The herald., 1893-11-25
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.


They Say Public Necessity Requires tho
| Figueroa-street Opening.
The board of public works Of the city
council yesterday agreed upon number
of recommendations to be made to the
next meeting of the council. Their re-
port is as follows:
In the matter of protest No. 902, from
o. Hughes, in regard to the obstructions
In Chavez Ravine road, recommend that
the same be referred to the city attorney
for investigation and report, as all other
ferred.
In the matter OF petition No. 906. from
Andrew GlasBell ct al. asking to have
Fireman street widened from Temple
street south, recommend the same be
granted and that the city engineer make
survey and map and furnish the same to
the city attorney to draft the necessary
ordinance OF intention.
In the matter of petition No. 905, from
A. @. Shafer ct al, asking permission to
grade, gravel and curb with cement
Twenty-ffth street, between Main street
and Maple avenue, recommend the petit
ton be granted and the city attorney
instructed to draft the necessary ordi-
nance.
| In the matter of petition No. 908,
| from the W.C.TsU. OF Southern Califor-
mia, protesting against the improve.
ment OF Broadway, between Temple and
Sand streets, recommend the same be
referred to the city engineer 70 estimate
and report If there be q majority 'front.'
age on said protect.
In the matter Of petition No. 907,
from W. T. Jeffries ct al, asking that
proceedings be instituted to open an
| alley 20 feet in width between Seventh
and Eighth streets, through the blocks
bounded by Pearl and Flower streets,
recommend the same be granted, and
the city engineer instructed to make
survey and may of the property to be
taken and furnish same to the city at
I torney to draft the necessary ordinance.
| In the matter of petition No. 900,
from William F. Grosser, asking the
city to pay for culvert across private
property to carry storm water, recon-
mend petition be filed.
In the matter of petition No. 903,
from s. 9. Hubbell ct al, asking that
the city engineer make new profile OF
| Stockton street, recommend the petition
be granted, ana the city engineer make
same, 30 as to make it possible to get
bids for the improvement of same.
In the matter OF petition No. 904.
| from William Niles ct al, asking to
have the grade of Maple avenue changed
at Washington street to $50 feet south,
recommend the same to be referred to
| the city engineer to report az to the ad-
visibility Of such change Of grade, and
/ ii the petition has majority of the
frontage.
In the matter OF petition No. 923, from
Chae. nj. Smith ct al, asking to have
| the grade Of Hinton avenue, between
4 Pearl and Beaudry avenue, changed,
recommend the same be referred to the
city engineer to report az to the advisa-
| bility of such change of grade, and If
the petition has majority frontage.
In the matter OF the condition of the
cutters on Hope street. between Eighth
and Ninth streets, we recommed that
| the street superintendent be directed to
put cobble stone cutters, and also q gut
ter of the same at Eleventh and Union
avenue, across Eleventh street.
In the matter OF the motion OF Mr..
i Munson that the board of public works
be requested to report aB to the advisa-
bility and necessity of opening street
from Seventh to Orange street on or
about the line OF Figueroa street be-
tween said points, which matter was re-
ferrsd to this board, we have to report
to your honorable body that public
necessity requires a street to be opened
at or near that point.
Recommend that the street superin.
tendent construct and lay the following
crosswalks, to-wit:
At Messenger and San Fernando
J across Messenger.
At Elmira and Anne streets.
At Anna and San Fernando streets.
Across Alameda street south side of
Aliso.
! Across Alieo east aide OF Los Angeles.
! North side of Seventh street across
Los Angeles.
South side OF Third street scross Los
Angeles.