The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-05
The Application for a New Elec.
trio Light Franchise
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Lots of Recommendation to the Council
Made Yesterday
The City Engineer Instructed to Define the
Boundary Lines of Fourth Street From
rlaln to Spring-Other Business

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action yesterday in the application from
the new City Electric Lighting company
for special franchise. The petition will
be fully inquired into and de cision ar
rived at later.
The board agreed upon the following
recommendation to the, council, to be
acted upon next Tuesday:
Recommend that the petition from 1.
N. Van Mugs ct al, asking the council
to proceed to fix the northern boundary
OF Fourth street, from Main to Spring
streets be granted, and the city engineer
instructed to define the lines of said
street and present map thereof to this
CO. fell for adoption.
Recon- mend that the petition from G. M.
Wells ct al, asking that Fourth street be
graded, graveled and curbed with cement
curb and sidewalked with cement six
feet wide, grading to be done under
speci ficatons No. 5. all under the bond
act, be granted. and the city engineer
instructed to prepare and present the
necessary estimate of cost, and if the
same exceeds the amount required by
law, then to present the necessary ordi-
nance of intention therefor.
Recommend that the petition from 0.
j. Davis ct al, asking that Twenty
seventh street, between Central avenue
Is
curbed and sidewalked with cement five
feet wide, under the bond provision of
the VrOoman act, be granted, and the
city engineer be instructed to present the
necessary estimate of cost, according to
specifications and IL. aud if the same
exceeds the amount REQUIRED by law. then
to present the necessary ordinance of in
tention therefor.
Recommend that the petition from D.
G. Stephens ct al, asking permission to
lay u sidewalk of bituminous lime rock
along Alameda street a distance Of ninety
feet. be granted and the street superin-
tendent instructed to issue the necessary
permit.
Recommend that the petition from N.
W. Sto we'll, asking for a change of grade
on the east side of Grand avenue between
First and Second streets be referred to
the city engineer to report If in mis- judy
ment thu, grade proposed is proper, and
If so, and said petition represents ma
jority of the frontage affected, then to
present the necessary ordinance of inten-
tion therefor.
Recommend that the petition from
H. S. Baldwin ct al. property owners ON
Overton street between Tenth and Elev-
graded, sraveled, curbed with cement
and sidewalked with cement five feet
wide, under the bond provision of the
VroUman act, be granted and the city en-
gineer instructed to prepare and present
the necessary estimate of cost, and if the
same exceeds the sum required by law,
then to present the necessary ordinance
{ f intention therefor.
Recommend that the petition from G..
e. Weaver, asking co have Thirty-sixth
street between Main and Del Monte
streets. roaded up. be referred to the street
! superintendent. to comply with when
| he roads up Ninth street.
Hacommapd that the natifior from w
| G. Harrison ct al, asking to have Lake
street between Eighth and Ninth streets
| graded, guttered, curbed with cement
and sidewalked with cement five feet
wide, be granted and the city engineer
instructed to prepare and present the
necessary ordinance OF intention therefor.
Recommend that thespetition from the
Memorial Baptist church, asking that a
cement sidewalk five feet wide be laid on
the north side of Twenty-tirst street be-
tween Grand avenue and Main street, be
granted and the city engineer instructed
to prepare and present the necessary or
dinance of intention tt erefor.
Recommend that the petition from o.
j.. Davis ct al, asking that the city
water company be instructed to lay a
four-inch water main on Twenty seventh
street between Central and Hooper ave.
nuees be granted and the city clerk in
| structed to so notify the company.
Recon- a,end that the petition from F.
A. Bullard, asking permission to lay a
| ten foot sidewalk on the Market street
| front and on the Court street front of the
old courthouse property between Main and
| Spring streets, be granted and the street
| superin tendent instructed to grant the
necessary p,rmit.
! Recon- mend that the ordinance of in
| tention TO improve Sixteenth street be
placed upon its passage.
| Recommend that the bid of Robert
| Sherer to improve Dora street at 81. 80
| per hneai foot. for grading and graveing.
| $40 per lneal foot for curbing, 30c per
| lineal foot for cutters, 10c per square foot
| for sidewalk and 81 per lineal foot for
| crosswalks be accepted and the accom-
| panylng resolution of award adopted.
Recommend that all proposals received
| for the improvement Of Twelfth street be
| rejected and the clerk instructed to read
| vertise for doing said work.
! Recommend that the bid OF George
| Rheinchilds to improve San Pedro street
| at 81 per lineal foot for grading and grav-
| cling, 29c per lineal foot for curb and loo
per square foot for side walk be accepted
and the accompanying resolution OF
award adopted.
Recommend that the ordinance of In
tention to improve Ninth street between
| San Pedro street and Central avenue be
placed upon It's passage.
| Recommend that the city clerk be in
structed to readvertse for proposals for
the improvement of Vernon street be-
tween Sixth and Eighth streets.
Recommend that the street superin-