The herald., 1896-08-09
A NEW STREET RAILWAY
Application for a Fran
ChiSe Filed
v. \. Workman THE petitioner
Boyle Heights Must Have In.
creased Facilities
THE ROUTE AS LAID OUT
viii Cross the River by the First Street
Visdurf
THE ROUTE AS LAID OUT
viii Cross tn: River by the First Street
Viaduct
Ample Financial Backing Said to Be Behind
the Project
II the Fourth Street Line Is Bio eked the New
Line VIII Be at Once BuiIt-Meet.
Ing Of tho Committee.
City Hal Notes

pCOplS VI DOy iS llSiSitS iiC oC-
termined to have increased street rail-
way facilities, and if they cannot get out
Fourth street they are prepared to take
another route. The following petition
was filed with the city clerk yesterday
afternoon by ex-Mayor w. H. Work
man, who has been advocating the Fourth
street line and who secured a subsidy
of $4,000 for the Traction company if
they would build the same:
LOS ANGELES, Aug. s, 1896.
To the Honorable Council of the City
of Los Angeles: Conference.-The un-
dersigned property owners and taxpay-
ers respectfully request your honorable
body to advertise for sale, according
to the statutes of the state of California.
4 franchise for a first class single or
double track electric street railroad, to-
gether with all necessary switches.
curves, turnouts, etc, for period of
fifty years over and along the following
route, to wit: Commencing on Main
street on the south side of the plaza;
thence southerly on Main street to Spring
street thence southerly on Spring street
to First street, thence easterly on First
street to Vine street. thence southerly
on Vine street to Second street, thence
easterly on Second street to Santa F'e
avenue, thence northerly on Santa Fe
avenue to First street, thence easterly
on First street over, along and across
the First street viaduct to Anderson
street, thence southerly on Anderson
street to the Seitz tract. thence souther-
ly through private properties of the
Seitz tract and Workman and Burke to
Anderson street, thence Southerly on
Anderson street to Fourth street, thence
easterly on Fourth street to private
property owned by w. H. Workman,
thence through private property owned
by said Workman to the intersection OF
Boyle avenue and Fourth street, thence
easterly on Fourth street to Fresno
street, thence northerly on Fresno street
to First street, thence easterly on First
street to the eastern limits OF the city
of Los Angeles.
Also a branch line commencing at the
intersection of First street and Spring
street. thence Southerly on spring street
to Fourth street.
From this it will be seen that the scope
of the proposed road is very wide and
will open up large tract that has here
tofore been without street-car facilities.
Mr.. Workman was seen at the city
clerk office late yesterday afternoon,
and when asked the meaning of the new
application, said that the people were
determined to have increased street rail-
way facilities at the very earliest posi-
BILE date The Fourth-street project had
not been abandoned, but if the Davies
franchise could not be got out of the
way, and there was likely to be long and
tedious litigation. the legal fight would
be instituted, and, while the matter was
working its slow progress through the
courts, the new road would be built if a
franchise could be secured. Mr. Work
man said that he had ample financial
backing to put the project through. He
would withhold the application for one
week to see what might occur. and if
there was any further delay in the mat
ter. the new franchise would be pushed.
THAT SUNDAY CLOSING LAW.
The committee on public morals of the
city council held a short session yester-
day but transacted no business beyond
formally postponing definite action on
the proposed Sunday ordin-
ance for another week. 1t is claimed
that more time is needed for the consid-
GRAFTON OF the legal points involved, and
that the city attorney has not been able
to give the time necessary to look I'D
the law. 1t is just possible that the pres
ent council may have an opportunity to
vote on the question before the end Of
the year.
Mayor RAIDER was again at his desk
yesterday, looking we'll after his flying
trip to San Diego. He reports the Ori-
entail steamship officials much pleased
woth the San Diego harbor facilities
The mayor urged the Japanese to con-
slider how free they would be from COM
petition should the line be established
there, and further, how much nearer
they would be to the market for iron and
cotton at this southern port than in San
Francisco.
CITY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
The city council, sitting as a board of
equaliza ton, held short session yester-
day morning. Only two petitions We're
presented and acted upon. The petition
of III. Ungerland, asking for a reduction
Of the assessment on his lot in the Grid
er 6s Dow subdivision of the Briswaltar
tract, was denied. The petition of John
r. Nogel for reduction of the assess
ment on his Hill-street property was
granted, the amount being cut from
$3.50 to $500.
PASSED THE USUAL REQUISI-
TIONS.
The supply committee Of the council
met yesterday, but transacted no busi-
ness beyond the approval of the usual
acquisitions for supplies for the various
departments.
COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee of the council
met in the city clerks office yesterday
and approved a number Of demands.
The communica tion from the cham