The herald., 1893-10-07
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

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Transacted.
The board of public works met yester.
day and formulated the following report
to present to the council Monday;
In the matter OF petition No. 7l2 from
s. @. Hubbell ct al, stating that they
are the owners OF all property on both
sides OF Prospect Place, now Stockton
street, and asking permission to grade
same and put in cement sidewalk
thereon by private contract, recommend
that the petition be granted and the
city attorney instructed to present ordi-
nance granting the permission aeked
Tor, work TO be done under specification
No. 8, substituting cement curb for
wooden and cement sidewalk 5 or =
feet in width, under the supervision OF
the street superintendent.
In the matter of petitions No. 70S.
700, 710, us from w. Il. DeGroot. ask
ing council to establish grades on the
following streets, Dora, San Joaquin,
Sherman, Ocean View, we recommend
the petitions be denied unless the prop
erty owners will grade same as soon as
grades are established, which can be
done by majority petition OF property
owners.
In the matter OF petition No. 715
from B. III. Wilde ct al, asking the
council to order a cement sidewalk six
feet in width on the northwest side of
Pasadena avenue, between Wells street
and Roster avenue, we recommend that
the same be granted and. the city engi-
Eeer instructed to present the neces-
sary order of intention.
In the matter of petition No. 713 from
7. A. Cole ct al, asking the council to
order cement sidewalk elk feet, and
cement curb, on both sides of Alvarad0
street, between Seventh and Ninth
streets, recommend that the petition be
granted and the city engineer instructed
to present ordinance of intention.
in the matter of petition No. 7l9
from II. A. dotz ct al, property owners
on Flower street, between Eighth and
Ninth streets, asking the council to or
der cement sidewalk eight feet wide,
on each side OF said street between said
points, recommend that the same be
granted and that the city engineer be
instructed TO present the necessary or
dinance OF intention.
In the matter of the bids for making
levee and fill on the city property
above the Buena Vista street bridge,
recommend that the bid of Fred 7. Per-
ris at 10 cents per cubic foot for stone,
and Grant Bros. at 10 cents for cubic
foot for earth fill, the same to be built
six feet in height instead of ten feet, as
per plans and specifications, and the
distance to be left to the discretion of
the city council and city engineer, be
accepted, and the city attorney in
structed to draft the necessary contracts
and bonds.
In the matter of the ordinance for the
widening OF First street between Main
and Los Angeles, recommend that the
same, as prepared by the city attorney,
be placed on its passage.
In the matter Of petition No. 720,
from Joseph Lougheed ct al, asking
council to disregard former petition to
have Union avenue between Hoover
and Washington stre6te improved un-
der the Vrooman act, and asking now
that they be allowed to do Guch work by
private contract, to wit: nt5fade said
street with the natural sol and cement
sidewalk the same, be granted, and the
ordinance as heretofore prepared by the
CITY attorney be adopted. moe ls4
In the matter OF protest No. III. i. from
E. s. Chase, protesting against the inn
proyement OF Brooklyn and Michigan
avenues, we recommend the same be
filed. as in the matter OF Brooklyn ave-
nue. the council acquired jurisdiction
come months since, and in the matter of
Michigan avenue it 10 premature, as all
proceedings have been abandoned and
no ordinance pending.
In the matter of petition No. I'll, from
Fred ]. raae ct al, asking council to
pass an orc Guance fixing the width of
sidewalks ON Soto street, between First
and Fourth streets, from II SO Is feet.
there having been contract let to i'm
prove the same on the present width of
sidewalk and condition of the street,
providing that ell the property owners
will sign a waiver and file the same that
they will waive all their rights to con-
test the validity OF their assessments,
we recommend that the petition be
granted, in order to make all the side
walks on this street of uniform width.
In the matter of petition No. SOB from
F. E. Lopez ct al, asking for change
OF grade on Lopez street. we recommend
that the petition be referred to the city
engineer to report to council if the
change asked for is better grade than
the one established, and if the storm
water could be carried off on the surface
OF the street without building storm
drain.
In the matter of petition No. 653 from
Chas. w. Seamans, asking to have his
name withdrawn from protest to grade
Burlington avenue between First and
Temple street, we recommend the same
be filed, as the council has already &C.
ouired jurisdiction in the matter.
In the matter of petition 315, from S.
A. Mattison ct al, asking to have grade
established on various streets eetab-
lished in the Third ward, and to have
certain ones opened and dedicated rec
ommend the petition be referred to the
member from the Third ward for inves-
tieation and report, the necessary action
In each case to comply with request oi
petitioners.
In the matter of petition from H.
Blowker ct al, in regard to Prospect
avenue, in the Hunter Highland View
tract, recommend it be referred to the
city attorney as the petition and other
papers in regard to this matter have
been go referred.
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