The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-12
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
FIRST CONCENTRATIONS TO THE
NEW COUNCIL.
Asking for Action Upon Numerous Pc
tltions for Street Work Nav Be-
fore the Council.

The frat meeting OF the board of pub
Tic works OF the new council was held
yesterday in the city hall. The board,
with Chairman Munson in the chair,
got down to business without delay, and
prepared the following recommends
tons to the council:
Recommend that petition No. 1868
from W. ]. Washburn CT al, in reference
to the width of sidewalk on Pasadena
avenue. be fled, as the width Of the
sidewalk thereon has already been
established by ordinance at IA feet
That petition No. 1904 from Geo.
Cummings at AL, asking to have Echln-
dia street. between the south line OF
Brooklyn avenue and the north line OF
Pleasant avenue, graded. graveled and
guttered under specifications No. B, be
referred to the city engineer to report as
to the cost of said improvement. and If
the same exceeds the sum OF 81 per front
foot, then to present the necessary or
dinauce OF intention therefor.
That petition N 0. 4 from G. N Wells
ct al. aeking that the grade of Mott
street, between First and Sixth streets,
be established, be granted aud the city
engineer instructed to present the ne
oeseary ordinance of intention.
That petition No. l from George Gum.
mings &c al. asking to have the grade
of the intersection of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Echandia street changed and
established, be referred. to the city en-
ginser to report whether said petition
represents q majority of the frontage
affected, and il this change is necessary
to make Pennsylvania avenue conform
to the grade OF Echandia street and If
so, to present the necessary ordinance Of
intention shereior.
That the ordinance OF intention to
improve Lopez street and repeating or.
dinance No. 2475 NEW series) be placed
upon its passage.
We recommend in accordance with
the suggestion of his honor, the mayor,
that in addition to the inspection al.
ready required of street sweeping and
street sprinkling, that it be made the
duty of police officers to report in writ
ing every "a hours all instances Of
failure to properly sweep or sprinkle
any street or portion thereof on their
respective beats. And also any defect
in any street light not properly burn
ing, and what part of the night said
light fails to burn. Said reports to be
presented to council; and that the
board OF police commissioners and chief
OF police be requested to carry this order
into effect.
That the president of the council be
authorized to appoint committee
whose duty it shall be to inspect ell
street railway tracks with reference to
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and also to investigate and report as to
the service gwen by the different car
lines.
That the city attorney be instructed
to prepare and present to the council
new form of blank for bidding on street
work, which shall require bidders to
eubmit their bids showing price per
lineal foot for grading and crawling,
price per linesl foot for curb on each
side, price per lineal foot for gutter each
eide, price per lineal foot for sewer COM
plete, incl1diog manholes, flush tanks
and lampholee, and price per go uare foot
for sidewalk.
That the street superintendent be in
strncted to repair the pavement at the
Intersection of Sixth and Broadway.
That the street superintendent be
authorized to purchase not to exceed 20
tons of bituminous lime rock to repair
the paved streets where now needed, at
a cost not to exceed $3.50 per ton de-
livered in the corporation yard.
That the street superintendent be in
atructsd to raise and repair crosswalk
crossing Main street on the south side
OF Eleventh street.
That the street uperintendent be In.
structed to build the following CROSSE
walks: Across Second street on the
west side of Soto; across Third street on
the east side of Soto; across Soto street
on the north side of Third across Wit
mer street on the south side OF Seventh
across Seventh street from the west side
of Wilmer to the car tracks.
That the street superintendent clear
out the gutter on the south side Of
Twenty.third street east OF Union ave.
nue. go as to allow storm water TO drain
away.