The herald., 1894-02-17
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
THE USUAL GRIND OF ROUTINE
BUSINESS.
Streets which Were Recommended to
Be Graded, Widened ami Aban-
doned-Other Petitions Heard
and Passed On.


usual yesterday and the following re-
Communications were made:
In the matter Of petition No. 129 from
F. O. Howes ct al, asking to have
Thirty-second street opened uniform
width from Key West street to conform
TO the other portion of the street, re-
commend that the petition be granted,
and the city engineer be instructed to
make survey and map OF property to be
taken, and furnish same to city attorney
to draft the necessary ordinance of in
tention, the district of assessment to be
furnished by this board to the city at
torney.
In the matter of petition No. 1875 from
Mrs. Nj. E. Stilson, asking to have
grades established on certain streets in
Angeleno Heights tract, recommend that
the Same be granted and the city engi-
nser be directed to present the nece g.
sary ordinances of intention.
In the matter Of petition No. los, from
Frank E. Clark. asking to have q street
abandoned that enters into his prop
erty in the Highland View tract, which
does not benefit or affect any other per-
son, recommend that the petition be re-
ferred to the city attorney for ihvestiga-
tion, and il he finds the same az stated
in the petition to present the necessary
ordinance.
In the matter Of petition No. LOG, from
s. @. Hubbell ct al, property owners on
Providence street, Withdrawing their
objections to the acceptance of said
street by the street uperintendent,
recommend the matter be considered by
council on next Monday ct 2 O'Clock
pm, at the time set for the appeal.
In the matter of petition No. 1873, from
I. ]. Crowley ct al, property owners on
Casanova street, asking to have said
street widened to 60 feet along Elysian
Park drive and adjoining the park, we
recommend the same be referred to the
park commission in connection with the
city attorney to investigate and recon-
mend the necessary action.
In the matter of petition No. 1923,
from Annie + Robbins ct al, asking TO
have the grade OF Paia Alto street es-
tablished between Lake Shore avenue
and Belmont avenue, recommend the
petition be granted and the city engineer
present the necessary ordinance of in
tention.
In the matter OF petition No. "a, from
W. r. Sargent ct al, asking TO have
Banning street, from Alameda TO Gem
ter street, nidewalked with q sidewalk
eight feet wide, and cement curb con-
structed thereon, the same to be done
under the bond act, recommend the
petition be granted, and the city en-
gineer to present estimate of cost, and
if the same exceed 81 per front foot
along each side OF said street, then to
present the necessary ordinance of in
tention.
In the matter of petitions No. 123,
from Grace NJ. E. church, No. l30 from
John w. Waugh, 13l from VIM. Till
man, 1872 from Mrs. Mary Lancaster,
asking permission to lay a cement side
walk and curb in front OF the respective
properties on Banning street, by pri-
vate contract, recommend the came be
granted, and the street superintendent
issue them the necessary permits.
In the matter of petition No. SO, from
.. z. johnson ct al, asking to have a
I'LL made ~ Figueroa and Third streets.
recommend the same be fled, as the
city has no means of doing that kind of
work at the present time with its pres
ent force, and IL cannot be done by the
unemployed, as it would necesste the
hiring of teams and scrapers.
In the matter of the bids to improve
Bridge street extension, recommend the
acceptance of the bid of George Ehein.
child for $20C for work complete, and
that the city attorney be instructed to
presentthe necessary contract and bond.
In the matter of petition No. 634, from
Mics l. j. Hammond, praying tor the
abatement OF nuisance caused by water
running in the gutter on the west side
OF Pearl street south of Seventh street,
the same having been referred to the
city engineer to devise means OF abating
the nuisance, and he recommending
that l2.inch vitrified pipe bs laid ad-
Joining the culveTt crossing Seventh
street with the z4n]a manhole in the
sidewalk in the west side of Pearl street
south of Seventh street, recommend the
SANS be adopted and the street superin-
tendsnt instructed to construct same in
accordance with the foregoing recon-
mendation of the city engineer.
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