The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-30
ALEXANDER'S LOW BID
He Will Probably Get the Sweep
ing Contract
A RECOMMENDATION TODAY
Board Of Public Works Will Act This
Morning
The Various natters Which Were Yesterday
Disposed of-Mrs. Shatto Takes Sup.
elemental Offer to the City

The board OF public works did not
complete its labors at the regular weekly
session held yesterday. The board was
in session all day and disposed of every.
thing excepting the bids for street
sweeping Chairman M lnson was on
hand, although i'll all day. Thos. e.
Gibbon appeared for General Alexander,
who offers to keep the streets of the city
clean for the sum OF $500 a mile. George
Budinger, whose bid is $40 mile, was
also represented by counsel. The conten-
ton OF the latter was that il he turned
over his sweeping to the park departing en- t
to be used as fertilizer, his bid is the
lowest tender made. The board will
agree upon q recommendation in the
matter sometime today.
A supplemental proposition made by
Mrs. Mary A. Shaft in the matter OF ded
icating certain lands to be donated to the
city Tor public park purposes, was re-
ferred back to be made by the donor more
definite.
recon IN 9 dstions to be acted upon by the
council on Monday.
Recommend that G0.foot roadway
with 35-foot sidewalks on each side, be
constructed through what is to be known
as the Wiltshire boulevard and the Benton
boulevard, ana that the latter be imme-
diately graded and gravcled and that the
the petition of the Wiltshire company be
respectively known AZ the Wiltshire and
Benton boulevards.
Recommend that the petition OF the
North west Los Angeles improvements $50
citation to allow the contractor for the
regarding OF Bellevue avenue, the privi-
lege OF using certain material to be taken
from the Hill street cut, and to cause the
nuisance in connection with the oil re-
fneries in the city to be abated, be grant,
ed.
Recommend that the petition OF T.
A. Chase and others to improve Ninth
street under the Bond act be granted.
Recommend that the petition of :.
H. Preston and others for the imrove-
ment vi Arroyo Seco avenue from Pasa-
dena avenue to Mabel street under speci-
fcations "a be granted.
Recommend that the petition Of I'd.
W. Chapman and others for the WIDEN
ing OF Bellevue avenue, between Buena
Vista street and CASTELAR, street be grant
ed, and the Northwest Improvement as
ISOLATION be asked to recon- mend dis
trict OF assessment.
.Recommend that the bid of Stansbury
and Moore for the GRADING OF Gallardo
street from Macy street to Mission road
at 81. 81 lineal foot be accepted.
Recommend that the ordinances of in.
tention to construct a sidewalk on Florida
street from Moore street to the western
terminus of said Florida street be placed
upon its passage.
RECON mcnd that the protest of G. z.
Hutchinson and others against the grad
ing OF Mott street between First and
Brooklyn street be referred to the city
engineer to report II majority of 'front.'
age IN the district affected is represented
on tho protest.
Recommend that all bids to improve
State street from Fourth to Fifth strse:s
be rejected and the city engineer instruct.
Ell to present new ordinance Of inten.
tion repeating the former ordinance.
Recommend that the protest of Martha
Browne against che grading of Gilmore
avenue between Seventh and Eighth
streets be referred to the city engineer"
The sewer committee will meet in
weekly season. today, Thanksgiving hav-
ing intsrfsred with the regular meeting
day Of the committee.