Of the road.
Now is the time to 60 to work to put
this road in order. We have among us
educated gentlemen, who by the lavish
outlay Of their fortunes have done much
to improve the breed of horses and cattle
in Los Angeles county. Messrs L. J.
Rose, l.. II. Titus, 3. L. May berry, VIM.
Smith, +. j. Barretto. and others, have
done great work for this part Of the
country. They will, at their own ex-
pense, have their fine stock at the fair,
and II will be an everlasting shame, if
after their great expense and intelligent
enterprise, the city of $4,000 people
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