Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-26
PUBLIC WORKS.
RECON- m ended To be Acted Upon
Tomorrow.

Recommended TO be Acted Upon
Tomorrow.
The Board OF Public Works met
yesterday and transacted the follow
ing business:
Recommended that the contract Of E. C.
Burlington to grade Hill street, between
Eleventh street and Twelfth street, be
rescinded; that warrants be ordered drawn
on the treasury for the assessments paid in
under former proceedings, and that the City
Attorney be instructed to draft resolutions
OF intention to grade said street under the
terms OF the Vrooman Act, as all Of the
property owners, except Mr.. Childs, have
palu their assessment, and he objects to
paying his assessment
Recommended that the following resolu
tions be adopted: To have Virginia avenne
opened from Brooklyn avenue to Soto
street; Eighth street, from west line of
Union avenue to east line of AlvaradO
street; Seventh street, between Main street
and san Pedro street.
On petition OF Thomas Kelly, secretary of
the Montana Tract Company, to have grade
established on Montana avenue, In Montana
tract. Recommended that it be referred to
the City Surveyor.
On petition of Garnio ct al, property
owners on Upper Main streeS to have grale,
as now established, remain. Recommended
that the City Surveyor be instructed to
establish grade, SO as to give the proper
drainage at all points. and not disturb
fronts to improved property.
On petition of II. B. Ransom ct al, to
have some sctfon taken in regard to the
Motor Road, as said road runs its trains at
q high and dangerous rate OF speed and
uses no spark arresters on the motors, and
is constructing switch across Belmont
avenue without any legal franchise, i'm
peding travel, recommended that the mat
ter be referred to the City Attorney to give
legal opinion in writing as to the powers
and rights of said company.
On petition of c. Spencer ct al, to have
Sichel street graded and improved between
Mission road and Sigler street, under the
Vrooman act, recommended that the City
Attorney be instructed to draft resolution
Of intention for grading said street uader
the Vro0man act.
On petition of Smith Bros ct al, property
owners on DAILY street from 500 feet north
OF Grandin street to the bridge, to be al
lowed to DO their own grading, recon-
mended that the prayer be granted pro-
vided a majority of the property owners are
in favor OF such action.
On petition of Edward Records ct al, to
have Brooklyn avenue graded between
Pleasant avenue and Evergreen avenue,
recommended that the City Attorney be
instructed to draft notice of intention to
grade under the Vrooman act.
On petition of DR.. Cochran ct al for the
changing Of the grade on Iona drive, rec
oMAACuucu tudt pTdycT Uc uculcu, hb u pro-
test against changing said grade has been
received from l. b. Norton ct al.
On petition OF Uri mbody ct al to have
Mozart street graded and graveled between
Griffin avenue and Chestnut street, recon-
mended that the prayer be granted and that
the. City Attorney be instructed to draft
notice Of intention to grade under the Vroo-
man act.
On petition of G. F. Mohn to have the
street railway curve ON the corner of South
Spring and Fifth streets set out towards the
center of street, as 1t is now about 3 feet
from sidewalk and official line of track, rec
commended that the matter be referred to
the City Surveyor to prepare profile.
fence removed from Columbus avenue, in
East Los Angeles, recon mended that the
matter be referred to the Superintendent of
streets.
on Petition of NJ. Hagan and J. Il. Bry.
ant to have Ward street graded its entire
length, recommended that the petition be
placed on file.
On petition of N. R. Blackman, ct al j.,
property owners on Second street, to have
the grade of said street made tC conform
with the car track, recommended that the
same be referred to the City Surveyor.
On petition of the California Central
Railway Company to have a committee
appointed to inspect and receive for the
street, recommended that the same be
referred to the City Surveyor.
On petition of the Southern California
Packing Company to have grade established
and Macy street, recommended that the
same be referred to the City Surveyor to
prepare profile.
On petition of c. G. Case to have sewer
pipe laid on Upper Main street, and request
ing that the Water Company and Gas Com
pany be notified to do such work on their
lines as may be necessary or desirable be-
fore the paving is commenced, recon-
mended that the petition be placed on file.
On petition of s. NJ. Stratton ct al, to
| have grade established on Pearl street, be-
tween New Depot street and College street,
recommended that the City Surveyor be in
structed to prepare profile.
| On petition of Charles Wade ct al, pro-
perty owners on Flower street, between
| Twelfth street and PicO street, for per-
| mission to grade said street, recommended
that the petition be placed on file.
On petition of c. E. Phelps ct al. to have
between Main street and Maple avenue,
| recommended that tho City Attorney be in
| structed to draft notice of intention to
grade said street under the VroOman act.
On petition of Geo. K. Gard to have grade
| established on Arcadia street, recommended
that the City Surveyor be instructed to pre-
pare profile of said street.
On petition OF H. Gilbert to have sewers
| laid on Upper Main street, before any more
work is done on the cemeut sidewalks now
! being laid, recommended that the petition
be placed on file.
On petition of E. G. Keene to have
grade established on Bellevue avenue,
1 between the intersection OF EdgewOud
road and New Cincinnati street to Its inter-
section with LOmitas street and Laguuia
avenue, recommended that it be referred to
| the City Surveyor.
| On petition of M. L. Wicks ct al. to have
Ninth street opened, as the parties living
south of seventh street are willing to deed
| to the city for public streets the strips of
land shown as streets on the map, recon
mended that the matter be referred TO the
City Attorney
In the matter Of Agusta street, recon-
mended that the Superintendent of Streets
be instructed to see that the street is opened
for public use.
| On petition of Frank La Strong to grade
South Workman street, recommended that
| the City Attorney be instructed to draft no
| ice of intention.
At half-past one o'clock Messrs. Barret
Sinsabaugh, Cohn and City Surveyor Lam
bic, in company with the managers of the
Motor Roal and Temple Street Car Com.
pany, viewed Temple street. west of Belle
vue avenue, to advise the managers of the
Temple Street Cable Company and the
Motor Road Company where to lay theil
tracks As soon as the grade has been es
tablished the Temple Street Car Company
will continue its road out about two miles