The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-15
PUBLIC WORKS.

Action OF thu Council on the Boards
Report.
Taking up the recommendations of
the board of public works, the council
yesterday acted "a follows:
Petition from George Cum mings ct al. +,
asking TO have Echandia atreet, between
the south line Of Brooklyn avenue and
the north line of Pleaes avenue.
graded, grsvelsd and guttered under
specification No. 5; referred to the city
engineer to report as to tho cost of said
improvement, and if the same exceeds
the sum OF 81 per front foot then to pre-
sent the necessary ordinance of inten-
ton therefor.
Petition from G. N. Wells ct al, ask
ing that ths grade of Mott street, be-
tween First and Sixth streets. be estab.
liahed; granted and the city engineer
instructed to present the necessary ordi-
nance Of intention.
Petition from George Cummings ct al,
asking TO have the grade of the inter-
section OF Pennsylvania avenue and
Echandis street changed and estab-
lished; referred to the city engineer to
report whether said petition represents
a majority of the frontage affected. and
if this change is necessary to make
Pennsylvania avenue conform to the
grade of Echandia street. and, ii so, to
present the necessary ordinance OF in
tention therefor.
Ordinance OF intention to improve
Lopez street and repeating ordinance
No. 2475 new series) passed.
In accordance with the suggestion OF
his honor. the mayor, in addition to the
inspection already required of street
sweeping and street 6prinkling. it was
made the duty OF police officers to re-.
port in writing every "a hours all in
stances of failure to properly sweep or
sprinkle any street or portion thereof on
their respective beats. And also any
defect in any street light not properly
burning, and what part OF the night
said light fails to burn. Said reports to
be presented to council; and tine board
of police commissioner and chief Of
police were requested to carry this order
into effect
The president of the council was au-
thorzed to appint committee whose
duty it shall be to inspect all street rail-
way tracks with reference to their con.
dition as to being on grade, and also to
investigate and report as to the service
given by the different car lines.
The committee appointed consists OF
Messrs. Munson, Kingery and Pessell.
The city attorney was instructed to
prepare and present to the council
work. which shall require bidders to
lineal foot for grading and crawling.
fO
side. price per lineal foot for gutter each
side, price per lineal foot for sewer com.
plete, including manholes, flush tanks
and lampholes. and price per square
foot for sidewalk.
The street superintendent was in
structed to repair the pavement at the
intersection OF Sixth and Broadway.
The street superintendent was author.
lied to purchase not to exceed 20 tons of
btuminous lime rock to repair the
paved streets where now needed. at
cost not to exceed $3.50 per ton deliv-
cred in the corporation yard.
The street superintendent was in
atructed to raise and repair crosswalk
crossing Main street on the south side of
Eleventh street"
The street superintendent wRs in.
structed to build the following crosa-
walks: Across Second street on the west
aice Of Soto across Third street on the
sast eide OF Soto; across Soto street on
the north side OF Third across Wilmer
street en- the south side OF Seventh;
across Seventh street from the west side
of Wilmer to the car tracks.
The street superintendent was in
structed to clear out the gutter on the
south side OF Twenty third street east OF
Union avenue 30 an to allow storm
water to drain away.