The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-22
AS FINALLY ORDERED.

Councils Action on the Board of Public
Works' Reco nm md ations.
The petition from the Pacific Oil Re-
finng company, asking council 10 ad-
vertise for proposals for the purchase of
pipe line ranchise over the route set
forth in said petition, and submitting q
draft OF advertisement calling for pros
poeals, was approved and the clerk in
structed to advertise the same in the
manner provided by law.
The petition OF John Viscovich ct al. :,
eeking that Byram street bs opened
from Tenth to Eleventh etreet. and
thereafter the grade OF said street be
established, and the same be gradeo,
eraveled, curbed with cement and side
walked with cement five feet wide. was
referred to the city engineer to make the
necessary survey for the opening of aGid
street as petitioned for, and the city at.
torney was instructed to prepare and
present the necessary ordinance OF in
tention, the district of assessment to be
furnished by the board.
All proposals for the improvement of
Echo park road were rejected. and the
clerk instructed to re.advsrtiae for pro-
posals for doing said work.
In the matter of the petition from R.
W. Poindexter, asking that the north
eide OF Adams street, between Grand
avenue and Main street. be sidewalked
with cement six feet wide. the city en-
gineer WAS instructed to prepare and
present the necessary ordinance for do
ing said work, and it was ordered that
sad ordinance be held for two weeks to
give property owners the opportunity to
do said work By private contract
In the matter OF the petition from @.
A. Sumner, in reference to the break in
the street ON the north aide or Orange
street, between Wilmer and Vernon
streets. the street superintendent was
instructed to turn the storm water at
the northwest corner of Orange and
Wilmer st.ests to the south side OF Or
apge street to prevent the further wash
ing out o! Orange street on the north
side between Wilmer and Vernon streets
and he was also directed to open
the storm water pipe lesdng from the
north aide of Orange street at this
point.
petition from A. McComas calling
attention to the pond of water at the in
tersection OF San Benito street and
Pennsylvania, and asking that the Same
be remedied, Was referred to the city
engineer to report to the council "a to
the necessary action to be taken to
romedy the nuisance
A communication from the Willamette
Steam Mill Lumber and Manufacturing
company in reference to claim for lun.
Der furnished in the grading of palo
Alto street was filed, and the clerk in
structed to notify the petitioner that
this work is done under the state law
by district assessment upon the prop
erty fronting upon the improvemens,
end that the city is in no way labla for
the eXpen5eH incurred.
The motion OF the member from the
Fourth ward in reference to the inter
section Of Tenth and Pearl streets was
referred to the city engineer to report
what action 10 necessary to remedy the
trouble complained of.
The street superintendent was in
Btsucted to construct the following crogs.
walks: Across Soto street on the north
side of First street; across Breed street
on the north side OF frat street; acrosB
Mott street on the south side of First
street, across Boyle avenue on tho south
eiia OF Fourth street.
The superintendent of strest sprink-
ling was instractes TO move the sprink-
ling hydrant located at the corner OF &
street and Pasadena avenue back to the
curb line.
The street Superintendent was in
etructed to p!aca the Intersection OF Lon
Angeles and Winston etreet in proper
repair.
The city engineer was instructed to
present the necessary ordinance of in
tention 10 sidewalk with cemsnt side
walk five feet in width the south side OF
Ionis street from Edseware road to Fig
ueroa street; from Eigeware road to