Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-29
Notices of Work Published
by the Council.
Proposals Asked for a Number
of Projects.
The Recommendations of the Board
of Public Works.
A Quantity of Petitions Considered and
Acted Upon at the Meeting Yesterday
Morning-Street improvements.

week:
An ordinance OF intention OF construct
a sewer along Hope street.
An ordinance providing for licenses as
follows; For every money broker en-
gagged in the business of loaning money
on real estate exclusively, SIS; for every
money broker engaged in the business
$40.
Notice of the filing OF the report of the
commissioners appointed to open and
extend Sixth street, from Pearl to Ward
street, together with the plat and assess
ment list as finally confirmed and
adopted by the Council.
An ordinance of intention to change
and establish the grade of First street,
from Broadway to Canal street.
An ordinance of intention to change
and establish the grade OF First street
from Lake Shore avenue to the west city
line
An ordinance of intention to change
and establish the grade of Lake Shore
avenue, from Figueroa street to Lucas
avenue.
An ordinance of intention to change
and establish the grade of Ward street,
from st. Paul avenue to Alvarado street
The City Clerk is asking proposals:
For furnishing the City OF Los Angeles
with the following approximate quanti-
ties of salt-glazed vitrified stoneware
pipe and "Y5' branches, delivered along
the trenches of the Arroyo de los Reyes
nd al, 10
be i'll accordance with specifications for
pipe sewers adopted by theCounciI, March
"a, 1890. On Lake Shore, 2,2OO feet of
l5-inch; on Lake Shore, so 15-inch by g.
inch branches ;on Lake Shore and Second
2,100 feet of 18-inch; on Lake Shore and
Second 80 1S-inch by 6-inch branches;
on Pearl, Third and Flower, 1900 feet of
2O-inch; on Pearl, Third and
Flower, 270 20-inch by 6-inch branches;
on Pico, Hope and Washington, 1880
feet of 24-inch; on Pico, Hope and
Washington, 100 24-inch by 6-inch
branches ON Beaudry street, 1850 feet
of 15-inch on Beaudry street, 60 15-inch
by 6-inch branches.
For the construction of pile bridge
across Los Angeles river at San Fer
nando avenue. Bridge to be of length
of 140 feet, or more, and 20 feet wide in
the clear. Bidders must furnish plans,
specifications, strain sheets and working
details.
For grading the approaches to Sanford
Crossing bridge, distance of $50 feet or
more; grade to be Is feet wide on top of
fill banks with a slope of ! p to l. The
said approach to be built upon bed of
willow brush laid the entire width and
length. The core may be OF sand, but
the whole must be covered with at least
~, feet of earth on both top and sides.
For the necessary eXcavating and re-
filling and to furnish pipe for zanja on
Figueroa street, north OF Washington
street, where the same is not now piped
nor running in cement fumes.
For eXcavating and retilling the
trenches and furnishing the materials
and labor for the laying of the pipe and
the construction of manholes OF the
Arroyo de los Reyes sewer, as per
plans and specifications on file in the
Office of the City Engineer The pipe
and branches will be furnished the con-
tractor along the line of the trench.
The sewer will be divided into four sec
tions, and separate bids must be made
on each, accompanied by certified
check for five 90 per cent. of the gross
amount of each bid. The prices named
shall be for the pipes laid, including the
Gaping and setting of the branches,
and for each manhole. A price percubic
yard shall also be named for any extra
excavation that may be occasioned for
change of grade All bidders in submit
ting bids shall figure on basis that
eight hours shall constitute days
work, and all those employed on said
sewer work shall have been residents OF
Los Angeles for at least six months pre-
vious to the time they may be employed
on said sewer work, and that no Chi
nese be employed, or Chinese-made
brick, or other material be used in its
construction.
Section 1-Extends from Grand avenue
and Washington streets to Seventh
street.
Section 2-From Seventh street to
Beaudry street.
Section 3-From Beaudry street, on
Second and Lake Shore avenue, to Tenn
pie street.
Section 4--On Beaudry street, from
Second to Temple streets.
Notices of the award by the Council of
the contract to grade Edgeware road
from Temple to Court street to p. Bach
man and of the contract to pave Temple
street, from Spring street to Grand
avenue, to the Bituminous Lime Rock
Paving Company are also being pub
lished.