The herald., 1893-10-21
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
A CONSIDERABLY AMOUNT OF
NEW STREET WORK.
A Petition for the Grading of Pasadena .
Avenue to the North City Limits.
Various Other Protests
and Petitions.

ance DeyOnQ RECOMMENDATIONS III buo
matters presented in large number of
petitions. A considerable amount Of
new street work was recommended and
the city engineer instructed to prese mt
the necessary ordinances of intention.
Following is the work of the board in
detail:
In the matter OF petition No. 774 from
p. Bellman asking for change OF grade
on Burlington avenue between Ocean
View avenue and Arnold street, it was
recommended that the same be referred
to the city engineer for report. il this,
with former petition, contains ma
jority in favor of said change asked for.
In the matter of petition No. 773 from
w. j. Washburn, ct al, asking to have
council order Pasadena avenue from the
Arroyo Seco bridge to the north city
limits graded. graveled. curbed with
cement and sidewalked with sidewalk
feet wide, it was recommended the petit
tion be granted and the city engineer
present the ordinance of intention.
In the matter OF petition No. III from
A. f. Nj. Strong, ct al, asking to have
the alley between Alvarado and Provi-
dence streets, and Sixth and Ninth
streets graded to the established grade.
it was recommended the petition be
granted and the city engineer instructed
to present necessary ordinance OF inten-
ton.
In the matter OF petition No. 783 from
Fred Lambourne, ct al, asking council
to have the grade of Judson street es-
tablished. it was recommended the petit
tion be granted and the city engineer
present ordinance OF intention.
In the matter OF the bids for the i'm
provement of Center place between
First and Second streets, it was recon-
mended the acceptance of the bid of
Conrad Scherer for paving with granite
cutters at 391s cents per square foot,
and repaving with bitumen at IL cents
per square foot, and that the accom-
panying resolution of award be adopted.
In the matter OF the bids for the inn
provement of Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween Baily street and st. Louis street,
1t was recommended the acceptance OF
the bid OF Dodd & O'Gara at the follow
ing prices: Grading per linear foot
$2.15, curb each side 20 cents, sidewalk
Ia cents per square foot and the accom-
panying resolution of award be adopted.
In the matter of petition No. 775 from
VIM. H. Summers ct al, complaining OF
the condition of Center place between
First and Second streets, the board re-
commended the acceptance OF the bid
for the improvement of the same which
will in q measure relieve them OF the
nuisances complained of and it was
recommended that the petition be filed.
Referred to the health officer.
In the matter of petition No. 7S0,
from n. V. Gray ct al, asking council
to order the grade of Wells street estab.
lished between Pasadena avenue and
Humboldt street, it was recommended
the same be granted and the city engi-
neer instructed to present ordinance OF
intention.
1t was recommended that the street
su perintendent put sidewalk on grade
between Fourth and Fifth streets, on
east side of Pearl, for some 300 feet.
1t was recommended that the bids for
the improvement of Commercial street,
for so feet west of Alameda street. be
rejected and the city clerk instructed 10
readvertise for bids, as the lowest bid is
irregular and cannot with safety be &C.
cepted.
In the matter of petition No. 779,
from J. g. Whitaker ct al, asking
council to take some action to prevent
the water from overfowing their prop
critics below the Pasadena avenue
bridge, and suggesting remedies for pro.
tecting the same, it was recommended
the petition be referred to the city en-
gineer to report if said suggestions are
feasible, and to report the best remedy.
In the matter of petition No. 731,
from w. L. Larsbee and petition No.
784, from the Los Angeles Consolidated
Electric Railway company, asking coun-
Gil to advertise franchises for sale for
electric street railways, the ordinances
for which were submitted at the last
meeting of the board and adopted at the
last meeting of the council, it was rec
commended that the said petition be
filed.
In the matter of petition No. 770. from
R. M. Widney ct al, property owners on
the eaet side OF Hope street, between
Seventh and Eighth streets, asking
council to order cement sidewalk eight
feet wide laid on said street between
said points, it was recommended the
same be granted, and the city engineer
instructed to present ordinance of inten.
tion.
In the matter OF petition No. 769, from
H. w. Mills ct al, property owners on
South Grand avenue, between Fourth
and Fifth streets, asking that the grade
of Grand avenue be changed and made
to conform to the present grade OF the
sidewalk and curb on the west side of
Grand avenue, all the way from Fourth
to Fifth street; also that the grade on
the east side of Grand avenue between
said points be made to conform to the
present grade of the sidewalk and curb
as now laid, to within 120 feet of Fifth
street, it was recommended that the
petition be referred to the city engineer
to see if the grade suggested ia proper
one, and if the said change would DE
advise BILE.
In the matter of protest No. 779 from
B. Hayman ct al. against the acceptance
of the bid for the improvement Of
Bridge street, it was recommended the
same be filed, as the council have re-
jected all bide, and instructed the clerk
to readvertise for proposals.
In the matter of protests No. 766 from
Emma L. Hough, No. 767 from o. T..
Johnson and another, and No. 768 from
Will D. Gould ct al. it was recommend
ed that the said protests be referred to
the city attorney, said protests contain
ing objections of said parties to the
abandonment of Figueroa street between
Sixth and Pico streets.
The Steamer Newborn
Was wrecked near Redondo Saturday,
and the passengers lost their personal
effacts. but will make up for their loss