The herald., 1895-06-29
Recommendations for the Coun=
Gil to Act Upon
MORE TIME FOR Mr.. SMALL
The Mission Car Franchise Is Not
Yet Let
4 Franchise for Operating the Oil Wells by
Electricity-Recommenda by tho
Board Of Public Works

The board of public works did not act
upon the Mission electric road franchise
yesterday as had been expected. +. w.
Small, the highest bidder, not being pres
ent the matter was again laid over for
one week. f. N. Myers and Charles
Mcfarland, ex-city attorney. came before
the board and ask ed for an electric light
anu power franchise in the oil district.
Their aim is to supply electric power for
working the oil wells, thus removing the
principal cause for complaint against that
industry. The application for the fran
chise was laid over for week. The board
made the following recommendations
for action by the council on Monday.
Re commended that the contract for i'm
proving Cambria street be re-advertised,
there being an error in the bid of Alex
endcr d McGreal Tor the work men
toned.
Recommended that the petition OF MIS-.
Bertha NJ. Fisher and Others for cement
sidewalk and curb on Flower street be-
ginning at street and Second street be
granted.
Glassell and others for the establishm ent
of the grade of Buena Vista street from
Tenn pie street north be referred to the city
engineer to ascertain if the maj ority OF
frontage Is represented. and if represent
ed necessary ordinance be passed.
Recon- m ended that the petition of DR..
Hagan and hors for the esta blishment Of
the grade on Eighth street, between Alvar-
do and Grand View avenue, be referred to
the city engineer to present the necessary
ordinance providing he finds majority
OF the frontage represented In the
petition.
recommended that the petition of
william Niles and others for the estab.
lishment of the grade of Seventeenth
street, between Main and Maple avenue,
and on Twenty first street, between Main
and San Pedro street, be granted.
Recon- mended that the petition OF NJ.
Landsberg to abandon the proceedings
ON Crocker street, batween Sixth and Sew
cnth street, be granted.
Recon- mend ed that the petition of F.
H. Steele and others requesting that
Transit avenue be made public thor
oughfare, be granted.
Recon- mended that the petition of An.
tone Thomas and Others to have May street
opened as "a public thoroushfare, be
gran ted.
Recon- mended, that the petition Of Mrs.
Martha Denby and others to have the
name of Thomas street changed to Park
avenue, be placed on file, as there is ar
leady Park avenue in the city.
Recommended that the petition OF e. X.
Green and others requesting that certain
alley way be vacated, be granted.
Recon- mended that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to fill chuckholes
on San Fernando road, from Colum bus
avenue to the city limits.
Recon- mended that a drainage pipe be
placed across the northeast corner of Sew
enth and Spring streets and that the gut
ter be lowered at the same poiut.
Recommended that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to clean East Sixth
street, from Central aevnue to Alameda
street.
Recon- mended that the contract for the
improvement of Burlington avenue, from
First street to Ocean View avenue, be
awarded as heretofore represented.
Recommended that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to prevent any de-
posits being made OF oil and sludse in
any streets or alleys.
Recon- m ended that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to repair the worst
holes in the pavement on Sixth street,
between Broadway and Flower street.
Recon- mended that the district of asess-
ment for the opening of Wells street, from
tween the river and the north side of lot
20, Cooper tract, and upon both sides of
Wells street, and that the city attorney
be furnished with the assessment dis
trict.
Recommended that the city engineer
make survey and maps for the condemn
ing Of Bloom street, and that the district
Of assessment be between New Main
street and Alhambra avenue, and upon
both sides of Bloom street.