Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-14
PUBLIC WORKS.
THE ACTION TAKEN YESTERDAY
BY THE BOARD.
A Number of Recommendations Made
Concerning Streets, Sidewalks and
Other Matters of Interest.

Ihe board OF puDilc works held its
regular weekly meeting yesterday, and
will report to the council Monday as fol-
lows:
In the matter of the petition OF c. A.
Nolti, No. SIS, action was deferred one
week.
In the matter OF paving Requena
street, between Alameda and Los An
geles, action was deferred one week.
In the matter OF the return by the
mayor without approval of the ordi-
nance fol the improvement OF Bridge
and Brooklyn streets, action was de-
ferred until such time as consultation
with the bridge committee can be had.
1t is recommended that the petition
of f. Goether, No. 81, for the establish
ment of grade in Boston street, be
granted, and that the city engineer be
instructed to prepare an ordinance for
the establishment of grade in said
street from Pearl street to Centennial
street.
In the matter Of the mayors return
without his approval OF the contract be-
tween the city and French, to grade
portion Of Second street, further time is
asked for.
In the matter of street crossing at
New High and Sonora street, further
time is asked.
| 1t is recommended that the street
superintendent be instructed to fill the
holes in Macy street near the covered
bridge with gravel to width of ten or
twelve feet.
Find that the matter OF the establish
! ment of a district of assessment for the
| opening OF Vignes street has already
been disposed Of.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to lay wooden
cross walks across Chestnut street at the
corner OF Downey avenue, and across
/ Griffin avenue at the intersection of
Darwin avenue.
In the matter of putting St. Louis
| street in a passable condition, recon-
mend that the water overseer be in
structed to extend the zanja pipe from
its termination at St. Louis street north
easterly as far as the east line of st.
Louis street, and that the street super
intendent be instructed to fill in the
| holes in said street between Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey avenues, and that
he employ the chain gang for this work.
Recommend that the petition of W.
R. Lewis, No. "A, asking for an extern
sion of twenty days in the completion
of the work on Bond street be, granted.
Refer petition No. 30, of the Soldiers
and Sailors League Council No. 8, back
to the whole council for action.
Recommend that the petition Of the
Los Angeles District Telegraph company,
No. rs, for leave to erect a sign in front
of No. 347 North Main street, be referred
to the police commission for action.
Refer petition No. II, of Horace Bell,
ct al, asking for the establishment of
grade on Figueroa street, back to the
council for action.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to lay wooden
cross-walk over Arcadia street at its in
tersection OF the west line OF Los An
| geles street.
With regard to petition No. 70 of w.
w. Widney, ct al, asking for a change
of grades in First street, between Fig
ueroa street and Lake Shore drive, rec
ommend that the same be granted, pro-
vided the petitioners will pay the ex-
pense of establishing the grade.
Recommend that the petition OF the
Los Angeles Consolidated Electric rail
way company, No. so, asking for leave
to construct temporary trestle over the
ravine in First street, between Olive
street and Grand avenue, be granted.
Recommend that the petition of the
same corporation, NosS1 touching the
character of the paving TO be laid by it,
be granted.
Recommend that the petition of L.,
Lichtenberger ct al, No. 49, asking for a
crosswalk over Los Angeles street in the
north side of Fourth street, be granted,
and the street superintendent instructed
accordingly.
Recommend that protest No. S3 OF
Afford Day ct al, protesting against the
grading OF Brooklyn avenue, be filed.
Recommend that the petition OF
Henry T. Rodman ct al, asking that
crosswalks be laid on the west side of
Beaudry avenue at court and Angelina
streets, be granted, and that the street
superintendent be instructed accord
ingly.
Recommend that, in the matter OF the
waste pipe, which, by the terms of the
contract, was to be laid across Centen-
NAL street, north of Temple street, the
contractor be excused from laying said
pipe, provided he turn the same over to
the city, and that he give release to
the city from that part of the contract,
so that the city be held blameless in the