The herald., 1895-05-14
THE -.NGINEER'S REPORT

The city engineer reported as follows. {:
In the matter of your instructions IN
reference to the location of the defects in
the Hollenebck arroyo sewer, where the
same passes through Hollenbeck park.
and the names OF the contractors who
constructed those sections of said sewer
upon which said defects have been found,
| have the following to report: Owing to
defective Joints | was compelled to take
up and relay IA feet of said sewer at Il
cost of $sl5 i7. of which 346 feet was in
section No. IA and 80 feet in section No.
4. The cost OF repairing section la was
S716.97 and the cost of repairing section
No. was $3.50. Messrs. Frick Bros.
were the contractors for section IA and
J. Il. White was the contractor for sec
tion No. 1. Referred to the sewer COM
lnittee.
Ordinance of intention to grade, gravel,
gutter and construct a cement curb OH
Chestnut street. from the southwest cor
ner OF lot 5. block I, Hamilton tract said
work to be done under the bond act.
herewith present an estimate of the prob
able cost of said work, being $l.15 per
front foot on each side of the street be-
tween said points. Ordinance adopted.
Ordinance of intention to construct
sewer on Bonnie Brae and other streets
known as western sewer district No. &.
Adopted
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sewer on Ohio street. from Second street
at point 1872 feet south of the south line
of West State street. Adopted.
In the matter of the sewerDg OF Ottawa
street and Georgia Bell street, have the
following report: Alter careful inve sti-
CATION. find that owing to the depth OF
the sewer III Pearl street being so slight
1t is impracticable to sewer Ottawa street
alone. The proper method would be to
start the sewer at point 147 feet west of
Pearl street. to Georgia Bell street and
south on Georgia Bell street to the sewer
manhole built on Eleventh street, where
said Georgia Bell street has been opened
yet received no instructions in reference
to the opening of said street at this point.
Referred to the sewer committee.
Ordinance of intention to grade,
gravel, gutter and crosswalS curb and
sidewalk with cement. and construct
sewer on Towne avenue from Wolfskill
avenue to Sixth street, under the bond
provision of the Vrooman act. | here
with present an estimate of the probable
cost of said worA, the same being ". 06
per front foot on each side of the saiu
street between said points, exclusive OF
sidewalks, S42 each. Adopted.
Ordinance of intention to construct
sewer on Fifth street from Pearl street to
Fremont avenue. Referred to the sewer
committee.
Final ordinance establishing the grade
of Banning street from Alameda street
to a point $50 feet east of Alameda street.
Adopted.
Ordinance of intention to construct
cement walk on Angeleno street from
Figueroa street to Beaudry avenue, said
work to be done on the north side only.
Adopted.
[ respectfully call your attention to
the necessity of the construction OF a
catch basin and drain pipe to the river at
the point on Downey avenue where the
city has recently let contract for the
construction of a cement curd and walk.
| found said conditions TO exist when the
contractor made application to me for the
necessary grades. Had this matter bee n
referred to ne before said work vas ad-
vertised for bids. this could have been
attended to before said contract was let.
Referred to the board OF public works.