The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-01-24
IT'S GOODBYE A. LANDMARK
The Old Plaza Square May Be
Abandoned
TO BECOME A MARKET SITE
The Park Commissioners Take the
Initial Step
A Protest Against the Traction Company.
The New Boundaries for the District
to Be Annexed

The board of park commissioners yes
terday debated the proposition of abandon
ing the Plaza as public square and after
a thorough discussion of the matter pro
and con, it was decided to recommend to
the council that the little park be stripped
Gifts foliage and the site turned over to
the city to be used for market purposes.
Deputy City Attorney Crutcher was
called before the board, and upon request
gave it as his opinion that the council alone
had final supervision over all park requs-
tons.
Commissioner Workman was appointed
committee to report in the matter of
procuring a permanent pipe line on ST.
Louis street to supply the Hollenbeck
park with sufIiciency of water
Commissioner Post was appointed to
perform the sa me duty for Echo park and
Commissioner iced for Eastlake park.
The clerk was instructed to call the at
tention of the council to the negligent
manner in which the sewer on Orange
street is being constructed. By reason of
the slowness OF the contractors the water
pipe to Westlake park, which is directly
over the sewer, is apt to be destroyed or
cracked in numerous places. The council
is urged to have the work pushed to
speedy completion.
Commissioner Mathew iced was APP
pointed a committee of one to devise ways
and means for an irrigation system for
Echo park, and Commissioner Post was
named as similar committee for East
lake park.
A letter was received from the Fiesta
committee, asking the board to bear the
expense of putting in place 1O0-foot flag
pole at Central park, the fiag-pole and nag
to be paid for out of the Fiesta fund. The
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Meserve.
THE NEW BOUNDARIES.
1t has now been definitely decided by the
executive committee having the matter In
charge to present the petition for the Sec
ond annexation election next Monday. The
new boundaries defining the territory to be
taken into the city have been amended
since the last election as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of the
city, running thence east along the south
boundary line to the west line of Alameda
street; thence southerly along the west line
of Alameda street to point thirty feet
north of the north line of Slauson avenue;
thence west parallel to the north line of
Slausou avenue to the center line of New
Main street; thence south along the center
line of New Main street to point LOO feet
south of the south line of Slauson avenue;
thence west to point $50 feet west of the
west line of Figueroa street; thence north
erIy to point midway between Simpson
and Athena streets fifty feet
west of the west boundary line
of the city; thence northwesterly,
parallel to Athena and Hellman streets
to the center line of Vermont avenue;
thence westerly to the center line of Madi-
son street; thence west along the center
line of Madison street to the west line of
Jefferson street tract; thence north to the
center line of Jefferson street; thence west
along the center line of Jefferson street to
point 80 feet west of the west line of
First avenue extended; thence north to a
point $50 feet north of the north line of
Sixth street extended; thence east to the
west boundary line of the West End Uni.
versity addition to the city, at point $50
feet north of the southwest corner thereof;
thence north to the southwest corner of
the Dayton Heights tract; thence east to
the west boundary line of the city; thence
southerly along the west boundary line to
the southwest corner of the city to the
point of beginning.
The opinion is now universal that the
result of the new election will finally see
realized the greater Los Angeles.
SOME PETITIONS FILED
The following document signed by Wells,
Fargo & Co. and other property owners in
terested, was filed with the city clerk yes
terday:
We, your petitioners, respectfully call
your attention to the manner in which the
electric company of this city known as the
Traction company has monopollzed the
public highway at the junction of East and
West Third streets with it's tracks, and ap-
peal to you for relief.
The said Traction company has put in
double track curve at the point named in
such manner as to endanger the lives of
pedestrians and those using vehicles, be-
sides depriving your petitioners of the
privileges of the street that should be ac-
corded property owners and tenants occu-
plying such property. An examination of
the location of the present tracks has been
carefully made by those qualified to pass
an opinion, and in their judgment double
track curve is not only unnecessary at the
rights of the people upon the public streets
of the city. There is hardly an hour in the
day when those transacting business at
any of the four corners referred to are not
in danger of serious injury or loss of life,
and If the present monopoly of the
streets above named is continued in
the value of the property for business pur-
poses will be seriously affected or the same
be made worthless. We therefore pray
that the Traction company be compelled to
make such changes in the tracks at the
curve referred TO as will lessen the danger
of the situation, or to remove one of the
tracks at that point and thus reduce the
chance of loss of life and detriment to
property.
A petition was yesterday filed protesting
against an amendment to the ordinance
regulating carpet heaters which the coun-
Gil has been petitioned to adopt. The
petitioners declare that the appliances for
arresting the dust referred to in the pro-