The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-16
MUST Be DONE At ONCE
Bridges Need Repairing Before
Winter
THE MONEY 1T WILL COST
City Engineer Compton Figures Up the
Estimates
IE MONEY 1T WILL COST
The Council Will, in Adjourned Session Today,
Take Up Main Street PavIng-Jsil
Work to Be Advertised

1t will require the sum of $2l, 27O to
completely place the various bridges in
the city in proper condition for tho com.
ing winter, or it will take $500 to make
such partial repairs as will tide over
through the prospective stormy season.
The former aggregate EN- braces estimates
for entirely new bridges at Macy and
Also streets, the former to cost $4,000 and
the latter to cost $500.
City Engineer Compton says that GER
tain bridge work, the cost of which will
be $500. must be done at once. The re-
pairs can no longer be delayed. The pro-
posed expenditure of sol, 270, of which he
is firm advocate at this time, would be
really the best economy 80 far as the in
terests OF the city are concerned, as the
expenditure Of the money would place
all of the bridges In the best of condition
for years to come. The other job will be
simply a temporary make-shift of 10 real
permanent value.
Assistant City Engineer Jones yester-
day compiled for The Herald reporter the
following detailed estimate Of bridge
work necessary:
Ninth street bridge--Painting $120.
Seventh street bridge-Replacing rotten
floor beams. repairing lateral bracing,
building new bulkhead at west abutment,
painting and some minor repairs, $3.50.
Also street bridge Painting, $120, for
new steel bridge $500.
Macy street notwithstanding old
lattice truss into Howe truss $2500, or
new steel bridge $500.
Boena Vista street bridge-Repairing
brick piers at east end, sos, trestle on
Macy street near Gallardo, building new
trestle 5000.
Summit avenue culveft - New floor
jolsts SIS.
Work absolutely necessary-Total cost
If no new bridges are built at Also and
Macy streets, $500.
Work which ought to be done-Total
cost with new bridges at Also and Macy
streets, $21, 270.
day formally certify to the city council
tina. the time for signing the big Main
street paving contract has expired, and
asking instructions. This forthcoming
communication will officially open the
whole subject. 1t is proposed to declare
the contract with the Union Paving COM
pany null and void and the same will to-
day be ordered readvertised.
Leading contractors, when seen yester
day, stated that unless all of the old pro-
ceedings for i'm proving the street are
abandoned. they will decline to bid upon
the work, because of the fear of posi-
bly, clouded contract. The various mem
Ders OF the council, on the other mana.
have been officially advised that new
proceedings might release the Union
Paving company from any liability which
the city might have at present against
thas corporation for che alleged non-ful-
fillmenC of Its con ract.
The building committee OF the council
will this morning consider the plans and
specifications for the proposed nav CEN
trail police station. At 2 o'clock in the
afternoon the council will meet in adj
jourmed session for tpe purpose of adopt
ing the committees report. The plans
will probably at today's session be order
ed advertised.