Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-06-20
A PROGRESSIVE CITY.
Los Angeles Ahead in
Wealth and Population.
NOTES OF IMPROVEMENT.
Street Car Lines, Private Resi-
denees, Business Blocks and
Public Buildings.
NOTES OF IMPROVEMENT.

| The solid growth OF the city oil Los
Angeles goes on apace, and neither the
food of last winter nor the heat of
midsummer avails to stay the car OF pro-
gress for a single day.
Tomorrow work begins in the way of
laying iron on the new electric rail
way from Main street, along First.
across the river to Boyle Heights. By
the end of August the cars will be run
ming full tilt propelled by the subtil
fluid. The road will be prolonged to
the cemetery, and will be a needed ar
terry of travel between the city center
and the eastern portion of the munich
pality. The length will be about two
miles.
Meantime work goes bravely on on
the Rowland electric road, which, START
ing off at the plaza. traverses Los An
geles street, and turning off about Pico
| gets out TO the extreme west end of the
| city at the Pic0 street terminus. With
| in ninety days this road will be in OPP
GRAFTON.
Then again the Agricultural Park
| line has increased its capital stock from
$50, 900 TO 500, 900 and in a short time
this road will be extended, re.ironed,
double.tracked, and in all respects made
| TO keep pace with the doubling OF the
capital stock.
Once more DIR. Sketchley is at work
with a will for the building of his dummy
steam car line to the ostrich farm on the
Los Feliz ranch. This will be some six
miles long and will aid greatly in the
| development OF the northern part of the
| city, the new park. the Los Felz ranch,
| the ostrich farm and botanical aud
geological gardens and all other schemes
in the fertile, wise and energetic brain
of the Doctor.
There are three or four other street
car lines in the course OF incubation be-
tween the projectors and the Council
which are not given here among things
which, if not fats accomplis, are yet
| certainties for the immediate future.
PRIVATE RESIDENCES
| Are seen in all the naked conspicuous
self.assertion of their balloon frames,
Imprinted sidings, new paint, and other
| signs of spick .and.span newness, on
every slightly elevation around the city.
| II is impossible TO name them for their
name is legion. Many of them deserve
| special notice for their costliness and
beauty. When the city began to grow.
four years ago, nearly all the new houses
were one-story cottages which would
hardly average $1,000 each. In year
thereafter these gave place to more pre-
tentious houses, some Of which cost $4,000
and upwards. Another year passed,
and the rich Eastern people who came
in began to build really ambitious homes.
For these SIC, 900 was not large sum to
spend in residence.
Now comes a new era, and palace is
the only word which will describe
the residences about to crown the hills
around Los Angeles. In many cases
these are the projects OF old residents
who had very comfortable homes for
years past. out of which they now are
being elbowed by the onward march Of
the ruthless wheels of trade, which will
have what they may desire. Among
such is the fine residence Mr.. Glassell is
preparing to build on Fort Hill, to cost
$4,000 to $4,000. Near this Mrs.
Banning will soon begin the construction
of house which will require $50, 900 to
complete. Up on the other hill, at the
corner of Hill and Court streets, Mr.
Bradbury is now getting the site ready
to erect a mansion for which he will
have to pay $780, 900 before he puts his
foot within it as his own.
IN BUSINESS BLOCKS,
The traveller on the streets will find
his eye attracted to half a dozen, such
as the new bank, corner of First and
Spring, the Wilson building, near by on
First, the Lawyers block, on Temple
and New High, the Lanfranco, on Main
and Court the Callahan, corner of
Spring and Third, the Lankershim, on
Main and Fourth. These are costing as
nigh as $50, 900 each. There are a doz.
en- in contemplation, some of them be-
gun. The Lankershim, on Spring be-
low Third, will be a very handsome
block. The corner of Fort and First
will be the scene of great building act
ivity which will scatter nearly quarter
of million dollars this summer. As
soon as the county gets out of Mr.. Phil.
lips way he will spend $4,000 on the
old jail property. Mr.. Baldwin
will do as much Just north of
there, between the Ponet building
and the HERALD office. Up on Main
near the Pco House great develop
ment will be begun next month. 1t
will show that the whole town is not to
be south of First street, and that the
city will not be let run away to Santa
Monica. In all the above lines only
specimens are given, and no attempt
made TO catalogue all the progress
going forward.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Are at last claiming the attention oil
the people. The bonds are out foi
sale, and in few weeks the new City
Hail. costing $4,000, will be under
way. The all, costing $50. 900, is al
ready making satisfactory progress
Yesterday the Supervisors, for the first
time, took serious hold of the propo
sifion of building Court House
for the county. Action was post
poned until the first day of July
when the matter of submitting the
question of bonds for court house t
the people will be decided upon. 1t il
probable that the election will be or
dered and that the bonds will pass. II
is understood that the Court House vii
be built any way, whatever way thu
votes 90. If they vote against thu
bonds, by which scheme the burden o
the new Court House will be born'
partly by the city of twenty years hence
then the Supervisors will levy tax ant
build the much needed house anyhow.
James II. Gravestone, Washington
pestofiice, endorses Red Star Cougl