The herald., 1893-05-06
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
sundry improvements and Changes in
tho Public Streets.

sundry Improvements and Changes in
the Public Streets.
The following report OF the board OF
public works will be submitted to the
council next Monday:
Your board Of public works beg to re-
port as follows
In the matter OF petition No. 1927, from
B. f. Van Tress, asking to have Solano
avenue graded. graveled and curbed ac-
cording 10 specifications No. 5. under the
bond act, VS. recommend that the same
be granted, and the city engineer pre-
sent estimate of the cost OF said work,
and II the same exceeds 81 per front foot
along each side OF said street, then to
present ordinance OF intention.
In the matter OF protest No. 1856, from
g. j. Griffith ct al, against the improve
ment Of Washington street, between Fig
ueroa street and Central avenue, we
recommend that the same be referred to
the city attorney and city engineer.
In the matter OF petition No. 1888, from
w. t. s. Hammond ct al, asking to have
Twenty-frst street, between the west
line of Estrella avenue and the east line
OF Bonsallo avenue, graded, according to
specifications No. 5, with cement curb.
work to be done by private contract, we
recommend that the city attorney draft
an ordinance granting the property own
ers the right to grade the same, provid-
ing the entire frontage 10 graded, work
to be done under the supervision OF the
street superintendent.
In the matter of laying cement side
walk on Twenty-third street, between
Grand avenue and Hope street, south
side, we recommend the bid OF Vande-
berg Il Newcomb, at II cents per square
foot, be accepted and the accompanying
resolution OF award adopted.
In the matter OF the sidewalking and
curbing with cement on Seventh street,
between Main and Pearl streets, we rec
ommend that the bid of LOWE & Rodg-
ers. at 81 cents per linear foot for curb,
and 10A cents per square foot for side
walk, be accepted and the accompanying
resolution OF award adopted.
In the matter of petition No. 1923, from
O. W.. Il. Ford Ell al, asking that an
ordinance be passed regulating the erec-
ton OF tanneries within the city limits,
we recommend that the ordinance here
with submitted be adopted by the coun-
Gil, after the same has been approved by
the city attorney.
In the matter Of the ordinance grant
ing property owners the right to inn
prove certain streets in the Avila tract,
under specifications No. 5, cement curb
under specifications No. IL, we recon-
mend that the same be granted, provid-
ing that the entire streets asked for are
graded.
In the matter of petition No. 239 from
]. b. Mitchell asking to have the grade
of certain portion of Sixth street
changed, we recommend that the same
be filed, as it does not represent ma
jority of frontage.
In the matter OF petition No. $50 from
A. O. Potter ct al. asking permission to
turnpike Moore street from Seventh
street to Ninth stree by private contract
at their own expense, recommend the
same be granted; work to be done un-
der the supervision OF the street super
intendent.
In the matter Of petition No. 800 from
w. d. Campbell ct al. asking to have
the grade OF Ocean View avenue estab-
lished in accordance with present ordin-
ance of intention now pending, we re-
commend the same be filed, as this
board made the recommendation at its
last meeting.
In the matter OF petition No. 331 from
o. J. WigdAlo OBJ al. asking DO loo tho
grade OF Kane street between Belmont
avenue and Bonnie Brae street estab-
lished, we recommend that the city en-
gineer present the necessary ordinance
of intention.