The herald., 1897-09-11
Running Down the Cutters
on Main Street
SIDEWALK TO BE wIoENED
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MAKE
4 PERSONAL INSPECTION
Numerous Recommendations for Pub
lie Work Made to the Council.
Boom in Building

Nessrs. Ashman, Blanchard and Math
ms Of the board Of public works. accom-
panied by Councilman Nickel and rep
resentatives of the press. yesterday after
noon made a trip Of inspection out MAR
street for the purpose. of investigating
the nuisance created by filthy water
flowing along the gutter, on the west sidi
of the street from Ninth to Thirty-sev-
enth streets. Frequent complaints have
been received of late in regard to the
matter and the board decided to look over
the ground for themselves with view to
applying the proper remedy.
The party drove out the entire length
Of Main street and found that for the
entire distance large stream or nltny
water was flowing in the gutter on the
west side Of the street. The stream has
It's origin in the center of the city, on
Broadway, Spring and Main streets,
where the cutters and culverts are
flushed for hours daily. At Ninth and
Main streets the streams center and flow
southwark, having by this time become
turgid torrent carrying with it all man
ner of refuse and filth from the streets
over which it has passed. All day long
the stream flows southwark. settling into
pools in the depressions and rapidly be-
coming malodorous and menace to
health urder the summer sun.
This was the condition of things as
found by the party The east side OF
the street is dry. but the west gutter
becomes worse day by day, as it is i'm
possible for the street sweeping con-
tractor to properly clean it with water
continually flowing through. No de-
cisive action was agreed upon by the
councilmen, but it is probable that the
daily flushing of culverts will be cut to
thrice week and the intervals of com
parative dryness will be utilized as op-
portunities to thoroughly sweep and
cleanse the offending gutter.
From the gutter problem the board
turned its attention to the matter of a
PROTECTING sidewalk on the west side OF
Main street, between Second and First.
About a year ago the council decided to
widen the sidewalk on both sides of Mar
street two feet-from twelve to fourteen
-and several property owners went
ahead and enlarged their walks. Others
protested and finally succeeded in KIN ock-
Ing out the improvement. At present the
stretch of walk extending from Second
street sixty feet north projects two feet
into the street. with the result of forming s
catch basin or dam for all the refuse
Of the gutter and backing up water SO
as to form pool there. After inspec-
tion, and finding that large portion of
the sidewalk on the block was either
above or below the established grade.
the board decided to recommend that the
council order the remainder of the walk
widened TO fourteen feet and a the same
time placed on grade. When completed
the pavement will De in first-class shape
instead of series of ups and downs, as
at present.
From Main street the board were
driven down Also street, where faulty
sewer, near the brewery which needed
flushing. was, looked after to the salts
faction of all. and the return to the city
hall was made. where the rest of the
afternoon was devoted TO the considera-
tion of other matters.
Routine recommendations adopted by
the board were as follows:
Recommend that the draft Of ordi-
nance amending ordinance No. 3146, new
series regulating the keeping of cows
eheep, etc., be referred to the board of
health.
Recommend that the petition from
Smith & Agin, asking permission to
lay by private contract cement walk on
the east side of Flower street near
Fourth street be denied
In the matter of the petition from o
c. Bryant ct al. asking that Magnolia
avenue from Pico to Sixteenth streets
be graded, graveled, curbed and side
walked, under the bond act, recommend
the same be referred to the city engineer
for estimate of cost and If the same K
ceeds the amount required by law, ther
to present the necessary ordinance of in.
tention therefor.
Recommend that the petition from H
3. Baer, asking that Cherry street be-
tween Washington and Eighteenth
streets be graded, graveled and curbed
be referred to the city engineer for ordi
nance Of intention therefor.
In the matter of the petition from Mrs
M. Kearney ct al, asking that Yves
Railroad street between Main and Sal
Fernando streets be graded, graveled
curbed with wood and sidewalked will
gravel, recommend the same be referred
to the city engineer for ordinance of in
tention therefor.
In the matter Of the petition from H
w. Hellman ct al, asking that the grad
ing and paving of Main and Fourtl
streets at their intersection be 81
changed as to prevent the accumulation
of standing water al said corner, recon
mend that the same be referred to tn,
city engineer for investigation.
In the matter of the petition from G
A. Ralphs ct al. asking that a cemen
sidewalk be constructed on both sides O
Flower street between Tenth and Elev
enth streets, recommend the same be re
ferred to the city engineer for ordinanc,
Of intention.
In the matter Of the protest from ]
A. Gardiner ct al, against the proposed
Improvement of Toberman street be-
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets, recommend the same be filed. Al
It is premature.
In the matter of proposals to sidewall
Eastiake avenue from Downey avenu,
to Main street, recommend that the biz
of'Frank Whittier at S% cents per squar
foot be accepted and the necessary res
olution of award be adopted
In the matter of proposals to construc
cement pipe ir Arroyo de los Reyes, rec
ommend the hid of John Genilla a
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