Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-14
AURORA STREET.
The Property owners Want it
Opened for Use.

Opened for Use.
The people on Buena Vista street hav
been complaining for some time tina
there has been no way for them to reacl
San Fernando street from the bridge o
far north as College street, and the,
have sent several petitions to the Cit,
Council asking that Aurora street, whicl
has been closed by the Southern Pacif
Railroad Company, be opened for public
use. A HERALD reporter took triI
along Buena Vista street yesterday ant
found that there was no way even for {
loot passenger to reach San Fernando
street between the bridge and College
street. The property owners all along
the line complained of the condition o.
affairs, and said that they had under
stood that bridge was to be built by
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
over the tracks at Aurora street, which
is now blockaded by cars of all shapes
and sizes. About a year ago it was
stated in the City Council that the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
would build bridge over the track and
then the matter was dropped. Recently
the matter has cropped up again and
petitions were sent in to the Counc ask
ing that the street be kept clear OF cars.
On Monday a petition was received
by the Council from the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, that 10
carry en- it's business and prop
erly accommodate the public it be.
came necess ry to enlarge its yards in
and around its depot on San Fernando
street and several months ago it acquired
by purchase and is now the owner of
what is known as the Carbaial tract,
together with the land lying north
o. Aurora street. between Buena
Vista street and the main track of
the railroad Of the company, northerly
from said depot. That Aurora street,
extending from san Fernando street to
Buena Vista street, is much lower than
the grade of Buena Vista street, and it is
impossible to make Aurora street cores
pond with the grade of Buena Vista
street without raising the grade for a
considerable distance from Buena Vista
street towards San Fernando street; that
the use heretofore made of such street
was across private property leading from
Buena Vista street to Aurora street,
which privilege has been recently denied
the public by the owners of the prop
erty over which travel has here.
tofore passed. Any use made of Aurora
street by the public would be attended
necessarily with much danger, as the
company is compelled TO cross said street
with several tracks in order to carry on
its business at the depot herein before
mentioned. The said street is not used
or necessary as an approach to the depot
from any other direction than Buena
Vista street in the neighborhood of
Aurora street and the people living ln-
mediately north and west OF said Aurora
street in that vicinity. 1t is uf great i'm
portance that the com pany have the use
OF Aurora street. 1t therefore offers to
construct and perpetually maintain a
foot bridge elevated above the
railroad tracks and OF height
sufficient to allow cars to pass
under, extending from Buena Vista street
easterly near the workshops of the COM
pany and terminating on the grounds of
the company at or near the north end of
the present passenger depot of the COM
pany on San Fernando street, the bridge
to be OF sufficient capacity to accommo-
date foot passengers. Or in lieu thereof
the company offers 10 construct bridge
extending from at or near the point
where Aurora street intersects Buena
Vista street easterly elevated and ter
minating on San Fernando street,
on condition that the city provide
the grounds on which to construct
the approach to said bridge on San Fer
nando street, this to accommodate teams
and the travelling public. The company
states that it is impossible for it to con-
struct the bridge last above mentioned
on or near the line Of Aurora street. un-
less the city grants the privilege for the
erection and maintenance OF the approach
on San Fernando street. The petitioner
therefore asks that Aurora street be va
Gated and that the company be permitted
to use the same.
The matter was referred to the Board
of Public Works.