Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-20
THE vIADUCTS.
Banquet Given by the Bridge Com.
pany Last Night.

Lopez, Clty Clerk 1e60, Mr.. Burrell, OF
the Bridge Company, and Superintend
ent Robinson, of the Los Angeles Gable
Company, visited the First street and
Downey avenue bridges, which had been
completed. Both structures were in
spected, and ex. Mayor Workman was
on hand on the First street bridge with a
basket of wine, which was broken in
honor of the occasion. On Monday next
the matter of the acceptance of the
bridges will come before the Council.
The California Bridge Company cele-
brated the opening of the new bridges
and viaducts constructed by them by
giving a banquet at the Nadeau last
evening. The parlors of that hotel were
quite crowded by the invited guests when
MIR. Alfred Burrell, of the California
Bridge Company, took the arm of Mayor
Hazard and led the way to the dining
room. Mr.. Burrell proceeded to the
head of the table and placed Mayor
Hazard at his right and x.Mayor Bryson
at his left, and the guests seated them
selves. The table was very artistically
set, and was loaded with all the delica-
cies obtainable. Flowers abounded, and
each guest found at his plate
a boutonniere. Mr.. Burrell, in a
short speech, said that formality was to
be thrown aside, and that he hoped that
everyone present would consider the
gathering an informal one and proceed
to celebrate the opening of the new
bridges in fitting manner.
| AS soon as Mr.. Burrell had finished
his speech, the guests turned their atten-
ton to the elaborate menu which had
been prepared.
The remnants having been removed,
Mr.. Burrell rose and said that he pro-
posed to call on all the best looking men
present for speech. Then, speaking of
the bridges, he said that the city
and his company had passed through
a long siege in getting the work done,
but now that it had been finished, the
city of Los Angeles has not only the
finest bridges on the Pacific Coast, but
BRIDGES that cannot be excelled in the
United States. "The credit of these
bridges does not all belong to the COM
pany, which was merely the constructor
OF them. The father of these viaducts
is with us l refer to the Hon. w. II.
| Workman, and | will ask the ex Mayor
who first proposed, who worked for these
bridges to tell you anything in regard to
them that he may have to say"
Hon. w. II. Workman said that two
years ago he had thought of the matter ,
the great benefit that would surely &C.
crue from the construction of such via
ducts, but, he said, he was not the only
one who had worked for long time.
Captain A. w. Barrett took hold just
at the right time, and by his
methods gave the city four bridges at
cost of $4,000. Mr.. Workman then
complimented the California Bridge Com
pany for the very excellent and thorough
manner in which it had done the work,
These bridges" he said, ''are to Los
Angeles what the Brooklyn bridge is to
New York City, and they stand as mon
uments to the City Council of 1888, who
made the appropriation.
Mayor Hazard was called on, and
spoke of the great improvements made
in this city. He complimented the Los
Angeles Gable Company, and said that
the residents of Boyle Heights were dis
appointed at not being able to celebrate
the opening of the rev road on the 9th
inst But" said his honor, sit is not
fright to charge Mr.. Robinson with NOV.
| ing slow, for onlya q day or two ago he
was arrested for going fast"
Mr.. Chandler was called upon to tell oi
the barbecue, but disclaimed any knowl-
edge of it, and entertained the guests
with "reminiscences of the time when the
river at First street had to be crossed or
a raft, "only few months ago, too, )
said the speaker.
Mr.. Forman was asked to speak on the
viaducts, but did not dwell long on that
subject, and wound up his speech by re-
latlng humorous story.
Vice President ]. G. Robinson compli
mented the city on the possession of two
such structures as the new viaducts
"They are the only viaducts in the
United States" said Mr.. Robinson
(Which have been constructed in con.
junction with a cable system" The
genial representative of the cable com.
pany also mentioned the disadvantages
of fast driving. His speech was received
with rounds of applause.
Ex-Mayor Bryson was requested to Say
something about the magnificent build.
ings of Los Angeles, and said that he
had all faith in the future of Los Ange-
les; and should any one construct a
building superior to the structure now
bearing his name, he would beat it.
Mr.. S. M. Perry, Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors, talked about the
county mprovements-the new Court
House-and spoke of the great pleasure
it gave him to know that at last the peo-
pie of this city had convenient means of
access to Boyle Heights and East Los
Angeles.
City Attorney Mcfarland unraveled
the law points involved, the difficulties
encountered while fighting applications
for injunctions, and paid high compli-
ment to Judge Chapman, counsel for the
Gable Company, who carried tbs case to
80 successful an issue.
A bumper to Mr.. Mcfarland was drunk
standing.
Colonel H. G. Otis, of the Times,
responded to the toast, THE Press" in
very appropriate manner.
Captain A. w. Barrett at this point
entered the room, and was loudly cheered.
Mr.. Workman Immediately called upon
him to speak, and in his usual graceful
manner the Captain told how the money
was obtained TO build the bridges, first
$40, 900 from the city, then $40, 900 from
the Gable Company, and $40, 900 from
| the Santa Fe railroad.
Mr.. Bufrell proposed toast to Capt.
| Barrett, which was drunk standing.
Ex-Councilman Lowell entertained the
party with short speech, and Mr.. Dock
weller spoke on the engineering features
OF the new structures. Following Mr..
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