Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-14

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Recommended that the culverts on Ninth
street. below Hope street, and the one on
Second and Los Angeles streets, be re-
moved at once, or extended from curb to
curb, as such culverts are dangerous.
on petition .of Charles Harves ct al, to
have Hoff street extended from DAILY street
to sichel street, recommended that the City
Surveyor be instructed to examine said pro-
posed road and report to the Board at the
next meeting. Adopted.
Recommended that the City Sur
yeyor receive plans for an iron bridge on
Seventh street, said bridge to contain three
spans between levees, and one span each
side OF levee, to extend over the levees, the
road-bed to be thirty-four feet wide and d.
vided as follows: 20-foot road-bed, 5-foot
side walk and - fest for street cars. After
the cost has been ascertained, oue-half the
amount to be paid BY the Santa Fe Railroad
Company and the Seventh Street Car Com
pany, and the other half to be psid by the
city. Referred to City Attorney. Adopted.
Upper Main street, from its junction with
Main street to its junction with Alameda
street, paved with asphaitum or bituminous
rock; recommended that the petition be
On petition of A. H. Denker, to make a
IA feet side walk on Ninth street; recon-
mended that the prayer be granted.
Recommended that the City Clerk notify
Contractor Burlingame to fill up the holes
on Kinney street. Adopted.
Recommended that the City Clerk notify
!: w. Hellman to remove his stable from
the street on the corEer OF Grand avenue
and Twelfth street. Adopted.
Recommended that the City Clerk notify
| all contractors not to remove any more
gravel from streets below the subgrade.
On petition of Methlin ct al, to have
nuisance abated near Temple street, the
Board found the nuisance to be created by
Burlingame on account of his filing up Q
Burlingame be notified to open said pipe at
once. Adopted.
Reported the grading and graveling of
Junkin avenue between Main street aud
recommended accepting the work. Adopted.
SEWER COMMITTEE.
The Sewer Committee recon-
mended as follows:
"Your Sewer Committee begs leave
to report that it has carefully ex-
amined the Main street sewer and its
terminus near Arcadia street, and
find that no connection can be made
between both of these sewers, their
grades being different. We therefore
make the following recommendation {:
That the Main street sewer system
from Sonora street be extended dis
tance Of about 100 feet by an l8-inch
stone pipe, and the Superintendent of
Streets is instructed to continue said
| pipe line to Bellevue street, and cause
one new man-hole to be erected in
front OF the gateway of the city park.
This change is recommended so as
not to destroy the connections already
made, Lor the brick sewer, and the
results will be the same. The Super
intendent is also instructed to have
"T' set on Marchessault street. Re-
ferred to Sewer Committee and City
Surveyor.
In the matter of bids between Ninth
and Washington streets, Mr.. Burlin-
games bid is the lowest. Recon-
mended that no work be done for the
present until some outlet sewer is
provided. In case the paving should
be be ordered, then the work should
precede the PAYERS always. There
should at least be an assessment of
one dollar per foot levied on property
to be benefited by the works. We
will further recommend that for the
present no more sewers be built. So
far, many of the sewers are cesspools
under the ground, detrimental to
health, The main object of the
sewers is to dispose OF the sewerage,
not to store II. Received and filed.
The committed also recommended
that the sewer system on Main street
be extended from Sonora street 100
feet.by IS inch stone pipe. Other
recommendations were made extend
ing various sewers.
The Police Commissioners recon:
meuded the passage of an ordinance
regulating the duties of private detec-
tives merchant patrolmen and night
watchmen that the Council authorize
the building of a branch police station
house in East Los Angeles, the build
ing to cost $500 and asked authority
to purchase sufficient police buttons
for seventy.five uniforms. Adopted.
A draft of contract with w. G.
Furrey to furnish the city with steam
fire engines was read, accepted and
the accompanying bond approved.
The Fire Commissioners submitted
a report TO the effect that the Citizens
Water Company would put in fire
and sprinkling hydrants free of
charge if the city would furnish the
materials. Referred to Fire Commits
sioners.
The matter of the request of Mrs.
Watson for a donation Of suitable
lands on which to erect Boys and
Girls Home was upon motion of Mr..
Collins referred to the land committee
with power to select and recommend
q suitable site.
Upon motion of Captain Barrett the
Chief of Police was instructed to at
once enforce the new ordinance regu-
lating the fares of hack and other
vehicles.
The following petitions were read |
Annie f. May for quit claim deed.
Arthur Bent for SIC, 900 on account of
zanja 9-E contract. Ellen M.
Entwistle ct al, for an or
der to grade Bonsallo avenue.
John Lang, for a rebate on the paw
ing assessment. M. B. Condit ct al,
calling attenClOn 10 tno cOnOltlOn OF
Pearl street. j. Woodwork ct al,
asking for bridge across the Los
Angeles river at Seventh street. viii
L. Gould ct al, for the construction of
q culvert across Beaudry street.
Henry Martz ct al, for an order to
grade Estrella street. Lipp Bros. ct
al, to grade Ann street, from Main to
its eastern termination. John Os-
borne ct al, to have the water ditch
on Brooklyn street, between Grand
avenue and Hope street, condemned.
Geo. E Milliken, calling attention to
the condition of zanja No. 6. s. B.
Caswell, clerk and auditor of the Los
Angeles City Water Company, asking
Immediate action ON bill presented
for placing hydrants for the city,
amounting to $1O8. John Osborne ct