The herald., 1893-12-26

we'll be abandoned but 1t appears in
this case that several OF the main tray-
eled roads, as Sunset boulevard, Foot
hill road and Crescent avenue would be
affected by the proposed action. The
chairman of the road committee stated
that years ago, before the townsite was
laid out, the then owners OF the land had
actually been paid $500 or more out oi
the Cahuenga road fund for rights OF
way where some OF these roads now are.
Upon motion of Mr.. Gelbreth the road
committee were instructed to draft q
formal protest against closing or narrow
ing such OF the main roads at Cahueuga
townsite az in their judgment are or
may be required for public use, and to
file the same with the board OF super
visors.
The matter OF the extension of the
Cahuenga Valley railroad from ita pres
est eastern terminus at Temple street
south along the city boundary and to
connection with the cable and electric
lines at Westlake park came up, and it
appeared that certain property-owners
were opposing the extension; the
committee on railroads and transit WAS,
on motion OF Mr. Carlin, instructed to
20 before the Los Angeles city council
asked for by the railroad people. This
extension is q matter OF great impor-
tance both to the city and the country,
as the present connection with the
Temple street cable road, with Its slow
going, open cars in all weather, ia en-
tirely inadequate to the wants OF the
public. The people of Cahuenga fully
appreciate the enterprise OF Messrs.
Hurd snd Goodenow. the owners OF the
Cahuenga Valley railroad, in seeking
better terminal facilities, and will en-
deavor to assist them in getting what is
go imperatiyely demanded by the stu
alton.
The water committee reported con-
siderable progress in the matter of
getting water for irrigation into the
valley. The city OF Los Angeles can let
the Cahuenga people have at least 200
inches OF water at a reasonable charge,
to be taken from the ''woolen mill
ditch" at Ivanhoe. From the latter
point it may be brought into the valley
through tunnels and bitches already
constructed. One OF these tunnels was
formerly used by the Citizens Water
company, but 10 now in disuse. The
other tunnel and several miles of ditch
were constructed years ago for the use
OF the Lick tract people, but for reasons
which are now past history were never
used at all. 1t thus appears that the
Cahuenga people may now secure
good supply of water and
considerable portion OF an irrigation
plant at merely nominal cost. The
civil engineer, Mr.. +. w. Skinner, who
is member OF the water committee,
stated that he had been over the ground
lately and found that even without using
either of the tunnels spoken of the water
could easily be brought from the woolen
mill ditch into the valley at an eleva-
tion high enough to connect with the
Lick Tract ditch. A distributing sys-
tenn OF pipes or bitches can be con-
structed at a slight cost, go that large
portion of the valley may be supplied
with complete irrigation system at less
expense than almost any other section
in Southern California. 1t is stated that
the water committee will at once pro-
ceed to form, among the citizens who
desire to place their lands under the
system, a water company which can
proceed with this important enterprise,
go that by next summer Cahuenga will
take her place among the irrigated Sec
tions. With twelve months OF frostless
growing weather and an incompatible
soil, who can say what further wonders
this favored section will not perform
With an abundant supply Of waserf =,
the foothill region, stated that parties
owning water rights in Coldwater cafion
had made proposition to furnish his
end OF the district with good supply of
water on reasonable terms, and he
moved that the water committe inves-
tigate the matter and report at the next
meeting of the association. Carried.
Mr.. Cove called attention of members
to the discreditsb BILE appearance of the
display on the Cahuenga table at the
chamber of commerce rooms, and hoped
that the people would hereafter see to it
that this exhibit was kept up in better
shape.
On motion by Mr.. Carlin the commit
tee on display and advertisement were
instructed to confer with the Los An
geles county midwinter fair committee
and Superintendent Virgins and ascer-
tain what arrangements could be- made
for display OF our products at the fair
in San Francisco.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
again Saturday evening, the Goth prox-
imo.
The association ia doing much good
work and has large membership.