The herald., 1895-08-20

| that the same Is practicable, but will
have 10 connect with sewer district No. :
| (Darcys) which of itself mas no outlet al
present. Referred to sewer committee.
Ordinance of intention to construc,
sewers In the Downey avenue sewer dis.
| trict No. 4. being the district south OF
| Downey avenue, between Sichel street on
the west and Thomas street on the east.
| Adopted.
Ordinance of intention to grade, gravel
and construct a redwood curb on Gum.
| mings street from First street to Michi.
| gan avenue. Adopted.
| Ordinance of intention to grade, gravel,
| gutter. construct sidewalk with cement
| curb and cement walk five feet wide, said
work to be done under specification
"a g. and on Sixth street from Gladys to
Wolfskill avenue. Adopted.
Final ordinance establishing the grade
| Of Oak street from Washington to Twenty
, first street. Adopted.
Final ordinance changing and establish
. ing the grade OF the west side OF Grand
avenue from First street to Second street.
! Adopted.
| cement walk on Sixth street from Main
| to San Pedro street. Adopted.
| have made plan and profile show
| ing the present improvements, as also the
| established grade on Courthouse street
! between Grand avenue and Flower street,
| and find that it would be impracticable to
change said grade. Referred to the
board of public works.
In the matter of the culv rts placed un-
der the car line at the intersection of Main
and Third streets, Spring and Third
streets and Third street and Broadway,
have the following to report
Upon investigation | find that said
culveIts are properly located as to line.
but the depth of the rails used by this
car line the culverts had to be put below
the proper grade in order to have the tJp
of the culvert clear the bottom of the rail.
The proper remedy to carry off the drain
age water is to extend the east and west
streets and lower the cutters as follows:
On the west side OF Main street from Third
street for distance OF fifty feet south on
Spring street from Third street for dis
tance of sevenJy-five feet south, and on
Broadway from Third street for dis
tance of forty feet south. Referred to the
board of public works.
/ herewith submit comparative esti-
mates for the replanking and paving with
bitumminous limerick the different
bridges across the Los Angeles river.
The estimate for comparison is made "a
cover period OF ten years. The estimates
of the Downey avenue and First street
viaducts are made without considering
the space occupied by the cable railway
company. as l am ignorant as to theil
liability for repairs ianG maintenance,
and would suggest that it be referred tc
the city attorney to ascertain their liabil-
ity. With these two exceptions. the es-
Inmates are considerably in favor of tine
pavement for a period Of ten years. and
would be still more for fifteen years,
!, While the pavement slightly increases
1he dead load the bridges would have to
| cSrry, it would still be the means of ma
tsrially increasing their length OF life
RefSzfed TO the bridge committee.
The planking of bridge wears un
evenly, Subjecting it to irregular and un
necessary strains caused by sudden i'm
pact when <he wheels of heavily loaded
vehicle drop suddenly into the worr
places. This would be avoided on
properly constructed pavement. 1 would
recommend to your honorable body thai
the bridges. as rapidly as they need a new