Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
SAN FERNANDO HIGHWAY
PLANNED AFTER TUNNEL
Scheme Is Outlined for Boulevard
from Second Street to
EdendaIe Valley

The plan to build a splendid boule-
yard that will reach from Los Angeles
to the San Fernando valley is an out
growth of the scheme to bore tuhIlel
under Second street, from Hill 10 II
pueroa. The boulevard is designed TO
Connect the territory to the northwest
of the city that now has but poor Ia
cilities for getting into the business
section. The county would have TO
Join the city in the plan, unless con-
solidation is effected before the road Is
constructed. Lake Shore avenue ana
Alessandro street, which parallel the
Glendale car line would be used IN
the city, and the county would haVe ~
take it up and carry it to the mouth
of the Edendale valley, through Irop-
leo, Glendale and san Fernando.
John N, Metcalf, attorney and vice
president of the Second Street runner
and Improvement association, VINO IS
one of the chief promoters of the Sec
ond street tunnel, expects to file the
petition asking the city council TO con-
struct the bore within month
1000 SIGN PETITION
The petition has been in circulation
for several months, and it now bears
1000 signatures of all the principal
property owners in the district between
IJill and Main, First and Fourth
streets. All the banks have signed the
petition, with full knowledge that tnelr
property would have to be assessed TO
pay a part of the cost.
The project has been encouraged by
the board of public works, which pre-
fers a tunnel under Second street 10
one under First street, project tnat
was agitated some time ago. Members
of the council are in favor of the
scheme, and the only obstacle that ap-
pears to be in the way is the amount
of money the city will be called on to
pay as its share Of the cost. This mas
not been definitely decided, but 1t Is
tentatively proposed that the property
owners pay one-third, the Pacific Elec-
tric and Los Angeles railroads one
third, and the city third. The pro-
moters argue that the city paid the en-
tire cost of the Broadway tunnel and
the Third street tunnel by bond issue,
and they would be entitled to some
thing. from the public treasury.
ROADS TO PAY SHARE
Both the Pacific Electric and the Los
Angeles railway officials have shown
deem interest in the projected tunnel
and have practically agreed to pay
their share of the cost If given fran
chise to run through the opening. The
Pacific Electric would use the bore Tor
its Glendale line and the proposed San
Fernando line, and the Los Angeles
railway would use it for a belt line and
for the street cars that now slowly
crawl up the steep Second street hill.
The proposed plans for the tunnel
include an elevator that will run to the
top of the hill for the use of residents
on the hill. The tunnel is to be divided
in two sections, one side for street cars
and the other for pedestrians and We
hicle traffic.
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want the tunnel through First street,
from Hill to Diamond, the promoters
of the Second street tunnel have sug-
gested that spur tunnel may be con-
structed from the Second street bore
in a diagonal to Diamond street. They
say they are willing for their property
to be assessed for the purpose.