Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-14
The Meeting of the Board of
Public Works.
Recommendations to Be Made
to the Council.
Various Street Matters Which Need
Looking After.
The zania Committee Meets and Makes
Several Recommendations to Be
Acted Upon Monday.

The board of public works met yes
terday and decided to make the follow
ing recommendations to the council on
Monday
That the communication of the Los
Angeles Cemetery Association, rescind-
ing their offer made in 1885 to grant the
city a strip of land forty feet wide off
the south side of the Evergreen ceme-
terry for street purposes, and stating that
the reason for said action is that the
city did not comply with its part OF the
agreement, be referred to the city attor-
ney for his report.
That the petition of G. S. Patton ct
al, asking to be allowed to pave New
High street with porphyry between
Temple and Marchessau streets, be
granted, and the city attorney be in
structed to draft the necessary ordi-
nance of intention granting permission
to the property-owners.
That on the petition of Jas. B. Boal
and G. H. Bradbeer, calling attention to
the fact that strip sixty feet in length
on the north side of Twenty-second
street, between Figueroa and Grand
avenue, still remains ungraded the
street superintendent be instructed to
request the property-owner refusing to
do his grading to complete said work.
In the event of the failure of said party
to do said work within reasonable
time, recommended that the street su-
perintendent be instructed to accept the
portion already graded, in which case
the party refusing to grade can be COM
PEELED to complete the street under the
provisions of the Vrooman act or ordi-
nance.
That the petition of Hellman, Haas &
Co., asking that they be allowed to
change the degree of curve of their side
track, as shown on the accompanying
plat permission having been granted
20 lay said switch by former council.
be granted, the street to be left in con-
dition satisfactory to the street superin-
tendent.
That on the petition of B. A. Breakev
ct al, asking that lockwood avenue be
put on the established grade, the street
superintendent be instructed to put the
curbs at Belmont avenue and also at
Union avenue on grade, and regrade
portion of the street so as to make a good
roadway.
That the petition of James r. Boal
and G. H. Bradbeer aking to be allowed
permission to lay cement sidewalk four
feet wide in front OF their property on
Thirty-second street between Figueroa
and Grand avenue, be withdrawn for
correction.
That the petition of H. J. Phillips ct
al, asking that Mr.. Donegan, the con-
tractor grading Buena Vista street, be
allowed to take dirt out of Casanova
street to make the fill west OF the bridge,
be granted, the work to be done under
the direction of the city engineer and
street superintendent.
That the motion of Mr.. Summerland
that catch basin be placed at the inter-
section of Sepulveda and Lafayette
streets, be referred to the street super
intendent with instructions to put in
said basin to connect with the zanja.
That the motion of Mr.. Hamilton
calling attention to the condition of the
northeast corner of Fourth street and
Broadway, be referred to the street
superintendent, with instructions to so
relay the pavement across Fourth street
that the water will flow off.
That the petition of E. P. Johnson ct
al, asking that the name of Hope street
be changed to Pacific avenue, be denied,
as there is already Pacific street.
In the matter of the grading of the in
tersection OF Buena Vista street and
Bishops road, which was referred to the
board by resolution OF the council, it
was found that the ordinance of inten-
ton to grade Buena Vista street pro-
vides for the grading of said intersection.
The street superintendent will see that
the work is carried on accordingly.
That the petition of R. B. Spring,
asking that Soto street be ordered
graded be granted, and the city engineer
be instructed to draft the necessary or
dinance OF intention to do said work in
accordance with petition and present
specifications.
That the bid of J. P. Jones for grading
Patrick street from Hansen street to
point $50 feet west, at 1920 per lineal
foot be accepted, and that the resolu
tion of award be adopted.
That the bid Of the Gray Bros, A. S.
P. Company, for laying cement walks on
Twelfth street, from Main to San Pedro
streets, at the rate of 1861 cents per
square foot, be accepted and that the
resolution of award be adopted.
That the ordinance to grade Bartlett
street be rescinded as majority of the
frontage is represented on the protest.