The herald., 1896-07-22
NOT HEADED FOR REDONDO
The Traction Line Will Not Go Outside
the City
Mr.. Hook Says He Has No Intention Of Building
to the Seashore-The Fourth
Street Line

For some days past there have been
rumors, more or less we'll defined, that
the Traction Electric company contem-
plated at once extending their lines to
Redondo. 1t Is just possible that the
Vine street extension Is responsible for
these rumors, but at any event the rum
ors started and have gained general cur
rency. The fact that lot of iron and
ties have recently arrived at Redondo
consigned to the Traction company has
also, to a certain extent, confirmed this
rumor. and there has grown up quite
boom at that seaside resort in conse-
Quence.
To settle this important matter a Her.
aid reporter yesterday called on w. S.
Hook. the general manager of the Trac-
ton company, at the power-house on
Georgia Bell street, to ascertain what
there was in the reports. Mr.. Hook was
in consultation with his brother, T. ].
Hook, the superintendent of the COM
pany, when the reporter called. Both
gentlemen promptly denied the truth of
the rumors.
"All we know about any proposed ex-
tension to Redondo we have learned
from the newspapers" said Mr. w. S.
Hook. I'VE have never contemplated
any such movement, and have no inten-
foot of line outside the city limits. We
have some rails and ties at Redondo
which we have ordered for the Vine
street extension, but you may state posi-
lively that they are not for any Redondo
extension. We have never seriously con-
sidered the proposition Of extending our
lines to the seashore and have had no
surveys made, nor have we secured any
rights of way. All of this newspaper
talk is wholly unauthorized, and there
is nothing back of 1t.
I'm this connection might say that
we have heard of another scheme in
which it Is claimed that we are interest
ed, or at least that we are behind it.
This Is a plan to run railroad out by
Rosedale cemetery to Santa Monica, and
we have heard it stated that we are
represented as being behind it. This is
we know nothing of 1t. Just state posi-
lively that we are not contemplating
building any lines outside of the city
in any direction. This is positive and
authoritative"
In the matter of the proposed Boyle
Heights extension, by way of Fourth
street. Mr.. Hook stated he had nothing
to say at this time. That matter was
in the hands of ex-Mayer Workman. If
the franchise was secured and the bonus
raised the road would probably be built,
as had been stated.
FOURTH STREET EXTENSION
Ex- Mayor Workman was interviewed
by Herald reporter in regard to the
Fourth street electric road to Boyle
Heights. Mr.. Workman said that the
people were earnest and did not pro-
pose to let the matter rest. The coun-
Gil had taken steps to have the Davies
depot line franchise forfeited, and until
this was done matters were at stand
still. 1t has been ascertained that the
Davies road, which was absorbed by the
Consolidated Electric company, had been
for several years assessed to the electric
company and was generally regarded
as belonging to 1t, and the fact of it
being separate corporation would
never have been raised but for the pro-
posed Fourth street line. All of these
matters would be Strengthened out, and
when the matter again comes up there
Will be no further delay or detention.