Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-20
PUBLIC WORKS.
The Recommendations for the Atten-
ton of the Council.

The Recommendations for the Atten-
ton of the Council.
At the regular weekly meeting of the
board of public works, held yesterday
morning, the following report was
adopted for, presentation to the coun
Gil on Monday next:
Recommend that an extension Of fif-
teen days time be granted to j. p.
Jones in which to complete the grading
of Bonnie Brae street from Ocean View
avenue to Arnold street.
Recommend that an extension of fiji
teen days time be granted to j. G. Ivins
in which to complete the sidewalking of
Pearl street from Seventh to Tenth
streets.
Recommend that the city engineer be
instructed to prepare plans and specif-
cations for wooden sidewalks. and pre-
sent an ordinance of intention to lay
them on the east side OF Gates street
from DOwney avenue to Hawkins street.
The board suggests that Mr.. Van Du-
sens motion to this effect calls for
new departure in the matter of side
walks, but while it is fact that wooden
sidewalks were done away with in the
city some years ago, it recognizes the
fact that they might be admissible in
the outlying districts for the purpose Of
approaching school buildings, etc.
Recommend that the petition of Mrs.
G. I'll. Scarborough, owner of lots II and
IS in the Mclaughlin tract, complaining
that strip of land was taken from her
lot on Hope street, be referred to the
city engineer for investigation and
report. Also that no deeds be granted
to the parties OF the opposite side of the
street until the street lines are definitely
settled.
Recommend that the petition of f.
made a uniform width OF sixty feet be-
tween College and Bernard streets, be
granted, and the city engineer be in
structed to locate the lines in accordance
Herewith.
Recommend that the petition of G..
Kerckhof ct al, asking to have Sixth
street graded, graveled and curbed, be-
tween Main and San Pedro streets, be
denied, but that the property owners be
allowed to pave said street instead.
Recommend that the petition of W.
Rommell ct al, asking to have street
graded, be returned to petitioner for
correction.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent be directed to change the name
on the sign at the corner of st. Louis
and Breed streets, from Breed to Bird
street; also that the petition of f. E.
Cross, asking that the name of Breed
street, from St. Louis street easterly, be
changed to Bird street, be held by the
board until another ordinance changing
the names of streets is passed.
Recommend. that an extension of
thirty days time be granted to w. R.
Lewis on his contract to complete the
grading of Breed street.
Recommend that the petition of S. II.
Osborn ct al, asking to have the curb OF
Eleventh street removed and cutters
c1ade where Denver street has been cut
through, be granted, and the street
superintendent instructed to do said
work.
Recommend that the petition of f. III.
Hutchinson, asking to have the grade
OF Toluca street established, be referred
to the city engineer to present an ordi-
nance of intention also that some action
be taken in reference to the petition OF
M. L. G. Greenbaum.
Recommend that the petition of w.
Cannon, asking to have Union avenue,
between First and Temple streets, side
walked with cement, six feet wide, be
granted, and the city engineer instructed
to draft the necessary ordinance OF in
tention.
Recommend that the protest of James
Pedgrift ct al, against the location OF
Hope street, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets, be referred to the
city engineer for investigation.
Recommend that the Depot Railway
company be ordered to pave between
their tracks and for two feet on each
side thereof as per franchise.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to repair with
gravel the sidewalk on Alameda street,
from Naud's warehouse to San Fernando
street, and replace the redwood curb
where same has been destroyed.
Recommend that crosswalks be laid as
follows: Across Hancock street on south
line of Downey avenue; across Truman
street on south line of Downey avenue
across Chestnut street on south line Of