The herald., 1897-02-13
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Regular Meeting Held Yester-
day
rlany Public improvements Recommended for
Submission to the City Council on
Monday Next

The board of public works met yes
terday and, after consideration, the fol-
lowing recommendations were adopted
for submission to the council on Monday
next:
Recommend that petition No. 15S
from Mrs. d. " Cohn ct al, asking that
Second street from Fremont avenue to
a point 200 feet west of Beaudry avenue
be graded, graveled and curbed with
redwood under the bond provisions OF
the Vrooman act be referred to the city
engineer for estimate of frontage, and
If the same exceeds the amount required
by law, then to present the necessary
ordinance of intention
In the matter of the ordinance vacat-
ing and abandoning certain portion OF
Sunset boulevard. as deeds have been
given for strip of land on the opposite
side of the street as per agreement, rec
ommend that said ordinance be placed
upon its passage.
Recommend that the petition of R. w.
Poindexter ct AL, No. 1859, asking that
Hunter street be opened from Mateo
street to Santa Fe avenue, be referred
to the city engineer to prepare map; as
sessment district to be between Mateo
street and Santa Fe avenue.
Recommend that petition No. 161
from William l.. Riley ct al, asking that
Fremont avenue, from First to Second
street, be graded, graveled, guttsTed
and curbed with REDWOOD under the
bond provisions of the Vrooman act be
referred to the city engineer for the ne
cessary estimate of cost, and if the same
exceeds the amount required by law,
then to present the necessary ordinance
of intention.
In the matter of petition No. 151, from
H. III. Appel ct al. asking that the grade
Of Flower street be changed in such a
manner as to relieve the petitioners of
the nuisance of standing water, recon-
mend the same be referred to the city
engineer to present the ordinance Of in
tention to re-estabfish the grade as pc
titioned for.
In the matter Of storm water on East
Ninth street, recommend that the street
superintendent be instructed to remedy
this nuisance in accordance with the
report of the city engineer of February
Sth, 1897, as follows: That open cutters
be constructed across Ninth street, one
on the west side of Los Angeles street,
one on the west side of Santee street. two
at Maple avenue, and two on Wall street
In the matter of the report of the city
engineer of February 8th, 1897, (Section
12) in reference to improving Court street
between Lake Shore avenue and Bel
mont avenue, recommend that the city
engineer be instructed to present ordi-
nance of intention to establish the grade
of said street.
Recommend that petition No 156, from
F. II. Graham, asking permission to con-
struct sidewalk by private contract in
front of lot "a, block 81, Hancock's sur
vey, on Orange street, be granted.
In the matter of petition No. 155, from
the Northwest Los Angeles Improvement
association in reference to changing
street names, we beg leave to refer the
same back to the council without recem-
mendation as the matter is still before
the council.
Recommend that the ordinance of in
tention to improve Rosemont avenue be
placed upon it's passage.
Recommend that petition No. ITO. from
George l. Cochran ct al, asking that an
asphalt crossing be placed at the north
east corner of Tenth and Pearl streets.
be granted.
Recommend that petition No. 160, from
B. Butterf1eld. complaining of the condi-
ton OF the crossing at Fourth and Wall
streets, be referred to the city engineer
to Investigate and report what can be
done to remedy the trouble.
Recommend that petition No. 1853, from
Mary E. Taylor ct al, asking that a ce-
ment curb and sidewalk be constructed
on the east side of Menlo, from West
Adams street to Twenty-ninth street. be
referred to the city engineer to present
the necessary ordinance of intention.
Recommend that petition No 1855. from
Mrs. Henderson Judd ct al, asking that
a cement walk be placed on the north
side of Twenty-first street, between
Lovelace and Estrella avenue, be re-
ferred to " city engineer to present the
necessary ordinance of intention.