Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-19
PUBLIC WORKS.

PUBLIC WORKS.
Recommendation to be Actca
J on TO.NlorroW.
The Board of Public Works met yes
terday and transacted the following
! business:
On petition Of Mrs. Pomeroy, to have tn,
Board examine the grading being done Oh
. West Washington street; Recommended tina
the City Surveyor be instructed to inspec
the work.
On petition of ]. B. Frick ct al, to have
the track of the City Central Railway Com
lpany removed from the sidewalk on Upper
Main and Marchesault streets, also, to have
sewer and gas pipes where necessary, and
awning supports moved to the curb, as they
are now ready to cement the intersec tions
OF said streets: Recommended that 1t be re
On petition of s. l. Hass, to have the grade
of Council street established: Recommended
that 1t be referred to the City Surveyor.
| On petition of Annie E. May, to have the
city relinquish all claims to an alicyway
which lies between her lots, as the owners OF
the Ellis tract have subdivied the same and
published a map of said property, and filed
a copy of the same in the County Recorders
referred to the City Attorney.
On petition of Will d. Gould ct al, to
have culvert constructed across Beaudry
street, In the gulch or ravine at the foot of
Emma and Pearl streets, recommended
that the same be referred to the City
Surveyor.
On petition, N. B. Condit ct al, properly
owners on Pearl ST. eet, between Second and
Filth streets, to have some provisions made
to give the necessary drainage on that part
OF Pearl street re emily graded; also to have
the cement sidewalks now being laid in
sspected, as in the opinion of our petitioners
IL Is not being done according to the cou-
tract, recommend that it be referred to the
City Surveyor.
| On petition of John Osborne ct al, to
| have the grade established on BROOKLYN
| street, between Grand avenue and Figueroa
street, recommended that it be referred to
| the City Surveyor.
| On petition of Lipp Bros. for permission
to grade Ann street, from Main street to the
eastern terminus in accordance to the grade
established by City Surveyor, recommended
thst the praye~ be granted, and the City
Attorney Be rns..rr!cted to prepare notice of
Intention under the Yr.cman act
On petition Of J. P. Widney " have First
street. WIdened from Alameda street to MAN
street, recommended that the matter be
referred to the City Surveyor to establish
the grade and the City Attorney Instructed
| to confer with Mr.. Widney.
| On petition OF property owners on First
| street, rom Fort street to Grand Avenue. 70
have the grade at the intersection Of First
| that the matter be referred to City surveyor.
| Recommended that the Fire Com mission
ers be instructed to have the poles used by
the fire alarm wires moved to the curb on
New Main street east of Alamo da street.
| Recommended that the s. T. r. r. Co. be
notified to keep New Msin street open full
width, aud remove the telegraph pole at
the intersection OF New Main and Railroad
| streets to the curb line.
| Recommended that Mott alley be paved,
as It will not benefit said alley by filling it
Iup.
! On petition OF j. W. Down ct al, to have
| the question of cutters cobbled-stoned, be
left to the discretion of the City Surveyor,
recommended that resolution be made to
that effect.
| On petition of Henry Marlz, ct al, to have
Kstrella street graded from Washington
street to Ellis avenue, recommended that it
be referred to City surveyor to see If the
necessary frontage is represented.
| On petition of Z. G.. Burlingame for the
privilege to grade the intersection of Main
and Jeffer, on streets at the same price as
was paid for grading Msin street: Recon-
mended that he be allowed to grade same at
| On petition of Z. C. Burlingame to have
action taken in the matter of removing car
tracks to the centre of Temple street. AS
yet no attention has been paid to the notice
the Council, to remove tracks, and he
cannot complete grading until
said tracks are removed: Recommended
that the matter be referred to the City Sur
veyor.
On petition Of Henry Anderson ct al to
have Ventura street graded and curbed from
Vernon street to west terminus of the city
Recommended that the City Surveyor be in
structed to establish said grade.
On petition of A. WE'LL to have the extern
sion of Ninth street approved: Board de-
ferred action for one week.
On petition of E. Crandall ct al. to grade
First street, between Spring and Fort streets
Board topk no action, as action has already
been taken to pave entire street.
On petition of ]. W. Brown ell at to have
hole on Stephenson avenue, recommended
that the matter be referred to City Surveyor.
On petition of George E. Williams to have
Ann street graded, Board took no action as
been grantt d,
have, Griffin avenue, in East Los Angeles.
g raded and line continued from Canada
street, SO that property owners can set out
trees without encroaching on the street,
recommended that the matter be referred to
On the petition of L, NJ. Breed ct al to
have Eleventh street graded, from Nevada
| TO- SentOus street, recommended that 1t be
referred to the City Surveyor to see If grade
to prepare notice of intention.
On petition of G. A. Halden ct al to have
Cambray street grade established between
Union aHd vernon avenues, reComme ended
that the same be referred to the City Sur
veyor. r.4
On peition of Henry Martz ct al to have
Montecello street graded and curbed with
cement from Washington street to Ellis
avenue, recommended that the same be
sufficient amount OF frontage, and the
Board has no power to recommend cement
for curbing. LfE II.
al nm n<N oufpa aot 20 hoxrn ~
vey or establish grade Of said street and
they be allowed to do their own grading
from point 200 feet from the intersection
Of Loon,is and Ora ge streets to the northern
that the same be denied, a. said street is too
narrow.
ON petition of E. H. Bently, ct al, to grade
Eighth street. between Union avenue and
Recommended that 1t be referred to the City
Survey, or to ascertain If sufficient amount
OF frontage has been registered.
Recommended that the Street Superinten.
front Of the Newman building, on the cor
ner of Spring and First streets.
In the matter OF the proposed change OF
the grade on Virgin street, from Yale to
Philadelphia streets, as petitioned for last
week by Mrs. D. G. Stevens, of the Orphans
| Home, ct al. Recommended that notice OF
lished, #UG =
On recommenoation OF the City Surve yor,
the board recommended that the following
storm drains be laid: 1900 feet of 24-inch
cement pipe along Pearl street, from the
intersection of Pearl and Montreal to Beau
dry street; on Second street, from Olive to
Spring.. to connect with the present pipe at
that point now in use. This will require
$40 feet OF 1O-inch cement pipe from Olive
to Fort, and 48O feet of 1S-inch pipe from
Fort to Spring. On Fifth street, from Hill
to San Pedro street, to connect with zanja
No a. This v Ill re0uire 1900 feet of "a
inch cement pipe to place irrigation water
down Grand avenue, to connect with ditch
on Washington street, which will require
5000 feet of 12-inch cement pipe to connect
with the present pipe on Ninth street, near
Grand avenue.
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