Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-28
PUBLIC WORKS.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
YESTERDAY.
A Number of Important Recommendations
Which Will Be Considered by the Coun
Gil on Monday.

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The board of public works held it:
regular weekly meeting yesterday, anc
formulated the following report to the
council:
In the matter Of the petition OF Hor
ace Bell, asking that Figueroa street
between Pico and Jefferson, be put IL
order, action was deferred for one week
In the matter Of the petition of Mrs
G. Scarborough, asking that the proper
ty lines of Hope street, between Six
teenth and Eighteenth streets, in from
OF her lots, be put back to where they
were, we recommend that the stree
superintendent be instructed to restore
said lines as heretofore recommended.
In the matter Of the report of the city
clerk touching several proceedings
prove streets, further time is asked, ir
clerk may be had.
In the matter of the protest OF AL
bert M. Stephens ct al. against the
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Los Angeles and Alameda streets, action
was deferred for one week. The same
action was taken in regard to the peti
tion of Henry Ludwig ct al, asking for
the grading, graveling and curbing o.
San Julian street, between Eighth and
Ninth streets, by private contract.
Nine crosswalks were ordered con-
structed by the street superintendent al
various points in the Eighth ward.
In the matter of the grading Of
Figueroa street, from Pico to Jefferson
streets, action was deferred for one
week, and the same action was taken in
regard to the grading of Pearl street,
from Pico to Sixth.
Recommend that the street supern-
tendent be instructed to enforce the
present law requiring contractors to put
streets in order when their work is fin
ished, and where excavations are to be
filled in the material used is to be
thoroughly wet and tamped.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent first do the important work al
ready ordered, such as filling in holes
on Macy street, before cleaning out
cutters on the hill streets, which are
likely to be filled in again by the rains.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent be required to make weekly, in
stead of monthly, reports. to the council
of the number of men and teams en-
ployed by him, where work is doing and
what work has been done.
In the matter of the petition asking
for the lowering of Alameda street south
of Seventh street, the board thinks that
to do 30 would result in damage to the
newly-constructed sewer between Sew
enth and Eighth streets, and that much
less damage would result grom the pres
ent disposition of the water. Recon-
mend, however, that 40 much of the
water as comes from the region north of
Seventh street be diverted into the
sewer along Seventh street.
Recommend that the attention of the
street superintendent be called to the
mud hole at the intersection of Fifth
and Wall streets.
Recommend that the petition OF Geo
fxorckhof OF al, asking permission tc
grade, gravel and curb Sixth street, be.
tween Main and Los Angeles streets, be
granted in accordance with the specifca-
tions governing the case.
Recommend that the petition of Alex.
We'll ct al, asking that the location of
sidewalks on the west side of Central
avenue be changed, be referred to the
city engineer.
In the matter OF the petition of Geo.
Zobelien, asking for the grading of
Figueroa street to the south city limits,
action was deferred one week.
In the matter Of the petition of F.
Fisher ct al. for the abatement of a
nuisance on Delong street, between
Sixth and Pico streets, caused by open
pits made by the contractor, the same
action was had.
Recommend that the prayerof the pc
titions of M. L. Wicks ct al and H. Pat
ten ct al, asking that Second street be
continued as it was previous to the late
action of the council as to name and
route, be granted.
Recommend that the petition of Sue
Yuen asking for leave to lay wooden
sidewalk in front of his building on Ala
media street, near Marchessault, be de-
MED, as the walk should be of cement.
Recommend that the petition of A. H.
Miller ct al, asking for cross walks at
the intersection of Eleventh ond Olive
streets, be filed, action in the premises
having been already taken.
Recommend that the petition of A..
H. Miller ct al, asking for the laying of
30-inch pipe on the line of the Arroyo
de los Reyes, be filed. for the same
reason.