The herald., 1896-10-24
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Large Amount of Routine Busi.
ness Transacted
MANY NEW IMPROVEMENTS
The Mateo Street Railroad Franchise Is
to Be Advertised
Sidewalks to Be laid on East Pico Street
Protest Against Changing the
Names Of the Streets.

Names Of the Streets.
The board Of public works met yester-
day and transacted large amount of
routine business. The following recon-
mendations were adopted for submis-
sion to the city council on Monday:
In the matter Of petition No. 1893,
| from j. A. Philbin ct al, asking permis-
| sion to grade, gravel and construct "A
| cement curb on both sides of Pico street,
from Stanford to Central avenue, by pri-
vate contract, conforming with the
grade of the side walk that is now on
the street between said points. recon-
mend the same be granted, and the city
engineer instructed to present the nee
essary ordinance, the property owners
having all signed a contract.
| In the matter Of petition No. S99, from
J. A. Philbin ct al, asking that East
Pico street, between San Pedro street
and Stanford avenue. be graded, grav-
eled and curbed, recommend that the
same be granted, and the city engineer
! instructed to present the necessary or
| dinance.
| In the matter Of petition No. S46, from
| the Mateo street and Santa Fe avenue
Street Railway company, asking that
| franchise be advertised for sale Tor
| the construction and operation OF q
street car line, according to route and
terms therein expressed, recommend
that the city attorney be instructed to
| prepare and present the necessary draft
! Of franchise to be advertised for sale.
| In the matter Of petition No. Ss2, from
| A. Barlow, asking that the grade on the
| east side Of Figueroa street, between
| Second and Third streets, be established
on straight line between said streets,
recommend the same be referred to the
city engineer.
| In the matter of petitions Nos. 901, 904
| and 423, in reference to changing the
| names of streets in the city, recommend
the same be referred to special COM
mittee appointed by the council with
the city engineer, to prepare an ordi-
| nance in accordance with the wish OF
| the petitioners and naming streets so
that no duplicate name shall appear.
| In the matter of protest No. 499, from
| G. F. Lummis ct al, protesting against
the proposed change Of the names of
streets in the northern part of the city,
recommend that the same be referred 10
| the special committee on naming
streets.
In the matter of petition No $40, from
| N. STORY ct d., asking tHdl oil dllSy DS
| opened in the block bounded by Spring,
| Sixth and Seventh streets and Broad
| way, recommend that the same be re-
| ferred to the city engineer to make the
| necessary survey and map for opening
| said alley, and the city attorney be in
structed to prepare and present the
necessary ordinance.
In the matter of petition No. 902, from
| s. c. Hubbell, asking that Gilbert street,
| Dryden street, Chambers avenue, StorK
| avenue and CrOcker avenue in the Wes-
toms subdivision, be abandoned, as the
petitioner is desirous of resubdividing
| said subdivision, recommend that the
same be granted, and the city engineer
| instructed to prepare and present the
| necessary ordinance.
| In the matter of petition No. 1856, from
| the Southern California Railway COM
| pany, asking that an ordinance be
passed granting the right to construct
a two-span steel-girder bridge across
the Los Angeles river about $50 feet
north of the south charter boundary,
recommend the same be granted, and
| the city attorney instructed to prepare
I and present the necessary ordinance.
! In the matter of petition No. 800, from
Mr.. Blank, asking that the Electric
Railway company plank their track at
the east end of Buena Vista street
bridge, recommend the same be refer
red to the street superintendent, to see
that the electric company make the re-
pairs as petitioned for.
| In the matter of petition No. 1893, from
o. Morgan ct al, asking that Stephen
| son avenue from Seventh street bridge
| TO the city limits be repaired, recommend
the same be referred to the street SUPER
intendent to make the necessary re-
pairs.
In the matter of petition No. 1894, from
s. A. Butler ct al, asking that Tenth
street from the east line of Main street
to the west line of Maple avenue be
graded, graveled and cement curbed
| on both sides, with six-foot cement
| sidewalk on both sides, recommend the
same be granted, and the city engineer
| instructed to prepare and present the
necessary ordinance to improve said
street where not already improved.
In the matter of protest No. 8S7, from
H. l.. Welch ct al, protesting against
the improvement of Echandia street,
| recommend the same be referred to
the city engineer for estimate of 'front.'
age.
In the matter of petition No. S9s, from
| A. L. Darst, asking that the street su-
perintendent be instructed to sweep
Also street twice month, as heretofore
ordered by the council, recommend the
same be referred to the street superin-
tendent, to comply with the orders CIV
en- some time ago.
| In the matter of the ordinance pro-
viding for the care, maintenance and
regulations of the street known and
called Wiltshire boulevard, and declar-
ing the same to be a public boulevard
recommend the same be placed. upon it's
passage.
In the matter of the proposals to pipe
the Arroyo de los Reyes, recommend the
bid Of A. w. Fricke at $1.34 per lineal
foot be accepted, and the city attorney
instructed to prepare and present the
necessary contract and bond.
In the matter Of petition No. 412, from
H. B. Fasig ct al, asking that the gut
ters on the north side of Downey ave-
nue. between Chestnut and Truman
streets be raised and relaid on reason
able grade and condition, recommend
the same be referred to the street su-
perintendent to make repairs as petit
toned for.
Recommend that the chief Of police
be instructed to have the chain gang
open the cutters on Figueroa street on
both sides of where at present paved.
Recommend that the chief of police