The herald., 1895-08-31
DAN M'GARRY'S BELT ROAD
A New Electric Railway Com.
ing Up
OPPOSITION TELEPHONES
Franchise for q New Line to Be Let
Today
Upon the Beaudry Avenue I'm
prevement Contract


postponed action for one week in tho
matter of improving Beaudry avenue.
The lowest bid upon the contract is over
owners interested requested that action
bs deferred so as to give time for the CON-
sideration OF ways and means In the pay
ment for the work..
The matter Of repeating the ordinances
taking out of the hands OF tho board OF
health the regulation OF horse and mule
eorrals as petitioned for to the council
last Monday. wa, also postponed until
next Friday.
The board did not complete its lab0rs
yesterday. and will meet this morning
fer the purpose of cleaning up the busi-
ness before it. The application of Her
man de Laguna for a telephone franchise
will be taken up by the board today and
the advertising OF the franchise requested
will be recommended.
The board yesterday considered tho ap-
plication of D. NJ. McGsrry for a new
street railway franchise. The line is to
bs known as the Los Angeles Belt rail-
way, starting at Seventh and Broadway
and going east to San Pedro. south to
Ninth street, east across the river to
Brooklyn. wess to Bridge. west to Aliso.
west 20 Los Angeles. south to First and
San Pedro and west to the starting point.
Action upon the mater was deferred.
The board yesterday made the following
Recommendations to be acted on Dy the
council on Tuesday:
Recommend that the petition from
James Powell, asking permission to
place an iron pipe across and under
Temple street. at 1901, for the purpose Of
connecting with oil pipe line, be granted,
and the street superintendent be in.
structed to issue the necessary permit
therefor.
the American Society of Municipal I'm.
provements. in reference to the selection
Of delegates to tho second annual conven-
tion to be held in the city of Cincinnati
on September 11th. 18th and 18th be
granted and the mayor and engineer
who are at present in the east be mott fed
to attend said convention il they have
time. without expense to the city.
Recommend that tho protest from
Laura E. Shaffer ct al, against the side
walking of the north side of Seventeenth
street, between Grand avenue and Hill
street, be denied.
Recommend that the petition from the
Boston Dry Goods company, asking per-
m ission to erect drinking fountain in
front of that store on Broadway, between
the street superintendent instructed to
issue the necessary permit.
Recommend that the petition from O.
Wilson ct al, asking to have an alley
twenty feet IN width opened between
Fifth and Sixth streets, in the block
bounded by Main and Spring streets, be
granted. and the city attorney instructed
to prepare and present the necessary or
dinance; the district of assessment to. .be
between Fifth and Sixth street. and the
engineer instructed to present the neces-
sary data to the city attorney. therefor.
Bouton ct al, asking to have the grade
of Golden avenue between Eighth and
Ninth streets established, be granted and
the city engineer instructed to present
the necessary ordinance OF intention
therefor.
Recommend that the petition from H.
W. Hogan ct al, asking that Eighth
street between the east line of Lake street
and the west line of Grand View avenue
be graded. graveled and guttered accord
Ing to specifications No. 8. curbed with
csment curb and sidewalked with cement
enginee: instructed to prepare and
present the necessary ordinance therefor.
Recommend that the petition from W.
H. Workman, asking permission 70 i'm
prove Third street in front of the new
school site ana the east line of lot of
tions No. 5, Dy private contract, be
granted, and the city attorney instrt cted
to prepare and present the necessary or
dinance granting such permission.
In the matter Of proposals to improve
First street between Hill and Broadway,
we recommend that the bid of Frank
Chenoworth at $1.10 per lineal foot for
grading and graveling; 30 cents per lineal
foot for curb; 10 cents per lineal foot for
cutters; 8 cents per square foot for side
walk, and 81 per lineal foot for cross
walks be accepted, and the accom- psnying
resolution of award adopted.
Recommend that the bid of Moir &
Smith to improve Denver avenue at 80
cents per lineal foot tor grading and
graveling, 80 cents per lineal foot for
curb. 20 cents per lineal foot for cutters
and 13 cents per square foot for side
walks, be accepted. and the accompany
ing resolution of award adopted.