The herald., 1894-08-04
THE FLOWER STREET GRADING.
1t Is Discussed by the Prop
erty Owners.
The Action Of the Board Of Public
Works.
The Street sprinklIng Specifications
Come Up for Some Pointed Dis
cussioD, and Aro Laid
Away Again.

The board Of public works met yester-
day morning and heard the pleas of
property owners on the proposed re-
grading of Flower street by the city ct
First street. Captain John Burns stated
that the grade of the street had been
changed as far as he could learn with
the consent of single property owner.
They now wanted the city to regrade the
street as the city was morally respen-
sible for the change OF grade.
Mr.. Innes thought the proper thing
for the council to do would be to grade
the street at that point.
Mr.. Rhodes stated he did not think
the city had the money now to expend
on this work. The chain gang might bs
utilized for large part OF the work.
Mr.. A. W. Fisher thought the quea-
tion OF cost was a matter of secondary
consideration. The first step to be
taken should be the recommending of
the petition to regrade the street. The
petition sets forth that the houses OF the
property owners we're 10 or IL feet above
the street as consequences OF establish
ing the grade on First street.
TO receive bids on the proposed work, in
order that the council would be able to
Judge how much the work will cost.
There was plenty of dirt to be excavated.
which could be utilized to advantage by
the contractors, and would probably cut
down the cost one-half.
The board then instructed the city
engineer to draw up specifications pre-
paratory to advertising for bids on the
work.
The protest against cement sidewalk
on the east side of Grand avenue, from
Washington to Jefferson street, was
taken up.
Mr.. J. M. Stewart appeared before the
3 board and stated that the property own
) ers in that section felt they had incurred
sufficient expense for public improve
ments this season. II, however, the
oouacil ordered the street to be side
= walked from Washington to Pico street,
there would be NO objection from the
property owners south.
Mr.. Innes stated that il the sidewalk
was ordered from Pico street south on
z Grand avenue, he would be willing to
vote for it.
The ordinance for laying q sidewalk
from Washington to Jefferson street was
then recommended favorably to the
council. Mr.. Rhodes rather demurred
to this action and Mr.. Stewart then rose
and said: ''The people are doing
good deal of speculating why Mr..
Rhodes is so snxi0us to have this inn
provement made in the Fifth ward
while he is opposed to making the i'm
provement in the Fourth ward"
The street sprinkling specifications
: were then taken up and Mr.. Rhodes
moved to amend that any sprinkling
carts may be used that are of the same
class as the Studebsker and Miller &
Z Knobloch sprinklers.
Mr.. Pessell-I think we should be
privileged to use any sprinkler of a mod
ern pattern.
Mr.. Innes-There may be q modern
sprinkler Of an even better class than
the two sprinklers Mr.. Rhodes inaists
on inserting in the specifications.
Mr.. Pessell then moved that the
sprinkling of the streets be placed
under the supervision of the street su-
penntendent and said: "The street
sprinkling inspector is \ useless expense
to the city as the street superintendent
can do the work more effectually."
. Mr.. Rhodes-rhe specifications pro.
vide that the council can designate any
officer to superintend the work, and If
we abolish the sprinkling inspector the
street superintendent will want an ad-
7oditional man.
Mr.. Pessell-He does not need an
other man, as he can do the work him
self with the aid OF his deputies. The
work belongs in that department and
we now have an opportunity to save the
taxpayers 81 900 year.
A recess was taken, pending action,
until o'clock.
Tho board made no recommendation
with regard to the motion of Mr.. Teed
for the removal of culvert on Brooklyn
avenue, as the same is q continuation of
anatural water way.
A recommendation was made that
Wells street, an ungraded street, be
sprinklsd, from Pasadena avenue to
Moffat street, Ct cost Of $50 per month.
The bid of Hagan Bros. for the i'm
provement OF Burlington avenue was
accepted.
A petition was granted for the filing
up of pond at Sixth street and Park
View street, under an ordinance.
The board, on petition of Fred Eaton,
decided in favor of advertising fran
chise for an electric railway to be oper-
ated along Alvarado street from Sixth to
Arnold street and along Arnold street
from Alvarado street to Bonnie Brae
street.
A recommendation was made to aban-
don an alley in the rear OF property
owned by Joseph Mssmer from Barbee
to Hawkins street. in East Los Angeles.
In the matter of application of D. +.
Donegan for 40 days further timo to
complsts his contract ON Fourth street,
the same was granted.
The property owners on Twenty.third
street, between Hoover and Union ave-
nue., were given permission to use the
natural soil for grading said street by
private contract.
A recommendation was made that the