The herald., 1893-12-17
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND
REPAIRS RECOMMENDED.
Maple Avenue to Be Graded and
Graveled Between Eighth
and Washington
Streets.

The board OF public works will report
to the council on Monday next the fol-
lowing repairs and improvements:
In the matter of the petition from M.
F. O'Dea ct AL, property owners on
Maple avenue, between the gouth line of
Eighth street and the north line of
Washington street, asking permission
to improve, by grading, graveling and
curbing with redwood, said street, be-
tween said points. by private contract,
owing to the inability OF the property
owners to secure all of the property
owners on said street to sign said petit
ton, we recommend that an ordinance
be passed to improve came between
Eighth and Ninth streets and Pico and
Washington streets. the same to be done
under the supervision OF the street
superintendent, the grading OF the same
to be not completed until after the sewer
has been laid ON said street, between
these points, and the city attorney in
structed to present the necessary ordi.
nance granting permission to do said
work.
I1In the matter of the petition from
William Cannon ct al. property owners
on the west side of Union avenue, be-
tween First and Temple streets, asking
that the council order cement side
walk, six feet in width, on said street,
between said pcints, we recommend the
same be granted and the city engineer
instructed to present necessary ordi-
nance.
In the matter of the petition from
William Crossat. asking permission to
grade the new extension OF Bridge
street, on the north side, by private
contract, under specifications No. 5,
recommend the same action as in the
former recommendation.
In the matter OF tho petition from
Thomas Isbell ct al, asking Council to
order New Fourth street. from Lucas
avenue to Fifth street, Fifth street from
New Fourth street to Lucas avenue, and
Lucas avenue from Fifth to Sixth streets.
graded, graveled and curbed with red
wood curb. under the bond provisions OF
the Vrooman act, recommend that the
came be granted, under specifications
No. 5, and the city engineer be iu-
etructed to make an estimate of cost of
doing said work on each eide of said
street, and il The same exceeds the su
OF 81 per front foot along said side ofsaid
street, then to present the necessary or
dinance of intention for doing said work.
Recommend that the following petit
.ions be filed: From &. t. Graves ct al,
from Newell & RAIDER ct al, from Abbot
Kinney, from Thomas Leahy, from j. B.
Lankershim ct al.
In the matter of the petition from
Mrs. Jane Cowper, asking that cement
sidewalk be laid on the north side of
Fourth street, between Hill street and
Grand avenue, recommend the same be
granted, the width of the sidewalk to be
the same as the sidewalk on the other
portion OF said street, and that the CITY
engineer be instructed to present ordin-
ance OF intention to do said work.
In the matter of the petition from |.
H. Preston ct al, property owners on
Pasadena avenue. between the Arroyo
Seco bridge and the city limits on the
north, asking the council to order said
avenue curbed with cement, and graded
under specifications No. 8, recommend
that as specifications No. have been
abandoned, that special specifications be
prepared for doing said work, using the
gravel on the street for same, and that
the city engineer be instructed to present
necessary specifications and ordinance
for doing same work.
In the matter OF the petition from N.
r.. Davisson ct al. property owners on
Michigan avenue, asking permission to
grade said avenue from the east line OF
Pleasant avenue to the center line of
Pennsylvania avenue, by private con-
tract, under specifications No. 5, recon-
mend the same be granted. work to be
done under the supervision OF the street
superintendent, and the city attorney
instructed to present ths necessary ord
nance,