The herald., 1896-09-05
B0ARD0F PUBLIC WORKS
The Steam Roller Again
Discussed
There WAS A GREAT DEAL OF Talk
But no Definite Action Taken as
to Purchase a.
LOW BIDS FOR STREET WORK
Contractors Must Now Put in Proposals
at Reduced Rates
The Element Of Uncertainty as to Bonds tiav.
ing Been Eliminated
They VII Resume Work and are
LOW BIDS FOR STREET WORK
Contractors Must Now Put in Proposals
at Reduced Rates
The Element Of Uncertainty as to Bonds hav.
ing Been Eliminated
The Main Street Contractors Now Say That
Thsy VII Resume Work and are
Prepared to Rush Matters.
City Hall Notes


works yesterday the matter of the pur
chase of steam road roller was again
taken up and considered at length. The
board had previously made partial rec
ommendation asking that the boiler in
spector furnish report on the various
rollers offered, particularly the machine
offered by j. A. Fairchild. This roller Is
second hand, but is fifteen-ton machine
and is offered much cheaper than the
new tenton rollers advertised for. The
inspector reported in general way that
the Fairchild machine was good one,
and cheap at the price asked, but that
some repairs would be necessary. The
entire forenoon was taken up in discus
sion and considerable opposition devel-
oped against the purchase of a roller at
this time, on the ground that it was not
needed. No decision was arrived at and
it is possible that the matter may be dis
posed of by the board recommending
that all bids be rejected.
The board also informally discussed
the effect of the supreme court in up
holding the validity of the street i'm
provement bonds, and incidentally rec
commended that number of bids for the
streets be rejected and the clerk in
structed to re-advertise, for the reason
that the element of uncertainty having
been removed, lower bids could be Sc
cured.
The following additional recommend
ations were adopted for submission to
the council Monday:
Recommend that petition No. 464 from
q. De Camp, in reference to the width
of Macy street, be filed as this matter
has already been reported upon by the
engineer.
Recommend that petition No. 756 from
G. w. McClary ct al, in reference to
abandoning certain land in the Carey
Place tract now used as a street, be re-
ferred to the city attorney and city en-
gineer for report in the matter.
Recommend that petition No. 754 from
A. P. Maginnis ct al, asking that ce-
ment sidewalk five feet in width be con-
structed on Bonnie Brae street between
Ocean View avenue and Sixth street,
be granted and the city engineer in
structed to prepare and present the nee
essary ordinance Of intention therefor
Recommend that protest No 1858 from
Mrs. %. G. DEMO ct al, against the grad
ing of Whittier street on the lines as
presented, be denied.
In the matter of the report of the COM
missioners for the opening of Twenty
ment and stating that there was bal
ance of S56.13 after the payment of all
bills incurred. we recommend that said
amount be returned pro rata to the
property owners who have paid the
same without deductions for expense
for making said return.
Recommend that e. S. Shattuck be
permitted to place a platform scale in
the public street in front of lot IA of the
Kincaid tract.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to repair the cross
walk on First street, west side of Pickett
and on Cummings street, west side of
Fennsylvanta avenue.
In the matter of the motion that the
street superintendent be instructed to
MI the slump hole at the intersection of
Ninth and Coronado streets, we beg
leave TO report that this is not necessary,
az a. contract has been let to grade
section.
Recommend that petition No. ISL, from
James Chaplin ct al, asking that a ce-
ment walk be placed on the south side
or twelfth street, between Main street
and the alley between Main and Hill
streets, be granted, and the city engi-
neer be instructed to prepare and present
the necessary ordinance of intention.
In the matter of communication No
752, from PoindeXter & Wadsworth. in
reference to the acceptance of the i'm
provement Of Thompson street. from
Adams to Twenty-third street, we rec
ommend that the street superintendent
be instructed to require the contractor
to break up the stones on the street fill
ND all depressions and roll the street
eufficiently to make the same an even
surface.
In the matter of communication No.
100, from j. Haraty, in reference to
claims alleged to be due from U. G. Bald
win, street contractor, we recommend
tnat no more contracts be awarded 70
this contractor until he shows receipts
IN full from the complainant that he has
received pay for all work due from this
contractor on the streets named.
Hecommend that petition No. 1853, from
M. ROBERTS ct al, asking that Pecan
street De opened, from First street to
Inlrd street, be granted, and the citv
attorney instructed to nrepare and pre-
sent tne necessary ordinance of intention
ana the city engineer instructed to fur
hisn the city attorney with description
OF land to be taken and the f];strict ~
assessment. VI
Recommend that petition No. 75O from,
e. f. DeCamp, asking the council to
advertise franchise for electric Iioht
privilege In the city of Los Angeles for
sale, be referred to the CITY attornev
10 present the necessary draft Of adver,
.isement, the proposed ordinance tn con-
tain a provision that the purchaser shall
light the new city Jail and court rooms
Of the city free of charge during the
life of the franchise. LIE