The herald., 1897-02-28
BONDS TO IMPROVE PARKS
The Citizens Ask for an Immediate Issue
of $I50,000
The Money to Be Used In the Impr pr,vement Of
Elyslan and Griffith Parks.
r1any Signatures

Following is the bond proposition,
with the signatures referred to in the
Herald a few days ago:
To the honorable, the mayor and coun-
ell of the city of Los Angeles:-T un-
dersigned, your petitioners, respectful
ly represent to your honorable body,
that the improvement of Griffith park,
recently donated to the city, so as to
make it readily accessible to all the
people from points In the city, and con-
Meeting II with Elyslan park, and so
as to lay out and improve suitable re-
creation grounds for athletic exercises
and other purposes conducive to the
health, pleasure and convenience of the
public, is an object OF great Importance
to the city, and one which will imme-
diately increase it's population and rep
utation. It will attract visitors from
all parts of the state and country and
make Los Angeles still more desirable
place of residence. Such Improvements
will furnish work for a great many la
borers and greatly decrease the num-
ber of resident unemployed, while they
will greatly add to the pleasure and
comfort of our citizens. In other cities
many millions have been expended in
the purchase and improvement of the
parks with the best results, and we
know of no instance in which such eX-
penditures have not more than war
ranted the outlay. Our sister city of
San Francisco has expended several
hundred thousand dollars in the i'm
provement of Golden Gate park, and
we think it may fairly said that no citi-
zen of California regrets the outlay.
We believe that the issuance of bonds
by the city to the amount of $3.50, 900
from time to time as the work pro-
and sanction of the voters of LIS Ange-
les If proposition to that effect shall
be submitted to them.
We therefore pray your honorable
body to instruct your attorney to pre-
pare an ordinance submitting to the
people of Los Angeles the question of
the issuance of bonds for the improve
ment of Griffith park, and providing
suitable roads and boulevards leading
from the city to, 1t in the aggregate
amount Of $1500O0, to be expended at
such times and in such manner as the
council may by ordinance provide
John F. Francis, J. NJ. Elliott Fl. T.
Lee, Charles Silent, H. Newmark, Frank
A. Gibson, J. H. Braly, T. u. Stimson,
A. E. Pomeroy, Kaspare a. Cohn, John
Fl. F. Peck, F. w. Braun & Co.. c. E.
Lay, y. d. LdnKerSHinl, ri. w. " Mel
veny, j. A. Graves, Haas, Baruch &
Co., Jacob Baruch, John M. c. Mar
BILE, Crandall, Aylsworth & Haskell, T.
f. Crandell. Lewellyn Iron Works, Haw-
ley, King & Co., H. F. Volmer & Co.,
Harper & Reynolds Co., Barker Bros, A.
c. Harper, c. H. Barker, A. Hamburger
& Sons, H. p. Mulford, Max Hambur-
ger, VIM. Pollard. Max Meyberg, Mey-
berg Bros, Harris & Frank, H. w.
Frank. Los Angeles Gas and Electric
Fixtures factory, L. E. Mosher, l.. ia
coby, S. Maier, Gilbert E. Overton, II.
J. Woollacott, Randolph H. Muir, Joseph
D. Lynch. Greater Los Angeles, A. N.
Francisco, Craig, Stuart & Co.. Hotel
Van Nuys, M. M. Potter, r. L. Craig, o.
T. Johnson Bradner W. Lee, F. o. John
son, Larazus Melzer, Meek Baking COM
pany. Louis Melzer. William Meek, Chas.
Forman, Simpson Hack fruit company,
George Hack, "A. H. Naftzger, w. c.
Patterson & Co., ]. Bixby & Co., Pioneer
Roll Paper company, George H Bixby,
w. G. Hunt, J. w. Robinson Co., Port
land Cracker company. Los Angeles
Candy company, w. o. Dow. w. w.