The herald., 1894-04-28
Property Owners Ask for Bet
ter Service.
Two Boyle Heights Issues ART
Acted Upon.
An ERort to Be Made to Pass the RIsc'
trio Road Ordinances Over the
Mayors veto-First Street
to Be Wfdoned.

There was a large delegation of citi-
zens present to be heard on the petition
to forfeit the charter OF the "Blue Line"
mule road on Spring strest which now
runs one car every "a hours. Judge
Ross, Abbott Kinney, III. Harris and
other citizens urged that the company
be compelled to give better service or
abandon the franchise. The representa-
tivss of the electric company stated
they intended 70 put an electric road
along Spring street ss quick as their
title WAS perfected to the property. The
matter was laid over for one week.
General Manager Clark of the Conso-
lidatsd Electric rosd appeared before
the board regarding the electric road
franchise to Est Side park, which the
company secured from Captain A. P.
Cross, which WAS vetoed by the mayor.
He stated that work Was delayed by the
depressed times, and in order to secure
q connecting link. There WAS no inten-
tion to 0bstruct any one else from com.
| iHs ;sto the city. There is portion of
the line that the company will not Iced
and wishes to abandon. They want to
abandon part of the line on Main street
and on Macy street.
City Attorney Mcfarland was called
| in for an opinion and held that the
council could not release this part of
the franchise under the bond without
changing the ordinance granting the
whole franchise. The company, how
ever, could forfeit their rights for that
portion OF the road they do not desire to
construct. The ordinance was thea
placed or its passage.
The report of the board for the con-
demnatiou OF 20 feet on the south side
of First street east of Boyle avenue and
| for the condemnation of the triangular
piece of land at the junction OF Boyle
avenue and First street was taken up
for consideration, having been referred
back to the board st the last meeting OF
the oouncil.
Mr.. Joseph Hyans appeared before the
board aad advocated the condemnation
of the triangular tract, which would
make the street $50 feet wide and moi
cut off 20 feet on the south side OF First
street. He WAS satisfied that there
would be no objection to condemning
this tract.
Mr.. Campbell stated that the people
wanted First street widened 20 feet on
the south side, and then il they wanted
the triangular piece condemned they
could AJAX for it afterwards. If Mr.
Workman was damaged ne would have
to be compensated for it.
Ex-MayoT Workman spoke in favor of
ppttinS 1hAA rGuJh. .haSe twp feet and nj
it could be sec0red for q very reasonable
! figure.
The board decided to recommend the
petition for cutting 20 feet of the south
| side of First street.
Mr.. Innes called up the petition for
the opening of johnson street, but there
was no second, and Mr.. Teed then moved
that the street superintendent be in
structed to open the street. Mr.. Rhodes
seconded it, and on vote the motion
was carried, Mesars. Strohm, Rhodes
and Teed voting for it, and Mr.. Innes IA
the negativs.
The report of the beard is Rs follows:
In the matter of petition ia reference
to the operation of the so.called blue
line," on Spring and other streets, your
board respectfully requests ono weeks
further time for the purpose OF making
a favorable compromise between the
property owners and the company.
In the matter of the mayors message
returning without his approval the or
dinance granting to the Los Angeles
Consolidated Electric Railway company
and it's assigns the right to construct
and operate an electric street railway
along certain streets OF the city of Lof
Angeles, we respectfully recommend
that the ordinance be again passed not
withdrawing this objections OF the
mayor.
In the matter OF petition from J. NJ
Harris ct al, asking that Eaet Flrs
street be widened 20 feet ON the south &c
az to correspond with tue rest of the
street between Boyle avenue and Baily
street, recon mend that the petition bt
granted, and the city engineer be in
atructed to make the necessary survey
and map, and furnish description to the
city attorney to draft the necessary
ordinance, the district of assessment Il
be furnished by this board.
In the matter of petition from E. P
Johnson ct al., asking that the name o
Hope sure at be changed to Euclid ave
nue, recommend that the petition br
. fled, and that the property owners OF
Hope street be requested. if they desir
the name of said street changed, to pre-
sent new petition submitting snothe
name therefor, as there is already
street in the city named Euclid.
In the matter OF the motion OF Dir
Rhodes, that A. p Cross be allowed pa.
for an extra team used in sprinklin
Girard, Winfield. Eleventh and Twelftl
streets, recommend that the motion b
adopted, and the superintendent c
street sprinkling be requested TO sub
Z nit monthly regulations therefor.
: Recommend that petition from Chas
>. L. Strange, submitting an amende
route for the franchise asked by him
! be fled, as the matter has already bee
acted upon.
: Recommend that petition from ]. A
). Daniels ct al, asking that Palo Alt
o street, from the west line Of Lake ShOr
e avenue to the east line of Belmont ave
a nue., be graded, graveled and curbe
}. with a redwood curb, be granted, an
,. the city engineer instructed to prepar
and present the necessary ordinance {
g intention.
Q In the matter OF petition No. 302, frol
d NJ. Carlson ct a., asking that ordinant
# in reference to the speed OF trains, b
j. amended 50 that no train or engine cha
l run on Alhambra avenue, between tn
r cut near Lyell street and point ~
Il fset east of the crossing of Missio
q road at A rate of speed exceeding 81
/. miles per hour, be granted, and the eli
It attorney prepare and present the nece
l. sary ordinance.
n Recommend that petition from l. '
Hellmsn ct al, in reference to tt
It granting of a franchise on COmmerci
y street, be fled, action having alreac
s been taken in the matter.