Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-07

receive proposals for premises for the Los
| Anseles pOstdfiice, and that we would re
ceive propose from that date (about Janu
ary sth) until Thur,day, January l2th' In
AT the close of Thursday, the 10Th, we had
received only two bids or proposals. The
time was extended to Monday following,
and at the close OF Menday web we haa reGeiveo setns
St, Vincent's College property, $4,000 per
year; corner Ninth and Los Angeles slreetr,
$4,000 per year: corner Ninth ana MAIN
streets, 81 per year; Fort street, be ween
Sixth and Seventh streets, $500 per year.
Before all these were received Inspector
Erwin left for San Francisco and l received
the proposals, and reported to the Depart
ment tnat the p.OpOsal on Fort street was
nearest the business center OF any OF the
proposals, 1--WE had no alternative but to se-
| lect from the sites offerea) ami forwarded q
map of the city with the report.
| think every member of your board will
| agree with me that the site selected by the
! department, is the best offering; and that
OF the others.
rhe inspectors had no authority to say
anything about the rental, nor did they
have the means or disposi ion to coerce an
was to receive and forward to the depart
ment such proposals a. they received With
me the question Of rent did not enter into
the question, for had nothing to do with
| II. lUtTtIOEt tu6 luth tuhb thC SONCi hhiOht
wanted the premises reno free" was with
| out authority from the inspector or any
other officer. believe that all will agree
with me that the site selected is a
good one and near the :. geographlc
geles continues 10 grow, be not far from
the business center. individually wanted
| the site at the corner Of Ah;o and Los An
geles streets, and Mr. Wirschng, at my So
llcitation, endeavored to get the owner,
(Mr. Longstreet, believe,) to send in a pro
posal, but for reasans best known to him
self he did dot do SO. The loca ion is fixed
and the postoffice will be removed as soon
as Mr.. Dol can erect and equip the prem
few property owners in the viciDit, of the
present postoffice site will do no good.
If they wanted the postOtfice to rem ain in
the neighborhood of where it is now, why
did they not show their faith by their
works, and, like Mr.. Wirsching, make the
proper efforts.
The foregoing is an outline of the facts,
and am individually resp ,nsible for the
nols offer, under all circumstances, was,
OF the four, the nea est one to he center of
business at present, and probably, all
Inings considered, the proper one Ofthe
four proposals to accept Respectfully,
p, o. Inspector.
AS soon as Mr.. Lawrence finished
every man in the room commenced
applar ding, and it was quite evident
what the result of the meeting
would be.
Gen. John r. Matthews jumped to
his feet and made motion that the
site as selected by the Postoffice
[nspecto, be unanimously approved.
Before the motion wBs seconded, how
ever, Mr.. Humphreys said! Gentle
men. We are moving, Qaughter) and |
am glad to see that Los Angeles is
wide awake and going ahead. Twen-
tv-five years ago, in st. Louis, where
lived forty years, more postotfice
boxes We're in use than there ar
to-day, and the number is gradually
decreasing. Postofiice boxes are on
the wane, and it is natural. The
business men are learning every day
that it is just as safe and quick to sit
in their offices and have their mail
delivered by carrier as it is to have a
box; and it won't make much differ
ence where Postoffice is situated,
when we have plenty OF carriers
With this view OF the matter,
| most unqualitiedly second General
Mathews motion and endorse the
Post Office inspectors selection.
The motion was then put and car
ried with only one objection. The
man who made the objection then
called for vote by roll-call.
The chair then asked those in favor
to raise their hands-nearly every
hand in the house went up, and when
those who objected to the change We're
called upon only three hands went up.
Judge Gottschalk then moved that
a form Of resolution, showing the ap
proval of the site by the meeting be
drawn up and sent to the department
at Washington. Mr.. Henry Bartning
offered as an amendment that the
se 'retary draw the resolutions and
send them as directed. The motion
was carried and the meeting ad-
iOurned