The herald., 1897-02-20

adopted for su61lssion to the council
Tuesday
Recommend that the petition OF
French &, Reed for an extension CT co
days on their contract ON Eighth and
Carondelet streets be granted.
Recommend that the petition of VIM.
G. Huey, for an extension of IA days on
his contract Tor Bloom street improve
ment be glanted.
Recomm end that the petition OF r. A.
Botiller ct al, for the abatement Of a
nuisance in the shape of pool of water
at Eighth and Wall streets, be referred
to the street superintendent to remedy
the trouble
Recommend that the petition CT prop
erty owners on Avila street for the i'm
provement of the same under the bond
act, be referred to the city engineer for
an estimate of cost, and II the same ex-
ceeds the amount required by law, to
present the necessary ordinance Of in
te ntion.
Recommend that the petition of prop
erty owners for relief from storm water
on West Third street, between Hope
and Flower streets, be referred to the
street superintendent for investigation.
Recommend that the petition of prop
erty owners on Twenty y-fourth street,
between Hoover and Vermont avenue,
for five-foot cement sidewalk, be re-
ferred to the city engineer to present the
necessary order of intention.
In the matter of proposals to furnish
gravel, recommend that all bids be re-
jected.
Recommend that the petition of prop
erty owners on Fifth street, between
San Pedro street and the Arcade depot
for the paving of the same with asphalt
If a bid can be secured as low as % cents,
be referred to the city engineer to pre-
sent the necessary ordinance of inten-
ton.
Recommend that the petition praying
for better drainage facilities at the in
tersection of Flower and Washington
streets, be referred to the street superin-
tendent to make the change suggested if
found feasible.
Recommend that the communicaSes1n
in reference to the lake of water at
State street and Brooklyn avenue Boyle
Heights, be referred to the city en-
gineer.
In the matter of the protest against
the Improvement OF Towne avenue, be-
tween Eighth and Twelfth streets, rec
ommend that the protest be sustained
and proceedings be abandoned, as the
protest represents a majority of 'front.'
age.
Recommend that the petition for the
Improvement of Francis street, from
Hoover street west, under the bond act,
be referred to the city engineer
Recommend that the petition for the
construction of a proper intersection a
the corner of Bellevue avenue and Cas-
telar street, be referred to the superin-
tendents of streets for investigation.
The request for a waterway across
Bellevue avenue at Centennial street
| took the same course.
Recommend that the streets in the
business section of the city be put in
proper condition, and protesting against
| the imperfect repairs made by the street
| car companies, and other corporations,
be referred to the street superintendent
Recommend the petition of property
owners for. compensation for the de-
struction of sidewalks, etc, in the wild
ening of Bellevue avenue, which Ero-
ceedings have been abandoned, be re-
ferred to the city attorney.
Recommend that the petition of the
Southern California Railway company
for an extension of time for the con-
struction of the sidewalk in front of it's
property on Second street. be granted
The protest in the matter was filed.
In the matter of proposals to improve
Pleasant avenue, recommend that the
bid of Frank Gillespie at S1ac per square
foot be accepted.
In the matter of proposals to sidewalk
Kinsey street, recommend that the bid
of Gray & Ward at 95sc per square foot,
be accepted.
Alfred Moore, Sr., appeared before
the board and repeated the argument
which he has made on numerous occa-
sions before the city council and previous
boards in reference to certain property
claimed by him on the mission. The
case has been through the courts, but
Mr.. Moore has always insisted that he
never got justice, and for this reason he
thinks the council should allow him
more of the land than the court awarded
The matter was taken under con-
sideration, and the board adjourned.