Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-25
THE CITY'S AFFAIRS.
REPORTS ADOPTED BY THE vARI-
GUS COMMITTEES.
The Board of Public Works Makes Some
Important Recommendations = Action
Taken by the zanja and Finance Com
mittees.

The board of public works yesterday
adopted the following report
Reco mmend that the city attorney be
instructed to proceed against the rail
road companies having bridges across
the river, to require them to reconstruct
said bridges in accordance with existing
ordinances, and Immediately raise the
bridges that are now too low, according
to the judgment of the city council and
city engineer.
Recommend that the protest of T. d.
Mott ct al, against the proposed grad
ing of Twenty first, between Figueroa
and Estrella streets, be filed as it has
not been presented in time.
Recommend that J. s., Haigler be
granted an extension of time for thirty
days in which to complete his contract
to grade Eighth street, from Pearl to
Grand avenue.
Recommend in the matter of the petit
tion of the Los Angeles Terminal rail-
road company, asking for an amended
franchise, that the accompanying amend
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Recommend that the communication
of E. Bouton, with reference to Mr..
Cordyce, be filed, as the matter is now
in the hands of the engineer and street
superintendent.
Recommend the passage of the accom-
panying ordinance of intention to open
Kohler street between Eighth and Ninth
streets, and fixing the district of assess
ment on the portion opened.
Recommend the passage of the accom-
panying ordinance of intention to open
Flower street from Twentieth to Twen-
ty-third street. and making the district
OF assessment over portion thereof.
Recommend that the petition of nj. s.
Cummings asking to be allowed to re-
move dirt from a portion of Twenty
eighth street, be returned, as the portion
of said street referred to is outside the
city.
Recommend that the parties interested
in the opening of Vignes street be in
vited to appear before the board on Fri
day next at 10 O'Clock.
Recommend that the petition of J. H.
Burke ct al, asking that some disposi-
ton be made of certain deeds, be referred
to the city clerk and city engineer for
investigation.
q Recommend that the city engineer be
instructed to present.ordinance of inten
ton to sidewalk the south side of Wash
ington street from Hoover to the west
city line, in accordance with the petition
of A. Rosecrans ct al.
Recommend that the petition of Jo-
seph Hyans, asking that portion of
Alvarado street, north of Reservoir
street, be changed as suggested by the
city engineer, be referred to the city en-
gineer, with instructions to present the
necessary ordinance of intention.
Recommend that the protest of estate
of O. w. Childs against the acceptance
of the Twelfth street sidewalk be de-
MED, as the sidewalk has been relaid in
good condition, and we recommend its
acceptance.
Recommend that the petition of John
Clark, agent of the Union Pacific rail
road company, for permission to erect a
Spring street. be granted, provided said
work is done under the direction OF the
street superintendent.
Recommend that the petitions of H.
G. Barkley, with reference to the side
walks and grading on Main street be-
tween Pico and Fourteenth streets, be
filed, as the matter has been disposed of
already.
Recommend that the owner of the
Weiss tract be requested to appear be-
fore the board on Friday next.
Recommend that the city clerk be
instructed to call the attention of the
Southern Pacific railroad company to
the fact that by the abandonment OF
Aurora street the company is required
to maintain it's new footbridge at the San
Fern sndo street depot.
Recommend that the city attorney be
instructed to present the necessary no.
tices of intention to open Primrose ave-
nue. and Hoff street, in accordance with
the maps already on file.