Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-02-06

bad. II viii not do TO clean one block
Of a city every three or four years. ALI
theistreets IN the center Of the city should
be cleaned.
DIR. sINsABAUoH
Said he thought the Council would be
found ready to 60 on and make the sug-
gested improvement In front Of the city
property. As 10 keeping the streets
attended to. II good streets are made,
and swept every night. the streets will
not need such incessant watering. The
saving in sprinkling will pay for the
sweeping.
A motion was passed. that Il is the
sense of this meeting that the Council
should order the paving OF streets in
front Of City Hall property. with as.
phaltum pavement.
Mr. Bryson has 200 feet on Spring
street. II the Council will see that the
sewers are all right, he will with
In two months pave this street.
He has been in many cities
and has paid special attention to
street paving. He will put down the
best street TO be made. He has come
here to stay, to spend his money This
II the finest climate in the world; II
should be the finest city in the world.
He is ready to do his share to make IL SO.
He has all the property holders on Spring
street between First and Second pledged
to Join him, and If the sewer is properly
inade on that block they will pave 1t.
Mr.. Louis Roeder said he agreed with
Mr.. Bryson, and wanted the sewers at
tended to, and then he will join and
pave the street.
MR.. O. II. sIMPKINs
Says in the Gas Company's yard that the
men In his employ have learned to lay
asphaltum so that il stands They
evaporate it, mix it with coal tar and lay
it very hot 1t works all right. He
thinks there is right at our doors the
very best Macadam in the world. The
rocks are in the Arroyo Seeo. All to be
done is get rock crusher and grind it
up. 1t will make fine street.
COUNCILMAN BREED
Said Mr.. Ferguson had struck the key
note so far as the Council is concerned. |
He had looked to see great many citi-
zens present to discuss the matter. The |
few here tonight shows how many citi- |
zens are really interested in this propo |
sition. In the matter Of paving in front |
of city property he thought an investi-
cation should be made and the best |
pavement possible adopted. As to
paving in front of private property, as
the law stands now all property holders
on block must agree to it. Even one |
man can obstruct such improvement.
The Vrooman act is now before the Su.
preme Court.
H.T. HAZARD, ESQ,
Said the same difficulty arose when he
was City Attorney. They could not
sewer the streets by an assessment. But
they severed Alameda street, and made |
the owners of property pay for it.
They were enjoined by the Courts but
they went on and decided it was neces-
sary to do it. They did not put on a
lien on the property but they brought a
direct action against the recalcitrant
owners and forced them to liquidate the |
debt incurred in sewerng the streets. |
He thought the same thing could be |
done to pave the streets.
A letter was read from an engineer at |
Youngstown, Ohio. highly commencing |
asphaltum reefs, his opinion being |
based on experience of the matter in his |
own city. The opinion covered the |
points, Of duration, resistance to impress
sion under heavy loads and from sani.
tary point of view.
THE CHAIRMAN
Rose to speak in favor of Los Angeles
O ,phaltum as compared with that taken |
from the Trinidad Lake or any other
place. He has tested it and knows it to
be excellent. He thinks as it is at our
doors 1t should be fairly tested by the
city. There is difference Of founda-
ton in the streets of each city. What is
wonted is to study intelligently the cir.
cumstances of our own streets and gov
ern ourselves accordingly. Here rains
are only occasional. The dust Of sum-
mer is sprinkled daily. In year there
is a great accumulation of dirt. This
will be the same with macadamized
streets Therefore the best thing is
home produced asphaltum.
Councilman Frankenfield suggested
that committee of three be appointed
to see If all property holders in the
block on Spring street, between First
and Second, would not Join the city and
pave that block. Messrs. Frankenfeld,
Goss and Kuhrts were appointed such
committee.
The Council then adjourned.