The herald., 1897-08-05
A GOOD PLAN
Suggested by the M. and
M. Association
TO SYSTEMATIC THE ROADS
BY ADOPTING THE TEN BLOCK
SYSTEM
Several School Districts Issuing
Bonds-Vacation of Streets in
Grif6th's Subdivision

atlc pan lnat mas Deen devised Tor I'M
proving the system of county roads
The board was asked to appoint
committee to investigate and report
upon three different points which in
conjunction form the new plan for max
ing the county roads as convenient of
access by a stranger as the streets of
the city. First, that this committee ar
range the county roads in proper shape
for naming. At present a continuous
road may change its name half dozen
times, but under the new plan the name
selected, would cover the entire length.
As an illustra ton it has been suggested
for the road leading to San Fernando
that it be named "Comino Fernando"
which is simply the Fernando road"
but in the softer Spanish preserves the
old memories, to some extent, associat-
ed with the name.
Secondly the committee would sug-
gest names for the roads, after the latter
had been properly determined, and,
thirdly, it would report upon the advis-
ability of extending the plan and adopt
ing the ten block system.
This essentially practical plan orig
mated with Mr.. A. L. Bancroft, the we'll
known San Francisco publisher, and ii
has been applied in Contra Costa. where
he has his home. The plan is known a
the ten block system, and its main fes-
lures may be thus described:
The system is to divide each mile along
the roads into ten equal parts, or i'm
aginary blocks, of 52S feet 176 yards, or
eight chains each and assign to each
block two numbers, one on each side of
the road Any and every house located
within a block is given the number of
the block. The first one-and in nearly
every case it will be the only one in the
block-has simply the number; the Sec
ond one has the same number, followed
by the letter A. the third by the letter
B; the fourth by c, and, so on--Nos. 1876.
| 1894, 1863, 1860, etc. If there is no house
| in block the number is assigned to 1t
| just the same, and it remains in readi-
| ness should a house be built a future
time.
When a road goes completely through
town and continues beyond the coup-
try numbers are suspended at the town
limits The measuring is continued
|
and the numbers are resumed again af.
ter passing out of the town limits again
on the opposite side. The numbers to
be applied are determined, the same as
elsewhere, by the distance from the
starting point.
The working of the system is simplic-
ity itself. Knowing the number of a
house, it's distance from the starting
point-in this city from the courthouse
is instantly determined by dividing the
house number by two as there are two
numbers to the block. This gives the
number of blocks from the beginning.
Then, as there are ten blocks to the mile,
| it is only necessary to point off one deci-
NAL and the distance in miles is known.
Thus, if the number of the house is 1856,
divide by two and ninety eight remains;
divide this by ten by pointing off one
decimal and you have 9S miles as the
distance of the house from the point
where the numbering begins In the
case of odd mum bers, add one to the
number and then divide by two, and the
result by ten as before AS new resi-
dences are built, new mum berss can be
added without disturbing the old num-
bers, or interfering in any way with the
working of the system. Under this meth
| cd the numbers at the gateways of the
| houses serve the purpose also of mile
| stones.
l. The adoption of such a system would
make it possible to make directories of
country districts while the making of
all canvasses, registrations. school cen
suses and lists of polls and taxpayers
| would he greatly facilitated
The plan suggested by the committee
from the Merchants and Manufacturers
association was we'll received by the
supervisors, and the matter was taken
under advisement.
SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS
The certificates and reports of the
trustees of several of the school districts
reporting upon elections held to decide
whether extra taxes should be imposed
for school purposes were dealt with yes.
terday by the board.
In the case of La Canyada it was nee.
essary to raise 5000, and at the election
held to determine the matter fifteer
votes were cast in favor of tax for thi.
purpose and fourteen votes against it
In the Vineland school district an cleo
ton to raise $500 was carried by thirteer
votes to two. In Glendale district tht
election was held to raise $500 for thu
purpose of building an addition to the
schoolhouse. The election resulted in al
the votes, amounting to fifteen, beins
cast in favor of the measure. In the AL
hambra district the election held was tt
determine the issuance of $2500 bonds
and the measure carried.
In the matter of the Wiseburn schoo
district bonds, the issue being $4,000
per cent bonds, the following bids wer,
yesterday opened: The German-Ameri
can Savings Bank of Los Angeles, tn,
East Side bank, Hellman & Sartori ant
the Oakland Bank of Savings all put il
bids. The bid of the Oakland bank O
$2130 and accrued interest was accepted
The district attorney was instructed
to make the necessary arrangement
for the preparation of the bonds prelim
mary to advertising for bids.
! The report of election held in tn
, Llewellyn school district on July 14th
, when unanimous vote of twenty-fou
: votes were polled in favor of ISSUING
bonds to the amount of $4,000 for building
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