Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-26
The Report of the Board of
Public Works.
More Delay in Fixing the
SecOnd-Street Road.
A Meeting of the Sewer Committee
of the Council.
The City Advertisements Now Being
Published-A Number of Sewer
Ordinance Notices.

The Board of Public Works met yester-
day and decided to make the following
report to the Council on Monday:
In regard to petitions for grading that
portion of San Fernando road within the
city limits, and also for the building of
bridge across the Arroyo Seco, the
board reports as follows: We have given
the section referred to thorough in
spection, in company with the City En-
gineer, and find that the supervisors
have just completed good road, in and
up to the city line. We recommend that
proceedings be inaugurated looking to
the continuation of this road within the
city limits, by the construction of turn
pike road thirty feet in width, with
graveled surface similar to Mission street,
said road to connect with Walnut street
by pile bridge across the Arroyo Seco.
Looking to this end we recommend that
the City Engineer be instructed to make
surveys and present plans and specifica-
tions for this work; said plans and speci-
fications to be preceded by an ordinance
of intention to establish the grade of
said San Fernando road.
In regard to the communication of the
Chief of Police calling attention to the
dangerous condition of the Second-street
cable railway, and which matter was
referred to the board, we recommend, in
view of the fact that the road is about
to be sold, under foreclosure proceed
hof ha tol- a.
On petition of Joseph Hyans, asking
to be allowed to take few loads Of
gravel from Lopez street, recommend
the same be referred to the Street Super
intendent, with power to act.
On the petition of the Evening Ex-
press Company, asking to be allowed to
erect bulletin board in front of their
circulating Office on Second street be-
tween Spring and Main recommend the
same be granted, the work to be done
under the supervision of the Street
Superintendent.
On the petition of Mrs. Mary P. Rich
ardson ct al, asking that the Council re-
advertise for bids for the grading of Soto
street between Brooklyn and Wabash
avenue, we recommend that the petition
be filed and that no action be taken, as
the petitioners should ask that original
proceedings be instituted in accordance
with the desire OF petitioners, under the
provisions of the Vrooman act.
On the petition of j Mills Davies, ask
ing that the grade of Old Temple street,
from Burtz to Bellevue avenue, and also
OF Bellevue avenue, from Old Temple to
west city line, be established, we report
as follows: In view of the, fact that Old
Temple street. between BurtZ and Belle
vue avenue, is now being put in good
condition on good grade by the Street
Superintendent, we recommend that the
ordinance, as presented by the City En-
gineer, establishing the grade of Belle
vue avenue, from Old Temple street to
the west city limits, be passed.
On the petition OF E. Pierpont, asking
to be allowed to grade Twenty-third
street, in front of his property-225 feet
we recommend the same be granted,
and the City Attorney be instructed to
draft an ordinance granting permission
to do the work by private contract.