The herald., 1894-12-22
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY
COUNCIL.
A Large Amount of Street Work Pass ID
Upon Fsvorabiy by the
Board.

week, and in a short session held yes
terday morning made the following re-
concentrations. which the council will
pass upon on Monday:
In the matter of the petition OF George
Cummings and others. aeking that Penn =
sylvania avenue, between the westerly
line Of Bailey street and the southerly
line Of Michigan avenue be graded, grav.
eled, guttered, sidewalked and red wood
curbed under specifications No. 8, we
recommend the same be granted and
the city engineer be instructed to pre-
sent the necessary ordinance OF inten-
tion.
Ia the matter of the petition from
John Eymen and others, asking relief
from the nuisance caused by storm
water being backed up in front OF Nos.
603 and 600 Banning street, we recom-
mend the same be referred to the city
engineer.
We recommend the petition of R. J
Floyd, asking permission to place an oil
storage tank in front of his property near
No. 800 East Second street, be referred
to the fire commission.
In the matter OF the petition OF E. K.
Foster, asking that Twenty.second
street, between Fl9ueroa and Grand
avenue, be cement sidewslked we rec
ommsnd the same be granted and the
city engineer instructed to present the
necessary ordinance of intention.
In the matter of the petition from
Clara F. Howes and others, asking per-
mission to have Key West street, be-
tween Thrtieth and Jefferson strests,
graded under specification Q (using the
ne tural soil OF the street, and cement
curbed. we recon- mend that the same be
granted if the contractor secures the
signatures of all the property owners
facing on the part of the street pro-
posed to be improved, said signatures to
be first attached to she petition and it
presented to this board.
In the matter of the petition OF 8. G.
Hubbell and others, ssking that the
grade OF Schuyler street (now known as
Pennsylvania avenue) between Bridge
street and Michigan avenue, be rs.es-
tablished and that q grade of Kesrney
street to conform thereto be also estab-
ished, we recommend the same be re-
ferred to the city engineer.
We recommend the petition from the
Llewsllyn Iron works. asking that Rail-
road street. between Main street and q
pOlub OJt 1871 dUutu vi nhkuhi0uh
street, be graded. graveled and redwood
curbed, bs granted. and the city engin.
esr be instructed to present the neces-
sary ordinance for the same
We recommend the ordinance fix ing
the width of sidewalks on Twentieth
street, between Maple avenue and Trim
ity street, be placed on its passage.
In regard to the petition from 8. A.
Randall. asking that West Tenth street,
between Alvarado and Grand View ave-
nue., be abandoned, and Offering in con-
sideration therefor to deed for street
purpoaea other land which will
straighten said street, we recommend
the matter be referred to the city At
torney.
In the matter OF commiesioner for
the opening OF Darwin avenue and an
alley in Moore & Kelleher'a subdivision
in Boyle Heighta, we recommend thEt
the council appoint said com mis- sioner.
We recommend the ordinance OF in-
tention for the grading, etc., of Sixth
street, between Park View avenue and
Coronado street, be placed on it's pass.
age.
In the matter OF the proposals for the
improvement of Tenth street, between
Buckley and Vernon streets, We recon-
mend the acce ptance OF the bid of |. H.
Reynolds at the following prices, to.wit: !:
Grading roadway, cent per square foot
graveling, IL cents per square foot; ;
crosswalks, 50 cents per llneal foot |;
curbiug, % cents per lineal foot; grad
ing Sidewalk, q cent per square foot ;
cement sidewalks, 8 cents per square
foot; also that the accompanying reso-
luton OF award be adopted.
We recommend the following petitions
bs fled From w. H. Workman, North
west Los Angeles Improvement associa-
tion, John w. McInerney, J. J. Mack ay
and Mrs. NJ. Dun.