The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-11

Among The buildings erected during
the past twenty-fou months ere several
the cost Of which has been over 5000, 100
for each. Among the newest OF The
Byrns block on the corner Of Third street
and Broadway. the Bradbury diaRonally
opposite, the Stimson block on Spring
and Third. the Boston store on Broad
way opposite the city hall. and the Pr
slrests. Nearly all of the Handsome
buildings on Broadway from First to
Seventh streets are less than two years
old. With the exception Of the properties
mentioned, the cost Of mono Of them vas
less than $50, 900 and .ome Of them stand
their owners In hand for as much 80
$40, 900. The Wilcox block on the cor
ner OF Second and Spring streets. now in
course OF construction, will cost 500, 600.
The record Of the past ten months has
besn an average OF five permits each day.
cost Of which has and will range from
$1,000 to 500 Oo0 The total value Of build
lngs and dwellings at present under way
in this city Is not less than So. 000, 600.
In the figures above is not incluued
eleven entirely new school buildings and
where operations are in full blast All
cost which will aggregate $3.50, 900, nor
OF the proposed new central police sta
ton, to cost $50. $50 and to be located on
the corner of First and Hill streets, the
contract for which is about to be let. The
new school buildings must be com pleted
and ready for occupancy by January 10Th
next. So far during the present year the
number OF building permits issued and
the amount OF money involved were
both nearly every month twicc the mum.
Der of those issued at San Francisco.
PUBLIC PARKS AND MISCELLA-
NEOUS.
H. kSk -
of Los Angeles at the present time Is
about $50 acres. There are altogether
nine parks IN the CITY, the acreage anu
location OF whioh are in detail as fol.
lows:
=, East Los Angeles park-Loc.t ted in
East Los Angeles, junction of hambra
avenue and Mission road, contains 81
acres; commenced in 1885; cost OF main
tenance and supplies to Novcm Der LIST,
about So, 500.
Wastlako park-Located on West
Seventh street, between Alvarado street
menced In 1883; cost Of maintenance and
suppliesso Novembe l, 1895, $780, go.
Eiysian park-Located on north city
boundary and west OF Buena Vista street,
contains about 500 acres commenced In
1890, but work begun in earnest In spring
OF 1882; cost of maintenance and supplies
to Novem Der /, 1895, $24,940.
PARK, cost up to date IS, 736. 90, making
total cost $50, $1,000.
Echo park-Located on reservoir site
No. 4, north OF Bellevue avenue aud one
block north of Temple street, contains
30 acres m ost OF which is lake; COM
menced October, 1892; cost Of mainte-
$12, 468. %.
HolIenbeck park Located on Boyle
Heights between Fourth and Sixth
M (vprtv M, tsVng tn;v
70 acres; oommmenced in 1s92; cost of
maintenance and supplies to No tenn Der /,
1895, SIS, 1914.
Central park-Located between Fifth
and Sixth and Hill and Olive streets, con.
tain nearly ~ acres, an old establ. shed
from Novem Der, 1890, TO Novsm Der, 1895,
$11, 665. 95.
st. James park-Located north of
Adams street, near Scarf street, donated
to the city by Harvey and King NovsIu-
Der, 1891, contains about half an acre;
Improvements begun 1892; cost of main
tenance and supplies to November 1, 1895,
s., 882.13.
Plaza park-Located in center OF city
on North Main street, an old ssta bl isnsd
park, circle of 210 feet in diameter; cost
Of maintenance and supplies from
$2,273.67. The cost previous to 1880 can
not be accurately given, but would prob
ably equa: the above amount.
Prospect park-Loeated on Boyle
Heights on Echandia street, heart shaped
and contains "a acres; cost of mainte-
1890 to Novem Der l, 1895, 81, 22S.0
Nursery department-Located in Elys-
ian park, maintained tor all the parks
and cost of conducting same to be divided
between the various parks IN proportion
TO cost of the maintenance of same;
mo In ay,o Nd cro nj da
partment from November LIST, 1890 to No
VEN Der /, 1895. $1l. 1880.
There is at present under consideration
the building Of a private boulevard all
around the city, which will connect all Of
the psrks with each other. The necessary
all OF them dpnated. The new thorough
fare will. hen completed. be 100 feet wide
and will be twenty miles long. IL will
have been completed inside OF one year.
One of the evidences of the prosperity
of city is furnished BY the bank clear
to $29, 034, 165 for the first six months Of
1885, as com pared with $23. 6s5, 49S for the
first six months OF 1894, showing an in
crease of IS, 34S, 667.
Postotfice receipts are accepted. and
properly 80, as faithful exponent OF the
ceipts OF the Los Angeles postoffice for
the six months ending June 3oth, shows
On increase over the preceding six
months that-in all probability-no other
city IN the United States can approach.
The figures are IS follows:
Fur the six months ending June
~, 1888. $oI, AZ
For preceding six months ending
December 81, 1894 ............. 79, 294. 40
Increase for last half year. .$l7, S72.02
This is an increase of within fraction
of 10 per cent for the six months, or at
the rate of 20 per cent year.
Tue writer is indebted Tor the postoffice
statistics and the bank clearance figures
in this article to Two Years of Progress,
publication issued by the Los Angeles