Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-19
The New Court House, City Hall
aud River Protection Ques-
Hons.

EDIToR HERALD Now that the curtain
has dropped after the great national polItt
cal drama that for mouths has so absorbed
public time aud attention. we must not be
forgetful Of the important fact that good 10
cal government like charity, should begin
at home aud upon this subject permit me.
through your valuable columns, to express
an humble opinion to those who may read
this and take II for what 1t Ia worth.
The question is--Do we need a new Court
House, II so. where and what kind Do
we need a City HALF II 40. where and what
kind Does a very large part Of our taxable
city property need protection from overflow
II 20. there and howl For the constitu-
tional eroakers who are continually predict
ing that the city and county have entirely
overgrown themselves that property is too
exrsvAgAntly high; that by the next spring,
summer OF fall mos, terrible crash will be-
fall the enthusiast; that the whole bottom
will fall out Of the real estate market. there
vill be a general smsshup-a perfect STAN
rete-And shrlnkagc back to the little
town and county population from whence Il
started many years ago; for this class Of
fimid. feminine nesved citizens the present
ed Coari House i even sufficiently large to
permit q ruom being set apart as morgue
ioE the suicides when this crash comes, be
sides using the upper door for city officials
aEsd rcniins out the present city offices to
pay funeral expenses. and allow the river to
take care 81 itself. But TO the enterprising
sea conservative thinking man. whether
! frurn reading OF from having traYersea this
great counify troua the Pacific to the Attain
TIC. - both, and then c0ntrAs; the wonderful
eazn hiatticns 81 sitrsctions that Southern
Csiso-niA has over any other given space OF
is size In the United States he will pnt too
low an estimate lpon the increase oil popu-
iniiaa When he says il sill double In the city
and county within the next ave years and
All then dosbie mp again the next Ave
yrsrs II this be trae. then We DO need a
new Conn House But u Is VERY evident
from The late vole fof Or against the is,u-
iae 81 Saso. aoe eO1ds- for this purpose, in
which The enterprise vas defeated by more
than FIVE 10 one. ] will presume TO say
thai some q their reasons were
perhaps Ike nay osn. namely:
II We are locking torsart 10 The future
wants and appearance of q beautiful city OF
| l20.no IoTultt9un-say ten years henee
then We do Haf N&uf handsome brildiux
crRmPed under steep hillside. froniins IT,
/ br0adesl on an Glaeg IN the rear Of ssnre, an
from the uuch hieatr and elosely hcilt np
hilltop adjoining Honld render the base
meits on lower EocTs damp and Gnienknt-
able where fsr1ners and sdAers earid not
strects-And here The bliadiEE a. ar Al.
tractive ientnres Haald he Ike Iishl un1e-
n barrel
Again, IL this Se true. We 20 s.nr,f civ
Hal hut not nBe ersmE'cd cat a p-uE.ortiuc
on no valuable building led a. The cus "a
Second and sI,riue, ufsol " hich cpzfraes hts
Just been let and WORK coz gae-eesa Al
cost Of over s. $50 to repair Ep Al o,.d, los
ceiled dilhpidated school h0s2ss- az5 bald
an ndditim thereto on The resr, saa Ehsn
cnmpleted be al nnsighfly, misplaced ttil-
ure
This loi Is worth to-day frr ha.izezs Aoa.s.
SIT, 900, ndd 20 this the above So az. tie
Court House grounds cO.1 81, sab- Gtse { .llsrg
House bonds Safn COG. and We hate fAs lsre,
total Of t4hH ah Give back 10 The lHHEaHEers
The $50, son and ir0rn the same snE q sAn
600 TAKE vi ficient thtrefram VII ueseh l.
buy az fiitfrf bigrk, sag ruIzli1g iAruGrh
from F0rt to Hill and btlE cen ssr. %
10 9th streets, On level ground !. : Vs-r
evident thai City and County a-5ees ssazsa
he very near each other, ana mote r,1re-
niert still II in the same building. q, uS,c
the same grounds don we cKn THEA nbsli.A
SOME Of THE numerous offioest and 1hta-
my word iur 1.-THE remainder a lNss taN-
600, Ii wisely planned Will bald q 51drs
0ourt House. CRY Hall Cpu1Sr hus orr
Jail presenting grand ana ar14HInsrthl a.
dttiDn 20 Duf city, with ample rEr1 rzsnn So
light, nif Hnd grHssIi Dot md sb1uld shIs tirr
hna county eome W 70 81 '-ufpaiis our tIgss-
tHtiDIls IN 10 growth, The present IHrf .rrfn
9TH 10 iith, or Hill 10 Olive would nsG =. i,.r
fHf OUT or thken lHtFf Ser division 81 lh..s.
public buildings yet, Tins shOn15 i.s ava.
ed, n Ipsstbit, parks 10 cities ara a. rt,s..
Hre % the bouquet, and II tins gfnt hb5 hsd
prnptff uttantiOn the pasi few YEAR. Nii1h isuf
tritinr expense, II wDuld DuN lie he Isri5.
0i nnr city md the Hdmtrhtinu 60 Ib4
stranger even fHr surprising ia. lfgtiy
ornamental grounds HrutDd the 1.mesurassi
mansion IN Albums street
Jusi nne year agB ] suggested the 1l..et.s,iif,
ui the city being Jirtdeuitd Itst ui'ts,-fiuws
0i thu l.Ds Angeles river. ] mt uIly siriL-
hed my willingness N sub-criie s5Bb 70,
vnrdf the enterprise hut ] vaf satisfi..d Inn
nnuld get ziDH more from tltit.sr 1I-a1errt
holders, mud Il the city wuuId have con
trihuted like umDuin ind property *
pended, say The s7DD0 then the gaBn MOI ~,
aaO0.OOb by loss and Representation Ii values
/ tiitE ei AlnlnedH street could al have i,..tiu
shVed. To give ypu some iden uf dsII-.i;is
ittuni GU IirDlsrty truiiriug ul La. RIVER
OIL which paid S4h.kD last y.snr 4 Tax the tnr
tiis yHnrt IL only SGD il IL ssx1atnn 1hm
this difference, us IN muuy hundred in
! stances ut Depreciation and loss eHRt 81 Ala
media hnf to he added to thu tax billf VI
others il more iHvuruill. lupatiuuk III.
tsc l. that something should b. dune uud
done Row either by the uity ~ fiy nurnet-
sl"ns TO The proposed ruilrInd lliallr 1h.
riNef hank. either UPON the Jlnn q ne Gun
Initiee appointed A. reported 70 the GuuItsl
| by the Citizens meeting lu-l after fFyr 5asr
disastrous Hood. or something Nissr thni
might be devised now. The Council ftssu
referred II TO a committee Of it, member
where II has been pigeon-holed ever since
But this VIII not prevent the gAers this
winter from doing even greater damage
than last, and entirely destroying large
and central portion of our city, thai II pro
teeted would build up rapidly and add
largely to our taxable income
Respectfully submitted,
JoHS =. HUNPHREYs
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