The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-07
THE BOARD OF WORKS
Mrs. Jesurum's Electric Franchise to Be
Reported

Mrs. Jesurum's Electric Franchise to Be
Reported
The boHrd OF public works yesterday
decided to recommend the passage OF the
Jesurum franchise for an electric road
over the streets at present traversed by
the Main Street and Agricultural Park
horse railroad. and made other recon-
mendations for action by the council OH
Monday as follows:
Recon- N end that the petition from
Mrs. Clara K. Shatto be referred to the
city attorney to present the necessary Or
dinance to comply Herewith In order
that the deed presented by Mrs. Shatto
for land for park purposes may be accept
cd and placed on record.
Recon- m end that all bids to improve
Pennsylvania avenue be rejected, and
the city engineer instructed to make new
profile and the city clerk instructed to
re-advertise for bids for doing said work.
Recon- mend that the petition from Mrs.
E. f. Thomas ct al, be referred to the
street superin tendent so apate the NUS
ance therein complained of and to report
to the council the condition Of affairs in
this neighborhood.
Recommend that the petition from
William III. Neimeyer ct al. be referred
to the CITY engineer to report if n major
Ity is represented on this petition and
if so to present the necessary ordinance
of intention.
Recon- mend that the petition from F.
BotilIer ct al calling attention to the Gull
vert crossing Ninth street and Maple av-
enue be referred TO the street superin-
tendent to remedy the difficulties COM
planned OF.
Recommend the petition from A. lnger-
soil, calling attention to the fact that
Cum berland ana Charlotte straets, in the
Florence Terrace tract, have been fenced
up, be referred 10 the street superintend-
ent to remove the distractions in the
street.
Recon- mend the petition from E. D.
Silent ct al. asking that cement walk
five feet wide be laid on Severance street,
from Adams TO Twenty eighth streets. be
granted and the city engineer Instructed
TO prepare and present the necessary Or
dinauce of intention therefor.
Recommend that the petition from 5.
&. Hubbel. asking that the grade OF
Bonnie Brae street be changed so as to
conform to the grade OF Sixth street. and
that thereafter the street be- graded be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets. be referred
TO the CITY engineer to report il said pc
tition represents a majority OF the 'front.'
age that will be affected by said change
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sary ordinance of intention therefor.
Recommend that the petition from j.
Il. Binford ct al, asking that st. Louis
street, between Fourth street ana the
Holen beck park, be graded, eraveled and
curbed under specifications No. .. under
the bond provisions of the Nrooman act,
be referred to the city engineer for the
necessary estimate of cost, and II the
same exceeds the amount required by law,
then to present the necessary ordinance
OF intention therefor.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to put the street at
the corner of Union avenue and Eighth
street in proper condition SO that water
will not stand on the walk.
Recommend the city engineer he in
etructsd to prepare and present the ne
oessary estimate of cost, and if the same
exceeds the amount required by law,
chen to present the necessary ordinance
of intention TO grade, gravel, curb with
cement Mateo street, between Palmetto
and lie Grand streets, according to speoi.
tications Nos. and y. and crosswalks
under speci tications No. a.
Recon- lend that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to repair Lake
Shore avenue, between First and Court
streets, so as to protect the ilumc leading
from Echo park to Westlake park.
Recon- menu that the street superin-
,4enJunt be instructed TO open the cutters
pn Third street, between Geary and
Hewitt streets.