The herald., 1895-01-20
PUBLIC WORKS.

Recon- m en- atiUns for the Couuoil TO
Fess Upon.
The report o. the board OF public
works, a portion of which was pub
lisbed yesterday, is rs follows:
In the matter of petition from the Pa.
cific Oil Refining company. asking coun-
Gil to advertise for proposals for the
purchase of pipe line franchise over
the route set forth in said petition, and
submitting Herewith q draft of adver.
tisement calling for proposals, we
recommend that said draft as amended
by this board be approved and the clerk
instructed to advertise the same in the
manner provided by law.
In the matter of petition OF John Wis.,
covich ct al. asking that Byram street
20 opened from Tenth to Eleventh
ltreet, and thereafter the grade of said
street be established, and the same be
graded, graveled, curbed with cement
and eidewalked with cement five feet
wide, We recommend that the same be
referred to the city engineer to make
the necessary survey tor the opening OF
said street as petitioned for, and that
the city attorney be instructed to pre-
pare and present the necessary ordin-
snce of intention, the district of assess
mens to be furnished by this board.
Recommend that all proposals for the
improvement OF Echo park road be re-
iected, and the clerk instructed to re-
advertise for prcpossle for doing said
work. tFstF.sT
In the matter OF the petition from R.
W. Poindexter, asking that the north
side of Adams street. between Grand
avenue and Main street. be sidewalked
with cement six feet wide. we recon-.
mend that the city engineer be in.
ptructsd to prepare and present the nee.
essary ordinance for doing said work,
and that said ordinance be held for two
weeks to give property owners the ops
portunity to do ssid work by private
contract.
In the matter of she petition from G.
A. Sumner. in reference to the break in
the street on the north side of Orange
street, between Wilmer and Vernon
streets, we RECON- mend THAT the street
superin tendant be instructed to turn
the storm water at the northwest cor
ner OF Orange and Wilmer streets to the
south aide of Orange street to prevent
the further washing out of Orange street
on the north side of between Wilmer
directed to open the storm water pipe
leading from the north side Of Orange
street at this point.
In the matter of the petition from A
McComas calling attention to the pond Of
water at the intersection of San Benito
street and Pennsylvania, and asking
that the came be remedied. we recon.
mend that said petition be referred to
the city engineer to report to the coun-
oil as to the necessary action to be taken
to remedy the nuisance.
Recommend that the communication
from the Willamette Steam Mill Lum-
Der and Manufacturing company in
reference to claim for lumber furnished
in the grading of Paio Alto street, be
filed and that the clerk be instructed to
notify the petitioner that this work ia
done under the state lsw by district as
sessnent upon the property fronting
upon the improvement, and that the
city is in no way liablD for the expenses
incurred.
la the matter of the motion of the
. member from the Fourth ward in refer
ence TO the intersection OF Tenth and
Pearl streets, we recommend that the
(same be referred to the city engineer to
report what action is necessary to
remedy. the trouble complained Of.
Recommsnd that the street superin-
X tendsat bs instructed to construct the
X following croBswalks: Across Soto
street on the north side of First street !;
4 across Breed street. on the north side of
First street; aeroHs Mott street on the
south side OF First street; across Boyle
avenue on the this south side of Fourth
Rtreet.
Recommend that the superintendent
of street sprinkling be instructed to
move the sprinkling hydrant located at
the corner OF Q street and Pasadena
x avenue back to the curb line,
n Recommend that thu street superin-
tendent be instructed 60 placs the inter.
tectop of Los Angeles srd Winston
streets in proper repair
Recommend that the city engineer be
instructed to present the necessary
ordinance OF intention to sidewalk with
coment sidewalk five fest in width the
south side of Ion,a street from Edge~
ware road to Figueroa street; thu south
side OF Temple etreet from Edgeware
road to Metcalf street, and the north
side Of Temple street from Edgeware
road to FigueroR street. Said ordinance
to BIO held for two weeks in order to
give the property owners an opportunity
to do tho work by private contract.
Recommend that the street super
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