The herald., 1897-06-26

PUBLIC WORKS
Regular Weekly Meeting
Of the Board
MUCH STREET WORK ORDERED
GRADES OF STREETS TO BE
CHANGED
MUCH STREET WORK ORDERED
The Assessment Warrant for the Paw
ing of Main Street Issued.
City Hall Notes

At the meeting of the board Of public
works yesterday morning all the men,
bers were present. A large delegation
or citizens was also on hand to present
their side of the case in the matter of
establishing the grades of Pico, Four
teenth, Clanton, Peru and Paloma
streets and Stanford avenue. The en-
tire morning was taken up with the
matter, which was taken under advise
ment. Just before adjourning the petit
ton to re-establish the grade was rec
commended to be granted, Councilman
Mathuss having gone home.
The following recommendations were
adopted for submission to the council
Monday:
In the matter Of the petition from w.
H. Sutch, asking that the grade of Azusa
street be established, recommend that
the same be referred to the city engineer
to present ordinance of intention.
Recommend that the protest from j.
H. Hall ct al. against the widening of
Darwin avenue between Griffin avenue
and Thomas street to width of eighty
feet be filed.
In the matter Ol tHt petitioh AiOih u
Lougheed, asking permission to grade
by private contract Twenty-second
street from Union avenue to Hoover
street. using the natural soil of the
street, recommend the same be granted
and said petition be referred to the city
engineer to present the necessary ordi-
nance therefor.
In the matter of the petition from A. H.
hot vt Str
between the easterly line of Hoover
street and a point 146 feet west OF the
northwest corner of Bush and Sixteenth
streets be widened to uniform width
corresponding to the remaining portion
of said street, recommend that the same
be referred to the city engineer to make
survey and map and furnish same to
the city attorney, and that the city at
torney be instructed to present ordi-
nance of intention therefor.
Recommend that the petition from c.
T. Howland ct al, asking that the grade
of the west side of Hoover street from
Twenty ninth to Thirtieth streets be
established be referred to the city en-
gineer for ordinance of intention there
for.
In the matter of the petition from H.
Heids ct al. asking that the grade of
North Figueroa street from Boston to
Temple streets be changed and estab-
lished so as to conform to the present
improvements, recommend the same be
referred to the city engineer for investi-
cation and estimate of frontage in con-
nection with petition No. 722.
Recommend that the protest from Ju-
liza Baker ct al, against the improve
ment of First street between Flower and
Pearl streets, be denied
Recommend that the petition from F.
a. Hammond ct al, asking that a ce
ment walk six feet wide be constructed
on the west side of South Hill street be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets,
be referred to the city engineer to pre-
sent ordinance of intention therefor.
Recommend that the petition from j.
H. Blanchard ct al, in reference to the
improvement Of First street between
Flower and Figueroa streets, be filed.
Recommend that petition No. 545 (S)
be filed.
In the matter of the petition from A.
Kinney ct al, asking that Adams street
between Congress street and Arlington
avenue be improved under the bond act,
recommend the same be referred to the
city engineer for estimate of cost and if
the same exceeds the amount required
by law, then to present ordinance Of in
tention.
In the matter of the petition from Mrs.
Mary B. Boyd ct al, asking that the
lines of Third street be defined between
Bunker Hill avenue and Hope street,
recommend the same be granted and the
city engineer instructed to make survey,
the expense, if any, to be paid by the
petitioners.
In the matter of the petition from H
c. Pierce ct al, asking that First street
between Beaudry avenue and Toluca
street be improved under the bond pro-
visions of the Vrooman. act recommend
the same be referred to the city engineer
for estimate of cost and if the same eX-
ceeds the amount required by law then
to present the necessary ordinance Of
intention.
Recommend that the protest from H.
w. Hellman against the opening of an
alley from Third to Fourth streets be-
tween Spring and Main streets be filed,
as the opening of said alley would not
affect the property of the petitioner.
In the matter of the petition from the
Cass & Smurr Stove company ct al,
asking that an alley be opened in the
block bounded by Third, Fourth, Spring
and Main streets, recommend that the
same be granted and the city engineer
directed to make survey as per map pre-
sented herewith, and the city attorney
be instructed to prepare the necessary
ordinance accordingly.
Recommend that the petition from the
Thomas Drug company ct al, in reference
to the condition of the pavement of
Spring street be fled as the matter has
been acted upon.
In the matter of the grading of Fre-
mont street from First to Second streets.
recommend that a 30-inch cement pine
be laid on this street before this improve
ment is made, and the city clerk be in
structed to advertise for bids to do said
work.
Recommen dthat the petition from the
Pasadena & Pacific Railway company
for instructions in reference to placing
certain line pole on Hill street, south
of Eighth, be filed, as the matter has
been mutually adjusted and we recon-
mend that the pole be placed at the curb
opposite the property line
Recommend that petition No. 5O7 (Nr)
be filed
In the matter of the petitions from IT
]. Woollacott ct AL, asking that
cement sidewalk be constructed on
Ficket street between First street and