Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-19
PUBLIC WORKS.
Matters to be Considered by
the Council.
STREETS AND THEIR GRADING
Disposal of a Large Amount of Busi'
ness in Relation to the City's
Improvements.

ness in Relation to the City'S
improvements.
The Board of Public Works met at the
City Hall yesterday morning, Captain
Barrett in the chair.
John w. Ellis and other property
owners on Patton street asked that their
street be graded, and the City Attorney
was instructed to draw up the Resolution
of Intention.
w. F. Fitzgerald and other property
owners on Lovelace avenue asked that
their street be graded from Washington
to York, and supplied with cement curb.
It was referred to the Street Superintend-
ent, with instructions to post notice in
accordance with the resolution to grade.
Joseph Hyans asked permission to
construct cement sidewalk in front of
his property on First street, between
Bailey and Lopez. 1t was referred to
the Superintendent of Streets.
George w. Durfee protested against
the grading of Ninth street from Grand
avenue to Hope as at present staked out.
Referred to the City Surveyor.
Mr.. Levy and other property owners
asked that q franchise be granted to
Nathan Cole for the construction of q
double track street railway, to be pro-
PEELED by electricity or horses, along 9
route which they specified. The Board
recommended that it be granted under
the provisions of franchise to be pre-.
sented to the Council.
Mr.. E. G. Burlingame asked that the
condition of Kuhrts street be inspected
and that the two-foot strip outside the
rails be graded. Referred to the City
Surveyor, with instructions to see thai
the railroad is put upon the grade which
was furnished the company.
Mr.. S. w. Lockard and other property
owners on Macy street protested agains
the proposed grade of the street. The
petition was denied, as it did not appear
to come from majority of the property
owners on that street.
E. E. Hall and others protested agains,
the proposed grade on Kellum avenue
and proposed substitute. Referred to
City Surveyor.
Joe Bayer and other property owners
on Lakeshore avenue, between Diamond
and State streets, asked for the suspen-
sion of further action in the matter OF
grading their street, for the reason that
the present grade works an injury to
property on the east side of the street,
and they alleged that there is no travel
on the street, and that the cost Of the
proposed grading will be in excess Of r. r.
value OF the rrrropertv. Received and
fled. ~
J. H. Dayton protested against the es-
tablishment of the proposed grade on
Bellevue avenue, between East and
West Edgeware road. Referred to the
City Surveyor.
VIM. G. Kerckhoff ct al. asked that
Main to Wall. Referred to the City At
torney and City Surveyor.
The Southern California Lumber Com
pany asked the privilege of constructing
q switch from the Los Angeles and Sar
Pedro railroad from a point on Alameda
street into the Shearer tract. Referred
to the City Attorney.
S. G. Hubbell ct al. on Brookly ave.
nue. asked for modification of the pres.
ent established grade on their street
Referred to City Surveyor.
J. E. Murray, a property owner on Or
ange street, alleged that the Los Angeles
Construction Company while grading an
intersecting street had hauled large
amounts of material over his street, spill
ling dirt upon it and filling the cutters
and he asked relief. Referred to Street
Superintendent.
The Board recommended that all
further action in the matter of construct
ing sidewalks on Figueroa street between
Pico and Washington be suspended until
the water of the Arroyo de los Reyes is
piped across the street.
julius Lyons protested against the pro-
posed grade on Waters street and Edg-
ware road. Referred to City Surveyor.
w. w. Robinson ct al, of Olive and
second streets, asked that the east side
of Olive street be recurbed and regutter-
ed before the winter rains. Referred to
Street Superintendent with instructions
to act.
F. A. Sanborn ct al, asked that the
City Surveyor be instructed to make a
survey and estimate OF the cost of con-
structing tunnel through the hill on
Third street, between Hill and Hope
streets, practicable for highway pur-
poses. Referred to Surveyor with in
structions to comply with the request.
G. Mcfarland protested against the es-
tablishment of the grade Of Waters street
at its junction with Carol Avenue, as
proposed. Referred to the City Sur
veyor.
G. S. Hackett ct al, on Judson street,
between Grand avenue and Figueroa
street, asked to have the grade of their
street established. Referred to City Sur
veyor with instructions to establish the
grade.
G. J. Kuboch ct al, on Seventh street,
between Main and San Pedro, asked that
the Electric Railway Association be re-
quired to put the track on said street on
grade. Referred to Street Superintend.
ent with instructions to act.
VIM. Wright, ct al, on Figuroa street,
from Pine to Pacheco streets, protested
against the construction of sidewalks on
that street before the water of the Arroyo
de Los Reyes is provided for. Received
and fled.
John Robson, ct al, on First street,
asked that the grade be established from
Hope to Flower street, and that they be
permitted to grade their street. Refer.
red to City Surveyor with recommend.
alton that the petition be granted.
J. M. Harris, ct al, in Boyle Heights,
asked that the cable railroad company be
required to put First street in better con.
dition. Referred to Street Superintend.
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