The herald., 1896-07-18
|BOARD Of PUBLIC WORKS
Whittier Street Is to Be
Improved
some Other MATTERS RECOMMENDED
Latest Phase of That Interna-
tional Episode
LETTER FROM MR.. MORTIMER
He Asks That the Lion Tail. Twisting
Officers Be Forgiven
They Did Not Really Know the 0ffense They
Were Committing
All Of the City officials Are Talking About the
Needed Reforms State
ment Of Assessment Roils-The
Latest Phase of That Interna-
tional Episode
LETTER FROM Mr.. MORTIMER
He Asks That the Lion Tail. Twisting
Officers Be Forgiven
They Did Not Really Know the 0ffense They
Were Committing
All Of the City officials Arc Talking About the
Needed Reforms-compsrative State
ment Of Assessment Roiis-The
Public Market-Notes

The board of public works met at the
city hall in regular session yesterday
The Whittier street improvement was
again up. and all parties had hearing.
| Mr.. Metzger was on hand, and gave his
side of the controversy. as did the 9TH
ers. The recommendation of the board
will be found below. AS to the Park
avenue extension, although the board
visited the scene and looked over the
ground, there was no recommendation,
| and the whole matter will probably be
fought out on the floor of the council
Monday. Aside from these matters. the
business was of a routine character.
The following recommendations were
adopted for submission to the council
Monday:
First. Recommend that petition No.
579 from E. Metzger ct al, asking that
Whittier street, between Seventh and
Ninth streets, be graded, graveled and
curbed with redwood curb. under bond
provisions of the Vrooman act, be re-
ferred to the city engineer for estimate
of cost, and if the same exceeds the
amount required by law, then to present
the necessary ordinance of intention.
ISL, from the Wiltshire company, with
reference to franchise, be filed.
Third. Recommend that petition No.
| sos, from II. J. Woollacott ct al, asking
that South Hope street. between Sixth
and Pico streets, be sidewalked with
cement walk eight feet wide, be filed, as
the petition does not represent sufficient
frontage to warrant us ordering the
same
Fourth Recommend that petition No.
! 424, from John L. Slaughter ct al, asking
that the name of Montreal street be
changed to Bunker Hill avenue, be
! granted and the city engineer instruct
| ed to prepare and present the necessary
ordinance therefor.
Fifth. Recommend that petition No.
TO- from E. A. Miller ct al asking that
Oak street, between Washington and
Twenty third streets, be graded and
graveled, be granted and the city enGi-
neer instructed to prepare and present
the necessary ordinance of intention
therefor.
Sixth. Recommend that petition No
COS, from w. H. Gibbs, in reference to
the erection of street signs, be filed.
Seventh Recommend that petition NO.
6O4. from L. B. Lee ct al, asking permis-
sion to road up Swift street, between
Thirtieth and Thirty-second streets, be
referred to the city engineer to estab-
iish the necessary grade.
Eighth Recommend that petition No.
609, from A. NJ. Smith ct al asking that
Hoff street be graded, graveled, curbed
with cement curb and sidewalked with
cement sidewalk five feet wide under
the Bond provisions of the Vrooman act,
be granted and the city engineer in
structed to prepare and present the
necessary estimate, and if the same ex-
ceeds the amount required by law, then
to present the necessary ordinance OF
intention.
Ninth Recommend that petition No.
6o6, from T. w. Collins ct al. asking that
the name Of Pleasant street be changed
to Utah street, be granted and the city
engineer instructed to prepare and pres
ent the necessary ordinance therefor.
Tenth Recommend that petition No.
427 from Mrs. f. Hunter ct al, in refer
ence to constructing cement sidewalks
on the east side of Hope street, between
Sixth street and the Normal school
grounds, be referred to the city engi-
neer to establish the necessary grade.
Eleventh. Recommend that petition
No $50, from John O'Laverty, in refer
ence to dismissal as pound-master, be
filed.
Twelfth. In the matter of petition No.
544 from Louis Phillips, in reference to
the widening of the sidewalk on Main
street, between Commercial and Fifth
streets recommend that the city attor-
width of the sidewalk as it formerly was
and that the street superintendent be
instructed to place the curb on the line of
the old curb where the same has been
widened.
Thirteenth. Recommend that the
street superintendent be instructed TO
place the east side of Buena Vista
: street on grade south of Rock street.
Fourteenth. Recommend that the bid
of Ramish & Marsh to improve alley
Coo per lineal foot, for the grading and
,graveling complete, be accepted and
the necessary resolution of award
adopted
Fifteenth. Recommend in accordance
with the report of the health officer that
he be instructed to have the following
streets swept nightly: First street, from
Main to Alameda streets; Temple street,
from Spring to Grand avenue; ReQuena
street, from Main to Los Angeles streets;
Mott alley, from First to Third streets;
Commercial street, from Main to Ala
media streets.
Sixteenth. Recommend that petition
No. COZ, from Patten & Davies Lumber
and Fuel company ct al, asking that
East Second street, from Alameda street
to Main street, be swept every night, be
granted and the health officer be in
structed to have this work done.
Seventeenth. Recommend that the or
dinance of intention to improve First
street. from Olive street to Grand ave-
nue., be filed.
THAT INTERNATIONAL EPISODE
On the Fourth Of July officers Mclean
Fowler and Baker went to the office OF
the British vice-consul. C. White Nor
timer. and, backed by twelve or fifteen
citizens, ordered him to pull down the
; British flag or hoist the American flag
over it. Mr.. Mortimer refused to do this
and sent a letter to the mayor asking ii
the officers were acting under instruc.
tions of the municipal authorities The
mayor promptly disclaimed any respon-
sibility for the unauthorized act on the
part of the officers, and sent 6
letter to Mr.. Mortimer notifying him o.
the facts of the case The matter was
/. brought up at the last meeting of the
police commissioners, and the officers
. were promptly suspended and cited t.
appear before the next meeting of the
commission to show cause why they
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