The herald., 1894-08-25
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
THE COUNCIL
The Franchise for the Southern Califor-
mia on Palmetto Street 1s All
Right-Soms other
Issues.

The board of public works OF the city
council has prepared a report which
will be presented at the next meeting oi
the council. The report is as follows:
Recommend that the city engineer be
instructed to bring in an ordinance oi
intention for the improvement Of Beau
dry avenue. from its intersection with
Alpine street to its intersection with
Hinton avenue, including the intersec.
tions, according to specifications No. 5.
Recommend that the proposal of the
Southern California Railroad company,
to purchase franchise for single track
steam railway across Mateo and Pal
metto streets, be accepted and the city
attorney instructed to prepare and pre-.
sent the necessary ordinance.
Recommend that the proposal oi
Chatwin & Whittier. to sidewalk Pico
street from Pearl street to Union ave.
nue., at 10 cents per square foot, be &C.
cepted and the accompanying resolution
of award adopted.
Recommend that petition No. 64S,
from Fred l.. Allies, asking that San
joaquin street. between the north line
of Sixth street and the south line OF
Ocean View avenue, be graded and
graveled according to specifications Nc.
5, with cobble cutters and a redwood
curb, and eidewalked with q cement
sidewalk five feet in width (omitting
the sidewalking from in front OF lot 81,
block u, be granted and the CITY en-
gneer be instructed to prepare and pre-
sent the necessary ordinance therefor.
Recommend that petition No. 643,
from Richard Green, asking to have the
grade of Vernon street, between Seventh
and Eighth streets, established, be
granted and the city engineer instructed d
to present the necessary ordinance OF
intention.
Recon- mend that petition No. $40,
from the Southern California Railway
company. asking that Second street. be-
tween Santa Pc avenue and Alameda
etreet, be widened to uniform width of
80 feet. be granted and the city engi-
nesr instructed TO furnish the city attor.
ney with description OF the land nec-
esssry to be taken therefor, the board of
public works to fix the district OF assess.
ment.
Recommend that petition No. 646
from the California Cement company,
asking that specifications No. IL be
amended 30 as to permit the use OF all
imported English cements. be granted,
and the city engineer instructed to
amend said specifications in accordance
Herewith, provided that the cement /
used shall conform to a standard test,
be inserted in said specifications, by the
city engineer.
Recommend that petition No. 643.
from VIM. Mead, asking that Avila
street be opened from Macy street to
Bauchet street and that Clara street be
opened through to Bauchet street, be
granted, and the city engineer in
structed to furnish the necessary de-
scription of the land to be taken, to tho
city attorney to draft the necessary or
dinance; the district of assessment to
be furnished by this board.
Recommend that petition No. $40,
from James H. Blanchard ct AL, be fled :,
similar petition having already been
favorably acted upon.
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