The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-20
NEW BOYLE HEIGHTS ROAD
THE MATTER OF RIGHT OF WAY HAS BEEN
FINALLY SETTLED
An Application for the Sale Of the Franchise
Will Be Before the Council on flonday.
Preparing for the Annexation Election
to Take Place Tomorrow

The application for the sale of what is
known as the Workman electric franchise
10 to come before the council again on
Monday, the differences regarding the
right OF way for the rLposed road having
been settled. The route of the road will be
from Stephenson avenue and Third street
east to Santa Ee avenue, south to Short
street. south to Fourth street on the east
side OF the river, east to Fourth to the COR
ner OF Boyle avenue, east on Fourth TO
eastern city limits; also line commencing
on Sixth and Hill streets. running east TO
Ceres avenue. north to Central avenue and
thence to Third street.
The Los Angeles Traction company is
believed to be behind the application for
the new franchise.
THE ELECTION TOMORROW
The city clerk is busy sending out sup
plies and instructions for the special an
nexation election to be held tomorrow.
Each election board is provided with these
articles:
Two great registers, cards Of instruction,
marking stamps, linking pads, one election
law, two poll lists, two tally lists, two chal-
lenee lists, two lists of deaths and remov-
ais, two lists of assisted voters. one pad of
affidavits of assisted voters, one envelope
for ballots, one envelope for returns. one
envelope for unused and spoiled ballots,
one envelope for inspector, two penhold-
ers, ten pens, six sheets blotting paper,
ten brass fasteners, two bottles of ink, one
candle, one piece sealing wax, four de-
mands city treasury, and the requisite
number of official ballots.
Under the law it becomes necessary to
open the polls at sunrise. Before opening
the polls it will he necessary for some citi-
zen to swear in the officers of election, the
form OF which oath will be found in the
poll books, and to which affidavit the cleo
ton officers must attach their signatures
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certificate. The ballot box must also be
exhibited to the bystauders before any
ballots are deposited, and after being ex-
hibted must be securely locked and the
polls declared open before any ballots are
received.
The various blanks are properly pre-
pared for signature in the manner pro-
vided by law, and much trouble and con-
fusion will be avoided If the officers of
election will carefully examine these
blanks and see that the proper signatures
are attached before the same are inclosed
in the envelopes and returned to the clerk's
office. A failure in this respect will cause
delay in the canvass and annoyance to the
election officers.
Immediately upon the completion Of the
canvass of the vote all returns should be
inclosed in the envelopes and particular
care should be taken to ihclose in each en-
velope only those papers which are indi-
Gated on the outside of the respective en-
velopes.
In the envelope for ballots no other re.
turns should be enclosed as the law pro-
hibits the opening of this envelope.
Immediately upon the completion of the
canvass and the sealing of the envelopes
they should be returned to the city clerks
office where parties will be waiting to re-
ceive them. 1t expected that these re-
turns will be made on the night of the
election, and a representative of the c11ice
W attendance ia rka-
ceived.
The council have made proper provision
for all necessary supplies for the holding
of the election and no expense will be
allowed other than tho payment of the
salaries of the election officers.
The number of election officers are pro-
vided by ordinance and any additional
help which the election officers may EN-.
ploy must be at their own expense.
SOME MUNICIPAL BUSINESS
The cutting Off OF the force in the street
superlntendent's office has prevented the
opening of several streets which are all
but ready for the improvement, which has
brought forth from S. G. Edwards, an at
torney, Il petition to the council as follows:
Il am requested by. several clients who
entered protests against the opening of
Tenth street, from Los Angeles street to
Maple avenue, which protests were denied
by the council. to inquire why no steps are
taken to open said street. All assessments
were paid several months ago and the
money is il the city treasury.
The report Of the commissioners APP
pointed to widen San Pedro street, be-
tween Second and Fifth streets, has been
protested against by sixteen property
owners. representing more than 1900 feet
of frontage affected. In petition filed
with the city clerk yesterday, these prop
erty owners complain that the assessment
of benefits and damages by tho street
commissioners is neither just nor equit-
able, and ask that the council sat time
for hearing the grounds of their complaint.
A lettar of inquiry in regard to the double
payments which property owners on Ninth
street between San Pedro and San Julian
streets have been obliged to pay for the
sewer on this street, was yesterday filed
with the city clerk by Evan Lewis, who has
paid $27 into the city treasury and ia now
called upon by the sewer contractor for a
second payment. The return of his $27 is
prayed for by the petitioner.
W. o. Harrison has filed with the council
the following: II would respectfully bring
to your notice that in front of my resi-
depce. S37 Lake street, have a cement
sidewalk and grass plot to curb, which was
AUDITING property said grade has recently
been changed from nothing on Ninth street
to one fooi at Eighth street, (only on west
side of street, changing grade leaves my
sidewalk slightly above grade, have seen
the city engineers ofilcs. street superin-
tendent's department and the contractor.
without relief. Now | come to your hon
orable body, asking if my sidewalk can
remain, or will it be sacrificed. and l have
the expense of sidewalk or new grade:
Am | entitled to damages if it is torn out,
or must l be- damaged without redress or
remuneration? For any relief 1 am en-
titled 10 III tho premises hereby petition"
CITY HALL FLOTSAM
After inspecting as a body the city coun-
Gil has decided to build a trough from the
end of the outfall sewer out into the sea to
convey the sewage across tho sands and
prevent further washing away of the bluff.
High tides and heavy seas have washed
away about 200 feet of the sewer and the
water pouring from it at the point of frac-
ture is gradually undermining the bank.
Mayor Frank RAIDER was out for short
time yesterday.