Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-12
The Board of Public Works
Recommendations.
Several Street Matters At
tended to.
Wrong Center Stones in Temple
Street Intersections.
The Forged Demand Made the Subject of
Petition-Sidewalks that Need
Repairing.

The Board OF Public Works met yes
terday and decided to make the follow
ing recommendations to the Council or
Monday:
That thirty days extension of time be
allowed to Frank Chinoworth in which
to complete the grading of San Pedro
street
That the protests against the proposed
change in the grade of the intersection
of First and Pearl streets be referred to
the City Clerk for notice under the law,
and the same recommendation is made
in relation to the protests of B. E. Ward,
of o. o. Trantum, of J. Keller, of E. T.
Wright, of R. Elliott and of Mrs. S. E.
Biles against the proposed grade of First
street, between Broadway and Canal
street.
That the City Engineer be instructed
to present an ordinance changing the
grade of Centennial avenue, making a
straight line between the established
grades of Temple and Bellevue avenue,
and also that the Street Superintendent
be instructed to make a ditch in said
street so as to carry off the storm water.
That the petition of G. w. Morgan,
asking that the bed of the Arroyo Seco
be defined, be referred to the City
Engineer.
That the petition of w. H. Bruins ct
al, asking that Twelfth street be ordered
sidewalked with cement four feet in
width between Main and San Pedro
streets, where not already laid, be
granted, and the City Engineer be in
structed to present the necessary ordi-
nance of intention.
That the petition of j. M. Stewart,
asking that the bituminous lime rock
sidewalk laid in front of his property on
the east side of Figueroa street be ac-
cepted, be granted, and the Street Su-
perintendent be instructed accordingly.
That the protest of j. Bayer ct al,
against the proposed change in the
grade of Lake Shore avenue, be referred
to the City Engineer to see what 'front.'
age is represented.
That the petition of the Nationalist
Clubs referring to the granting of the
gas franchise, and asking that no fran
chise be granted, be read to the Council
for the Councils information.
That the petition of M. Hagan ct al,
asking that the Street Superintendent
be instructed to take no more gravel from
Lake street south of Ninth, be granted,
and that the Street Superintendent be
instructed accordingly, as the gravel is
needed in other portions of the street.
That on the petition of w. d. Gould ct
al. asking that the name of Beaudry street
be changed to Fremont avenue, it be
stated that the petitioners are probably
in error, as we think it is Beaudry ave-
nue. and Canal street that the petitioners
have in mind. Recommended that the
matter be referred to the special commit
tee on street names, with the suggestion
that the names of Canal street and Beau
dry avenue be changed to Fremont ave-
nue..
That the petition of H. Ritalini, asking
to be allowed to erecta gas lamp in front
of his place of business at No. 410 North
Main street, be granted, the work to be
done under the direction of the Street
Superintendent.
That the petition of M. Zurretti, in
reference to changing the grade of curbs
on Rosas street, be filed.