The herald., 1897-09-30
THE MEN OF MAIN ST.
WAKE UP TO THEIR MANY AND
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES
Resolutions Regarding the Improve
ment Of Their Thoroughfare.
Permanent Exhibit

An important meeting Of Main street
property holders was held last evening
under the auspices of the Main Street
Development association. The president
of the association, ]. b. Lankershim, was
in the chair and, H. c. Lichtenberger
acted as secretary.
The resurfacng of Main street, the
proposed Merchants and Manufacturers
associations permanent exhibit and
other important matters were discussed.
| The association intends to lend it's
hearty support toward any movement
for the betterment of the streets and to
assist in the correction of the many
abuses to which citizens and property
holders are believed to be now subjected.
The consolidated electric railway sys-
tenn will be asked to run its cars around
| the loop at the Temple block instead Of
stopping at Second and Spring streets.
| The following resolution was adopted:
| Whereas, The position of the Main street
property owners in regard to the repaving
of Main street has been misrepresented; /;
| therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That we as property owners,
| are in favor now and at all times of the
improvement of said street; that. having
been among the first to pave this street
with asphaltum, 1t was understood by the
property owners that the city would care
for the same; that for number of years
the city of Los Angeles maintained a num-
ber of men and the necessary apparatus
for repairing said street and that the
city for a considerable time kept said street
in repair; that, beginning with the present
street superintendent, the council by his
1xxs1o III ,oir ot,6 hot ha nrcC
ent condition. of said street is due to said
| neglect.
| That, as a remedy for the present con-
dition of the paving on Main street, the
city should repair said street as it for
merly did, and that at some future time
after proper sewer connections have been
constructed and the electric wires and
gas and water pipes have been laid in a
manner to connect with our buildings on
said street; that at that time said Main
street should be repaved and accepted by
said city of Los Angeles, as prescribed by
law.
(signed) ]. B. LANKERsHIM.
President.
| H. C. LICHTENBERGER, Secretary.
The permanent exhibit Of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
was heartily endorsed, and the following
resolution was also adopted:
| Whereas, The Merchants and Manufac-
turers' association contemplates holding
permanent exhibition of the manufacture
ing products of Southern California on
Main street; be II
Resolved, That the Main Street Develop
ment association endorses said movement,
and that it will give its moral support to-
wards the enterprise, and recommend a
subscription to defray the expense neces-
sary for fitting up the premises to be Sc
lected in a suitable manner for the occu-
pancy of said exhibition; be it further
Resolved. That committee of one from
each block be appointed to assist in fur
thering the plans of said exhibition.
| The chair appointed the following
committee: H. w. Hellman, Plaza to
Commercial street; K. Cohn. CONNER
cial to Requena streets; H. c. Lichten-
berger, Requena to First streets; DR..
Joseph Kurtz, First to Second streets;
M. S. Hellman, Second to Third streets;
Louis Schwartz, Third to Fourth streets;
]. W. Krause, Fourth to Fifth streets;
| Edwards, Fifth to Sixth streets; w.
| G.. Kerckhoff, Sixth to Seventh streets;
l.. Winter Seventh to Eighth streets;
D. Botiller, Eighth to Ninth streets.