The herald., 1898-10-15
NOT fURRfYS WATER
so THE PROPER PARTY WILL
HAVE TO CARE FOR IT
Boyle Avenue Improvement Plans Are
About Ready-Board Of Public
Works Meeting

Major Furrey was before the board Of
public works yesterday morning to again
urge favorable action ON his petition for
relief from the storm waters which flow
upon the Furrey tract In consequence of a
certain pipe line which runs south from the
Bradshaw property north Of Orange street.
This Bradshaw property, Mr.. Furrey al
leges, Is largely a hole in the ground. which
catches the drainage water Of all the land
which slopes toward It, and some time ago,
In order to make an outlet for the pond
which naturally formed In the basin, a
pipe was laid from the bottom Of It to a
point two squares south, where the Furrey
tract is situated. This. Mr.. Furrey con-
tends, is an Injustice and nuisance.
His petition asks for a continuance of the
pipe line to point further south. and on
investigation the board Of public works
recommended to council that the hne be
constructed at a cost Of $500, half to be
borne by the city and half by the petition
ers. To this recommendation the major
demurred. on the ground that he should
not be assessed to correct an evil for which
he Is In no way responsible. The matter
was therefore referred back to the board
Of public works, and after further investi-
that the present pipe be closed up entirely.
thus throwing the water back on the Brad
shaw property. The responsibility Of TAX
Ing care of 1t will then rest on Mr.. Brad
shaw, and on his failing or refusing to do
so complaint will probably be filed charg-
Ing him with maintaining a nuisance.
The matter Of opening an alley between
Spring and Main streets in the interior Of
the block from Second to Third streets,
but with the outlet on Main, came up be-
fore the board for considera tion, several Of
the petitioners being present. The board
is not quite satisfied with the ine Of the
Improvement as outlined in the petition,
but as It is urged that no other Inc would
be acceptable. the petition will probably
be granted. The estimated cost Of the
alley is from $4,000 to 100000.
for an alley in the Buena Vista tract, the
following recommendation will be made:
We recommend that the petition from
p. O'Brien ct al. be referred to the city
engineer with Instructions that he fur
nish the city attorney with the neces-
sary data for opening an alley in the
rear Of block 2. Buena Vista tract,
extending from lot to lot 10, inclusive
Tho said alley to run through city prop
erty, and that the city attorney be In
structed to present an ordinance pro-
viding for the dedication Of said land
for alley purposes.
The petition of W. ]. Patterson and 9TH
ers for the improvement Of Rowland street
from Magnolia avenue to Poetic, will be
referred to the city engineer for investiga-
tion, and that Of Batcheller and others, for
a crosswalk at Twelfth and Los Angeles
streets. will be referred to the street su-
perintendent.
The board will recommend the granting
Of the following petitions: James Blanch-
| ard, for the defining Of north line Of Sec
ond street from Fremont to Figueroa: r..
j. Anderson, for the graveling Of Hunter
street from Mateo to Santa Fe.