Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-05
PUBLIC WORKS.
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The Board of Public Works met at the
City Hall yesterday morning, Captain
Barrett in the chair. The following
business was transacted.
Mrs. I. A. Luckenback and other pro-
perty owners on Carroll avenue, from
Waters and Edgeware road, offered a
protest against the establishment of the
grade on Carroll street as set forth in the
Notice of Intention. The Board recon-
mended that the protest be referred to
the City Surveyor.
Richard Ball and other property owners
on Ann street, between Weyse and
Charvez, stated that they had put their
street in good condition as directed by
the Council, and asked that it be ac-
cepted. The Board recommended that
this be referred to the City Surveyor
and the Street Superintendent for inves-
tigation.
NJ. F. Mooney and others asked that
Pearl street should be graded under the
Vrooman act, from the north line of
Bellevue avenue to the south line of
New Depot street. The petition was re.
ferred to the City Attorney, with instruc.
tions to draw a resolution of intention.
Julius Lyons protested against the es-
Enlistment OF the proposed grade on
Bellevue avenue, between East and West
Edgeware Boad. The Board recommends
ed the petition to be fled, as the matter
had already been referred to the CITY
Surveyor.
Julius Lyons asked that the grade be
established in Waters street from Belle
vue avenue to Temple street. 1t was re-
ferred to the City Surveyor.
w. H. Taylor and others asked that
Hope street be graded under the Vroo-
man Act, from Second to Fifths treet, ex-
cepting 240 feet on the east side between
Fourth and Fifth, which has already
been graded and accepted. Referred to
the City Surveyor with instructions to
draw up resolution of intention.
f. A. Bryan and other property own
ers on Figueroa street from Pico to WASH
ington, protested against the laying of
cement curbing and sidewalk on this
street as proposed in the resolution of in
tention of July 13, 1888, and asked that
further action be suspended until the
Zanja on the west side of the street be
piped. The petition was denied.
Joseph Stoltenburg and other property
owners on Griffin avenue represented
that contract for grading that street
was made with E. G. Burlinganme in
December of 1887; than the work was
ordered done under the charter and as
sessments collected in advance of the
work in February, 1888; that the con-
tractor commenced work on the street
early last February and that the street
has been since that date, and is now
practically impossible; that the gravel is
now being placed upon the street, and
the manner in which the work is being
done demands the Intervention of the
Council, and they asked that commit
tee be appointed to examine the street,
and they protest against the payment OF
any further sums until the street is ac-
cepted by the City Surveyor. The
Board asked further time for the consid-
Grafton of this petition.
A similar protest was presented by
John Kennedy and other residents of
Griffin avenue.
F. NJ. Pauly asked permission to lay
concrete sidewalk in front of No. 1872
Wall street. 1t was referred to the Su-
perintendent of Streets.
E. G. Burlingame, the contractor,
asked that the Kuhrts street railway be
directed to complete the grading on it's
right Of way on Kuhrts street. Referred
to the Street Superintendent, with in
structions to notify the railway company
to comply with the ocder.
The Board recommended the payment
of the bill of Alexander Dallas for grad
ing the intersection OF Pi co street.
NJ. Sanders and other property owners
on Carroll Avenue asked that the street
be accepted from East Edgeware Road
to Water street as now graded. They
stated that year ago the grade was es-
tablished by Surveyor Pilsbury and ap-
proved by City Surveyor Eaton that the
street has been graded in accordance
Herewith and improvements made. The
matter was referred to the City Survey
or.
A third petition was offered in the
matter of the Griffin avenue grading by
D. B. Horton and other property owners,
In the matter of the Mayors veto
message in regard to the resolution of
award for grading Alameda street, the
Board recommended in accordance with
the opinion of the City Attorney that the
President OF the Council sign the award
and that the Clerk be instructed to pub
lish the notice.
The Board recommended that the
Street Superintendent be instructed to
direct M. T. Gravel to grade the street in
front of lots Is and 10 block 2, of the
Sanchez tract on Turner street; also to
direct Herman Cohn to grade Turner
street in front of lot 20 block 2, Sanchez
tract, half the width of the street.
The poord xaJ fbo
sage, vetoing the resolution of award of
contract to grade Brooklyn avenue. 1t
was recommended that the President of
the Council sign the notice of award and
that the Clerk be instructed to publish
the same as soon as the property owners
and the contractor shall waive any claims
that may accrue against the city for the
grading of this street.
The Board recommended that the CITY
Surveyor be instructed to define the lines
of Sainsevain street in front of Cohn and
Newmark's property, to enable them 10
move their buildings back.
In the matter of the petition of the Los
Angeles and Vernon street railroad the
Board asked for further time and re-
quested the Clerk of the Council to
notify Mr.. D. G.. Stevens, the President
of the company, to appear before the
Board at its next session.
The Board ordered that the Gable
Railway Company be notified to fill in
between its tracks on Downey avenue
from Water to Prichard street with
gravel to put the street in proper order