The herald., 1895-01-27
PUBLIC WORKS.

the Council on Monday.
Tho report of the board OF public
works OF the council for the week past
10 as follows:
That tbs bid OF W. @. Hughsr to fur
niah the city with 100 tona Of bituminouo
lime rock, at $3.50 per ton delivered in
the corporation yard, be accepted, and
the city attorney instructed to prepare
and present the necessary contract and
bond.
In the matter for the proposals. for
Flower to Hope streets. it appearing
upon @ further examination of the pro-
posal of McGreal g. Alexander, that the
said proposal does not provide for the
improvement of the sidewalk, and there.
fore was not the lowest bid proposed for
doing said work, wa recommend that
the bid of W. l.. Riley FOR grading and
grsveling at 80 per lineal foot. paving
cutters 10 cents per lineal foot, curbs
ing ID cents per lineal zoos, be accepted
and the accompanying resolution OF
award adopted.
In the matter OF "a petition from o. Z.
Day ct al and the report of the city en-
gineer in references to the same, We rec
ommend that further action in this
matter be continued until the time for
making the next levy for municipal
purposes, when we recommend the same
be included in said levy II found posi-
BILE.
We further recommend tina. the city
clerk be instructed to notify the board
of supervisors of Los Angeles county to
cease turning the sewage OF the county
hospital into the arroyo de Los Posas,
and that the city will hold the county
liable for all damages caused by 40 turn
ing said sewage.
In the matter of petition from Mar.
garet ]. Miller ct al. asking that Twelfth
street between Burlington and Wastlake
avenues be graded, gravelsd, curbed
with cement curb, and sidewalked with
cement sidewalk five feet wids, be re-
ferred to the city engineer for the neces-
eary eetimste of cost, and ii the same
exceeds the sum Of 81 per front foot,
then to present the necessary ordinance
OF intention for doing said work; and
that thereafter the same be held for two
weeks in order to give property owners
an opportunity to lay said cement walk
by private contract, il they so desire. n
In the matter of petition from W. 8.
Cleveland ct al, asking that cement
walk be- laid on this vast side of North
Soto street between First and Sheridan
streets, recommend that the same be
granted and the city engineer instructed
to present the necessary ordinance Of in
tention the same to BIO held two weeks
in order to give property ownsrs an OPP
portunity to do the work by private con-
tract.
In the matter OF petition from E. s.
Chase OF al, asking that that portion OF
the alley running through Mills subdi-
vision that lies between lots l, 2. 8 and
8 be abandoned. be granted and the
city attorney instructed to prepare and
present the necessary ordinance OF aban-
donment.
Recommend that protest from E.
Nully, against the change of grade on
West Fourth street.. between Figueros
and Bixel streets, and alleging that he
ia damaged in the sum OF $500 on &C.
count Of said contemplated change OF
grade, be referred to the mayor, the city
engineer and street superintendent as
commissioners to assess the benefits and
damages caused by said change OF grade
in the manner provided by law.
Recommend thst protest OF Maria D.
&
cling and gathering OF Ocean View ave.
nue. between Brooklyn avenue and Bon
ME Brae streets be referred, to the city
engineer to report whether said protest
rInresents the majority of the frontage
affected in said tract.
Recommend that protest from r. l..
Horton ct al. against the contemplated
opening of Byram street into Eleventh
street be filed, IS the proceedings have
already been ordered instituted and the
protestants will be given ample time to
file protests during the time provided by
law.
Rel mmend that petition from w. s.
DeVAn ct al, aeking that Grand avenue
between Temple and Court streets be
regarded to q grade not more than six
4 feet lower than the present surface oil
\ said street at the highest point. be re-
/ ferred to the city engineer to report ii
the grade of said street has been
changed. and if 40, to present the nsoes-
ssry ordinance Of intention Tor doing the
work as prayed for.
In the matter of the petition from the
First Imp. company ct. al, asking to
have the grade OF Grand Avenue, bs.
tween First and Court street changed,
be referred to the city engineer TO pres
sent the necessary ordinance OF intsn.
ton for the change OF said grade ii the
grade prayed for 10 6 proper one in hiH
judgment. 49,
In the matter Of Che petition from w.
II. Summers, ct. al, asking that O
: cement sidewalk, seven fest wide. DO
! lIaid ON both sides as Third street, be-
tween Olive street and Grand avenue,
we recommend that the nRma be granted
and that the city engineer be instructed
TO present the necessary ordinance OF
|, intention for doing ssid wolk, the same
10 be held two weeks to give the prop
j erty owners sn opportunity to do the
work by private contract.
In tina matter Of the construction OF q
stone crosswalk ON the south side oil
First street across San Pedro street, we
\ recommend that the street superinten-
J dent be instructed TO raise the stone
blocks now there sufficiently high TO
\ make suitable crossing six feet wide.
Il In the matter OF petition from T. f.
Doyce, In reference to culvert ON Yale
vatrast between ColleDa and Rsrnnrd