Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
A motion by Mr.. Nickel for fire hy-
drant at the intersection of Brooklyn
avenue and Pickett streets was referred
to the fire commissioners.
Mr.. Nickel moved that the street su-
perintendent complete the fill on Al
hambra avenue, south of East Side park,
and the fill in sidewalk south of the
lake. Adopted.
Mr.. Nickel moved the distractions
on Truman street be removed, and that
the Terminal railroad be instructed to
place crossing at the intersection of
Truman and Humboldt streets. Car.
ried.
The sewer committee reported recon-
mending the adoption of the ordinance
for a sewer on Ionia and Figueroa
streets. in spite of the objections of the
mayor. The report was adopted and
the ordinance passed.
Mr.. Summerland moved that cross
walks be placed on several streets. Re-
ferred to the board of public works.
SEVERAL BIDS OPENED.
A bid was received from A. W. H.
Raper proposing to do the work adver-
tised in the widening of the Seventh
street roadway for $763. Referred to
board OF public works.
A bid from Howe Bros, proposing to
construct tank for the city hall for
$24S, was referred to the building COM
mittee.
Bids were received for the repairs on
the zanja madre tunnel from Thomus
Copeley, light caves, $4.25 per lineal
foot, heavy caves $5 per lineal foot /;
Frank G. Young, 81 50 per lineal foot; }.
j. Mahoney, for timbering, etc., 50 40
per lineal foot. Referred to zanja COM
| mittee.
Bids from Hogan Bros, for a fill on
Seventh street. for 1915, and from Frank
Townsend for $145O were referred to the
board of public works.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineer reported an ordi-
nance of intention for grading, gravel
ing and curbing DAILY street, from Dow
ney avenue to Hawkins street. Adopted.
Also an ordinance of intention to
grade a portion of Providence street.
Adopted.
PETITIONS AND PROTESTS.
The following petitions and prot ests
were read by title and referred to their
appropriate committees:
From G. g. Charlton, asking that $47
be refunded to him for certificates oil
sale and redemption on property sold
| for city taxes. He has paid $83 79 for
the taxes and $95.12 for penalty and
cost of advertising, and holds that he
has paid enough without the SAT for
certificates of sale and redemption.
From +. W. Peschke and Charles
Huebsch and Julia A. Chase, protest
against the action of the street superin-
tendent in accepting the grading of
Macy street, between Lyon street and
the west portal of the covered bridge.
claiming the street is only partially
graded, and that the lines are not laid
out to conform to the true lines of the
! street and the work is not up to the
specifications.
From John Eggert asking to withdraw
his name from the protest against the
report of the commissioners for the
| opening OF Primrose avenue.
From property owners on Flower
street, between Twenty-third and
Adams street, asking for the construc-
tion of a 6-foot cement sidewalk on the
east side of the street.
From John Garret, asking permission
to improve Seventh street in front Of
his property. Granted.
From HI. Susskind and I. w. He'll
man, protesting against the report and
confirmation of the report Of the COM
missioners for the opening of Sixteenth
street, from Maple avenue to Peru
street. claiming there is no necessity for
| the work; that the damages will be
/ greater than estimated and the benefits
less, and the awards unjust.
From J, Hunt and others, protesting
against the construction of sewer on
Montreal street, and also on Bellevue
avenue, from Philadelphia to Pearl
streets.
From L. H. Rubens and others, pc
tition to grant the Los Angeles Consol'
idated electric road the use of the Buens
/ Vista-street bridge for single track
across it to connect with their line in
East Los Angeles, claiming that with.
out it they are left without facilities ol
rapid transit to and from that section oi
the city.
i From Peter Neels and others, protest
ing against the laying of cement side
walk on west Twenty-Third street, be.
tween Main street and Grand avenue.
| Recess until 2 O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
i The afternoon session was called f
order at 2 O'Clock by President Bonsall
y THE SIXTEENTH STREET EXTENSION.
The first matter taken up was peti
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