Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-07
PLAN CONFERENCE
TO BENEFIT CITY
North, Northeast and Northwest
Association Outlines Impor-
tant Work of Improvement
EXHIBIT is PREPARATION
System of Storm Water Drains,
Constructed Under Munich
pal Direction, Favored
EXHIBIT is PREPARATION

The meeting of the North, Northeast
and Northwest Improvement associa-
ton yesterday afternoon in the assem-
bly, room Of the Chamber of Commerce
building was marked with great inter
est and the accomplishment of import
ant business relative to city improve
ments coming within the jurisdiction
Of the association.
The Rev. Dana w. Bartlett, who was
made an honorary member, brought be-
fore the association the outline of the
first southwest city planning confer
ence, to be held in Los Angeles next
month, saying in part:
ITO present such plan for our
southwest cities, you are asked to CO.
operate in this city planning CONFER
ence by attending the sessions, by tax
ing part in the discussions or by 1ur-
nishing an exhibit. The conference Will
last three days, having three daily ses-
sions, with papers read by experts. 1t
is desired to have exhibits, such as
drawings, charts, maps, plans pictures
stereopticon slides, models Reports,
books, ETC., of civic, cultural, historical
er cities, radial roads and bouleVardS,
METROPOLITAN park system and park
ways. street trees, terminals and de-
pots. tunnels and subways, streets ana
rapid transit systems, municipal nous
ing and the new concrete ana otnel
material for inexpensive houses, baths,
playgrounds, recreation centers, fount-
aims and statues, Industrial districts,
factories, harbcrs and docks, munlclpal
railways, garden cities, water supply
and electricity the planning Of unde-
veloped city areas, income from munlc1-
pal ownership, and excess condeIlna-
tion."
CONFERENCE FOR EXHIBITS
Will D. Gould, Mrs. M. F. Baker ana
DR.. C. S. James were appointed on
committee to cooperate with the Rev.
Mr.. Bartlett to forward the conference
movement.
President Joseph Mesmer reported the
abandonment of the proceedings in the
Alameda street storm sewer and later
ais. in which the association had been
much interested.
Thanks were extended to the COM
mittee for it's work in regard TO the
Alameda street sewer contention, ana
also to the city council for It's actloIl
in ordering the proposed work stopped
The association decided to request the
council to ask the city engineer to IN
vestigate whether the storm water sys-
tenn is absolutely needed now for the
north, northeast and northwest dls-
tricts. and to ask the board OF pupllc
works to obtain the opinions or other
engineers regarding the matter.
The association advocated a city sys-
tenn for storm water drains, to be con-
structed by the city and not oy dis
tricts.
URGE BOULEVARD WORK
H.F. Backer, ]. Mills Davies and DR..
n g lanes were constituted COM
mittee to call on Col Schneider, city
street assessment clerk. and other city
officials regarding the status OF tne
onening and widening of lower sunset
bouuleVard, and to urge speedy actlon'
as property owners who nave ahXlously
worked for this improvement Tor many
wears were all clamoring for lts coIl-
pletion. .o+
Regarding the ord and Yale street
Improvement, the secretary was IN
structed to send a letter to the clty
engineer asking when the report on the
announcements will be ready.
Resolutions deploring the Times ols-
aster and denouncing the perpetrators
were adopted.
The next meeting of the association
will he held October 20 at $3.50 O'CLOCK:
During the winter months the hour OF
meeting win be at $3.50 o'clock, instead
of A o'clock, as heretofore.