Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-08
PETITIONS.
Those Received by the Oounc,,
fta Me~,s~-


.nose "eceived by the Council at
Its Meeting.
The following petitions we're received
and referred to the proper committees in
the Council on Monday:
From Mrs. R. Paulson, asking for re.
turn OF $l6.S7, extra amount paid by her
on double tax assessment.
From w. H. Workman, asking that a
oox culvert or. bridge be placed across
Louisiana avenue, between Boyle ave.
nue. and Chicago street, at the city's ex.
pense, to permit the storm water to flow
through.
From w. E. Ruess and others. asking
that an iron pipe be placed in the zanis
passing. through the locality of Soto ave-.
nue. and Brooklyn Heights and fill the
present jana at once.
From Charles w. Palm & Co., stating
that they are entitled to payment of q
claim for $3.50 for printing blanks
ordered by the Supply Committee, and
which claim was vetoed by the Mayor.
Mr.. F. @. Lee and others, calling at
tention to the fill on Sunset avenue at
Arnold street, the embankment having
slid down over the end of the culveft,
allowing the water to wash out the
street.
From r. I. Brown and others, asking
to have the grade of Bartlett street estab.
iished and said street graded under
the Vrooman act.
From FL. L. Flash and others, pro-
testing against being compelled at the
present time to lay cement sidewalks in
front of their property on the east side
OF CASTELAR, street, between Sand and
Temple streets.
Prom Julius Lyons, objecting to legal
ity OF a certain assessment for improv-
ing Waters street from Temple street to
Edgeware road.
| From G. w. Morgan and others, ask
ing to have surveyed and located Off
| cially the channel of the Arroyo Seco
from it's junction with the river to the
city line.
From George II. Benjamin, asking
| permission to run wagon for the sale OF
produce and fruits without license, as
be is unable to pay for one. The petit
toner says he has family of seven to
support. and, on account OF being a suf-
ferer from rheumatism, he is unable to
work at his trade or other work.
From B. F. Coulter, asking to have
refunded to him $3.50, double assess.
ment psid by him to the City Tax Col
| lector.
From P. S. Jacoby, asking to have re.
funded to him $l9.11, double assess.
ment paid by him to the City Tax Col
lector.
From the Temple-street Railway Com
pany, requesting the option of paving
between it's tracks and two feet each side
thereof with granite blocks or bitumin-
GUS lime rock.
From Professor A. Cuyas as follows:
GENTLEMEN-For long time the ques-
tion of better opening of Buena Vista
street has been agitated, and several Pc
titions have been presented to your hon.
orable body, some for grading it's unfn-
ished portion and some against it.
AS property owner on the debated
portion of the street, and as citizen
who has not only his immediate inter
ests but those Of the city at heart, the
undersigned has put his name among the
list of petitioners for the grading of the
street; because when he bought his
property it was with the natural and
well-founded expectation that some day
the street would be properly opened.
Those property owners on Fort street,
who 30 strenuously try to turn every
thing to their own advantage,
are now directing their atten-
tion to making Buena Vista street con-
tinuous with Fort street. To do tais
would be to entirely alter its natural and
obviously true course, which is to turn
its traffic into Main and Spring streets
streets much more important than Fort
street. Buena Vista street, if in proper
condition ho fhn 10 fh<o D.
center for large part of the East Side,
and the most direct route to Pasadena
and intervening towns. No sane person,
can, with the city's good at heart, favor
the digging of tunnel in the center of
the city, for the purpose of turning
Buena Vista street from it's true course
for the sole purpose of making it cub
eerv!ent to the interest of Fort street at
the expense of the city. Should the
honorable Council authorize the exca-
vation of tunnel-does it wish to be-
come responsible for the immense
damages necessarily following to the
property owners on the lower side
OF Buena Vista street. They are below
| the present level of the street, and with
such rains as we have recently had the
storm water from the streets on the hill
| above would rush down tie neglected
and disused Buena Vista.street hill q
perfect deluge; would cave in the bank
on the upper side, and the immense
stream, diverted by the fallen earth,
would pour in on the unfortunate people
below, inundating their premises, filling
their yards with mud and caueing in
calculable damage.
The grading of Buens Vista street ia of
the utmost Importance. If your hon.
orable body sees fit to sanction the exca-
walton of q tunnel instead, it will have
the doubtful pleasure of witnessing the
grading done by some future Council,
the tunnel disnsed and probably glo-
rious ren devious for tramps and thieves.