Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-03
FINAL SUBWAY
MEASURES PASSED
HARTMAN IMPROVEMENTS
ARE AUTHORIZED
Railway Company Pays City for the
Privilege of Digging Under
Cemetery and School
Property

The council yesterday passed the re-
mainder of the series OF franchises
sought by the Hartman interests for
extending, enlarging and modernizin3
their trolley service between Los An
gees her suburbs and the beaches.
The members got down to business
at once and after having the different
sections explained, voted unanimously
on every feature.
There was some delay because of
speeches by property owners who
urged that the tunnel on Hill street in
clude n footway for pedestrians.
Lawrence Holmes urged that there
be no further delays, $ property own
ers had worked hard for two years to
get this tunnel, which would open up
the northwestern section.
Attorney Il. w. Blair also spoke of
the great improvement contemplated
and the rise i'm values that would fol-
low In real estate.
Wants Lights and Guards
George r. Falls said he feared that
unless the tunnels were well lighted
and guarded they would become head
quarters for loiterers and stick-up men.
When the time for voting came there
was no dssension, though at one time
Councilman Smith, disgusted with the
would leave the chamber unless the
body got down to business.
At another point when the compensa-
ton for the privilege of running under
the old cemetery and under high school
property was brought up it developed
that the roof of the subway would not
be nearer than twelve feet from the
surface line so that plenty of space
would be available for the few remain
irt cr,,a ND f,tt 70,
and gas pipes il needed.
Judge John r. Pope for the trolley
interests objected to a paragraph:
which read, provided further that sad
grantee, he or it's SUCCESSORS and as
signs shall construct and at all tim IS
maintain safety gates or bars aero IS
Flower street at the point where said
railway crosses the same on either side
of the tracks Of said railway company.
said gates to be designed, constructed
and erected so as to meet the approval
of the board of public works."
Councilman Houghton suggested that
the Objectionable section be stricken
out and the council adopted the idea.
Whereupon the notice of sale was
approved and it was so ordered.
Set for February II
Notice of sale of an electric street
railway franchise beginning at Hill
and Fourth streets, thence running
along Hill to it's intersection with
First street. was read by the body.
Bond was fixed at $4,000 and February
IL set as the date when the franchise
shall be sold to the highest blder. The
clerk was instructed to advertise the
sale.
Notice of sale of an electric street
railway franchise across that portion
of Flower street, between Fourth an6
Fifth streets, Vermont avenue and
| other streets between these points was
read at the suggestion of Councilman
| Houghton bond was fixed at $4,000 and
| the same disposition was made in in
structing the city clerk to advertise for
bids on February II.
Notice of sale of an electric railway
franchise commencing at the intersec-
ton of Hill and First streets, thence
running along Hill and passing through
public tunnel to be built between
West First and Temple streets was
read; bond fixed at $4,000 and the sale
date fixed at February H.
The draft of an ordinance was read
granting to the Los Angeles Pacific
railroad permission to construct ana
operate a subway under certain private
property owned carried on by and
controlled by said company between
the north line of Temple street and
southerly and southeasterly lines of
Hill street.
Councilman Smith moved that the
railway company pay to the city $1,000
as an easement for constructing and
maintaining said tunnel under city
property and the motion was adopted.
The council adjourned to meet again
Friday morning.