Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-04-16
TIE 1AIL PLANS.
GxoneratiOn oil citizens Of Los
Angeles from any Dishonorabie
Action.

1sxoncraIi0n oil Citizens Of Los
Angeles from any DishonOrabie
Action.
Mr.. 7. }. Pauly, OF the firm Of Pauly
h Bros, steel cell makers Of st. Louis,
appeared before the Board OF Supervi-
sors Wednesday afternoon and made the
following statement:
al thought an investigation into this
matter of alleged irregularity Of an
agent in procuring the adoption of cer-
tain plans for the county jail proper
matter for investigation, and | came
here on purpose to make it. want
you, gentlemen, TO understand that our
firm does nothing but legitimate bust.
ness. Sometimes we cannot help what
an agent does, especially If he proves to
be irresponsible. A year ago YVES
here, and | foyped high opinion of
you gentlemen. | was not able to come
this last time, and Mr.. Holcomb was
sent without my advice. AS soon as
knew 1t was sorry, for knew he was
an imprudent man sometimes. He
associated with bad company here
and got drunk. He had been
working three or four years for us,
setting up cells; that was all. He was
in the wrong, gentlemen. am glad it
was shown that you were clear of
the scandal. am glad our firm was not
implicated and given bad name by our
imprudent agent. The emoluments cut
no figure in the matter. | want no man
to say that Pauly was afraid TO come
out and look you in the face. If any
man says that Pauly Bres. did not get
the cells on account of any improper ac-
ton on our part want to be able to
telegraph to you and have you say mo"
We want TO have show in Bidding for
these cells the same as IL no trouble had
occurred, and do not W mt our bid preiu-
diced on that account. | read the testi-
mony and could see no criminality-only
that Holcomb had talked too much.
Chairman Macy-That was about it.
Supervisor Hinds--I am sorry that
Pauly was not here himself 10 place of
an agent. Instead of Holcomb approach
ing me, l approached him. We sum
moncd him as an expert. | noticed that
he gave his answers ON Halls plans very
reluctantly, so l went to him and asked
his opinion. He told me confidentially
that Halls plans were the best al
though, he said, instructions of his firm
were to favor no one architect. / acted
on his advice and voted for Halls
plans.
Supervisor Lindley-That the agent
got drunk and got into bad company is
very true. | did not myself, however,
see him in liquor. We called Mr.. Hol-
comb before us as an unprecedented ex-
pert. 1t turned out afterward that he
was not unprecedented.
Mr.. Pauly-Mr. Holeomb reported to
the firm that he had loaned Mr.. Hall
$500. l expect the firm will never get
it back. don't know anything about
Mr.. Hall.
Supervisor Lindley = Mr.. Holcomb
said he was approached by some party
who offered to give him $500 to help
get the contract
Supervisor Kinds II think that the
architect and he were both weak.
Mr.. Pauly--I am fully satisfied that
the Board has not sustained any dam
ages in the matter. | will put in my
bid on Friday, and if it is not accepted
| want it understood distinctly it is not
on account of any trouble made by Mr..
Holcomb. VS. shall discharge him.
Chairman Macy-That's all right, Mr.
Pauly.
Mr.. Pauly further stated to others
that so far as Holcomb's statements
were concerned, in SO far as they in
volved the regulations of old citizens
of this city, that after investigation he
believed them to be entirely unwar-
ranted.