The herald., 1896-09-12
Matters Disposed Of at the
Weekly Meeting
THE STEAM ROLLER BOUGHT
Hawley, King & Co. Capture the Much
Coveted Contract
Specifications for Repairing the
Sidewalks Approved

matterof the steam roller, which has oc>
cupied much of the time Of the board,
for the past two or three meetings, was
finally disposed of, the bid Of Fairbanks
for the secondhand machine being re-
accepted. The following recommends
tions were adopted for submission to the
council Monday:
Recommend that petition No. 784. from
Mrs. r. M. Widney ct al, asking that
Pasadena avenue between Arroyo Seco
bride and the south property line of Mrs
w. Rump be graded, graveled, curbed
with cement curb and sidewalked with
cement sidewalk six feet wide, be refer
red to the city engineer for the necees-
sary estimate of cost, and IL the same
exceeds the amount required by law,
then to present the necessary ordinance
Of intention.
Recommend that petition No. 7s9 from
H. P. Lantz ct al, asking that the
sprinkling hydrant in front Of the East
Los Angeles Baptist church, on Haw
kins near Workman street, be removed
to some place where the same will be of
less objection, be granted and the su-
perintendent Of street sprinkling in
structed to have the same removed,
placing it in front OF unoccupied prop
erty.
Recommend that the specifications for
repairing cement sidewalks as present.
ed by the city engineer, be adopted and
placed on file in the office Of the city
clerk.
In the matter Of proposals to furnish
the city with steam road roller, we
recommend that the bid of Hawley.
King & Company for one twelve-ton
Columbian steam road roller for the sum
yard, in running order, with two years
guarantee, be accepted and the city at
torney instructed to prepare and pre-
sent the necessary contract and bond.
Recommend that protest No. 1888 from
F. E. Normandy ct al, in reference to
the abandonment of a portion of Twen-
ty-second street, between Trinity and
city attorney.
Recommend that petition No. 7S6 from
Samuel Mansfield, asking that Seventh
street, from Hoover street to Vermont
avenue, be widened to eighty feet, be
referred to the city engineer.
Recommend that petition No. IS!
from Mrs. Amelia Elliott ct al, asking
that Gladys avenue, between Wolfskill
avenue and Seventh street, be graded,
graveled, curbed with cement and side
walked with cement four feet wide and
severed under the provisions of the
Vrooman act, be referred to the city en-
gineer for the necessary estimate Of
cost, and if the same exceeds the amount
required by law, then to present the
necessary ordinance of intention.
Recommend that petition No. 7S5 from
A. Dixon ct al. asking permission to
grade and gravel and curb with cement
Clinton avenue, from the east line of
Rowland avenue to the east curb line
of Vermont avenue, using the natural
gravel now on the said street, be re-
ferred to the city engineer for examina-
tion, and If, in his judgment, this is the
proper material to use, to present the
necessary ordinance granting permis-
sion. -...
Recommend that petition No. III from
F. B. Colver. asking that steps be built
leading from the First street grade to
the top of the embankment on Figueroa
street, between First and State streets,
be referred to the city engineer for es-
innate Of cost.
Recommend that petition No. IT'S,
from s. c. Hubbell ct al, in reference to
the sprinkling of certain streets in the
vicinity of Westlake park, be referred
to the superintendent of street sprink-
ling with instructions to see that these
streets are properly sprinkled.
AsSSOiAhAChu Iudt pcLlllOu mo. iS5,
from Charles A. Shaw ct al, asking for
change Of grade on Bonnie Brae street,
between Temple and First streets, be
referred to the city engineer to estimate
the frontage represented, and if the same
is majority and said grade is the proper
grade to establish, then to present the
necessary ordinance of intention.
Recommend that petition No. 77S,
from ]. Lougheed ct al, asking that the
width Of the sidewalks on Hoover street
be established at ten feet, be referred
to the city engineer.
Recommend that petition No. 779,
from c. McCann, in reference to the
sprinkling of Ninth and Eleventh streets,
be referred to the superintendent of
street sprinkling.
Recommend that petition No. 1872,
from Ruth Hall ct al, asking that For
ester avenue, between Hoover street
and Vermont avenue, be curbed with
cement curb, be referred to the city
engineer to present the necessary ordi-
nance of intention.
Recommend that the ordinance of in
tention to improve Fifth street. from
San Pedro street to the east line of
blocks 13 and IA of the Wolfskill Orchard
tract be placed upon it's passage.
Recommend that the protest Of S. I.
Merrill ct al, No. ia, against the i'm
provement of Ninth street, between San
Pedro street and Ctntral avenue, be set
for hearing September 81. 1895, at 10
o'clock a. m, and the clerk instructed to