The herald., 1897-12-04
Considered Hitching, Signs
and Alleys
AMENDMENT RECOMMENDED
MEN NPROTEST AGAINST
SIGN RESTRICTIONS
The Police Claimed to Have Been Un-
fair and Partial-Second Ward
Polling Place Changed

One of the busiest sessions that the
present board of public works has ever
held was that of yesterday. Long be-
fore the time for the session to begin
the committee room was filled. The an
nouncement that the hitching ordinance
was again to be considered had brought
out number of interested parties. but
there were two other measures which
served to greatly increase the attend
ance. These were the matter of opening
an alley in the block bounded by Broad
the matter of allowing business signs
on poles and posts to remain in the
streets and the decoration of telephone
and telegraph poles with signs. etc.
The alley proposition was taken up
| first. 1t has been under consideration
several times, but never before was 1t
productive of such animated discussion.
Judge Lamme and Attorney Howland
appeared for a majority of the frontage
and insisted upon an alley of the uni
form width Of twenty feet instead of one
WllH llkletIl lOOt Clitl AfAlS oiib q t"Shty
five foot opening in the center of the
block. as Is provided for in the ordinance
of intention adopted by the city council.
Others wanted the matter left as 1t is,
and for a time several were talking at
once. After hearing all that the protest
ants and petitioners had to say the board
took the matter under advisement with
out giving any hint as to what their
final action would be.
Then came the protest against the
street sign ordinance. There were rep
resentatives in attendance from the tel
egraph companies, railroad companies,
steamship companies, ticket brokers.
restaurants and other businesses. They
were very earnest in their appeals for
the repeal Of the ordinance. which they
characterized as unfair, saying that its
proper enforcement had never been at
tempted. They pointed to instances
where it had been enforced against
some persons while others in the same
business were allowed to have almost
any sign they desired. This matter was
also taken under advisement.
The last thing on the program of
larger events was the much-talked-of
anti -hitching ordinance. This had been
before the board of public works and the
council so often that all of the members
were familiar with every phase of it..
This did not prevent the story from being
| told over and over again in the several
ways it was seen by the different speak
ers. AT present the board has under
consideration a new ordinance provid-
ing for a time limit of twenty minutes
and exempting Main street from the
close territory.
There was anything but unanmity
of opinion among the score or more of
persons who were before the board de-
manding some kind of action. Main
street was largely represented, but all
of the merchants did not desire exactly
the same thing. Everybody had his pet
hobby and sometimes it seemed that all
of them wanted to present theirs at the
same time. There was no doubt as to
the earnestness of the speakers, and this
impressed the board. The matter was
taken under advisement. 1t is probable
that an ordinance will be recommended
that will permit the hitching of teams
during the time that the owners of the
teams are actually engaged in transact
ing business.
In regard to street matters the board
will report as follows:
! In the matter of the petition of F. L.
Palmer and others, asking that q ce-
ment walk and curb be laid on both
sides of Thirty-frst street, from Hoover
street to Orchard avenue, recommend
| that the same be referred to the city
engineer to present the necessary ordin-
ance of intention.
| In the matter Of the petition of A. Bar
| low ct AL, asking that Beaudry avenue,
between Second and Third streets, be
severed, graveled and curbed with red
wood, under the bond act, recommend
the same be referred to the city engineer
for estimate of cost, and if the same
exceeds the amount required by law, to
present ordinance of intention there
for.
| In the matter of the petition of ]. Rob
erts, asking that portion of Pecan
street be abandoned, recommend that
the same be referred to the city engineer
for investigation.
| In the matter of the petition from D
NJ McGarry, we recommend that the
city engineer be instructed to give the
petitioner the grade and lines of the con-
tinuation of McGarry street, from
eighth to Ninth streets, through the Nc
Garry tract, and that the petition be re-
ferred to the city engineer.
In the matter of the proposals for the
Improvement of First street, from the
west line Of Broadway to a line 165 feet
west of the west line of Broadway
recommend that the bid of the Alcatraz
Asphalt Paving company, at 2S cents
per lineal foot for curb and 1914 cents pei
square foot for asphalt pavement, in
Guiding concrete foundation, be accepted
and the necessary resolution of award
adopted.
In the matter of the proposals to i'm
prove Los Angeles street, from Second
to Third streets, recommend that the
bid of c. w. Shafer at 80 cents per lineal
foot for grading and graveling, be ac-
cepted and the necessary resolution OF
award adopted.
POLLING PLACE CHANGED