Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-12
THE CABLE ROAD.
The Effort to Rebuild the Second-street
Railway.


A meeting of the Central Improvement
and Protective Association took place
last evening in Judge Austin's court
room. 1t was called for the purpose of
discussing the best means to raise funds
for the acceptance of the Messrs Wit
mers' proposition with regard to the
Second-street cable road. o. O. Tran
tum occupied the chair and Frank A..
Gibson acted as secretary.
G. M. Wells was called upon to speak,
and he proceeded to outline the terms
of the proposition made by the winners.
The money to be raised by the people,
he explained, was not to be paid until
the road was in running order.
Mr.. Wells reviewed the various at
tempts which had been made to secure
railway connection with the center of
the city by the people ofhis section.
The people who were interested in the
present attempt, he said, were large
owners of real estate in that locality. ii
they were willing to risk their
5000, 900 in the enterprise other property
owners in that part of the city ought to
be willing to assist in the work. 1t
subscribe. Many were poor or owned
almost valueless gully lots. Some one
should take the lead. Twelve thousand
dollars in notes had already been raised.
There was enough property which was
able to pay to make up the needed sum
-$35, 900. The object of the meeting
was to organize for a thorough canvass
of the hill district.
Frank A. Gibson said that the oppor-
tunity presented by Mr.. Wilmer was not
likely eyer to come again. 1t was one
in which there was no chance to lose
anything, as the money was not to be
paid until the work was done. He
thought the people on the hills should
all work together. ~, ~
G. II. Stewart said that at first he was
little unfavorably disposed to the prop
osition, but his objections had all been
successfully answered. The matter of
the grade had been set at rest.
Mr.. Wells said that the grade at Pearl
street would be raised out of the mud,
but elsewhere it would be substantially
as at present.
In answer to a question, Mr.. Wilmer
said that they hoped to have the matter
settled in the next five days OF a week.
The sum of 81 a front foot would hardly
be sufficient.
Jesse Yarnell said that he had hunted
for long time for someone to build that
road. He had found the man, and H.
G. Wilmer had arranged to pay the
debts of the old road and get it out of
the way. Mr.. Wilmer could be der ended
upon to know what he was about in the
matter, and had calculated all that the
proposition involved.
G. p. Dorland moved that committee
of three be appointed to district the
territory represented in the organization
and to appoint canvassers. The motion
was carried. G. P. Dorland, G. H.
Stewart and Major w. H. Toler were
appointed.
The following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS. The shutting down Of the
Second-street cable road last winter has
left large section of this city without
direct means of speedy communication
with the business center, and
WHEREAS, Mr.. H. G.. Wilmer has
offered to the residents of said section
to construct dOuble-track cable road on
Second street provided they raise sub
scription Of $4,000 payable only after
the completion of the road.
Resolred, That said proposition is de-
serving OF the careful attention of all
who are interested in said section, and
that this association heartily commends
the efforts now being made to secure the
necessary subscription, and will cooper
ate Herewith as fully as practicable.
The following subscriptions were listed !;
William A. Hersey $50: Daniel Gridley,
$50; D. K. Edwards. $40. The meeting
then adjourned.