The herald., 1896-06-20
BDARDOF PUBLIC WORKS
New Street Improvements
Ordered
THAT ELECTRIC ROAD FRANCHISE
"Hung Up" at the Request OF
Ex.Mayor Workman
MORE TIME IS GRANTED
MORE TIME IS GRANTED
The Superintendent Of Street Sprinkling
Files His Weekly Report
Tee Free Use Of Water Is Running Asphalt
Pavements
There Should Be Much More Sweeping and
nuch Less Sprnk'lng-Hitching Osds.
nance Signed bv the Mayer.
City Hall Notes

The regular weekly meeting Of the
board of public works was held yester-
day morning at the city hall, at whlch
a considerable amount of routine busi-
ness was transacted. 1t was expected
that the bids for the Fourth street elec-
trio franchise would be acted upon, but
on the request of ex-Mayor Workman,
who really worked up the franchise in
the interest of the Hook Traction COM
pany, the matter was postponed for one
week Mr.. Workman evidently thought
that there would be no opposition to his
securing the franchise, and put in a DID
at 5000 with the cost Of advertising.
When the bids were opened it was found
that Mr.. Workman's was the lowest.
Ex-City Assessor ]. M. Hinton had bid
$501, and that bid was raised an even
hundred by Mr.. Smith. 1t is not known
what backing these gentlemen had, but
both stated that they were bona tide,
and If awarded the franchise would
build the road. The matter will be finally
disposed of at the next meeting.
The following recommendations were
adopted by the board for submission
to the council at the meeting Monday
next:
First-Recommend that petition No.
63S, from G. G. Johnson ct al, asking
that cement sidewalk six feet wide and
a cement curb be laid on the south side
Of Seventh street from Alvarado to
Hoover streets, be granted and the city
engineer instructed to prepare and pre-
sent the necessary ordinance of inten-
ton.
Sccond-Recommend that petition No.
462, from Anna NJ. Spence ct al, in ref
erence to the grade of Whittier street.
be filed.
Third-Recommend that protest No
476. from w. H. Rorick ct al, against the
improvement. of Oak street, between
Washington and Twenty first Streets
be sustained and the proceedings or
dered abandoned. and the engineer be
instructed to present the necessary Or
dilance of intention to sidewalk and
curb the east side of said Oak street.
between the south line of Washington
street and the north line of Twenty
first street.
Fourth-Reco nmend that petition No
4e1, from c. H. Libbey, in reference to
the grading Of Oak street be filed.
Fifth-Recommend that petition No.
$780, from H. G, Wiltshire, in reference to
the Improvement of the intersection of
West Seventh street and Benton boule-
ward, be filed as work has already been
ordered.
Sixth-Recommend that petition No
640 from o. Blumm ct al. asking that
First street between Grand avenue and
Olive street be graded curbed with ce-
ment curb and sidewalked with cement
sidewalk six feet wide, be granted and
the city engineer instructed to prepare
and present the necessary ordinance of
intention therefor.
Seventh-Recommend that petition
No. 543 from F. H. Kieth ct al, to grade
gravel and curb Albion street from a
point $50 feet west of Water street to
Chestnut street, be referred to the city
engineer for the necessary estimate OF
cost, and If the same exceeds the amount
required by law then to present the nee
essary ordinance of intention to do said
work under the bond provision of the
Vrooman act.
Eighth-Recommend that petition
No. 542, from c. P. Dandy ct al, asking
that the grade of Park View street, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets, be
changed so that the cut will not exceed
four feet al the highest point be referr-
ed to the city engineer for the estimate
of frontage, and if the same represents
majority. and if the grade is proper for
the street. then to present the necessary
ordinance of intention.
Ninth-Recommend that petition No.
544, from Louis Phillips ct al, in refer
ence to the widening of sidewalks on
Main street. between Commercial and
Fifth streets, be referred TO the city en-
gineer to estimate the frontage thereon
contained.
Tenth-Recommend that petition No.
541 from F. r. Harbert ct al, asking that
a cement sidewalk be laid on the east
side of Kingsley street, between Thir-
eieth and jefferson streets be granted
and the city engineer instructed to pre-
eent the necessary ordinance of inten-
tion therefor.
Eleventh-Recommen that petition
No. 545, from G. II. Bonebrake ct al, ask
Ing that the street railway company OPP
Grating on Spring street be ordered to re-
move the iron traps on their curves a.
Temple and Spring, First and Spring
and Main street be granted and the
street superintendent be instructed to