Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
PUBLIC WORKS.
Recon- me N datiOns to be Acted Upon


Recomm IN datiOns 80 be Acted Upon
To.M0rrOw.
The Board of Public Works met yes
terday morning at the Council chamber
Captain Barrett in the chair and all the
members being present. The following
recommendations were decided upon to
present to the Council on Monday:
That all bids offered thus far for paw
ing Beaudry street be rejected as they
were not in accordance with the law.
That the petition OF property owners
on Bunker Hill avenue asking for a
crosswalk be referred to the Street Super
intendent.
That the request of J. H. Blanchard of
Second street to have that street in a
passable condition from Pearl to Fig
ueroa, be referred to the City Attorney.
That the desired and specified right Of
way be granted the Los Angeles, Utah
and Atlantic Railroad Company, and
that the deeds to the city land be placed
in escrow, to be delivered to the COM
pany at such time as they shall have
the first train in operation ever the line,
work to be commenced within one year
and finished in three, and the minimum
price of land asked for fixed by the
Council.
That the petition of j. H. Blanchard,
asking that Pearl and Second street be
graded, be referred to the Street Super
intendent.
That the petition of property owners
on Flower street, asking that walk be
ordered laid in front of lot No. 20 of the
Wright tract, be referred to the Street
Superintendent with instructions to noti-
fy owners.
That the petition of property owners
along the line of Grandin street, asking
for the establishment of the grade on
that street, be referred to the City Sur.
veyor.
That the request Of Joseph Hyans, to
have the official line of Pennsylvania
avenue defined, be referred to the City
Surveyor with instructions to define the
line.
That action be deferred in the matter
of removing or grading the Electric Rail
road Company's track.
That the communication calling atten-
tion to the nuisance from broken pipe
running through the Arroyo de Los Reyes
at the corner of Seventh and Olive, be
referred to the Street Superintendent.
That the communication calling atten-
ton to the condition OF Flower street, at
its junction with Washington street, and
asking for drain at that point, be re-
ferred to the City Surveyor.
That the petition OF H. V. Bard ct al,
asking permission to grade Lecouvreur
street from Hoff to Hellman, and also
Hellman from Hof to Hawkins, be re-
ferred back to property owners with per-
mission do their own grading.
That the petition of H. Martien ct al,
asking for crossings at Buena Vista and
High streets, and at other places, be re-
ferred to the Street Superintendent, with
Instructions to lay the necessary cros-
sings.
That the petition OF residents OF San
Pedro and Second streets, asking for
suitable crossings, be referred to the
Street Superintendent, with instructions
to do the necessary work.
That the communication from resi-
dents on Kip street, Ingram and Orange
streets, for crossings, be referred to the
Street Superintendent, with instructions
to do the work.
That Fort street, near Rock, and Rock
street, between Buena Vista and Fort. as
curbed and graveled by Boswell & Co.,
be accepted.
H. Puck stated that having been re-
quested to fix value upon so much of
his lot on the northeast corner of Los
Angeles and Second as il necessary to
widen said street to sixty feet, he will
take $4,000 for the land, estimated at
about 31x1S6 feet. and the building
thereon, now paying him rental OF
$500.
The Board thinks the price of the land
and therefore 12,40O will pay for what
the city needs. If said price be accepted
the City Attorney will draw the contract.
If not, he will proceed in accordance
with the law