Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-03
PUBLIC WORRS.
New Matters Taken Up by the
Board.

New Matters Taken UP by the
Board.
The Board of Public Works met yes
terday morning at the Council Chamber.
Councilmen Earl and Bryant we're pres
ent, Chairman Barrett absent. The fol-
lowing recommendations we're passed, to
be referred to the Council on Monday:
That the appeal of T. F. Joyce, asking that
his assessment for street work at the intersec-
ton of South Workman and Mission streets be
corrected. be referred to the City Attorney.
That the petition OF Alex Dal as d Co. for
extension Of one weeks time in which to com
plete his grading contract on Eleventh street,
from Nevada to Broadway, be granted.
That Sixth street, between Wall and Main
street., be opeaed up and that the map SUBJ
mitted by the City Surveyor, showing the pro.
posed lines OF street, be adopted. aud the City
Attorney be instructed to Immediately COM
mence proceedings for the opening OF the
same.
That the City Attorney be instructed to draw
up contract awarding to D. F. D0negan the
work of grading First street. between Fort and
Grand avenue, at $40 95 per lineal foot.
Tn t the Council take some action in regard
to the approaches to the Seventh and Ninth
streets bridges
That riviiege be granted Anton Musser to
use certain streets until Apiil 18th for piling
building material
That the Board be given one weeks further
time to consider the matter of grantin ng a
franchise to ]. M. Davies for street railroad
between Fifth and Sixths streets, on Wolfskill
avenue.
The petition OF ]. s. Drake for franchise for
street railroad, ommencing at the junction
of San Pedro and Fourth streets: thence
on s.n Pedro ~, street to Fourth street:
Gladys avenue, the right to run over the
tracks of the Fifth street branch OF the Main
street and Agricultural Park Ear street railroad
junction with Seventh street: thence easterly
along Seventh street to It's junction with FL,
the TO ne use M sne
cable street railroad: thence southerly along
Elmore avenue TO its junction with Eighth
spSe oe street to
nessee avenue to its junction with Pine street,
Thence easterly on Pine street to its junction
langs svege TO it's with the sSuth On
erly boundary line of the city limits of said
city Of Los Angeles that this petition be
That the petition of D. w. Field for a cable
railroad along Diamond street, commencing at
Belmont avenue, be laid over for one week
That the prass OF s VI rsad
nue., between Fifth and sixth streets, be grant
cd. and the matter referred to the City Engi-
neer.
That the petition of NV. Hellman and others,
protesting against the pavement of Seventh
street. between Pearl and Main streets, be re-
ierred to the city to ascertain if the
That the petition OF ]. G. Anderson aud others
for foot bridge across the river Also str. et
between the two bridges, be granted.
That the petition of property owners to curb
and gravel Hayward street, between Washing
ton and Hoover, be granted.
That the petition OF George T. Childs against
an unjust assessment for the grading of Hansen
street, East Los Angeles, be referred to the pres
eDt City Engineer.
That the petit on of Frick Bros, asking the
City Council to buy supply of sewer pipe for
year, be referred to the Supply Commit ,e.
That the petition of properly on Hope
street, b'tween sixth street and tbe Normal
Scho d. to have the grade established, be re-
ferred to the City Engineer, with instructions to
draw up the proper resolution.
That he protest of r. Bsilerino, complaining
OF the condition of Negro Alley end its i'm
passable condition. be referred to the City At
tornev. and that the Street Superintendent be
instructed to see that no nuisance Is main
Thst the Second-street Cable Compony be
permitted to do such work at 1t desired under
the supervision of the superintendent of streets,
to protect its track from water on Second street
as far as Beaudrv avenue.
That the petition of NJ. NJ, Entler for permis-
sion to widen mis- sidewalk on Hellman street
to twelve feet in order to save shade trees, be
granted
That the petition of property owners request
lug .hat the Southern Pacific Railroad ha or
dered to lower their tracks at the corner of
Main and jefferson streets to the est bished
grade, be granted, and that the Street superin-
tendent be Instructed to see that such change
That the petition of Andrew Glassell to have
the lines of Diamond street defined be referred
to the City Surveyor, and that he prepare map
of Diamond street from Pearl street to the city
limits
That the protest of D. r. Dehall against the
opening of First street be referred to the City
Engineer
Contractor Donegan stated that he would
excavste some 55 900 cubic yards of dirt from
rst street, betw cen Grand avenue and Fort
street. The heavie- t cut will be between Olive
and Hill 8 reefs, and it will take up the entire
block. Here the cut is 72 feet Mr.. Done
gans bid was $4,000 lower than that of an
other competing CONTRACTOR. He will receive
for the work in neighbOrhood of $12 GOO.