The herald., 1893-08-26
PUBLIC WORKS
rhs Report OF the Boards Meesini
Yostordoy.

The Report Of the Boards MseHns
Ysstsrday.
The board Of public works met yes-
terday and formulated the following TO
port for presentation to the city cQun'
Gil at Its meeting Mondsy:
In the matter OF the bids for the I'M
provement OF Hellman street from the
south curb line OF Downey avenue 70
the north curb line Of Hawkins etreee,
recommend the acceptance of the bid 9
r. Scherer at the following prices, 70
curbe, each 20 cents per lineal foot. and
bs adopted.
In the matter OF the bids for the i'm
provement OF Soto street from the south
line OF First street to the north line OF
Fourth street, recommend the accept
Rnce Of the bid OF w. B. Nichols at the
following prices. to wit: Grading. $2.54
per lineal foot curbs, each 20 cents per
lineal foot, and sidewalk at IA cents per
square foot; or work complete at e4.42,
and that the accompanying resolution
of award be adopted,
In the matter OF the bids for the i'm
provement OF Hoover street between
sixteenth and Washington streets, the
lowest bids being tie, recommend ell
bids be rejected and the clerk instructed
to readvertise for bids.
In the matter of the specifications sor
the erection OF sprinkling hydrants. REQ
ommend the same be adopted and the
clerk instructed to advertise foy bids.
I In the matter OF petition No. 612, from
Joseph HyanB, asking to have the grade
of Whittier street established between
Seventh and Eighth streets, recommend
the came be granted and the city engi-
neer instructed to present the necessary
ordinance OF intention.
In the matter OF the grading OF Onion
avenue between Seventh and Orange
streets. we recommend that the resolu-
ton OF award bo set aside and the clerk
instructed to readvertise for bids.
Recommend that petition No. 6lls
from l. w. Phelps, and No. 622, from
VIM. L. Riley, be filed.
In the matter Of petition No. 62l from
@. w. H. Ford, ct al. asking TO have
CASTELAR, street opened into Bellevue
avenue, recommend the petition be
granted and the city engineer instructed
to make q survey and map OF property
TO be taken and furnish the same to the
city attorney to draft the necessary Or
dinance, the district Of assessment to be
furnished to the city attorney BY this
board.
In the matter Of petition No. 6l7 from
Frank Walker, ct AL, asking TO have
Sand street between Broadway and Cas-
telar street, and Broadway between Sand
and Temple street graded, graveled and
curbed, recommend the petition be
granted and the city engineer instructed
to present ordinance Of intention, under
speci ioations No. 5, substituting cement
curb for the redwood 10 provided in
specifications.
In the matter OF petition No. 8l8 from
the Los Angeles National bank ct sl. in
regard to the widening OF First street,
recommend the petition be referred to
the city engineer to estimate the amount
of frontage represented on said petition,
in the district heretofore recommended
by this board.
In the matter OF petition No. 610 from
Mrs. M. J. Gilchrist asking that pro-
ceedings for the grading OF Hoover
street hom Sixteenth street 10 Wash
ington street be postponed, recommend
the same be filed ~ IL would be neces-
sary to proceed with the work 20 % to
have the same completed before the
winter rains.
In the matter of petition No. 618 from
J. S. Van Doren in reference to m act OF
the street superintendent in cutting
down tree in front of his property. re-.
commend that the same be referred -
the city attorney.