The herald., 1893-06-24
,srd then adjourned.
PUBLIC WORKS.

Proceedings of the Board at Yesterdays
Meeting.
The board of public works met yes
terday and adopted the following re-
port:
In the matter of petition No. 457 from
s. q. Hubbell ct al, asking to have an
ordinance passed to grade, gravel and
redwood curb and cement sidewalk
three feet wide along each side of Prov
idence street, between Sixth and Orange
streets, we recommend that the same
be granted and the city engineer in
etructed to present necessary ordinance
OF intention.
In the matter of petition No. 400, from
E. L. Blanchard ct AL, asking to have
Third street, from Chicago to Saratoga
streets, graded and gravelled under spe-
cifcations No. 5, with cement curb and
cement sidewalk five feet wide, said
work to be done under the bond act,
recommend that the same be granted
and the city engineer make estimate OF
the cost of said work, and if the same
exceed 81 per front foot along each side
of said street. then to present the
necessary ordinance of intention.
In the matter of petition No. 455 from
V. Ponet ct al. protesting against the
laying of cement sidewalk on Pico
street, between Main street and Figueroa
street, recommend that one week from
next Monday be set as day for hearing
said protest, at 2 O'Clock p. M, and the
the clerk notify protestants of same,
snd council can in the meantime in
vestigate the necessity.
In the matter of petition 459 from N.
p. Conrey ct AL, asking to have a
cement sidewalk four feet wide laid on
the north side of Council street, be-
tween Belmont avenue and the westerly
line of Hobart street, it being repre-
sented that this petition includes q
majority of the frontage, recommend
that the city engineer present the neces-
sary ordinance OF intention. :
In the matter of petition No. 462 from
N. E. Davisson ct al, asking to have the
grade changed at the intersection of
Michigan avenue and Pennsylvania
street, recommend that the petition be
referred to the city engineer for investi-
CATION of frontage represented on the
petition, and if the grade should be
changed.
In the matter OF petition No. 451 from
J. L. Whissen ct AL, asking to have the
grade of Florida street established from
the west line of Moore street to the west
line Of the Florida tract, recommend the
same be granted and the city engineer
be instructed to present the necessary
ordinance OF intention.
In the matter of petition No. 452 from
9. E. Cristey ct al, property owners on
Lincoln street, asking to have the grade
of said street established from the west
line OF Moore street to the weet line of
the Florida tract, recommend the same
be granted and the city engineer present
the necessary ordinance of intention.
In the matter of petition No. 463 from
the Main-street Improvement company,
in reference to matters in regard to the
building about to be constructed on
Main and First streets, recommend that
the petition be referred to the superin-
tendent of buildings.
In the matter of petition No. 45S from
VIM. Garland, asking to have the grade
on the north side of Fourth street be-
tween Bunker Hill and Grand avenues
changed 80 as TO conform to present i'm
provements, recommendthe matter be
referred to the city engineer for a report.
that II 80 changed, it will conform to the
other grades, and If so, to present the
necessary ordinance for doing came.
In LDe mAbt6r Vi pctltlou NOs 1Ol, Hon
George NJ. Shields ct al, asking leave to
have a portion of the grade OF Bartlett
street changed, there having been a
contract let for improving said street,
and it being a question whether council
can make any changes of the kind asked
for at the present stage of proceedings
without invalidating the assessments on
the other portions of the street, we rec
ommend that the matter be referred to
the city attorney, in connection with the
city engineer. to report on this matter.
A petition from Mrs. R. E. Drakenfeld
asking to have the grade of Lucas avenue
bestween West Seventh street and SOr-
ange etreet established, was presented
TO this board, and we recommend that
the request be granted, and the city en-
gineer presen6 the necessary ordinance
ofintention.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent Issue permits to LOWE & Rogers
for eidewalking Bunker Hill avenue on
the payment Of the entire expenses in
cured, and the proceedings be aban-