Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-12
IA CANADA ENTERPRISE.
A Railroad, Wagon Road and
Bridge Meeting.
Matters of General Importance Con-
sidered.
The Scope of the Proposed Enterprises.
Spirited Resolutions which We're
Adopted = Committees
Appointed.


La Cafiada town>to consider subjects of
great Importance to the localities, as
follows:
First-Of great Importance to La
Canada valley.
Secondly--Of great Importance to
Pasadena, Altadena and Linda Vista,
because upon these places La Canada
valley opens easterly.
Thirdly-Of great Importance to the
upper and broader regions of the San
Fernando valley, because upon these
regions La Canada valley opens west
erly.
Fourthly-Of great Importance to the
city OF Los Angeles, because upon this
city La Canada valley opens south
wardly by way of Verdugo canon,
through the south side mountains.
fifthiy-Of great Importance to GER
tain railroads, because by way of the
Big Tujunga caf1on, through the north
side mountains, La Canada valley opens
northwardly upon the easy grades that
extend through Nevada and Utah, ex-
tend to the termini of seven southwark
bound railroads, and to Salt Lake City,
the center of railroads.
Sixthly-Of great Importance to uni
versal invalidism, because La Canada
valley, by reason Of its peculiar topo.
graphy, oceanic and continental rela-
ton, and consequent climate, has been
selected as the center of an hygienic
scheme which General Shields has been
at intervals quietly formulating for more
than ten years, which formulation in
wolves original, perfectly legitimate and
nraatI0ol r,afhAdo Of
attention and confidence of universal
invalidism.
Among the important objects OF
the meeting were these: To urge the
Interpolation of the missing link in the
wagon road to connect La Canada valley
and Linda Vista with Pasadena and Al
tadena by way of DEVILS Gate, includ-
ing two bridges at DEVILS Gate; to urge
the improvement of the wagon road
from La Canada to Verdugo park, link
in the wagon road between La Canada
valley and the city of Los Angeles; to
urge the extension of the existing out.
side railroads into and through La Cafi-
ada valley.
Mr.. Charles HI. Macarthur called the
meeting to order and nominated Gen.
eral Shields for chairman, who was
elected. Judge D. s. Carnahan was
elected vice-president, and MIR. D. ].
Green secretary.
Valuable thoughts, suggestions and
speeches were delivered by Mr.. Will d.
Gould, Judge Carnahan, Mr. Macarthur,
J.S. Nicholson and others.
Mr.. Gould offered series OF resolu-
tions, which, after due discussion, were
adopted. as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that public highway should
be opened from point where the west
line OF lot 2, of the Rancho La Cafiada,
interseots Michigan avenue; thence
southerly along the west line of said lot
to the south line of the rancho; thence
south and easterly and along the side of
the bill to point near the DEVILS Gate,
where tie Arroyo Seco should be bridged
and the road connected with the main
line to Pasadena. The road should also
be continued along the west bank OF the
Arroyo Seco to Linda Vista.
Resolved, That General Shields and
Judge Carnahan procure rights of way.
Resolved, That the roughnees, the
grades and the perils of the road between
La Canada and Verdugo Park urgently
demand immediate attention af the su-
pervisors and roadmaster.
Resolved, That committee of :,
be appointed to consult all parties in
interest and present the matter in due
form to the board of supervisors of this
county and request such appropriations
of money as may be reasonably de-
manded by the subject matter in the
premises.
Resolved, That we invite the Ter
minal Railway company to extend its
road into La Canada valley to connec-
lion betw cen Altadena and Verdugo
Park, and tender it free right of way.
We also invite the electric railway of
Los Angeles to extend its lines through
La Canada valley, and tender it free
right Of way, which offer of free right
of way must be accepted and railroad
construction begun within ninety days
of the publication of this offer, and be
continued with reasonable diligence un-
til said railroad is completed.
Resolved, That free rght-of-way
through La Canada valley be rendered
only to the first railway company that
will extend its lines through La Canada
valley.
Resolved, That committee of -
be appointed to wait upon the railway
companies and present these resolutions
and urge the immediate construction of
the road.
The chair appointed the committee as
follows:
For La Canada colony-Judge D.. s.
Carnahan, E. Dunham, Charles H. Nc
Arthur, DR.. J. L. Lanterman, Col. T.. s.
Hall, Cortez Barnum, Theodore Pick
ems, d. j. Green, Jesse Knight, j. HI.
Nicholson, L.. @. Jones, Charles T. Ger
man, G. A. Rogers and l. l.. Foster.
For La Crescenta colony-Dr. B. B.
Briggs, Prof. w. G. White, T. S. Holly,
Ignace Scherb, E. Carpenter, Eugene
III. Gould, Mr.. Fraley, G. T. Barty,
Capt. j. r. Strong, A. N. Teing, Mr..
Uphill, J. w. Cunningham, Major
Brady and J. j. Phillips.
For Monte Vista colony-F. H. Bar
CLAY, L. T. Rowley, Mr.. Cox, J. I. M.
Spencer, Mr.. Bernhardt and Mr.. Blanch-
ard.
For Big Tehunga cafion--Alva john
s.n, Mr.. aoytand Clark Johnson.
For San Fernando valley: Hon. r..
,yidney, /. N. Van Nuys, James R.
Lankershim.
For Linda Vista: Fred H. Rindge.
For Pasadena: His honor Mayor
Lowe, HI. K. W. Bent, Judge B. S. Eat
on, Col. Jabez Banbury.
For Altadena: Hon. E. F. Spence.
For the city of Los Angeles: His
honor Mayor Hazard, Ex-mayor Thom,