The herald., 1897-02-16

Attorney John T. Jones, representing
the contractors, said that they were
willing to do anything IN reason, out
called attention to the fact that mucn
rubbish was being thrown on the street
by the failroad company. sun, tney
asked, and would clean up the street ana
take care of it, as they had done once
before.
Councilman Nickel suggested that as
this was the date fixed for the hearing OF
protestants before the council that any
of those interested who were present pe
given a hearing.
In regard to protest No. III of A. Krug
ct al. against the improvement OF VaileJo
street between Workman ana chestnut
streets, under ordinance of intention NO.
4004, would remind you that the pro-
ceedings have already been abandoned
for the reason that there was no grade
established at the time of the ordinance
of intention to improve was passed, pro-
test herewith returned. Filled.
/ herewith present final ordinance es-
tablishing grade of Blaine street from
Ninth to Connecticut street. Passed
Also final ordinance establishing the
grade of Mateo street from Ninth street
to the alley between Eighth and Lee
Grande streets. Passed.
With regard to the proposed sewer
on Blaine street between Ninth ana
Eleventh streets, beg to report as fol-
lows: Blaine street is not opened be-
tween Eleventh and Connecticut streets
and the Tenth street sewer cannot be
utilized for the reason that sufficient
fall cannot be obtained. The only
way out of the difficulty is to construct
sewers on Blaine, Buckley, Connecticut
and Vernon streets in one district, or to
open Blaine into Eleventh street. Re-
ferred to the board of public works.
l herewith present ordinance of in
tention 10 construct sewer on Bailey
street between Pennsylvania avenue
ard ST. Louis street, as asked for in pc
tition No. 9S. from John Edwards ct al
Petition herewith returned Passed.
l herewith present for your approval
the assessment map of the Council street
sewer as built under ordinance No. 1863
Filed.
Also ordinance to establish the grade
of the alley in the block bounded by First
and Second streets, Boyle avenue and
State streets. Passed.
Also ordinance of intention to estab-
lish the grade of Oswego avenue (some-
times known as Thirtieth street, be-
tween Hoover street and Sumner ave-
nue.. Passed.
In regard to petition No. 81 from G. I.
Tidgerwood ct al, with reference to
sewer on Thirty-fifth street and Del
Monte streets, l beg to report that 1t
would be possible to construct sewer
on those streets to connect with the
southern intercepting sewer on Jeffer-
son street. This sewer would, however,
be SO shallow that Easements could not
be drained into it. Filed.
In conformity with your order have
examined the intersection of Fourth
and Los Angeles streets. and find that
the railroad tracks are three inches low
at the center line of Los Angeles street.
In regard to remedy for storm water
at Twelfth street and Los Angeles street,
asked for in petition No. 11S, beg leave
to report as follows: The intersection
of Twelfth and Los Angeles streets is
level, and from Twelfth to Pico streets
the fall is three inches, which is not suf-
fcient to rapidly carry off the large
amount of storm water which finds its
way to Twelfth and Los Angeles streets.
North of Twelfth and south of Pico
street the fall is rapid, and a grade of
not less than three inches per 100 feet
could be obtained by lowering the grade
three inches at the south side of the
intersection of Twelfth and Los Angeles
street, and by lowering the grade fifteen
inches 1t the intersection of Los Ange-
les and Pico streets. The fall obtained
| would be sufficient to properly drain the
| street, but involves the regarding Of
Los Angeles street from Twelfth to
Fourteenth street and of Pico street
! between Main and Santee streets. Re-
ferred to the board of public works.
The engineer also submitted estimates
| for the improvement of Beaudry avenue
| from First street to Second street, and
| as the amount. 81. 40 per front foot was
| in excess of the amount required by law,
| an ordinance of intention was presented,
| which passed under suspension of the
| rules.
The clerk stated that the protestants
| had all been notified and the president
| invited any one who wished to say any
| thing to do so. There was no response,
| and on the statement Of the attorneys
| for the protestants that they had moth
| ing further to say at this time, on mo-
| tion of Councilman Nickel the further
| hearing of the matter was continued to
Tuesday next, the 23d inst, at 2 o'clock,
by which time the engineer could check
up the streets and the committee could
present its final report.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
The city engineer presented the fol-
| lowing report:
In compliance with your order of Feb
| ruary 1st, 1897, / have prepared and pre-
! sented to the city attorney a description
| of that portion of Pasadena avenue to
| be abandoned in accordance with petit
tion No. 20 of Mary E. Withrow. Filed.
would draw your attention to the fact
| that Central avenue between the right
of way of the Southern Pacific company
and the south city boundary is not of a
uniform width of eighty feet, some por
tions being less than eighty feet in
width, and as there has been an ordi-
nance of intention (No. 4006. adopted
| December 21st, 1886 passed to improve
said avenue between said points, l
would recommend that before the pas
sage Of the final ordinance the matter be
investigated so as to prevent trouble af-
| ter the contract is let So ordered.
In regard to petition No 12f, from j.
B. Binford, asking permission to lay
! private sewer Oh Eleventh street, l
would recommend that the petition be
granted with the understanding that the
sewer is to be laid on the south side of
the street and that he be not granted
permission to use the manhole at the
| intersection of Eleventh street and
! Grand avenue. This is to prevent in
reference with any public sewer which
may in the future be laid on Eleventh
street. Granted