The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-17
Regular Weekly Meeting Of
the Board
PIPING ARROYO De LOS REYES
PROPERTY OWNERS WILL BEAR
HALF THE EXPENSE
Recommended That the Much Needed
Improvement Be Made-Meeting
Of the Sewer Committee

AT the meeting of the board Of public
works yesterday morning the most i'm
portant matter was the piping of the
open ditch from Ninth to Tenth streets
between Grand avenue and Hope streets,
known as the Arroyo de los Reyes. This
matter has been before the board o.
public works in some sort of shape for
some years past, but upon the PROPOSE
ton of the property owners to pay one
half the expense, the very necessary i'm
provement was recommended. The bal
ance of the session, which closed at noon,
was devoted to routine business, many
matters being disposed of. Following
recommendations were adopted for sub
mission to the council Monday:
In the matter of proposals to improve
First street, between Clarence street and
Boyle avenue, we recommend the bid OF
I. Rrodie a grading and graveiing $l.29
per lineal foot 80 cents per lineal foot
for curb and 1875 cents per lineal foot
for gutter, be accepted, and the neces-
sary resolution of award adopted.
In the matter of proposals to improve
Albion street from Avenue II to Main
street, recommend that the bid of d. F.
Donegan at 81 10 per lineal foot for grad
ing and crawling, 10 cents per lineal
foot for curb, 10 cents for lineal foot for
cutters be accepted, and the necessary
resolution of award adopted.
In the matter of proposals to improve
Wright street from Pico to Sixteenth
street, recommend that the bid of Wat
son & Weiss at IL cents per square foot
for sidewalk be accepted, and the neces-
sary resolution of award adopted.
In the matter of proposals to improve
Second street, recommend that tine bid
of j. P. Mccormick at so cents per lineai
foot for grading and crawling, 16 cents
per lineal foot for curb and Is cents per
llneal foot for cutters be accepted and the
necessary resolution of award adopted
In the matter of the ordinance of in
tention heretofore referred to this board
for the repaving with asphalt of Spring
street from Temple to Ninth streets.
recommend said ordinance be amended
so at to read Temple street to south
line of Sixth street"
In the matter of the petition from H
w. Hughes, asking the city to pay half
the expenses of piping the Arroyo de
Los Reyes between Ninth and Tenth
streets, recommend the same be grant
ed and the city clerk instructed to ad
vertise for bids for laying said pipe,
and the city engineer be instructed to
present the necessary specifications
therefor, the property owners agreeing
to pay one-half of the expense.
In the matter of the petition from T
D. Romans ct al, asking that North
Workman street from Downey avenue
to Avenue u be sidewalked with ce-
ment six feet wide, recommend that the
same be referred to the city engineer
to present ordinance of intention there
for.
Recommend that the protest from Mrs.
E. M. Blackman against the proposed
Improvement of Thomas street be flied,
as time for protest has expired.
In the matter of the petition from w
E. Deming ct al, asking that the grade
Of Garland avenue between Eighth and
Ninth streets be changed and estab-
lished, recommend the same be referred
to the city ngineer for estimate of 'front.'
age.
Recommend that the protest from w.
b. Stewart ct al, against the proposed
paving of Seventh street between Main
and Pearl streets be referred to the city
engineer for estimate of frontage.