Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-10
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
A Communication Addressed by the
Board to the Cahuenga People.

A Communication Addressed by the
Board to the Cahuenga People.
In the matter of the Santa Monica
irrigation district, hearing was set for
May Goth.
A street at East San Gabriel was or
dered vacated.
The report of V. J. Rowan on the
Lancaster road was read and the road
accepted.
A certain street in Pasadena was or
dered vacated.
The vacation of street in Rivera will
be discussed May 2Oth
The same action will be had on one in
Seabright May 10th.
Supervisor Martin is made commit
tee of one to see to repairing bridge at
Santa Anita.
Hearing in the Santa Gertrudes irri-
cation district is postponed until May
Goth.
Mr.. A. H. Denker appeared and stated
that he would give the county good
road across the Rodeo de las Aguas on
the most convenient line, and it was
ordered that work on the road be pro-
ceeded with.
The following is given out by the
board:
OFFICE OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
Los ANGELES, Cal, May 1S90.)
To the Cahuenga Producers Union:
GENTLEMEN-We have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of the following
resolutions, sent US by your secretary:
Resolced, That after delay of about
year in opening the public road from
the Cahuenga valley to Santa Monica,
as demanded by all the people, and petit
toned for time and again, we cannot but
conclude that our interests and rights
are trifed with by those whose duty it
is to serve the public.
Resolred, That we learn with surprise
that parties who wrongfully closed said
road are conferred with in reference to
where and when the same shall be
opened, rather than the people of this
valley.
Reso1red, That we now ask, and on
behalf of the public demand, the imme-
diate opening of the said road or as good
and as direct road to the ocean as the
one which has been closed.
| Adopted unanimously, and on motion
OF Mr.. Wilcox, the secretary was in
structed to furnish the board of super
visors with copy of the foregoing reso-
lutions.
With most distinguished consideration
| for the author, in answer thereto we beg
leave to say, we deem the same ill-timed
and unjustified.
You know, or ought to know, that
after the road has been closed some
years by the numerous landowners
along it, that Its opening invites expen-
sive and protracted litigation, and will
arouse bitter animosities, unless an
amicable arrangement can be made with
the parties who have fenced it up. That
in the event of litigation it might,
through the laws delay" be a long
time opening. To avoid these difficult
ties you know we have been and now
are endeavoring by peaceful means, to
get road opened through the ranches
of Hammel q Denker, and Mr.. Wolf
skill and others, in lieu of the old one,
that will better serve the public interest,
viz: via the Sunset boulevard to the
Soldiers home, to connect with the
Nevada-avenue boulevard, to Santa
| Monica
This route is so much preferable to
the old road that it seems to us worthy
of some delay, If we can obtain it instead
of the old one.
You seem to hold it great offense
that we are trying to treat with the
owners of the lands for such road in
stead of forcing matters, and attempting
to open the old one, and get it tied up
year or two in court.
In connection with this matter we
respectfully remind you that seven
years ago you quietly submitted to have
this old road closed before your face and
eyes, and made mo kick" (pardon the
slang), until about a year ago. Don't
you think if you had been as active
then, as you would have us be now, you
would have kept your road open?
In view Of the fact, gentlemen, that
during the past and present year this
board has appropriated more money
from the general road fund.- to aid your
road district than it has to any other
two road districts in the county, and in
view of your resolutions, we are again
reminded that republics are ungrateful.
The supervisor of your district has
worked hard in this board for Cahuenga
road district, and merits praise instead
of censure at your hands. Last year at
his solicitation $4,000 was appropriated
from the general road fund.- to your
district; tins year Sixth street was
graded and bridged (three bridges), at a
cost of $4,000, and on Western avenue
two bridges were built at cost OF about
$1,000; one at Hollywood at a cost of
about $3.50. All this was paid for from
the general fund (road).
Gentlemen, your demand that we i'm
mediately open the old road or as good
and direct one, to Santa Monica, shall
receive our most serious attention. In
the future, as in the past, we shall use
our best endeavors to obtain one or the
other, "peaceably if we can, forcibly if
we must"
We have the honor of subscribing our
selves, your obedient servants,
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.