Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-23
NEW JAIL PROJECT
MAKES PROGRESS
COUNCIL OPENS BUILDING SITE
BIDS
Awards Are Laid Over and Decision
on Establishing Workhouse Back
of Calvary Cemetery lsN
Also Delayed

The new Jail and workhouse projects are
before the city council and final actloi
may be expected next Monday
The council yesterday heard from tht
police commissioners their report reject
ing the Hewitt street plan Of reitting al
old church into temporary Jail. IL is ae
| clared impracticable because or the COST
The council land committees report
urging the establishment of workhouse
on city lands on Bishop street, near Cal
vary cemetery, was laid over because OF
the protest from the Second ward. rms
Workhouse If built, will be the future
home of the chain gang This Will greatly
relieve the congestion at the First street
iail. and besides the unfortunates will be
able to get nightly rest, which is now I'M
possible in the crowded quarters
Open New Jail Site Bids
Bids were opened yesterday for the pur-
hchase of ground for a new site for jail
and police headquarters. They are all
within a few blocks of the present head
quarters.
The bids and locations are:
Mover e. Gilbert, lots 8 and g. block A,
of the Fort Hill tract, 12Ox1OO feet on
Buena Vista street, for $4,000.
BRYAN &c Bradford lot 10Ox176.S3 feet on
west side of San Pedro street, commenc-
L, S22 square feet, upon which there is a
one-story warehouse. Price, $500 per foot,
or $4,000. Terms, one-third cash, balance
one and two years at per cent.
Sherwood & Koyer, property known as
lis to 127 South Los Angeles street, with
improvements, for $4,000. Property is AZ
KITS feet
BRYAN & Bradford, on east side of San
Pedro street, formerly Wilmington, and
about 100 feet north Of First street, for
1926 per foot, or $55,250.
o. p. Benson, lots SO and 81 in Orchard
tract, 5Ox121 feet northeast corner Fourth
and Wall streets Price $500 per front foot,
Offer a Corner
Wright &, Calender company southwest
corner of Buena Vista and Alpine streets,
fronting 24O feet On Buena Vista and hav-
ing a depth of 1866 feet on Alpine, for $780,
900, either cash or $4,000 cash, balance on
or before five years at per cent.
w. l. Hollingsworth, lots g. 6, A, 7, s, Q
and 10 of the Orchard tract. 40 feet
frontage on Boyd street, 100 feet frontage
on Wall street, an irregular depth on south
side of 200 feet, ninety feet of which
fronts on a fifteen foot alley, and depth
on the west of ITO feet, for 1000; also lots
A. IS g. TO- II and IL of the Orchard tract,
situated as follows: 100 feet on Boyd
street, 154 feet frontage on fifteen-foot
alley on south side, 10 feet on Wall street
and a depth on the west side of 125 feet
running south from Boyd street, for $4,000.
Near County Jail
Wilbur G. Cate, 1926 feet oq the west
side of New High street, between Temple
and Republic, and 100 feet deep, for $So,
500 on following terms: $4,000 cash, $3S,5OO
on or before December l, 1907, and $4,000
on or before February s, 1911, deferred
payments at per cent net. The price per
front foot is S45S Also offer the 50x100
feet adjoining the 1872 feet on the west for
S25 900; s25OO cash and the balance, s22,50O.
on or before December Is, 1907. Price per
front foot, $500. Also the twenty-five feet
on the east end of the 1872 feet for $4,000;
$500 cash, and the balance, $13,5OO on or
before December 10, 1907. Price per front
foot is $500. Total area is about 25,7Oo
square feet with frontage of 257 feet on
New High street, and at an average price
of about $4S4 per foot
Bryan & Bradford proposed Proposition
No. /, containing 1922 square feet, COM
prising lots and 3, block 4, Pryor tract,
and lot a. Requena tract, 100 feet facing
Central avenue, average depth of 100 feet
with a 25-foot l. facing on Jackson street,
for $4,000. Terms to suit.
Proposition No. 2 contains 26,5H square
feet and comprises lots 3S to AZ inclusive,
Requena tract, beginning ninety-seveu
feet north of First street on the east side
of San Pedro street; has 1870 feet frontage
and an average depth of 219 feet; $425 per
front foot or $55,250.
The bids were all referred to the coun-
Gil committee of the whole.