The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-14
OVERHAULING NEEDED
Specifications for Public Work in a Sa
State

Specifications for Public Work in a Sad
State
The board of public works yesterday re.
ceived from the city clerk letter calling
attention to the manner in which the va
rious specifications for public work have
become Unfortunately mixed up. New
sets of specifications have been constantly
added until in alphabetical order, they have
reached the letter p, and numerically
the latest set to be adopted has been No.
%. The board decided to meet at an
early day, with the clerk. the engineer and
the street superintendent, when the whole
matter will be straighteped out. Inc
board of public works yesterday acted
upon the following matters, which are 10
be considered by the council on Monday:
Recommend that the ordinance OF in
tention TO sidewalk Sixteenth street on the
south side from Grand avenue to Main
street be placed on its passa0.
Recommend that the petition from
n. Dubordieu, in reference to the widening
of Bellevue avenue between Buena Vista
and CASTELAR, streets. he 1led. as the work
mas already been ordered.
Recommend that the petition from Isabel
Thornton ct al, asking that the proceed
ings for the sidewalking OF the east side of
Bunker Hill avenue between First and
Second streets be abandoned, be granted.
Recommend lIlal tlt OldindDCS vi III
tention to sidewalk the north side of Sec
ond street between Bunker Hill avenue
and Grand avenue be fled, as the work
has already been done.
Recommend that the petition from F..
W. Burnett ct al, asking that a crosswalk
be constructed at the junction of Seventh
and West Beacon streets be fled as the
work has already been ordered.
Recommend that the petition from ID.
&. Whited be referred to the city engineer
to report what improvements should be
made to abate the nuisance complained of.
Recommend that the petition from {. Il.
johnson ct al, asking that Sixth street be
opened and extended from Fremont ave-
nue. westerly to Loomfs street and along
LOOMS street northerly to the north line
of the Gaipin tract; thence westerly to the
west line OF Figueroa street, SO as to make
Sixth street a continuous street across the
city, in accordance with map No. GA A,
on file in the office of the city engineer, be
granted and the city engineer be instructed
to furnish the city attorney with the nee
essary data therefor and the city attorney
instructed to prepare and present the nee
essary ordinance of intention. The dis
trict of assessment to pay the cost. en-
penses and damages OF said work to be
both sides of Sixth street from Pearl street
to the west city limits.
Recommend that the protest from II. w.
Chase ct al, in reference TO the opening OF
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