The herald., 1898-08-13
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
ROUTINE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Mayor Snyder Leaves for Two Weeks
Trip-New Street Sweeping
Specifications Prepared

A short session Of the board Of public
works was held yesterday morning at
which the following report was prepared
for presentation to the council at Monday s
session:
Recommend that the petition from Geo.
F. Brown for permission to improve Thtr-
.ty-first street between Orchard avenue
and Hoover street. using the natural soil.
be referred to the street superintendent for
investigation.
In the matter Of the petition from r. H.
McCray, for the improvement Of Grand
avenue between First and Court streets,
by grading, crawling, curbing with red
wood and guttering, under the bond act.
we recommend that the same be referred
to the city engineer for estimate Of cost,
and IL the same exceeds the amount re-
CURED by law, then to present the ordi-
nance Of intention therefor.
We recommend that the petition from p.
j. Hummel be referred to the city engineer
with Instructions to present ordinance of
intention for the construction Of a cement
sidewalk eight feet wide on the east side
of Flower street between Twelfth and Pico
streets.
In the matter Of the petition from John
]. Charnock, we recommend that the city
engineer be instructed to furnish the city
attorney with the necessary data for the
opening of a sixty-foot street through the
center of lot and through portions of lot
3 and of block IA of the Freeman tract
and that the city attorney be instructed to
prepare an ordinance of intention to open
said street; the district of assessment to
be on the lines of the opening between
Twentieth and Twenty-second streets
We recommend that the petition from
H. Malinow be referred to the city engineer
with instructions that he present ordinance
Of intention to grade with natural soil and
curb with redwood Avenue IS, from Pasa-
dena avenue to Advise street.
In the matter of the petition from E. j.
Roller, we recommend that the relief
prayed for be granted and that the city at
torney be instructed to present an amend
ment to the "hitching ordinance" provid-
ing that Hill street between First and Fifth
which hitching is prohibited for a longer
period than twenty minutes.
In the matter of the report Of the en-
gineer with reference to the improvement
of Victoria street and Staunton avenue,
we recommend that the city engineer be
instructed to present ordinance Of inter
ton to improve said streets in the manner
mentioned In his said, report in order that
said work of improvement may come under
the bond provisions of the vrooman act.
We recommend tina. the ordinance
amending the plumbing ordinance present
ed blythe health officer and referred to this
board. be placed upon its passage.
In the matter of the petition from George
w. Williamson, we recommend that the
Los Angeles Railway company be instruct
ed to pave Ninth street between their
tracks and for two feet on each side there
of, In the same manner as the remainder of
the street is paved.
In the matter of the petition from James
G. Bright, we recommend that the petition
be granted and that the matter of the con-
templated opening of Short street from
Hewitt to Alameda be deferred indefinitely
We recommend that the petition from
w. c. Furrey be referred to the city en-
gineer with instructions that he report to
the council the proper method of abating
the nuisance created by the storm water
running upon property of the petitioner
between Seventh and Eighth streets and
that he also make an estimate of the cost
of abating the nuisance in the manner he
may recommend.
We recommend that the ordinance of In
tention to open Eighth street. said ordi-
nance having been heretofore referred to
us, be placed upon its passage.
The petition of c. H. Hartwell and others.
asking that all dogs running at large with
out license tag attached be impounded by
the dog-catcher, occasioned considerable
discussion among the members of the
board. The matter was finally laid over
until the next meeting