Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-23
PUBLIC WORKS.
Business Transacted at Yesterdays
Meeting.

Business Transacted at Yesterdays
Meeting.
The Board of Public Works met yes
terday in the Council chamber, Captain
Barrett presiding and all the members
present.
A petition was read asking that Free
man street, from Toberman to Oak, be
surveyed and graded. Recommended
that the same be granted.
Mr.. Caspar Cohn was ordered to re-
move distractions from Sainsevain street.
A deed from Mr.. George L. Arnold, for
street opening purposes, was referred to
the City Surveyor.
Mr.. A. G. Newborn asked permission
to put in cement curb in front of his
property on Central avenue. Recon-
mended that the same be granted.
The matter of the widening of the old
Also road, petitioned for by R. Rising,
was referred to the City Surveyor.
Apetition was read from M. B. Luning
and others of the Los Angeles County
Railroad, asking for permission to build
a railway from the Temple-street cable
terminus, over specified route. The
petition was filed and the petitioners
asked to submit map of the route.
The City Surveyor reported in the mat
ter of the storm drain on Flower Street
that better route could be secured than
the proposed one in the Arroyo Los
REYES. Recommitted to him for further
details.
| The City Surveyor was instructed to
establish the grade of Orange avenue.
A petition was filed asking for the con-
struction of a sewer on Downey avenue,
from Prichard to San Fernando street.
| A protest was filed against the action
of the City Council in ordering ten
inch sewer on Fort street from First to
Franklin.
Sherman, Smith ct al. asked for the
abandonment of Smith street. Referred
to the City Attorney with instruction to
draw the required ordinance.
The matter of the grading Of Hope
street between Fourth and Fifth was re-
ferred to the City Attorney with instruc-
tions to draw the resolution to grade.
Francis Mora, Bishop of Los Angeles,
called attention to the location of the
street car track recently laid in front OF
the Parish Catholic Church in the Plaza,
it being so near the curb as to prevent
carriages from standing in front of the
church and interfering with funerals.
The Board ordered the comp pany to be in
structed as to the proper location of
tracks under the ordinance.
A grading bid of $3.50 per lineal foot
was received from G. o. Adams, a con.
tractor, for Third and Flower streets.
Filed.
Hon. ]. R. Toberman complained that
the present condition of Pearl street
near Seventh is dangerous. 1t was re-
ferred to the City Surveyor.
The City Attorney was instructed to
draw resolution to grade under the
Vrooman act from Temple to Diamond.
| J. G.. G. Harris ct al. asked that the
grade of Hill street between Third and
Fourth be changed to conform to the old
curb. Referred to the City Surveyor.
VIM. Holgate complained that the
bridge over the Arroyo Seco on DAILY
street is partly upon his land. Referred
to City Surveyor.
Property owners on MoffAt street
asked for the opening of their street and
it was referred to the City Attorney.
Property owners on Downey avenue
protested against the proposed change of
grade. Referred to the City Attorney.
Property owners on Third street ask
that it be graded. Referred to City At
torney with instructions to draw resolu-
ton OF intention.
The Board asked further time in the
matter of the establishing Of the line Of
First street from Fort west.
The Clerk was instructed to notify the
Electric Railway company to put their
tracks upon the street grade at once.
The City Attorney was instructed to
ascertain whether the Galpin tract was
upon city land.
The Board recommended the accept
ance OF the grading of Kuhrtz street by
E. G. Burlingame from Los Angeles
river to the Mission Road and of Pico
street graded by Alexander Dallas from
Main to Figueroa street.
| The map of Bellevue avenue from the
East Edgeware Road to the west city
line, presented by the City Surveyor,
was approved by the Board and it was
recommended that it be declared the
official map Of the street.
The Board then adjourned.