Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-26
IMPROVEMENTS TAKE
ATTENTION OF BOARD
UNIVERSITY STORM QUESTION
AGAIN DISCUSSED
interests Clash Over Paving of Boyle
Avenue, but Original Plan Of Oiled
Surface Is Adopted as Ma
jority's Preference

Neighborhood matters from Boyle
Heights and the University district
took up the time of the board of pub
lie works yesterday. The latter in
volved settlement of the improve
ment of Thirty-sixth street and Thirty
sixth place between Vermont and Nor
mandie avenues, as asked by the South
west Improvement association last
week.
City Engineer Hamln submitted a
report against the creation of any gem
eral district for the paving of the two
streets. In his opinion the question is
purely local one, to be handled on the
frontage plan and without extending
the burden to property owners of other
lots. The city engineer said that con-
ditions during the rain this week were
no worse on Thirty-sixth than at any
one of a dozen other sections of the
city.
He recommended that Thirty-sixth
place be macadamized with 81 brick
gutter at a cost of $457 or $1.74 front
foot, depending upon the width of the
gutter. Under the Vrooman act the
former rate would cost the lot owners
an average yearly assessment of 46
cents front foot.
The board of public works adopted
the report and will suggest this solu-
ton, together with similar improve
ment of Thirty-sixth street to the
Southwest Improvement association.
The matter will be transmitted in detail
to President Parker OF the Improve
ment association, and If approved by
that organization its petition for the
work as a frontage proposition will be
favorably acted upon by the board OF
public works.
Clash Over Improvement
Residents of Boyle avenue waited
upon the board yesterday to urge i'm
provement of that street between Ste
phenson avenue and Ninth street. The
Hostetter interests and the Simons
Brick company own extended frontage
on that street. e. E. Galbreth, Mr..
Hostetter's attorney, appeared for him
to protest against any Improvement at
this time, saying that his clients land
is now barley field, which he wishes
to hold until he can put 1t on the
market as a high class residence tract.
| Residents on Boyle avenue charged
Mr.. Galbreth with making the same
plea two years ago, and suggested that
| he had time enough to write to his
client in Chicago and explain the
growth of Los Angeles to him.
| Joseph Simons settled the matter of
protest by saying that the frontage
controlled by his company was sufti-
| cient with the balance on the petition
to secure the improvement, and that he
would Join with other lot owners in
asking for 1t.
| He wanted, however a better grade
of pavement than an oiled street, say
ing that heavy traffic which passed
over Boyle avenue would quickly cut
up an ordinary street so the improve
ment would be worthless.
This brought all the other citizens
present down on Mr.. Simons in a bunch.
They protested that they could not
stand $3.50 a front foot for a brick
pavement, and Simons said he would
waive brick and suggested asphalt.
There were so many protestants that
Secretary Horace Ferris made a cam
vass of the property holders present
and jotted down their preferences.
AS a result the board directed the
| city engineer to prepare an ordinanc
| for improving Boyle avenue through
from Stephenson to Ninth street ac-
cording to specification 60, which pro-
vides for an oiled and tamped street.
way. The original petitions were for
| Improvement only to Hollenbeck street,
which would have left out the Hostel
| ter property