Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-11
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
THE RECOMMENDATION MADE AT
YESTERDAYS MEETING.
The Or ening of Second Street from Main
to San Pedro Street Other Matters
Which Were Acted Upon.

The board of public works, at its meet
ing yesterday, adopted the following re-
port:
Recommend in the matter of petition
No. 213, from Henry Martz ct al, ask
| ing for a certain determined change of
grade on First street, at points west of
Burtz street, be referred to the city en-
gineer in order that he ascertain and
report whether the proposed grade be
suitable or not.
In the matter of petition No. 267,
from N. w. Haas ct al, claiming that
Basil street between Ann and Sotello
streets has been obstructed by persons
alleging themselves to be owners of the
land, recommend that the matter be
referred to the city attorney for writ
ten opinion, the property owners on
Basil street stating their willingness to
testify that said street has been unob-
structed to the public for the last six or
seven years, until within the last eight
months.
Recommend that the city attorney be
instructed to prepare and present an
ordinance of intention to widen Second
street between Main and San Pedro
streets, by the condemnation and pur-
chase OF such portion of the property
known as the Grange house, as may
be necessary to be taken for that pur-
pose. The exterior boundaries OF the
district to be assessed to pay the ex-
penses OF said widening, are as follows
On Second street from the east line of
Main street to the west line of Alameda
street; on Stevenson avenue from the
east line of Alameda street to the west
line of Santa Fe avenue; on east Second
street (formerly Davies street) from the
east line of Alameda street to the west
line OF Santa Fe avenue; on Georgia
street (now Third street) from its north
erly intersection with Stevenson avenue
to the west line of Santa Fe avenue.
Recommend that the city attorney be
instructed to prepare and present ali or
dinance of intention to widen Santee
street to uniform width of 60 feet,
from the south line OF Ninth street to
the north line of Washington street;
and that the assessment district in this
instance be for a width of 140 feet on
each side of Santee street between the
northerly and southerly limits named.
Recommend that where the present
planks are worn out at sprinkling hy-
drants the street superintendent be in
structed to replace the same with
broken rock or some substance such as
porphyry and coarse gravel; and that
the superintendent of sprinkling be in
stiucted to see that drivers of sprink-
ling carts shut off the sprinkling hy-
drants effectually, and to place valves
or shut off parts where the same are
defective.
/ Recommend that petition No. 221 of
Geo. Robinson ct al, asking for the es-
tablishment of the grade OF Fireman
street, be referred to the city engineer
with instructions to establish said grade,
and to prepare and present the neces-
sary ordinance of intention.
In the matter of petition No. 222, of
F. II. Shafer, asking for new cross
walk at the southeast corner of Alameda
and Marchessault street, in place of the
present one, which is in very bad condi-
ton, recommend that the street super
intendent be instructed TO put down
said crosswalk.
Recommend that J.. M. Stewards as
phalt sidewalk on the south side of
Thirtieth street, between the east line
of Hope street and the west line of
flOWer street, De put ON tne Omclal
grade by the contractor.
Recommend that in the matter of pc
tition No. 224, of S. B. Caswell ct al,
asking for cement sidewalk on both
sides of Grand avenue, between Fifth
and Seventh streets, the city engineer
be instructed to prepare and present the
necessary ordinance of intention.
Recommend that petition No. 226,
from A. A. Curtis ct al, relating to the
opening and widening of Second street,
be filed, as action has already been
taken in accordance Herewith.