The herald., 1893-10-14
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Long Session aud Much Eusiness
Transacted Yastardav.

n AuHE cHs6tom ana MuNn 1uekuee
Transacted Yesterday.
The board OF public works met yeater
day and the following transaction
were recommended to the council:
In the matter Of protest from II.
Fudicker ct al, asking to have proceed
ings abandoned for the cutting of Tenn
pie street and regarding other street.
to conform thereto, between Grand av
enue and Custer street, recommend tina
the same be referred to the city enginee
TO estimate the frontage represented OIL
said protect.
In the matter of petition from A. s
Robbins OF al, representing to counci
that the question has been raised
whether or not Figueroa street existed
between the south line Of Sixth street
and Pico street, that all properties have
been subdivided and built upon with
reference to other streets laid out, and
as a matter of fact no street ever existed
and to remove all doubts they ask coun.
| Gil to pass an ordinance abandoning and
vacsting said portion, in order to remove
any imaginary cloud that might exist on
their properties between eaid points,
recommend the same be referred to the
city attorney to report il there be any
legal objections, and ii not we would
recommend that the same be granted.
In the matter OF petition Of w. ID.
Larabee asking council to grant him q
franchise for doubletrack electric road
over Pasadena avenue from Daily street
to the city limits, to connect with the
franchise granted him by the county on
eaid avenue between the city and Pasa-
dena, we recommend the ordinance as
/ prepared by the city attorney and pre-
senved to this board, be passed, and the
city clerk be instructed to advertise the
same for bids.
In the matter OF petition from the
Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Rail-
way company, asking council to grant
them a franchise for a double track
electric road on the following streets
From point at the intersection OF
Downey avenue and Truman street !;
thence southerly on Pritohard strest to
Kuhrts street; also commencing on
Main and Marchessault street northerly
on Main to Macy street; thence on
Macy street to Alameda street; also
commencing at the intersection OF Main
and Spring and Ninth streeta,s thence
southerly On Main street to Tenth street !;
thence westerly on Tenth to Broadway,
recommend that the petition be granted
and the ordinance as presented by the
city attorney be adopted, and the city
clerk instructed to advertise same for
bids.
In the matter of petitions from w. E.
De Groot, asking to have the
grade of the following streets setab-
lishsd: Ocean View avenue; west side
OF Alvarado street. to the east side OF
Rar .k~ xs.t~x akw
from the south side Of Ocean
street; also Sherman street, from the
south side OF Ocean View avenue to the
north side of Sixth street; Dora street,
from the south line Of Ocean View ave-
nue. to the north side OF Sixth street,
recommend the city engineer be in.
structed to present the necessary ordi-
nancee.
In the matter of petition from r.
PHILIPPE ct al, asking council to order
the laying of cement sidewalk by pri-
vate contract on the east eide OF Besudry
avenue, between Bellevue avenue and
Temple street, recommend the petition
be granted and the street superinten-
dent be- directed to issue the necessary
permits.
In the matter OF petition from Miles
Dood, jr., ct al, property owners on Bel
mont avenue, asking to have Belmont
avenue improved from the north curb
line of Temple street to the south line
of Bellevue avenue by5puttingin sew
er, by grading and grayeling, cement
curbing, cement sidewalk four feet wide,
and thaproper street crossings, recon-
mend the same be granted, provided the
grade OF Belmont avenue and Bellevue
avenue conform, and the city engineer
instructed to present the necessary or.
dinance of intention in accordance with
the request OF said petitioners.
In the matter of petition No. 748 from
Geo. w. williamson, ct al, asking coun-
Gil to have the approaches to the Ninth
street bridge put in order, recommend
the city engineer prepare plans and
specifications for the making OF ill and
pile brid dge similar to the one on Sey-
enth strees recently completed.
la the matter OF petition No. 844 from
Mary DJdd Brooks, ct al, property own
era on Ot,,sf street west OF Belmont ave-
nue., asking t. be allowed to remove soil
from said street, recommend the petition
be referred to the city engineer for the
purpose of an estimate if there be SUR
plus not needed on said street and ad-
Joining streets.
In the matter OF proposals. for the inn
provement of Bridge street from the east
line of Pleasant avenue to the west line
OF State street, recommend the accept
apce OF the bid OF John Rebman at the
following figured: Grading and gravel
ing for So 33 per lineal foot, redwood
curb 20 cents per lineal foot, cement
sidewalk IA cents per square foot, and
the accompanying resolution OF award
be adopted.
In the matter of the proposals. for the
improvements of BailyHtreet, from Brook
lyn avenue to Pennsylvania avenue, we
recommend the acceptance of the bid of
John Rebman for $4,000. work complete,
and that the accompanying resolution of
award be adopted.
In the matter OF petition from VIM. @. |
Foicke ct al, property owners on Third
street, between the easterly line of
Crocker street to the line OF Santa Fe
avenue, asking to have said street
graded and macadamzed with large por-
phyry rock, In accordance with specifi-
cations No. 10, cement curb, cement
sidewalk. according to specifications No. |
IL, and also sewer constructed thereon,
all to be done under the bond act, we
recommend that the city engineer pre-
pare an estimate of the coat of same, and
if the same exceeds the sum OF 81 per
front foot along each side OF said street,
then to present the necessary ordinance
OF intention.