The herald., 1897-02-27
FLOWER STREET GRADE
Property Owners Register
a Vigorous Kick
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
They Think They Have Already
Paid Enongh
AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION
A Little Tiff Between the Street Super.
iutendent and Attorney Pepper
ether Recomme ndations Adopted for Submis.
mission TO the Council
AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION
A Little Tiff Between the Street Super.
iutendent and Attorney Pepper
ether Recomme endatlons Adopted for Submls.
mission to the councll
0lssting Of the Fire Commissioners "A Plre-
nap's Fine Remitted-Ths New nem.
bee Takes Ills Seat-0sneral
City Hall News

AT the meeting of the board Of public
works yesterday there was a much
larger audience in attendance than usu
al, and the morning session was almost
entirely given up to debate.
AS soon as the board was called to
order the final ordinance ordering the
regarding of Flower street between Third
and Fourth streets was taken up, as
there were a number of protestants on
hand who desired to be heard. Mr..
Pepper. the attorney, appeared on their
behalf and addressed the board at length
in opposition to the measure. He de-
clared that the interested property
owners were opposed to going to the ex-
pense of regarding the street. He said
that while perhaps the grade was not
satisfactory the people had already gone
to considerable expense in the first in
stance, and they did not think that this
additional burden should be put upon
them. Mr.. Pepper presented several
witnesses to prove his assertions, and
then continued his address. Mr.. Pepper
became quite excited at times and spoke
with great feeling. He declared that one
of the petitions had been tampered with,
and pointed out where it had been done.
This petition, he said, having been filed
with the city clerk and duly certified. was
a public record, and that the party
changing it was therefore guilty of
felony. Mr.. Pepper further charged
that the street superintendent had been
derelict in his duties and was permit
ting the street to be filled up by a con-
tractor, despite the daily protests of him
self and other property owners.
Mr.. Drain. who had been following the
remarks of the attorney very closely
at this point, interrupted him by call
ing out:
Look here. Mr.. Pepper, do you claim
that 1 failed to do all 1 could to put
stop to this business?"
Mr. Drain" responded the attorney,
III we find this dumping is going on for
three days after we call your attention
to 1t we can hardly conclude that you
have done all in your power"
'Mr. Pepper, was there twice myself
yesterday. 1 had two inspectors there
at different times, and neither nor they
saw any dumping there. 1 never gave
any permission to dump dirt there, nor
could l do so If desired don't ques-
ton that you believe you saw dumping
there. but how am to know it If my own
observation and my mems reports fail
to disclose it?"
This statement did not satisfy Mr.
Pepper, who thought that an inspectoc
should be kept on thes pot all the time
II necessary to prevent the dumping,
when Mr.. Drain reasserted his former
statement that he had ordered the dump
ing stopped and had done everything
In his power to see that the order was
obeyed.
Judge Louis Gottschalk and Mr. John
son also addressed the board against
the proposed change OF grade, after which
the matter was taken under advisement
until the afternoon session. when the
board agreed to recommend that all
proceedings be abandoned.
j. Baldwin ct al. handed in an appli-
cation that railway franchise be ad-
vertised for sale upon Daily street. from
It's intersection with Pasadena avenue
south, crossing private property to its
intersection with Mission road, it being
understood that the franchise is to be
used by the Pasadena and Pacific rail-
way, and that they shall be permitted
to put double track viaduct over the
tracks of the Southern Pacific
company on Alhambra avenue. The
matter was taken upder advisement to
investigate the question of frontages.
c. A. Sumner also appeared before the
board to protest against the advertise
tnent of the franchise for the Mateo
street electric road as it appears at
present. Once before the franchise was
advertised with some features that were
undesirable, and at his request the mat
ter had been discontinued and the fran
chise readvertised. The advertisement
was again appearing with Objectionable
features which he wished eliminated,
The matter was taken under advisement,
no action being recommended by the
board.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing recommendations were adopted for
submission to the council Monday:
In the matter of the ordinance Of in
tention to change the grade of Flower
street from Third to Sixth streets, rec
ommend that the ordinance be filed and
some other means provided to remedy
the dIMculty at that point.
In the matter of proposals to furnish
decomposed granite, recommend that
the bid of Martin M. Levering be ac
cepted and the city attorney Instructed
to prepare the necessary contract and
bond.
In the matter of the petition for the
establishment of the grade Of Lucas
avenue, from Fourth to Sixth streets.
In order that a petition for the improve
mentr Of said street now in the clerks
office may be acted upon, recommend
that the same be referred to the city
engineer to present the necessary or
dinance Of intention.
In the matter of the petition for the
grading, ETC., Of Byron street. between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, recommend
that the same be referred to the city
engineer for an estimate of 'front.'
age, and II the same exceeds ~ $40 Mt
required by law to pres i me nccess,,ry
ordinance of intention.
In the matter of the Pc aan fos nsx-
foot cement sidewalk on he q-est si1e
of Hope street. except Qer wslk as is
already laid on said str E. ffom % ut
120 feet from the sout, line pf Thi d
street, to the north line Of YGf.h
street, to connect with the State Nor-
NAL school building. rect innend that ile
same be referred; to tn aitr errias,,r
to present the necessaiy oaai1H1ee Il
Intention.
In the matter Of the clifton Tor the
grading of the alley rLnning between
Eighth ana Ninth streets. and betwe a.
Bonnie BrAe street ana vvestiake ave.
nqes recommend that tl9 same be res