The herald., 1897-10-05

| cOHVeyduceS ana emplOyeS 10 MS SdtlS-
faction. We can save the taxpayers of
this city not less than $3.50 per month If
you will have placed the said work in our
hands. We are willing to make a bond
that the said work shall be done satis-
factorily. KREGELO & BRESEE"
This was also referred to the board
of public works without comment. Both
petitions and the offer of Kregelo &,
Bresee will be acted upon at Fridays
meeting of the board, and it is consid-
cred certain that there will be at that
meeting delegation of ur,dertakers,
who will endeavor to prevent the accept
ance of the offer of free morgue. The
| establishment of one by the city is con-
sidered impossible at present, owing to
the condition of finances.
On the petition of property owners
residing near California street and Pa
vilion place, the grade of the latter was
ordered made to conform to that of CAL
ifornia street, thereby preventing the
collection of a large body of water at
that intersection.
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT
The following ordinances reported by
the city engineer We're adopted under
a suspension of the rules: Ordinance
of intention to establish the grade of
Echo street from Pasadena. avenue to
Avenue Fifty-two; final ordinance es-
tablishing the grade of Sixteenth street
from Central avenue to Alameda street;
final ordinance establishing the grade
of Littlerock avenue from Tennessee
street to Alameda street. and the final
ordinance establishing the grade of
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nue. to the west line of the Grand-ave-
nue. and Adams street tract.
In regard to the petition of A. Elliott
ct al, asking to have the width Of the
sidewalks on Toberman street between
Sixteenth and Washington streets es-
tablished at thirty feet, the city engi-
neer presented an ordinance fixing the
width of the sidewalks at twenty feet.
instead of thirty feet, which ordinance
was adopted.
The cost of grading and otherwise
improving Magnolia avenue between
Pico and Sixteenth streets was esti-
mated as follows: Grade and gravel,
rs cents per foot; cement curb, 30 cents;
cement walk go cents; cutters, Z cents;
total, SLIP per foot. An ordinance of in
tention to do this work was adopted.
In regard to the ordinance for the i'm
provement of Railroad street between
Main and Redondo streets, it was found
that there had been no grade established
on that part of Railroad street. An or
dinance of intention to establish the
grade was adopted.
The following ordinances were also
adopted: An ordinance of intention to
construct a cement curb and cement
walk five feet wide on each side of
Turner street from Alameda street to
Vignes street; an ordinance of inten-
ton for a siX-foot cement walk on each
side Of Flower street between Tenth
and Eleventh streets; ordinance of in
.tention for cement curb and walk
five feet wide on each side Of Santee
street between Twentyfirst and Twen-
ty-third streets; ordinance of intention
to construct a cement walk six feet wide
on the west side of Fremont avenue
from Third street to Fourth street; or
dinance of intention to construct ce-
ment curb and walk five feet wide on
each side of Vignes street between Com
mercial and First streets.
The city engineer further reported as
follows In regard to your order of Sep
storm water on Second street between
Beaudry and Fremont avenues. l will
state that the present storm drain is
made Of wood and is in very bad condi-
ton 1t should be replaced by a thirty
| inch cement pipe before Second street
| is graded, as it can be done much more
cheaply now than after the improve
ment of said street. The length of pipe
required is about $50 lineal feet, which
will cost, laid. about $3.50. Referred to
the board Of public works.
In the matter of storm water at
Fourth and Main streets, I would state
that I have taken the necessary levels
at said point, and find that while there
Is sufficient fall across Fourth street
to properly drain the intersection, it
will not at present drain for the reason
that the gutter does not have uniform
grade across Fourth street, it being
one and a half inches above grade at
the center of said street To properly
remedy the trouble complained of the
railroad tracks should be lowered one
and a half inches and the gutter relaid
across said street. Referred to the board
of public works.
CROSSWALKS WANTED
Mr. Toll moved that the board of pub
lie works confer with the street super
intendent to ascertain how many cross