Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-01
PUBLIC WORKS.
A Number of recommendations Made
Yesterday

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The board of public works, at its regu-
lar weekly meeting held yesterday,
adopted the following report for presen-
tation to the council on Monday next:
Recommend that the petition of J.
G. Zahn, asking that steps be taken to
remedy the present condition of the Ar
royo de los Reyes storm dam, north of
Fifth and Flower streets, be granted.
Recommend that the petition OF A. E.
Pomeroy ct al, asking that the city en-
gineer be instructed to make map for
the extension of Wabash avenue, be re-
ferred to the city engineer.
Recommend that the petition of j. II.
Smith, asking that the grade of the in
tersection of Schuyler and Kearney
streets be lowered, be granted.
Recommend that action on the petit
tion of j. w. Robinson, asking that
Teed street be graded, be deferred, and
the property owners interested therein
be requested to appear before the board
on Friday next.
Recommend that Second street, be-
tween Pearl and Figueroa streets, be
regarded at the expense of the city.
Recommend that the petition OF j. A.
Craig ct al, asking that Centennial
street be ordered graded between Tenn
pie and Bellevue avenue on the present
established grade, be granted.
Recommend that the petition of the
Main street and Agricultural Park
Railroad company, asking that it be
granted an amended franchise for the
road now operated by it, so that it may
use electricity or cable power, be
granted.
Recommend that the petition of J. F.
Bearden, asking that Santee street be
opened north OF Pico street, be granted.
Recommend that the petition of the
Los Angeles Lighting company, asking
for permission to erect an elevated
bridge over Keller street for the pur-
pose OF transferring coal, be granted.
Recommend that the communica-
tion from w. Wriger, calling attention
to the fact that Eighteenth street be-
tween Flower and Figueroa streets has
not yet been repaired, be referred to the
street department.
Recommend the passage of the accom-
panying ordinance of intention to open
and extend Flower street.
Recommend that the petition Of S. L.
Lindley ct al, asking for franchise to
construct and lay conduits for the pur
pose of conducting electricity under
ground all over the city, be considered.
Recommend the passage OF the accom-
panying ordinance of intention to va
cate certain streets in the Weiss tract.
Recommend that the city engineer be
instructed to present an ordinance OF in
tention to sidewalk CASTELAR, street,
north of Temple street.
Recommend that the accompanying
map of the proposed opening of Maple
avenue between Twelfth and Pico
streets be made Official and that an or
dinance to open said street be drawn.
Recommend the adoption Of the city
engineers report with reference to the
drainage at Sixth and Olive streets.
Recommend that the city engineer be
instructed to present an ordinance of in
tention to grade Centennial avenue, be-
tween Court circle and Temple street.
Recommend the passage of the ac-
companying ordinance of intention to
establish the grade of Griffin avenue
as presented by the city engineer.
Recommend that the district of assess
ment for the grading OF First street be
fixed as follows: On all lots and parcels
of lands fronting on both sides of First
street, between Beaudry and Spring
Streets also on both sides of Beaudry
street from point midway between
First and Second streets to Diamond
street; on both sides of Flower street
from point midway between First and
Second streets, and point midway be-
tween First and Courthouse streets on
both sides of Hope street, Bunker Hill
and Grand avenues, as above on both
sides of Olive, from Courthouse to a
point midway between First and Sec
ond streets; on both sides OF Hill street
from point midway between First and
Second to a point midway between First
and Courthouse; on both sides OF Broad
way from point midway between First
and Second to point midway between
First and Courthouse streets.
Recommend that the Pacific Cable
company be requested not to allow their
cars to pass the intersections of Spring
and First streets, and Spring and Temple
streets, at greater speed than one
third that of the cable.
Recommend the passage OF the ac-