Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-07
SIDEWALKS.
How Our Permanent Sidewalks are
Progressing lover Two Miise
Completed. and More Under Con-
tract-what is Used. and Where
New Walks are Needed.

A thorough inspection yesterday, Of
our old and new sidewalks. asphaltum
and concrete, aud barring gravel and
wooden sidewalks. after long walk,
disclosed the following interesting in
formation The larger portion. by far.
is Of asphaltum. which has been laid for
many years, and repaired when necessa-
ry, but a very large proportion Of the new
sidewalks in use arc Of the two
patents for concrete, the Mclean and
the Sehillinger. both Of which are
popular. The streets noticed, were
Main, Spring First, Commercial. Los
Angeles aud Requena. Main street, from
the Plaza to Third street, six squares,
has 1905 feet Of asphaltum sidewalk,
1928 feet Of the schillineer patent, and
27O feet OF the Mclean patent, 4.99s
feet In all. Spring street, from Temple
to Third street, four squares, has 654
feet Of aspbalium sidewalk, 1877 feet of
the Mclean patent, and 200
feet Of the Schillinger patent, 4,27O
feet In all. First street, from
Los Angeles TO Fort street. three squares,
has 1857 feet Of asphallum sidewalk, 432
feet OF the Scbillinecr patent. and l80
feet Of the Mclean patent, 900 feet in
all. Commercial street, from Alameda
to Main street has 634 feet of asphaltum
and 1887 feet Of the Schillipger patent,
1921 feet In all. Los Angeles street.
from Arcadia to First street has 1922
feet Of the Mclean patent, and 25S feet
Of tho Schillinger patent, l4S4 feet in
all. Requena street. from Main to Los
Angeles street has l4O feet OF asphaltum,
and 300 feet Of the Schillinger patent,
$40 feet in all; or grand total Of 10, 203
feet OF good sidewalks, or nearly two
miles aud half.
Ia addition To these, there Is good
deal Of concrete sidewalk, which Is now
tho popular one. under contract. Some
of this has been laid on the Second street
siis Of the Hollenbeck block. The Spring
street side Of the same building will bs
laid when the structure Is completed, rs
will the Forster block. the Jones
block, the Garnier block, the
Mueller 4 Stern block, the Hen
derson building for the use Of
Jacoby Brothers, the new Bryson
block, sidewalk almost finished, and the
Mott h Spence block on Commercial
street. The materials for concrete
sidewalk on the north side Of Second
street, opposite the Hollenbeck block,
have been long in position, and will
soon be laid. This will make an adji-
tion TO the sidewalks already mentioned
Of 1920 feet, NIL Of the Hchillinger
patent. In addition, there are about 500
Of concrete sidewalks which arc not yet
finished, but in course OF operation,
making grand total OF IA. 720 feet, or
over two miles aud three quarters.
A large number Of feet Of concrete
sidewalks have also been ordered by tho
city In various places where they are
needed, and will DO put ia position as
rapidly as possible. The total Of 4,723
feet OF sidewalks represents 5842 feet Of
asphaltum sidewalk, $3.50 feet Of the
Schillinger patent and 2i9l feet
Of the Mclean patent. A few
years ago, there was nothing but asphalt.
um sidewalks. which, although they are
durable, seem to have given place to the
concrete sidewalks, the Schillinger pat
ent leading by 548 feet, and the
Mclean patent. by 3,039 feet, or three
eighths Of mile more than all the ms.
phaltum sidewalks, which. being way
back in the minority as far ~ new side
walks are concerned, show that they are
popular, but that renaissance in regard
to modern sidewalks has progressed rap
idly and is still going ahead.
There are few bad places, more or
less, on each Of the six streets mentioned
between the good sidewalkso Of asphaltum
and concrete. These are easily observed
by any pedestrian, or any who travel
any of these streets for business or to
and from home. The hiatus, which Is
always only few feet, should be made
similar to the sidewalks adjoining. and
make permanent walk without stepping
of into gravel, or rotten wood side
walk.