The herald., 1897-05-15
TWO PLANS TO Be CONSIDERED
ACTION DEFERRED IN THE IN
TEREsT OF HARMONY
Street and Sewer Work Over Which
the Council Has Acquired Juris-
diction-City Hall Notes

Ashman was absent, not yet having re-
turned from his trip to San Francisco.
Chairman Blanchard and Councilman
hand, and at the appointed hour at once
proceeded to dispatch the business.
There was a much larger attendance
than usual among the crowd being a
number of ladies interested in the mat
ters that were to come up. 1t was essen
TALLY a talking session, and every one
who desired to address the board WAS
given hearing.
In the matter of the paving of Seventh
street, several interested property own-
ers appeared and asked that the mater
go over until the afternoon, which re-
quest was cheerfully granted.
Then Mrs. Stilson asked that some ac-
ton be taken for the graveling of por.
ton of Sunset boulevard, which she re-
Gently donated to the city. The lady
thought that the city should do some-
thing toward the Improvement of this
thoroughfare. and suggested that at
least part of the gravel taken from the
street might be put on the street and the
chain gang employed to do the work.
Quite a discussion followed. Council
man Mathuss said that while the work
undoubtedly should be done, he could
not see his way clear to recommend
work done at the city's expense that or
dinarily property owners benefited were
compelled to pay for.
Mrs. Stilson could not see things that
way. She had donated the street to the
city on the verbal understanding at the
time that the improvements would not
cost her anything, and this, she thought.
ought to settle the matter.
Il could never feel right about II IL
recommended any such request" said
Mr. Mathuss. 1T would rest too heavy
on my conscience"
''If you never have any greater burden
on your conscience than that" replied
the lady you are a very fortunate in
dividual."
At this point Councilman Blanchard
interposed. saying that he would like to
help along Mrs. Stilsons request, but the
matter was dropped without any action
being taken.
The matter of the grading of Pasadena
avenue was next taken up, and Mr.
Washburn, as spokesman for the East
Side delegation, protested against any
unnecessary delay in this Improvement.
Mr.. Washburn said that too much time
had been lost already, and now boule-
ward committee wanted further post
ponement and their portion of the street
widened to 120 feet, instead of 100 feet
as proposed. The board promised 10
award the contract at once.
Miscellaneous business consumed the
time up to the noon recess.
At the afternoon session there was an
other large attendance, the crowd being
principally composed of those interested
in the Pasadena boulevard enterprise.
S. A. w. Carver, on behalf of the petit
TONERS, asked that action be taken on
the petition before the board asking for
the opening of 1O0-foot boulevard from
the Plaza by way of Date and Albion
streets and Griffin avenue, on the lines
proposed This route was satisfactory
to the property owners, and they wanted
the work done as soon as possible.
Judge Charles Silent, on behalf Of the
boulevard committee, asked that action
be deferred until conference could be
had with the gentlemen promoting the
tlDIlse HOW lue DOdIu. He
committee had been at work with the
engineers for some time past but they
were not yet in possession of sufficient
data to make a definite proposition
They had consulted with the Pasadena
people and were assured of their hearty
cooperation. The main points to be con-
sdered were to secure the best possible
entrances to the two objective points
and these had been virtually settled as
al the Plaza in Los Angeles and the foot
of Orange Grove avenue in Pasadena.
but the route between had not been def
nltely determined, though most of the
committee favored Estudillo's canyon.
However, If action was deferred he
thought that route could be agreed
upon that would be satisfactory to all
parties. 1t was the plan to form an az
sessment district on Main street, and he
thought that if it could be done 1t would
be much better for all interests to work
together He had attended meeting OF
the Main Street improvement association,
and the members had expressed them
selves as favoring 120-foot boulevard
direct from the Plaza to Pasadena, and
said that they would cheerfully pay their
On the request of Mr.. Carver for
map of the committees proposed route.
Judge Silent said they had no regular
map as yet, but only general sugges-
tions.
Several maps were produced, however,
and lengthy conference followed, when
Councilman Hutchison said that after ALI
he thought they had better settle on the
route suggested by him, via Macy street
and the Mission road. AS a result of the
conference, on the suggestion of Judge
NJ. T. Allen, action was deferred ami
Mry 2Sth, at Up M, was decided upon for
final discussion. Judge Silent intimated
that the plan of the petitioners looked
like an attempt to head off the boulevard
committee but this was disclaimed, and
the debate ended with an understanding
that the boulevard committee might ac-
cept the petitioners route to Hawkins
street and Griffin avenue, after which
the petitioners might change from the
north to the south side of the arroyo, as
was favored by the committee.
ExSupervisor Forester addressed the
board against the proposed paving of
Seventh street with asphalt from Main
to Westlake park. Mr.. Forester took
the ground that asphalt was NOT a