The herald., 1894-03-11
DID GOOD WORK FOR THE CITY
The Labor Commission Finished
Its Work Yesterday.
They Pay OFF Three Hundred and
Fifty Needy LabOrers.
Over 100000 Expended to Help tho
Unempioyed-A General Resume
of the Labo- Done on Pub
lie Works.

Yesterday afternoon Councilmen
Nickel and Munson of the labor COM
mission paid out s25O0 to the umem-
ployed who have been working on the
public parks and streets.
There were $50 men paid off. and in
all the city has expended $4,000 in
giving employment to needy citizens.
Since the inception Of this work, come
two months ago, about 800 men have
been given employment for varying pc
RODS, and considering the fsnt that the
bulk Of this labor was paid 81 per day,
the city has virtually secured $35, 900
worth Of work for $4,000.
Chairman Nickel and Superintendent
Alexander yesterday gave a HERALD re-
porter a general resume of the amour I
OF work which has been accomplished in
different sections Of the city under the
direction of the labor commission. By
far the most important work was the
start made toward cutting down the hill
at First and Olive streets. A cut OF 40
feet was made at this point, and about
10000 loads of dirt removed from the
ridge and utilized in making an extern
eive fill at First street and Grand ave-
nue.. Out in Elysian park large force
of men have been trimming up the
boulevard, and have made good drive
way of the Chavez road. They have
also built fine section of road over
looking Buena Vista street, in the east
end of the park. Another gang Of men
did good service in grubbing.
At Echo park. on Temple street, good
work has been accomplished in widen
ing the fill at the dam, in setting out
trees and in rip-rapping. In Westlake
park the drives and paths have been
repaired and put in irst-class condition.
In the East Side park the large fill at
the south end OF the lake has been ma.
terially widened, and 1400 feet OF cement
pipe laid through the park, and fine
driveway constructed over the bed of the
old zanjs. In Hollenbeck park the inn
mense ill at the lower end OF the lake
has been completed, and plenty OF work
done on the driveways. The large I'LL
on East First street east of Evergreen
cemetery has been completed as well as
a big fill on Stevenson avenue. A large
amount of work has likewise been done
in cleaning up the streets generally in
Boyle Heights.
One of the most important results
achieved WAS the work done on the city
zanias, particularly on zanja No. z, which
had caved in at many points. This
drain has been widened from three to
five feet. At Fourth and Alameda 40C
feet of cement pipe has been laid, and
at Also and Anderson streets 800 feet Of
pipe. First street has been widened at
its intersection with Flower, and q big
fill made between Flower and Hope
streets ON First street. At Second and
Pearl the hill has been cut and Second
etreet widened to it's iuA width, and the
grade OF Second street from Pearl to Ere
mont avenue lowered from four to ten
feet. On Bonnie Brse street n heavy
I'LL has been made at Temple street.
large culvert has been constructed at the
Ninth street car barn where large cut
and fill has also been made. On South
Main street below Fourteenth, q cut oi
from six to sixteen inches has been
made in the grade.
Washington street has been put in
frst-class condition from Main to Figue'
roa street. A large cut was made on
Downey avenue and q substantial road
built around the reservoir from the Mis-
sion road. A lot of general work was
done on the Sixth street and Prospect
parks. Taken altogether the work has
been we'll done. There is some talk
among the members of the labor COM
mission OF asking the citizens and mer
chants generally to contribute to a funC
for the continuance of the work, now
that the public money available for thil
purpose has been exhausted.