Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-15
GRADING CAMPS
ARE A NUISANCE
PROPERTY OWNERS MAKE A
PROTEST
Police and Health Boards WrestIe
with Problem What to Do with
Contractors corrals in Resi-
dence Districts

Not only the beard of health but the
police board is wrestling with the prob
lem of what to do with grading camps
The policy followed is not to inter-
fere with the camps as long as they
are pitched some distance away from
houses, are kept free Of accumulated
filth and manure and remain In one
place only long enough to complete con-
tracts for public or private work in that
vicinity.
1 Yesterday the police board heard an
| to CHIEF Kern for a report before
| further action was taken.
Yhe letter of complaint was as fol-
lows, it coming from well known min
ing and mineral man:
Board of Police Commissioners: in
close you a copy of letter l am address,
ing the city council in regard to grad
ing camps. In addition to nuisance
complained of 1 have the annoyance
every evening of the noise of a lot of
Mexicans playing ball in the middle of
West First street, between Tanning
and Ensign streets. I would appre-
ciate any relief that can be given. Re-
spectfully,
Two Camps Next Door
ITO His Honor the Mayor and Mem
bers of the Council: After exhausting
all other means to obtain satisfaction
1 beg to bring before your honorable
body complaint against certain con-
ditions which should not prevail in
city the size of Los Angeles. I refer to
the question of grading camp.
my residence is at the corner of
West First street and Occidental boule-
ward. I have suffered every possible
inconvenience from the grading camp
of Charles Stansbury at Rampant and
West First streets. Not the least of
these is the maintenance of a hog pen,
breeding foul odors and files. This
camp has been reported several times.
ION Friday May 3, the grading camp
of George Rheinschild was placed on
lots at the northeast corner of West
First and Ensign street through per-
nit from Croake g. McCann, agents for
the lots. Protests were unavailing. 1t
was stated to me that the job to be
done, the grading of Ensign street from
West First to Temple streets, would
only occupy short time.
This morning am informed that
previous to doing this work job at
East Hollywood, outside our city limits,
will be done in the next three weeks
In the meantime on Ensign street.
This camp is within 300 feet of my
residence, although there is a great
area of open ground further away that
could have been occupied without in
terfering with residents.
TT now appears that this camp is
planted for many months at this point
unless some relief can be given me and
other residents. The flies are already
swarming, and it would seem if the
council will not regulate grading camps
by some special ordinance that 1 must
close my house for the next six OF
twelve months. One camp in the neigh
borhood was bad enough; two make
conditions unbearable.
Il do not wish to block progress in
the least, but surely 1 as a taxpayer
and others are due some considera-
tion.
Just consider having lot of Mexi-
cans, fifty mules and a camp almost
in your yard, piles of filthy manure,
breeding flies by the million, and the
possibilities of pestilence.
1t hardly seems fair that the two
above camps should be permitted 10
settle down in this district and con-
duct Gas both of them are doing) grad
ing operations at and beyond Vermont
avenue, the northwest city limits, q
mile or more distant from said camps.
l respectfully submit that it would he
better If some regulation could be de-
vised to restrict them to the work
where they are planted, necessitating
an early completion of same and the
early abatement of what must, under
the most favorable circumstances, be a
nuisance to the neighbors.
L beg that you will give this matter
careful and prompt attention. If neces-
sary l would be pleased to appear be-
tore your body and explain this
further