Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-25
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Citizens Taking the Matter
in Their Own Hands.
WINTER MUD TO BE LAID
Under Many Miles of Payement-0b-
jections to Another Street
Railroad.

In every part of the city the property
owners are taking active steps toward the
improvement of the city, and it is only Q
question Of time until the streets will
compare favorably with those OF Older
and larger cities. For the past two years
there have been considered by the Board
of Public Works never less than three
and frequently as many as ten petitions,
to establish the grade or to order the
grading Of streets, and since the march oi
improvement commenced many miles Of
streets have been placed in passable
steps toward ordering the paving OF the
principal thoroughfares, and while the
first contracts have not been completed,
the improved condition of those parts
which have been paved has induced the
property owners on other streets to ask
to be permitted to place them in good
order. Since the first specifications were
drawn up it has become evident that
some changes in them were necessary,
and recently as many as eight different
for by the City Council, so that The prop
Vi OWACib may ndNc CudUCt
to select fer themselves the
material and the manner in which it
shall be laid. Only week ago five or
six of the principal streets ia the city
were ordered paved, and several more
propositions to pave were laid over until
the property-owners shall have selected
the material. 1t is said, however, that
when these are satisfactorily settled the
Gtfr- Cr,rnsI- x,sIl e. Al -. l.
steps for other streets until the con-
undertaken or laid out. At the last
meeting of the Council this was suggest
ed fer the reason that even il
found who would do the work
Immediately, the tearing up Of SO
many streets at once would seriously re-
suggested that few OF the streets be
finished at time, even if the improving
OF the city went forward more SLOWLY,
rather than allow the whole city to be
torn up at once. 1t is therefore probable
that after the pending paving contracts
are let, there will be no more considered
until the work commenced be completed.
While it is possible that the paving
may be delayed for this apparently good
reason, the work Of establishing grades,
of grading and sidewalking will be push
ed forward go that the streets may be
ready Tor the pavement when the time
comes to put it in place.
During the past few weeks the prop
erty owners on Pearl street between
Sixth and Pico have been considering the
advisability OF paving their street and
have come to the conclusion that macad-
amsing will suit their purposes. A pc
tition will be presented to the Council to
this effect to-day.
A number Of the people residing on
Seminary street desire to have it graded
before the winter rains commence and
will have petition before the Council
to-day to that effect.
Mr.. S. |. Haas and others desire to
improve their property on Council street,
but before they do so they ask that the
grade Of the street be established.
The fact that Maple street does not
extend further south than Washington
street has troubled the property owners
for some time past. A number Of them
will ask to-day that it be opened from
Washington street south as far as Ellis
'reet.
Aht fbopiC ou 1tuipic ettttt
have recently placed their sidewalks in
good condition and it appears that they
are afraid that they will have to change
them to another grade. 1t has been
stated that the Temple street cable road
will shortly put in double track and
when this is done the City Surveyor will
be required to give the company the
grade of the street. The property
owners will ask to-day that the grade be
given the company so that the sidewalks
will not be disturbed.
1t has been rumored. that street rail-
way company will ask for franchise to
place it's tracks ON Sand street The
property owners residing on this street
express determination to object to the
granting of such franchise if it necessi-
tates the widening of the street. They
say in their petition, which will be pre-
sented 10 the Council to-day, that they
are content with the present railroad facil-
tiles, and would sooner forego the advan-
tages Of a railroad on their street than
have to widen that thoroughfare.