Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-07


6.40 miles.
Sec. 1.-The Ontario, Riverside
diagonal highway, extending from the
easterly limits of the city of Ontario
southeasterly along the southerly line
of the right of way of the San Pedro
Los Angeles &s Salt Lake railway and
easterly on the township line, between
township one and two south, range
seven west, to the northerly line of the
county of Riverside, distance of 4.5s
miles.
Sec M-San Timoteo road, in San
Timoteo canyon, beginning at the
northerly line of Riverside county
where the existing travelled road
parallels the southwesterly line of the
right of way of the Southern Pacific
railway, thence northwesterly, follow
ing the present travelled road to its in
tersection with the road running north
easterly from the school house of rail
road district, thence northeasterly and
northerly, following the main public
highway over an existing bridge to the
southerly limits of the city of Red
lands, distance of 1.60 miles.
"'Sec. N--Mountain View avenue,
beginning at the southerly line of Col
ton avenue, at Idlewild. thence south
erly one mile to Barton avenue, thence
easterly along said Barton avenue to
the westerly line of California street
and passing the Redlands Junction
railroad station and the packing
houses thereat, being a distance of two
miles.
"'Sec. O-The following section of
main highway, namely: Mountain ave-
nue., beginning at the southerly line
of the right of way of the Santa Fe
railroad at Del Rosa. thence along said
Mountain avenue southerly to High
land avenue, thence along said High
land avenue westerly to the extension
of c street, outside of the city of San
Bernardino, thence along said exten-
sion of C street, outside of the city of
San Bernardino southerly to the north
erly limits of the city of San Bernar-
dino. a distance of 800 miles.
"'Sec. P-Holt avenue from the
westerly limits of the city of Ontario
westerly to the easterly line of the
county of Los Angeles, a distance of
21S miles.
"'Sec. R-Perris avenue, so called
beginning at the intersection of First
street in the city of San Bernardino
with the westerly limits of the city of
San Bernardino, thence westerly to
Rancho avenue, thence southwesterly
along Rancho avenue to Perris avenue
thence westerly along Perris avenue
to Sycamore avenue, thence southerly
to First street to its intersection with
Riverside avenue in RialtO, a distance
of 3.11 miles.
Section S-The following section of
main highway, namely: Mount Vernon
avenue, beginning at the northerly
limits of the city of San Bernardino,
thence northerly to the intersection of
said Mount Vernon avenue, Highland
avenue and Devore road, thence north
westerly along said Devore road, paral-
leling the right of way of the Santa Fe
| lra n said
it's westerly line to Devore station of
the Santa Fe railroad, a distance of S.26
miles, total, 1873 miles.
Bond Question
1.-THE duty of ascertaining which of the
main highways should be permanently
improved under an issue of bonds there
for has been very carefully studied by
the commission and has taken up
large part of our time.
"Our guiding principle has been to
select such sections of highway for this
permanent improvement as would best
accommodate the citizens of our county
in the ordinary business use of a high
way by connecting the different cities
and towns with each other and with
the highway systems of adjoining
counties.
1--WE have been limited in the mileage
selected by the necessity of not asking
for an unduly large bond issue. At the
same time we are of the opinion that
our plan is sufficiently comprehensive
to amply repay the investment.
This limitation has apparently re-
ceived the approval of the various rep
resentativce men and municipal bodies
with whom we have made a point of
comforting throughout the county, from
Chino to Needles, a distance of 300
miles.
These selections include less mileage
than some communities hoped for, but
there has been no dissent from the de-
sire of the commission to so select the
roads as to help in the upbuilding of
our great county, as well a s in serving
local interests.
The building of permanent macadam
roads in a county so large as this is
burden too great to be considered by
direct tax for the beginning of new
era in road making. By issuing bonds
to build the main arteries connecting
the centers the several road funds will
be relieved to such an extent by the
main highways being constructed and
maintained at the expense of the gen.
eral county, that the supervisors will
be able TO take up the work of building
sections of permanent macadam roads
year by year from the road funds OF the
county, and in a few years all the
principal highways can be permanently
improved without any extraordinary
burden upon the taxpayers.
eve estimate the cost of the per-
manent improvements recommended by
us and contained i'll this report, covering
a distance of seVenty-nine and seventy
nine one hundredths miles C9.79) of
main highway, including bridges. cul-
Verts and all items of expense aggre-
gate twenty-five thousand dollars CS625,-
000). segregated as follows:
Bridges and culVerts, $3.50, 4O6.(6; mac
adam and turnpikng $494, 1924 Every
item entering into this grand total has
been carefully figured in detail.
IN furtherance of the work recon-
mended, and as a valuable source OF
future supply to the county for its road
work, we have Investigated a quarry
of rock OF high cementing value, To-
Gated in Waterman canyon upon gov
ernment land and of easy access by
rail- Our chairman has filed claim
thereon and has executed a deed or
transfer thereof to the county. The
deed is attached to this report.
FINALLY, we respectfully pray your
honorable board to call an election for
the issuance of bonds of the county to
carry out the permanent improvements
specified in this report for an amount
of six hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars ($625,00 All of which Is
respectfully submitted,
GEORGE M. COOLEY,
"A. d. MOORE,
"W. A. NICHOLS,
Highway commissioners of the county