Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-02
PUBLIC WORKS.
Recomm en datiOns to Be Acted Upon
BY the Council.

by the Council.
The Board of Public Works met at the
City Hall yesterday morning. The fol-
lowing report was framed to be presented
to the Council at its next meeting:
The Board recommended that the fol.
lowing bids be accepted: Fred w. Bar
ron, for grading Jefferson street to Wes-
ley avenue at $1.ss per lineal foot; San.
ford Johnson, for grading Hayes street
from Kuhrtz to Hoff street, at $2.37 pei
lineal foot; H. I. Crabbe & Co., for grad
ing Truman street, from Downey avenue
to the south line of the city land, at 50. 10
per lineal foot; G. M. Perrine, for paving
Sixth street, from Maine to Pearl, at q
cents per square foot for paving and
$1.20 per lneal foot for curbing.
In the matter of the Downey avenue
sidewalks the Board recommended that
all bids be rejected and that the City
Clerk be instructed to draw a resolution
to sidewalk this street and to insert arti-
fetal stone instead of granite curb.
G. NJ. Mcfarland and others protested
against the establishment of the grade of
Carroll avenue from East to West Edge
mont road, as proposed. Referred to
City Surveyor.
Property owners on Eleventh street,
between Nevada and Broadway, asked
that the grade be established. Referred
to the City Surveyor, with instruction to
the City Attorney to draw up resolution
of intention.
Property owners on Judson street, be-
tween Grand avenue and Figueroa street,
asked that their street be graded. Rec
commended that the same be granted.
The property owners on the east side
of Chestnut street asked that the pro-
posed grading of that street and its ar
rangement of sidewalks and curbs admit
of the placing of shade trees. 1t was re-
ferred to the City Surveyor with re-
commendation that it be granted.
, Property owners on Temple, Pearl and
Beaudry streets petition for a storm
water drain at the intersection of those
streets. Referred to the City Surveyor
| The City Surveyor was instructed to
establish the grade on West End avenue
and the City Attorney was directed t.
draw up resolutions of intention to grade
George L. Stearns asked that special
| committee be appointed to draft fran
chise giving him the privilege OF running
wires in the streets for the distribution
of electric power. Referred to the City
Attorney for his opinion as to the power
of the City Council to grant such fran
chise.
Property owners on Pearl street, from
Sixth to Pico, protested against the grade
which was being established. Recon-
mended that further action be suspend
ed for six months.
The Board recommended that the
Street Superintendent cause the walks
on North Main street and those on Buena
Vista to be completed at once, and that
the railroad tracks on Pico street be put
on grade.
The City Surveyor was directed to look
into the grading OF Earl street between
Fifth and Seventh to which property
owners had entered complaint.
1t was recommended that the grade
be established on CASTELAR, street from
Bernard to College.
Property owners ON Fourth street asked
to have the grade changed so as to con
form to Reaudry avenue. Referred TO the
City Surveyor.
AS the resolution to put sidewalks on
Hill street by an oversight failed to men,
ton the east side of that street new res
olution was recommended to cover that
side also
The Board then adjourned.