Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-21
PUBLIC WORKS.
TWO Railroads that want Fran
chtses to the Citv.

chises to the Citv.
The Board of Public Works took its
regular Thursday tour yesterday, to ex-
anime into the works and improvements
asked for by the citizens in various parts
of the city. Boyle Heights was first
visited. Here, on Boyle avenue, part
of the street, on the corner of Virginia
street, which had been left ungraded,
was inspected. 1t was stated that the
man in front of whose place this un-
graded spot exists would not combine
with the rest OF the property-ownersa and
pay for grading the street. The conse-
quence is that the appearance OF the
street is marred, and it was deciSed to
take steps to have this piece graded.
The next place visited was the hill
north of Also avenue, where the
people want the grades established on
several streets parallel to and intersect-
ing Brooklyn avenue. Deputy City
Engineer Loundes said that he thought
he could prepare system Of food grades
which would not make too great cuts and
fills, and the party drove on to Chicago
street, south of Virginia avenue, and
opposite ex-Mayor Workman's vineyard.
Here the property-owners on the east
side of the street want the street widened
to sixty feet. They said that they had
purchased the property in five-acre lots
from Mr.. Workman, with the under
standing that the street was to be sixty
feet wide. That was six or seven years
ago. Shortly afterward, Mr.. Workman
planted line Of trees on his side of the
street and encroached OH the sixty feet.
Then reservoir was built by Mr.. Work
man extending on part of the sixty feet,
and the property-owners say that they
want the street laid out as it should be.
Until this is done the proper ty-owners
say that they cannot sell they property,
or do anything with it. They say they
will grade the street just as soon as it is
properly laid out.
A drive was then taken around Pros
pect Park. This is being laid out quite
prettily, and when the trees and flowers
are planted it will make beautiful SPOT.
1t has been graded and walks have been
laid out, and it is now being fenced.
The party then accompanied Captain
John Cross to his Glendale Railroad in
East Los Angeles. Captain Cross is
preparing to build line from
Pasadena into this city via Gar.
vanza, and has secured most
OF his right.of-way. He desires the Coun-
Gil to grant him right-of-way along An
drews street to point at the corner of
Arroyo and Wells street, for his Pasa-
dena road. When this is built he will
remove his Glendale track to a point
further north, and move the bridge cross
ing the Arroyo about half a mile further
north. This will allow him to take up
the track now occupying one of the
streets in East Los Angeles, and both
lines will run for some distance over the
some track. The plan, as suggested by
him, seemed advantageous to the city,
and property owners had no objection to
the change, so the probabilities are
that the franchise will be granted on
Monday next. Captain Cross says that
he will build the road at an early date,
and will give an excellent service to
Pasadena.
The route of proposed street railroad
extension was then visited. For two
years the Elysian Park Railroad has been
running its cars from Temple street to a
point near the northern boundary of the
city. Very few, mparatively, of the
citizens have been aware of this, but the
line has been running on time. Now
the owners of the line want to come into
the heart of the city. About one quarter
of the city has no street railroad connec-
ton with the center of the city, and this
line proposes to be the first
to open this section of the
city and accommodate large part of the
population. 1t is proposed to start from
the corner of Montreal and Reservoir
street to run along Reservoir street to
Elysian Park avenue, to Bellevue ave-
nue. and thence to New High street. 1t
has not yet been decided by the Direc-
tors of the company whether they will
ask for franchise along New High
street to Franklin, or whether they will
try to find road by which they can
rech the depots. This matter will be
decided later, when the franchise comes
up for final action before the Council.
Orange avenue and several other points
were visited, and the Board of Public
Works will be able to act intelligently on
the matters to come before it this morn
ing.