Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-07
CONTEMPLATED IMPROVEMENTS
Their Inspection by the Board of
80 Public Works.

Their Inspection by the Board of
80 scr. Public Works.
The Board of Public Works yesterday
afternoon went on it's usual Thursday
tour of inspection, accompanied by As
sistant City Engineer Lownes and press
representatives. The first place visi ed
was the location of the proposed grading
OF Also street, from the Boyle Heights
end of the bridge to point about 600
feet above where the Arroyo de los Posas
crosses. 1t is proposed here to raise the
grade of the street to a level with the
street car track, or about four feet above
its present level. When the sewer system
is built the Arroyo de los Posas conduit
will pass along under the street and EN- p
ty into the river under the Also street
bridge. This conduit will be eight feet
in diameter, and will carry all the water
from the arroyo, SO that property.owners
below Also street can fill in and recover
waste land. The cost of this conduit I'm
der the street will be about $40 900, and
if it is built before the street is graded,
it will not be necessary to bridge the ar
royo. The San Gabriel Rapid Transit
Road has been graded through the ar
royo, and the ground has been
leveled. at the junction OF An
derson street and Also for depot.
Further up the arroyo men are busy lay.
ing the tracks, which, it is said, will be
ready for traffic in couple of weeks.
The next place visited was the pro-
posed Hof street extension in East Los
Angeles. Hoff street ends abruptly at
DAILY street, and there is no way for
teams or travel to get through to Griffin
out going long way around. The prop
street cut through, provided it can be
accepted as 50.foot street. and the dis
trict for assessment be made so as to in
clude large territory. Councilman Van
Dusen promised to report on this matter
at an early date to the Board of Public
Works.
When the party crossed the Buena
Vista street bridge, the subject of con-
structing driveway along the river on
the side of the bluff overlooking it was
discussed. 1t was suggested that it
would not require very great outlay of
money to build road along the line as
marked by the water ditch, which is OBJ
servable on the side of the bluff. Those
who have walked along this fume
will remember the magnificent view of the
valley there is on all sides. Burbank,
Glendale, Pasadena and other places
can be seen from different points along
the route, and 1t was the opinion yester-
day that such road should be built.
When the brick yards to the west of
Buenss. Vista street were reached, it
seemed to be the fact that the streets of
the city bad been encroached upon and
ruined in that section, and it was decided
to recommend that the Land Committee
look into the matter at once. The City
Engineer will also run line along the
boundary of Elysian Park, to ascertain
whether or not the brick men are on pri-
vate or public property. 1t was sug-
gested that it would be good idea, in
the near future, to fence all the city land
80 that there shall be no excuses for en-
croachments in the future.
Macy street, below Alameda, was Wis
tied, and it was the opinion that couple
OF stables belonging to the Sisters, now
projecting on the street, should be moved
back to the property line, 80 as to give
room for people to pass on the sidewalks.
Les Angeles street, between Alameda
and Marchessault, was driven over. 1t
is proposed to lessen the grade. of this
part OF the street before it is paved.
After drive over to the West End,
where the grading of Court street was
inspected, the party returned to the heart
OF the city, via Temple street.