The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-05-13
PUBLIC WORKS.
The Report Adopted Yesterday by Oh
City Board.


The Report Adopted Yesterday by the
City Board.
In the matter OF petition No. 361 from
Sumner P. Hunt, ct al. asking to be
allowed to put in a cellar stairway to a
building on the sidewalk on Also street
next to the building at the corner of
Also and Los Angeles streets, we recon-
mend that the petition be referred to the
superintendent Of buildings.
In the mattek of petition No. $40 from
the Southern California railway COM
pany, asking permission to maintain q
porte cochere addition to their new
depot over the sidewalk, to be as plans
submitted, we recommend the same be
granted.
In the matter OF petition No. 355 from
William s. Devan, ct al, asking to have
Bunkerhill avenue between Second and
Fourth streets on the east side OF said
avenue Hidewhlked with cement feet
wide, we recommend that the same be
granted and the city engineer instructed
to present an ordinance of intention to
do said work.
Recommend that the city engineer
present an ordinance of intention to put
IN a cement sidewalk, eight feet wide,
ON the west side OF Pearl street, between
Tenth and Pearl streets.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendenb and city engineer have referred
to them the matter of petition No. 1872,
j. Ill. Griffith ct al, in regard to the in
tersection of Twenty-eighth and Hoover
streets.
In the matter OF petition No. $50, from
j. X. Toberman, asking to have the
grade of an alley established in the
block bounded on the east by st. Paul's
avenue. on the north by sixth street,
on the west by Bixel street, and on the
south by Orange street, recommend that
the came be granted and the city engi-
neer requested TO present the necessary
ordinance.
In the matter of petition No. 352, from
j. w. Smith ct al, protesting against
the gravelling of Third street, between
Los Angeles and Crocker streets. and
asking that the street be ordered paved
with porphyry rock, we recommend
that the same be granted, and the city
engineer present an ordinance in accord
ance with said petition, work to be done
under specifications No. 10 for paving
with said material.
In the matter OF the recommends
ton heretofore made in reference to
paving certain streets, we recommend
that Also street from Alameda to the
river be paved, and Main street from
Ninth to the junction OF Old Main street
with New Main street, or city line, be
paved with bituminous rock and con-
crete base, and that the necessary or
dinance therefor be placed On their pass
age.
In the matter of petition No. 1852,
from the Southern California Railroad
company. asking to make change in
some of the piers in the west end OF
viaduct, they having obtained the con-
sent of the Gable Railway company, we
recommend the same be granted under
the supervision of the city engineer and
bridge committee.
In the matter of petitions Nos. 358
and 359, from Wilmer Brothers com
pany, in reference to the establishing
OF the grades OF Ocean View avenue and
Qnebecietreet, we recommend that the
same be referred back to the council
without Recommendation, the people in
tereHted agreeing TO appear before the
council at Mondays session, May 10Th.
In the matter of petition No. $3.50,
from r. W. Poindexter, calling etten-
ton to q post on Second street, between
Hill street and Broadway, which does
not seem to be of any use and very I'M
slightly also the continual running OF
water in gutter along said street between
said points, recommend that the said
petition be referred to the street super,
intendent to investigate.
In the matter of petition No. A, from
j. N. Davies ct al, No. 200 from N. l..
Rigby ct al, and No. 207 from I. F. De-
hail, in regard to the paving Of Second
street, from Los Angeles to Alameda
street, we recommend that the same be
.fled, as the matters petitionsd for have
been adjusted.
In the matter of petition No. 145,
from Andrew Mullen ct al, asking to
have no further proceedings instituted.
at present for the opening of Sixth
street., recommend that the same be
filed, as the street has been ordered i'm
proved and no new proceedings con-
templated.
In the matter of petition No. 81, from
r. p. Clarke ct AL, asking to have
Hoover street, from the south line of
Sixteenth street to the north line of
Washington street, be graded and
curbed with redwood, We recommend
that the same be granted and the city
engineer be directed to present the