The herald., 1895-05-02
TODAY'S BOND ELECTIONS
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars School
Bonds TO Be Voted For
The Bonds for the Improvement of the
City Parks viii Be Voted
for Tomorrow

The bonds proposed to be voted today
for the erection OF new school houses are
T306. 900 in amount. bearing interest at
the rate of AZ per cent per annum, one
fortieth OF which bonds Is payable each
year.
With this money it is contemplated to
add four rooms to the Gates street, Union
avenue Ann street and San Pedro street
schools, at an approXima te cost of $1,000
each; to erect new four room buildings
Oh CASTELAR, street and at Azusa and San
Pedro streets at "a cost OF $1,000 each. new
eight room buildings for Lyon and Center
streets, State and Pennsylvania avenue,
Westlake avenue and Eighth streets at
cost of $50 each; new thirteen room
buildings for Griffin avenue, Temple
street and Centennial avenue, San Julian
and Sevnth streets, St. James Park ana
San Pedro street and Twenty-eighth
street. at cost of $17, 800 each; new twelve
room buildings for Olive and Seventh
streets and Sentous and Eleventh streets
at cost of So, 900 each; to add two rooms
to the Casco street and the sand street
schools at a cost OF $500 each.
These estimates include architects fees,
pavilions fences, walks. plumbing and
blackboards, all complete in every respect,
except heating apparatus, furniture and
window shades. 1t is estimated that the
cost OF heating apparatus will be from
$4,000 to S20 600, according to make
and style selected. This makes total of
$3.50, 900. The difference of $4,000 Is
the estimated cost of additional land
necessary and the furnishing of the new
buildings.
The election for tomorrow is called to
vote upon the question of issuing $40, COO
worth of 40-year bonds drawing interest
at the rate of AZ per cent $50, 900 of
n ff.l, iS of .,cir
3Sl2 acres adjoining the park in East Los
Angeles; the balance to be used in i'm
proving the land; 500. 900 for the pur-
chase OF 24o acres to be addeu to Elysan
park nd for the improvement of the
same; $4,000 for the purchase of land to
extend the Wastlake park from Seven th
street to Ninth street and for roadway
around the extension and for the i'm
provement OF land purchased: $50. 600
for the purchase OF land located in the
Providencia rancho north of the city, as
fully described in yesterdays Herald, for
the location OF head works for a system
OF water WORKS to be owned and controlled
by the city OF Los Angeles; $40, 900 for
the acquiring of land and erecting there
on of a central police station for the city ;
and SO, 600 for the erection OF a public
museum and library, which it is contem-
plated to erect in Central park, should
the bonds carry.
IjGIt - W NC oiiC l'Oillll- lldCS III ciCu
ward AID as follows: First ward. 4l9
Downey avenue; Second ward, old free
labor bureau on New High street; Third
ward, city hall; Fourth ward Sixteenth
street engine house; Fifth ward. Wash
ington gardens. Sixth ward, 1918 South
Main street; Seventh ward, corner San
Pedro and Fifth streets. Los Angeles
Lumber company; Eighth ward, old
Hook and Ladder cmpany, Also street,
near Alameda; Ninth ward. engine house
at the corner of Boyle avenue and Second
street.