The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-21
DE LAGUNA'S FRANCHISE
The Board OF Public Works Recon-.
mends Its Advertisement
Various Other Recommendations Hade Yes
terday by the Board for Action
on nondny

agreed to recommend to the council that
the draft of the ordinance for franchise
for the telephone system in which Her-
man de Laguna is the ruling spirit be
adopted. and that the city clerk be in
structed to advertise the franchise for
sale. as is provided by law. Other re-
concentrations yesterday made by the
board are as follows:
In the matter of the petition from Mrs.
S. e. Mclean ct al, asking to have the
distractions removed from Magdalena
street, between Railroad street and San
Fernando street. recommend that the
city engineer be directed to give the
lines of the street to the street superin-
tendent, that he may be able to remove
any distractions that NAV exist.
In the matter of the petition from j.
A. Reid ct al. asking to have Maple ave-
nue., between Washington ard Twenty
seventh streets, graded and graveled. ac-
cording to specifications No. and side
walked with cement sidewalk four feet
wide, under the bond provisions OF the
Vrooman act, recommend tie city enPi-
neer make the necessary estimate of cost,
and If the same exceeds the sum OF 81
per front foot. then to present the neces-
sary ordinance of intention.
In the matter of the petition from
Thomas J. Refill ct al, asking permission
to grade. gravel and construct cement
curb on Maple avenue. between Twenty
seventh street and the crossing OF the
Southern Pacific railroad, recommend
that the city attorney be instructed to
present the necessary ordinance, the
property owners having presented the
necessary contract.
In the matter of the petition from s.
w. Hitler ct al, complaining of the eX-
istence OF the oil refinery at the corner of
Second street and Beardry avenue and
asking that the same be removed from
that neighborhood, recon mend the same
be referred to the board of health and
that they take such measures as they can
to abate the nuisance complained of.
In the matter of the petition fom Mary
<. Stilson. asking to have a five-foot
cement sidewalk constructed on the north
side of Bellevue avenue from kensington
road to Figueroa street; also on the west
side of Figueroa street from Bellevue
avenue to Temple steet, recon NJ end that
the city engineer be instructed to present
the necessary ordinance of intention.
| In the matter of the petition from the
| Sunset Telephone company. submitting
| plans for the extension OF underground
conduit system on Broadway between
| First and Second streets, recommend
| that the same be approved.
Recommend that the city engineer be
| instructed to present map showing the
| property lines in the rear of the lots be.
| tween Third and Fourth streets and
| Spring and Broadway, and also showing
what portion of property in this block
has private alley at the present time.
| In the matter of the petition from Cen
| trail Woman's Christian Temperance
! union, asking that watering troughs be
| established and maintained at suitable
| points, recommend the same be referred
| to the board of health to designate where
such watering rrougbs should be located.
| In the mater of the petition from j.
| Goldsworthy ct al, protesting against
| the construction or a sidewalk on Sixth
| street, recommend the same be referred
! to the city engineer to report the 'front.'
| age represented between Main street and
| Gladys avenue.
| In the matter OF proposals for repair
| ing the pavement on Upper Main street.
recommend that all bids be rejected and
| the city engineer Instructed to present
specifications for repairing this street
with porphyry.
In the matter OF the petition from E. s.
Chase ct al. asking that Mathews street
| from the south line of Brooklyn avenue
to the north line of Michigan avenue be
graded, graveled, guttered and cuI bed
| with redwood curb on both sides of said
street under specifica tons No. S, the
| sa me to be done under the bond proVis.
| ions of the Vrooman act, recon- mend the
| city engineer mako the necessary esti.
mate of cost, and il the same exceeds the
amount required by law, then to present
| the necessary ordinance of intention.
| Recommend that the proce 1ings for
| the improvement of First street between
Boyle avenue and the Los Angeles river
| be abandoned and the city engineer be
| instructed to present the necessary ordi-
| nance to change the grade of First street
| from the west line of Anderson street to
| the east line of the official bed of the Los
| Angeles river when the property owners
present a petition signed by majority
| of the frontage affected thereby.