The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-13
AGAIN THE GRAND BOULEVARD,
The New Park Commission Will
Build a Drive.
Twenty Miles in One Broad Avenue
to Encircle the City.
The Osm mission Proorastinatss ia tn
Matter of Appoiotiug n Secretary
and eupsrintends emit.


Matter of Appoioting n Secretary
and Superintendent
The park commission has met ant
talked in executive session and voted il
public. and no park superintendent has
been elected. Neither has . secretary.
Promptly ct 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing the full eommissicn, consisting o
Commissioners Gross, Post, Tesd and
Workman and the mayor, retired to thu
inner sanotum. Nobody was allowed IL
trsspsss while the commissioners talkeC
over the two propositions, the question
Of superintendent and the question o
q secretary.
II Was apparent from the start thai
there 10 going to be little rub ovsl
these appointments, and while some o
the members we're disposed to gel
through with the matter 1t once, some
wanted a postponemsnt, and it wal
agreed that the matter should DO laid
over until Thursday at 10 o'clock.
However, during the reading Of the
minutes OF the last meeting OF the old
board by Poo Bah Howard. who 10 act
ing as secretary out of the kindness oil
hio heart while the board ia procrastin-
atlng over the selection Of his successor.
some of the members forgot the compact
entered into in 6 recent confabulation
and began to nominate people for the
Office OF secretary.
Captain Cross placed W. Fl. Rhodes,
an sx-councilman, in nomisatien. May
or RAIDER nominated Mr.. Charles I.
Desring and read long list OF appli.
oants beside. The secretary read q Pc
tition from J. F. MendentalI Asking for
the appointment.
Then they voted. Messrs. Cross and
iced voted for Rhodes; Messrs. Post
and RAIDER voted for Dsering and Mr..
Workman with a vote which would have
decided the matter, voted for r. N. Ba'
ker. They tried it once more with the
same result, and then postponed the
matter until Thursday next.
No votes were taken on superintens
dent and no names mentioned in open
session.
FOR A GRAND BOULEVARD.
One of the grand results OF the ride
around the city taken by the park COM
missioners and mayor on Friday was
made apparent in the next move made.
Mr.. Workman said he had Q set of
resolutions to offer and at once plunged
into the following:
Whereas. A grand drive or boulevard
around and through the city OF Los An
geles would be an attraction to visitors.
besides being great source of pleasure
to our people, whore 30 many vehicles
are employed; and
Whereas, Great numbers OF our
worthy people are OUT of employ ment,
the construction of q 20-mile drive
around the city would give work to q
great number Of deserving people;
therefore. be it
Resolved. By the board of park COM
missioEers that the council be earnestly
requested to instruct the city engineer
to lay out and present to this body,
plans and specifications for said boule
ward, taking in and passing through
each of the parks OF the city. and COZ
forming to the following route Is near
as possible:
Commencing at the city hall. running
south on Broadway to Sixth to Pearl,
to Orange. on Eighth to Wsstlake park,
to Alvarado, to First, to Union avenue,
to Bellevue avenue. to Echo Park
road, through Echo park and pri-
vate property to Elysian park,
through to Buena Vista street,
to Freeman, to Downsy avenue. to
Hancock street to East Side park
through to Alhambra avenue. to Soto
street. to Prospect park on Brooklyn
avenue, to Fourth or Sixth street west
to Hollenbeck pa K. through to BOYLE
avenue, south to Seventh or Ninth
streets, west to Central avenue on San
Pedro, south to Adams. wet to 81.
James park. through to Scarf street, to
Twenty third street, to Figueroa street,
north to center OF city.
Further resolved. that we earnestly
invite the cooperation and aid CT all
property owners along the line of the
route designated 10 widening the streets
to at least 100 feet. grading and plant
ing two rows OF trees, thereby making
ths expense 20 the city merely nom-
insl.
Resolved further. that the property
owners between the Echo park road
and the Elysian park road be requested
to open q street 100 feet wide between
sad points.
From the remarks which followed this
reading it was evident that every NOM
Der OF the commission and thu mayor
are heartily in favor OF the boulevard.
In fact, it was apparent that the resolu-
ton was not q surprise to auy OF tn Q
members. and that ito advissbiliiy and
prscticabillty had been discussed during
the drive and the route selected was the
result OF csreful confederation.
Upon motion \ committee OF two, COM
sisting OF Commissioners Croas and
Workman, was appointed to act in con-
junction with the city engineer in per-
fecting the route and ascersaining the
grades and other matters pertaining to
the work.
The commission then adjourned TO
next Thursday at 10 O'Clock.
Court Notes.
Albert L. Clayton was examined fol