The herald., 1896-08-22
AGREED ON A FRANCHISE
Boyle Heights People Are
Satisfied
The BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Has Agreed to Give Them What
They Want
THE FOURTH STREET LINE
The Route As II Will Be Recommended
to the Council
The Seventh Street Road Was Not Insisted on
by the Petitioners
Street Crossing Gates Favorabiy Con-
THE FOURTH STREET LINE
The Route As II Will Be Recommended
to the Council
The Seventh Street Road Was Not Insisted on
by the Petitioners
Application Of the Southern Pacific to Erect
Street Crossing Gates Favorsbiy Con-
sidered-Southern California Spur
Frauchisc-Other Business

It was generally understood that the
Fourth street electric franchise to Boyle
Heights would come before the board of
public works yesterday morning, which
had the effect of bringing out a much
larger attendance than usual. EX-
Mayor Workman was promptly on
hand, as was also Mr.. Wells, besides
a. number of other residents of Boyle
Heights. Ex-City Attorney Charles Nc
Farland was also in attendance as le-
gal adviser of the petitioners. All OF the
members of the board were present, as
were also most of the other councilmen.
The first matter taken up was the pc
tition for the franchise, which was read.
The petitioners, headed by c. M. Wells,
asked that a franchise be advertised
from Seventh and Hill streets, thence
east on Seventh street to Ceres avenue,
thence north on Ceres avenue and Wolf
skill avenue to Third street, making
belt line by connecting with the Trac-
ton company's tracks; also by way or
Third and Fourth streets across the
river to Boyle Heights, taking in Fresno
street and Stephenson avenue.
This was considerably more than was
asked for previously, and Mr.. Munson
started the discussion by asking IL there
was any prospect of the Seventh street
end being built, even If the franchise
was granted.
Ex-Mayor Workman thought that
there was, when Mr.. Munson replied that
he had been told by a man who stood as
close to Mr.. Hook of the Traction COM
pany as any man in the state of Califor-
l&n1 tr,tn
ing this portion of the road.
Mr.. Workman admitted that the Sew
enth street branch would not be among
the first Of the road built but thought
that it would be completed withln the
time limit of the franchise, eighteen
months.
MIR. Munson said that he was ready to
vote for any franchise where there was
a chance for the road to be built, but he
was not in favor of voting to tie up
street for eighteen months for notmng.
If Mr. Hook would come before tne
board and say that he would build the
Seventh street road if he was awarded
the franchise he would vote for 1t, but
not otherwise.
Mr. Pessell thought that the people on
East Seventh street were as much en-
titled to a road as the people or Boyle
Heights and as long as they mad TINS
leverage of the key to the Arcade depot
he thought that they should use it. Mr..
Munson also thought that the people on
East Seventh street were entitled to con-
sideration, and If they could get road
he thought they should have It, He was
not in favor of giving'any advantage 10
the peopIe of Boyle Heights in advertis-
ing the whole franchise; the conditions
should be the same for both ends of the
line.
President Teed took occasion to get
little whack at Mr. Hook, saying that he
would never give him another franchlse
until he showed some disposition to car
ry out the instructions of the council in
other matters.
Messrs Mcfarland and McComas
made a few brief remarks, and then
Councilman Blanchard said that he be-
lieved that the people of Boyle Heights
would be satisfied with the Fourth
street franchise with the Seventh street
line left off.
Councilman Kingery said that he
wanted to give the people of Boyle
Heights just what they wanted, and II
they were satisfied with the Fourth
street route as set forth in their petition
he would favor it! The Boyle Heights
people present said that this was salts
factory, and the board then adopted the
following formal recommendation,
which will probably be adopted by the
council on Monday:
In the matter of petition No. 713 from
C. M. Wells ct al, applying for fran
chise for an electric railway along and
over certain streets of the city, recon-
mend the same be referred to the city
attorney to prepare and present the
necessary draft Of franchise to be adj
vertised for sale.
The following additional recommend
ations were also adopted by the board:
In the matter of proposals to improve
San Julian street from Twelfth to Pico
streets, recommend that the bid of Rob-
ert Sherer at 80 cents per lineal foot for
grading and graveling; 2S cents per lin
cal foot for curb, and cents per square
foot for sidewalk, be accepted and the
necessary resolution of award adopted.
In the matter of the proposal to i'm
prove Custer avenue from Temple street
to Bellevue avenue, recommend that the
bid of David Mulrein at 70 cents per lin
cal foot for grading and graveling; 80
cents per lineal foot for curb; IL cents
per lineal foot for cutters, and II cents
per square foot for sidewalk, be ac-
cepted and the necessary resolution of
award adopted.
Recommend that the ordinance Of in
tention to improve Fifth street be re-
ferred to the city engineer to present cor
rected ordinance.
In the matter of petition No. III from
E. F. c. Klokke, asking that Wall street
between Eighth and Ninth streets be
graded and graveled, recommend that
neer instructed to present the necessary
ordinance.
In the matter of petition No. ia from
the Southern California Railway COM
pany asking for franchise for a railway
over certain streets, recommend that thu,
city attorney be instructed to prepare
and present the necessary draft of the
franchise to be advertised for SALE
(The company wishes to construct a
spur as follows: Commencing on the
southerly line of Third street, 222 feet
westerly from the northeasterly corner
of lot No. 1, block d, of the Bigelow
tract, and running thence northerly
across said Third street at right angles
with said southerly line of Third street
to the northerly line of said street)
In the matter of petition No 40 from
M. F. O'Dea asking that Fifteenth street
between Maple avenue and San Pedro
street be cleared of distinctions recon-
mend the same be granted, and the
street superintendent so instructed
In the matter of petition No. us from