The herald., 1894-01-01
OUR CITY STREETS AND SEWERS
Over Fifty-four Miles Of Sewers
Are Laid.
One Hundred and Eight Miles Of
Fine Streets.
A Summary OF the Work Done OF
Streets and Sewers, Outside of
the Outf.H Sewer,
In 1898.

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being done all the time in the laying OF
new sewers to protect the internal sys-
tenn of the city, and upon the streets of
the city.
BY the legislative enactments OF the
past two legislatures, Los Angeles has
been enabled to go ahead much more
rapidly in this line of improvement
than otherwise would have been pos.
sible. The result is that the internal
sewer system has been largely added to,
and the streets improved in all parts OF
the city.
In order that come idea may be OBJ
tanned of the work done and it's cost,
City Engineer Dockweiler has kindly
supplied the HERALD with the following
interesting statement:
MAIN SEWERS.
The main sewers laid under the bonds
of 1883 were:
Central interceptor, section 81, con-
Meeting sections and A, on Sixth street,
from Anderson street west. 1t was con-
structed of brick and is 500 feet in
length. Central intercsptor, section
81, sections and on Sixth street,
crossing Los Angeles river. 1t was con-
etructed of cast iron and is 1896 feet in
length. Total cost, $7752.
The main sewers constructed up to
Dec. 1, 1898, were:
Constructed to Dec. /, 1892. OF vitri-
fed pipe, IL 81 miles, cost, $163, $50; of
brick brick 4.3 81 miles miles, eess, si2i si, e2es
Constructed from Dec. ], 1892. to Dec.
/, 1898, of vitrihed pipe, 1887 miles,
cost, $163 $50; OF brick, 4.31 miles, cost,
$l29.37S. Total coat for both years Of
main sewers, 1922, ,938.
LATERAL SEWERS.
The lateral sewers constructed up to
Dec. /, 1898, were as follows:
Vitrifed pipe laid to Dec. 1. 1892.
20. .49S miles; laid from Dec. /, 1892, to
Dee. l, 1888, ALP miles; total, 24.6I
miles. Cement or clay pipe laid up to
Dec. l, 1898, 92S miles; brick, 1904
miles: total length of all lateral sewers
constructed up to Dec. l, 1898, 1882
miles.
REHABILITATION.
Total mileage OF all sewers to date,
64.9 80 miles, classified as follows: Brick,
$50 miles; vitrifed pipe. 37.4S; cement
or clay pipe, 9.93; cast iron pipe. 0.0S
miles.
SEWERS UNDER vRooMAN ACT.
The following sewers were laid under
the Vrooman act in connection with
other street work, the total length
being 21,71U feet, or All miles; cost,
$50, ,424:
The Spring street, from First to
Temple, 998 feet; Santee etreet Ninth
to Eleventh, 1867 feet; Santes street,
Twelfth to Twenty-tirst, 1858 feet; Rosas
street, Alpine to opposite lot As, Rosas
tract; Los Angeles street, Seventh to
Twenty-third, 4495 feet; Second street,
Los Angeles to Alameda, 1888 feet /;
Council street, Belmont avenue to
Union avenue, 348 feet; Calumet ave-
nue, Douglas street to Edgeware road,
4i9 feet; Pearl and Bartlett streets,
feet Crescent road, Temple to Boston,
694 feet; Bellevue avenue, Douglas to
Edgeware road, 4S4 feet; Boston street,
Montreal to Crescent road, 1042 feet ;
Bellevue avenue, Philadelphia to 399
feet west of Montreal street. 675 feet !;
Montreal street, Sand to Alpine, 147l
feet; Brent street, Temple to Lake
Shore avenue, 6S3 feet; Twenty-third
street, Grand avenue to Flower, 700
feet; Iowa street, Sixteenth to Wash
ington, l137 feet.
PAVING.
During the year the length of streets
paved under the Vrooman act was 734s 8
feet, or 1.39 miles, at cost OF $74, ,14l.17
This paving was done on portions OF
Second street, Alameda street, Center
place and Figueroa street.
Under private contract thet length Of
paving was 750 feet. This was work
done on Santa Fe avenue.
GRADING, CRAWLING AND CURLING.
Daring the year grading, graveling
and curbing was done on the following
streets:
Santee, Ninth to Eleventh Brooklyn
avenue to Sheridan Soto, Brooklyn av-
enue to intersection Santee; Twelfth to
Twenty Los Angeles street, Sew
enth to Twenty-third; Winfield, SEN
tous to Providence; Girard, Sentous to
west line of Williamson tract; San Ju-
lian, Seventh to Eighth; Twelfth, Hill
to Grand avenue; Eleventh, Vernon to
Alvarado; Hope, twenty to
Adams DAILY, Hawkins to Downey sy-
enue.; Los Angeles street, Eleventh to
IWOiibAI lAlAl, L llpb w OOIOAOl
way, Tenth to Main; Vernon, Eleventh
to Plao; Council. Belmont avenue to
Union avenue Twelfth, Sentous to Bur-
llngSoG avenue, Seventeenth, Grand
avenue to Hope; Boston, Pearl to Mon
treal; Bartlett, Montreal to Beaudry
avenue; Brent, Lake shore to Temple /;
Providence, Seventh TO Ninth; Bonnie
Brae atreet, Temple 20 Bellevue avenue /;
Figueros, Washington TO Adams; Iowa,
Sixteenth to Washine1on Union av-
enEe, Eleventh to Pico; Lyell, Mozart
to Kuhrte.
The total length of this work was
80, 96615 feet, or 757 miles, and the cost
| $l5S, 46S.
The portions of Alhambra avenue,
Mission road~and Montreal street graded
and graveled by the city amounted to
4205 feet, at cost of $3024.70.
There were graded, graveled, etc.. by
private contract portions OF Boyle
avenue, Clara, Fifteenth, Georgia Bell,
Ingraham, New Macy streets, Pasadena
avenue, Severance, Twenty
Twenty eighth, Thirtieth, Thirty-first,
Thirty second and Vernon streets. The
total length OF this work was II, 1928
| lineal feet or 2. 26 miles.
The total length OF graded and grav-
| eled streets to December l, 1892, WAS
| 97. "a miles: the total from that time to
| December l, 1898, was 1904, or grand
total in the city OF 1cS. as miles.
! TIE total paved etreets to Decemb Der l.