Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-24
THE COUNCIL.
A Light Days Business
with the City Fathers.
4AE FIRE LIMIT QUESTION.
ether Matters Considered Yester.
day by the C0uncilmen-
Street Grades.

c02lr, anu moSSIbs I1AlcT anu Doopy
shell absent.
A communication was received on
behalf of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company asking permission tc
erect 10 poles on Main street, for the
purpose of establishing branch Of
fee at the corner of Fourth and Main
streets. Petition granted.
A communication calling attention
to the insecure condition OF wall on
Bellevue avenue was read, and, on
motion of Capt. Barrett, the owner Of
the property, was instructed to repair
the same.
Street Superintendent Baldwin sent
in q communication stating that no
tees posted by him were illegal, ,
having been decided to be so by Judge
Crane of Alameda, on account OF the
signature. Referred to the City At
torney.
The City Surveyor reported, in the
matter of the erection of building
on the corner of Second and Main
streets, that there was no record OF
the street in his Office. Received and
filed.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the Board of Public
Works was as follows:
Recommended that the protest OF
Charles Schmidt against the grading
and graveling of Wall street, between
Fifth and Seventh streets, be denied,
as the City Surveyor has accepted the
work. Adopted.
That the petition of Jones, Birch and
Girder ct al. to have Mateo street
graded, from Third street to Palmetto
street, be referred to the City Sur
vevor, to establish the grade as prayed
for. Adopted.
That the petition of EVA. Preuss to
have some action taken in regard to
the names Of streets in the city, as the
many avenues and streets by the
same name causes much confusion
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Special Street Committee. Adopted
That the petition Of the Cahuenga
Valley Railroad Company to have
their track ordered laid as located by
the CITY Surveyor, be denied, as it Is
not PROPERLY signed. Adopted
That the objections Of Mrs, L. M.
Bigelow against the establishment OF
the grade of Los Angeles street, from
Commercial street to the west line OF
Alameda street, as the city has never
acquired the title of it, be deferred un-
til the assessment is paid. Adopted.
That the petition of G. E. Day ct
al. to have Alabama street graded and
graveled from Lake Shore avenue to
Soto street, be granted, and the City
Attorney be instructed to draft reso-
luton OF intention. Adopted.
That the petition of Jordan Shuts
ct al. to have the name of Patrick
street, in East Los Angeles, changed
Glen Cove or Elgin avenue, be refer
Streets. Adopted.
That the petition of William Holgate
ct al. to have the approaches of the
Daily street bridge, across the Arroyo
6eco on Daily street, completed. be
filed. Adopted.
That the petition of the Los Ange-
les Cable Railway Company for per-
mission to excavate under the side
walk in front of the building on the
corner of Grand avenue and Seventh
street, be granted, providing no exca-
walton be made within two feet of the
curbing and two-foot resisting wall
be erected. Adopted.
That the petition of 0. T. Barker &
Sons for permission to excavate under
the sidewalk in front of their building
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use the street for building materials
be granted provided they comply with
the regular street rule. Adopted.
That the petition of Jesse Yarnell ct
al. to have the grade ,mpleted on
Diamond street, between Belmont ave-
nue. and Alvarado street, be granted
and the contractor instructed to COM
plete said contract. Referred back.
That the petition of dwin Gregory
for permission to erect platform scales
in the street at No. 30 North Truman
street, be granted provided he does
not obstruct the street or sidewalk
and will subject its removal to the
pleasure of the Council. Adopted.
That tue protest of Geo. o. Kill
bourne ct al. against the bid for grad
ing Montgomery street and that the
prayer for permission to do their own
grading be granted provided they file
bonds. Apopted.
That the protest of Joseph Milton
against the payment for grading Tenn
pie street as done by E. G. Burlin
game, until he opens pipes that were
closed by him be placed on file.
Adopted.
That the petition of George E. John
son ct al, for permission to grade and
curb Morris street, between Main and
Hill streets, be granted, provided they
work under the specifications and di-
rections Of the City Surveyor.
Adopted.
That the petition of Henry Martz ct
ell, to have water piped through the
Arroyo de los Reyes, from where the
same enters Hope street to the ditch
on the corner of lot 6, block B, OF
Cameron Tract, in the city, be grant
ed, and the City Surveyor instructed
to pipe across streets when graders
are at work. Adopted.
That the resolutions of intentions
for paving Upper Main street and
Brooklyn aver ue be corrected by the
City Surveyor. Adopted.
That the petition of J. M. Quinn to
have some action taken in regard to
the bridge across the Arroyo on the
line Of Magnolia avenue, be referred
to the Street Superintendent. Adopt
ed.
That the protest of Fl. B. Trimble
ct al. against the bid of E. G. Burlin-
game for grading Virgin avenue,
prayer be granted, provided petition
ers give bonds for the completion of
said work. Adopted.
That the grading Of Wall street,
from Fifth to Seventh, be accepted,
also California street, from Main to