The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-12
REPORT OF BOARD OF WORKS

following report:
In the matter of establishing the grade
| of Whittier street from Seventh to Ninth
street. we beg to report recommending
| that the ordinance presented by the City
| Engineer, establishing said grade, be
| placed upon its passage, and that the Pc
tition asking for the establishment of
! said grade and the petition protesting
against the same be filed. Adopted.
In the matter of the petition from d.
G.. Meek and others, asking permission to
grade Union avenue between Orange and
Shatto streets by private contract, we
recommend that upon the production OF
a contract for the performance OF such
| work the same be granted and the City
Attorney instructed to present the neces-
sary ordinnce granting such petition.
In the matter of the petition from
Vonde Lobe & Werdin, in reference to the
work required to be done by contractors
when laying cement sidewalks or cement
curbs, be recommended to the City En-
| glneer be instructed to prepare and pre-
sent new set of specifications to take the
place of specifications No. 49, to include
| all the amendments to such specifications
heretofore adopted by the Council, and to
tractor doing the work hereunder to
| grade the entire sidewalk from property
! line to curb line, flush with the walk
laid, it being the opinion of the board
that such is not required by the present
specifications. Adopted.
We recommend that the petition from
Peter Bssen and others, asking to have
/ the grade of Tenth street established
from San Pedro street east, be granted
and the City Engineer instructed 10
present the necessa ordinance Of lnten-
| tion to establish the grade of said street
from San Pedro street to Stanford ave-
: nue.. Adopted.
| In the mater of the petition from j. W.
Potts, in reference to the speed of street
cars, we recommend that the Chief OF
! Police be directed to require the Los
Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway
| Company to run cars at the rate of speed
required by law. Referred to the City
| Attorney.
We recommend that the petition from
J. F. Cosby and others, asking. that a
five-foot cement sidewalk be laid along
the south side OF Thirteenth street, from
Figueroa street to Hoover street, be
granted, and the City Engineer instructed
to prepare and present the necessary
ordinance of intention therefor. the same
to be held for two weeks after presenta-
tunity to do said work by private con
tract. Adopted.
I'VE recommend that the petition from
]. A. Hill and others, asking that the
north side of Eleventh street, between
sentous and Vernon streets, be sidewalked
with a cement sidewalk five feet wide, be
granted, and the City Engineer in
structed to prepare and present the neces-
sary ordinance OF intention therefor, the
same to be held for two weeks in order to
give the property owners an opportunity
to do the work by private contract.
Adopted
I'VE recommend that the petition from
the Wilmington Transportation Com
panv, asking permission to erect a sign
in front of the company's place OF bust
h.
granted, provided said company place and
maintain thereon an electric arc light of
not less than 1000 candle power. Adopt
ed.
I'VE recommend that the petition fir m
M. H. Merriman and Others, asking that
cement sidewalk be ordered laid on
the north side OF Orange street, between
| Union avenue and Burlington street. be
granted, and the City Engineer instruct
ed to prepare ami present the necessary
! ordinance of intention therefor, the same
to be held for two weeks after presentation
to give property owners an opportunity to
do the work by private contract Adopt
ed.
I'VE recommend that the petition from
|. \. Murray and others, asking to have
Vernon street, from the south line Of
Sixth street to the north line OF Seventh
street graded, graveled and curbed with a
cement curb and sidewalked with cement,
under the bond provisions of the Nroo-
man act, be granted, and the City Engi-
neer furish the necessary estimate of cost,
and if the cost exceeds the sum OF 81 per
front foot, then to present the necessary
ordinance of intention therefor. Adopted.
I'VE recommend that the petition from
W. j. Horner and others, asking that the
east side of Pearl street, between Fourth
and Sixth streets be sidewalked with a
cement walk six feet wide, be granted,
and the City Engineer instructed to pre-
nj
therefor, the same to be held for two
weeks in order to give the property own
ers an opportunity to do the work by pri-
vate contract. Adopted.
I'VE recommend that the petition from
Mrs. Doria Jones, asking to have the grade
of Bush street, from Pico street to Six
tenth street, changed and established SO
as to make a straight grade be referred to
the City Engineer to estimate the 'front.'
age thereon. and if the same represents a
majority of the frontage affected, then tc
present the necessary ordinance of inten.
ton for making said change. Adopted.
In the matter of the petition from e
Highlander and others, prote ting against
flooding the streets OF the city, We recon-
mend that the superintendent of streets
sprinkl, and not flood the streets.
Adopted.
1--WE recommend that the protest from
A. Rorick and others, against the side
walking of the east side of Oak street
between Washington and Twenty-fir
streets, be sustained, and all proceedings
had in this matter be abandoned Adopted.
I'VE recommend that petitions Nos. 1893,
90, 221, 223 and 22S be filed. Adopted.
1--WE recommend that the Chief OF Police
be instructed to strictly enforce the terms
of the ordinance requiring bicycle riders
to use the roadway and not the sidewalk
OF the public streets. Adopted.
I'VE recommend that the Street Super
intendent be instructed to repair the
washout in the cutters on Pennsylvania
avenue, between Mathews and Mott
streets
1--WE recommend that the Street Super
intendent be instructed to repair the
washouts on Court street, between Beaud-
ry avenue and Figueroa street. Adopted.
eve recommend that Mrs. Dora Jones
be granted an extension of ninety days
| within which time to complete the i'm
provement of Bush street by private con-
tract.
1--WE recommend that the Street Super
intendent be instructed to put the road
way of Elysian Park avenue, from Belle
vue avenue to Reservoir street, in good
order for the coming summer. Adopted.
I'VE recommend that the City Engineer
be instructed to make the necessary esti-
mate OF cost, and if the same exceeds the
sum of 81 per front foot, the to present
the necessary ordinance of intention to
/ grade, gravel, curb and Sidewalk with
. ram five feet Raa11dry aveuI1a from, he