Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-24
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/ The STORY Of the DOG IN the
Manager.
r,,rop urpArn.-It seems to me a
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most ineoinprenens'oi' 'a.Ae ~, T
OF doing business by our City Oouneh
speak with repeot to the building OF a
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oenept uHa Convenience ~
Its inhabitants' tsee revised cna''e''
page 81 Immediately after the two de-
vas,a,;n. {, ,ods which swept away so
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mach 81 our p'opeiy "'e
rifle loss OF life. the City Conncn' ram,
pant and ready, pretended they would
rive to any company, either railroad or
- AM ,;acs ~ yos ,,se,ess land
o'nei "'ae' s"~' - -
running along the water .ogo i'o"'
FIRST street north towards Also, ending
a. Fro,t strest. Now what do they do
,ss1.asu.n ,>.,;s,, endurance un,;l
Ai'si s"ns''As -.
it almost ceases 70 De Vifsue; "neh
the franchise whicn was gwen 70 we
San Gabriel X. II. TO-, VINO were Ter
that gut aud other consiaeia'ons 10
construct proper aud permanent ievee
within certain time, wn'en wouiu eer-
tainly nave pro'eessa an tnae property
along tnat hne % rirSt STREET Wnsn
alter considerable exiehtions anu veAa,
tious delays tho mai extension OF sa'd
franchise rau out on the z!th OF May
last. and she Couneii were importunea
by those IN dangee 10 ueciare tne sa'u
franchise forfeited SO that some one
else might puiiu mat ieFeei ins'eao VI
Counch eetns AZ one IN ',ae l,a''sr as
we demanded ,ney ignores . our cia'la
and refused TO declare sucn ivrle.euIe u
franchise with US iiehts ano priVnsges
to said San Gabriel Company, vir.n-
ally holding the parties complain
ing at bay, and making protee
ton an impossibility until AFTER
another destr lctive rush OF wa or mn
take possession Of the Los Angeles river
and carry again valuable me ana prep
erty 10 the sea, as 10 the past, 10 De
again unheeded BY the servants Of sne
people. The hrst week IN november
Gust six weeks IRON now tue animal
rains will commence, and we predict the
rains will bs heavier and more potent to
destroy thin were these OF last winter
What a 0 we alcn5 the liver front 70 dof
In view OF the diiatury action u Coun-
Gil in this important wo X, and In the
absence OF grant to some one, either
railroad compiny on pirate citiz
who would build said leves TOR we Sc
the Couaeil are determined not to pro
tect usl, egain repeat, what are we %
dol Abandon our homes aleer having
acted tie parts OF good citizens IL year
af;er year, paying our iuii share OF taxes
repairing aud nliing up our own streets.
building up again that part OF the city
called tie Also tfao', one Of the most
valuable tracts In the city II protected,
being but five minutes walk from the
main business portion Of the CITY, and
very acces sible? Are the authorities
satisfied that we shall be left to the ten
der mercies OF ano, her Hood, or must we
leave our homes we prs SO dearly, that
our families may rest IN peace AT
security, Have We no alternative but
ITO go up b ghfry This we cannot do,
for our all is there on level land, and we
cannot easily move away, unless BY the
interpretation OF the humane and benevo.
lent-to them It is lsft, as our appeals
to the Council to do what is right have
all been In vain. A week ago Messr
Haizlip 4 Co. offered TO build the lever,
to commence Mt the Yuma crossing.
where San Gabriel left Of. and
clear down to First street. the same kind
Of leves (piing. planking and
gravel) as Saa Gabriel has already
built, finish from that in the
same style. The Council referred
the matter to Committee Of the Whole,
which met en- Friday night last and
talked it over; Thea empowered the
Board Of Pablic Works TO go down to
the river with the City Surveyor,
see what was wanted, and should
have reported yesterday. it being i'm
portant. They went down, as ordered,
with some citizens, but lied to report;
and, whsn interviewed, Mr. Goss, one
OF sa d Board. stated they were not
going to report, but wonld see the rail.