The herald., 1897-04-17
ELYSIAN PARK
Work of the Unemployed to Be In
Spected TODAY

A special meeting of the park commits
| sioners was held yesterday afternoon,
at which Mayor Snyder presided and
Commissioners Waters, Workman and
Teed were in attendance.
Judge Charles Silent of the executive
committee of the Merchants and Manu-
faoturers' association, in charge of the
work of the unemployed at Elysian park,
notified the commissioners that the work
at the new entrance on Buena Vista
street was about completed, and the
committee was almost ready to turn it
over to the board. The retaining walls
are up and the ground is now ready to
be put in shape for flower beds, shrub
berry and other permanent improve
ments. The committee had taken a great
deal of pride in this work and wanted it
to be lasting monument to the generos-
ity of the people who had contributed to
the fund. In this view of the case, the
members of the committee thought that
the commissioners should at once put
good man in charge of the work. He
should not only be a man of executive
ability, but should also be landscape
gardener of ability, who could lay out
the work properly and secure the best
results. The park superintendent he
said, did not have the time to devote to
this work, with his other duties, and for
this reason a special man should be put
in charge The committee, the judge
said, would carry the man selected on
its pay roll until such time as it turned
the work over to the board.
In answer TO questions Judge Silent
said that there was enough money on
hand to complete the entrance proper.
| The roadway had been graded for some
distance complete and connection had
| been made with the point at which the
best outlook over the Los Angeles valley
and mountains could be obtained. Sew
| era! tally-hos had been placed at the
disposal of the committee, and today
| a numbe of well-known citizens,
with the commissioners and the
committee, had been invited to ride over
the road and inspect the work already
| done The committee would then make
a final appeal to the citizens to raise the
necessary $4,000 or $4,000 to complete the
work.
Another point laid before the commits
eioners by Judge Silent was the naming
| of the several entrances to the park. He
| said that this should be done as matter
! of convenience. 1t was proposed to or
| nament the new Buena Vista street en-
| trance with a handsome lamp post
| mounted on a stone pedestal, composed
| Of park sandstone, Arizona sandstone
! and Catalina marble The committe e
had suggested that this entrance should
be called Fremont Entrance" in men,
| ory of Gen. Fremont and as a compli-
| ment to his widow. who lived here and
| who had taken a great interest in the
work. II was desirable that this matter
| should be settled al once, as it was
desired to have the name engraved on
the base of the pedestal.
On motion of Commissioner Waters,
| the new gateway was officially named
| Fremont Entrance"
Judge Silent said that the various
drives could be named at the convenience
of the commissioners, and that when the
| time came the committee had mum
ber which it would like to submit.
Some general discussion followed as
to the proper man for supervising the
work at the entrance, and it was gener-
ally agreed that Louis Legrand the for
mer park superintendent, was the prop
er person, if his services could be Sc
cured. Ex-Mayor Workman was ap-
pointed a committee of one to see if this
could be done, and the commission then
adjourned.
The members of the committee. the