Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-20
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Proposed Improvement OF
BOulevards.
LOWER CALIFORNIA ANNEXATION
other Matters Considered at Length
The Paris Exposition
Exhibit.


Yesterday afternoon to the number OF
about forty members in the rooms OF the
Board of Trade. 1t was the regular
semi.monthly meeting, and was called to
order by Major Jones at little alter
O'Clock.
After the resding of the minutes and
some discussion as to the advisability OF
continuing the practice of fning absent
members of the committees, the Cham
Der listened to the report of the Commit
tee on Commerce. 1t concerned the
matter of the Southern Pacific right OF
vsy, and recommended that petition
which was prepared and submitted by
the committee should be offered by the
Chamber to the Common Council. The
petition argued strongly in favor OF the
granting Of the desired right of way
through what is known as the Pine street
route. in accordance with the demands
made by the company'
Colonel Seamans moved that the re-
mort and the recommendations of the
committee be adopted, and the motion
was carried. The report called for
committee of five to be appointed to
confer with the Common Council.
The following were appointed by the
chair: M. l.. Wicks, Judge Widney,
Dan Mcfarland, Captain W. H. Sea-
mans and Adam H. Denker.
The committee on immigration and
an Manufactures asked for further time,
which was granted.
The committee on Parks and Boule-
wards presented the following report !:
.'In the matter of the boulevards, your
committee have interviewed number of
residents of the city and county, and find
q widespread desire for first-class drives
worthy Of the name of boulevards. From
several eligible lines that have been sug-
Qeeted, your committee has selected two
to present now for your consideration.
One of these leads to our beautiful Pasa-
dena, over a new and,,picturesque route,
and has been named the Pasadena Boule-
ward. The project is zealously advocated
by property owners along its line, and
especially by the citizens of Pasadena.
The line begins at the junction of Second
street. and Lake Shore avenue, continues
to it's junction with Alvarado street, then
in q general northeasterly direction to
the north line of the city limits,
continues through the Boulevard tract
and enters Pasadena at the west end OF
Colorado street. Where the line crosses
the Los Angeles River substantial
bridge will have to be built by the coun.
ty, sooner or later, but this need not be
done at the start as the river is easily
fordable. Between the river and the
Arroyo Seco some culverts and small
bridges viii, have to be constructed,
which the county Supervisors can prob
ably be induced to undertake. At the
crossing of the Arroyo Seco the commit
tee is informed Mr.. j. W.. Scoville will
erect at his own expense an iron bridge
at a cost of SIS 900. Mr.. 81. T. D. Wilson
has already secured the right of way 1O(
feet wide the entire distance, and informs
the committee that the property owners
have all signified their willingness tc
grade and line with trees their respective
parts.
The other line which your committee
suggests, already known as the Sunset
Boulevard, is along the the foothill route
20 Santa Monica and the ocean. 1t be.
gins near the northwesterly limits of the
city, or what was formerly known a:
Lincoln avenue in the Lick tract,
continues five miles directly west to the
townsite of Cahuenga, then takes a
general southwesterly direction through
the Hammel & Denker ranch, the town
Of Sunset and the Soldiers Home to
Santa Monica. On this route the right
of way, 100 feet wide, has been secured
except for about one-half mile, and the
property owners have nearly all agreed
to do their respective parts of the grad.
ing where heavy cuts are not required
and have agreed also to line their re.
spective parts of the boulevard with
trees. The Board of Supervisors has lei
q contract for the culverts and bridges
required on the San Vicente ranch. Fol
tue purpose of providing suitable connec'
tions with the city for these boulevards
your committee recommends the open
ing Of the following streets. Lake Shore
avenue and Alvarado and Ward streets
their entire length, and Bellevue avenue
from the Sisters Hospital to the western
limits of the city; also some streets al
the westerly limits of the city to connect
Bellevue avenue and the eastern end o.
Sunset Boulevard. And your committee
recommends also that the Board of Su
peryisors be solicited to provide certain
small bridges and culverts required OF
the line Of the Sunset Boulevard"
The report, after some diEcu ssion, VA
adopted by the Chamber, and the com
Oltte6 was empowered TO take steps OF
behalf of the Chamber to carry on. tn,
boulevard project.
The Committee on Nominations recon
mended that the list of the members b.
printed, and that every effort be mad
to increase the number of those con
nected with the organization. To expe
dite matters the committee recommends
that the Chamber when it adjourne
should do 80 to meet again next Frida
evening to vote on q large number c
names, which should be posted in th
meantime. The report was adopted.
The following names were offered fo
membership by the committee and wer
voted into the Chamber: R. HI. Motor
s. M. Perry, John M. Stewart, A. Phi
lips, w. P. Mcintosh, H. J. Woollacot
Merrick Reynolds, Geo. w. Cooke & Co
E. A. Forester, E. s. Field, w. D. Buci
ner, s. F. Scott and Charles Forester.
The Joint committees to which til
resolutions of DR.. Widney, advocatin
the acquisition Of Lower California ha
been referred, reported favorably upo
their adoption. The report was amende
by q motion to have memorial pr
pared and presented to Congress.
was then adopted and the resolutic
passed.
The Chairman then reported that Il