Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-08

vinced that it was an iniudicious policy
to encourage laziness. Mr.. Woodbury
retorted that the committee did not ex.
pect that the Superintendent would visit
the schools by telephone.
On the matter being put to the vote,
Mr.. Whaling voted negatively and
Mesers. Frew and Mcintosh declined &c
vote either way, whereupon Mr.. Powers
gave notice of reconsideration, and the
matter went over until the next meeting
Superintendent Friesner reported that
thirty-nine rooms were necessary to en-.
sure full days school to the children
now attending. These were divided AZ
follows: Hellman street district, 8; Grit
fin avenue, l; Breed street, 4; Rail.
road street, L; Amelia street, q
Carey street., Seventh street, 3;
CASTELAR, street, A; Temple street, 5
Sand street, 4; Pearl street, 1; Spring
street, 6; Eighth street, /; Pine street
2; and Brooklyn street, 1. The report
was received and filed. Mr.. Ellis, how.
ever, thought that it should have been
referred to the Building Committee for
action instead of being filed, and Mr..
Whaling thought so too. After some dis
cussion, Mr.. Powers substituted that the
Building Committee be instructed to
procure the necessary buildings as rec
commended by the Superintendent in
the report just filed, and this motion was
carried.
Mr.. Mcintosh, OF the Committee on
Supplies, opposed the report of the ma
iority, as made at the last meeting on the
school desk bids. He thought it was due
to his constituents to reject them, and it
was better for the children to do with
only one-half days school than to pay
double for desks. He moved that the
bids be rejected and that new advertise
ments be published for thirty days.
MIR. Whaling seconded the motion.
He said that there we're two reports, one
of the majority and the other Of the mi
nority. For the reasons he had given he
opposed the majority report, and he saw
no reason why the minority report should
not be accepted. He reiterated his re-
marks made at the last meeting about
the remarks of the agent in relation to
the desks he had furnished the previous
year.
Mr.. Powers, of the Supply Committee,
said that an investigation had been made
as to the prices, and he was unable to
find that any attempt had been made to
swindle the city, as the papers had said.
In fact the committee found that Los An
geles was more favored than any city in
California in the matter of prices. He
the adoption Of the desk,
which was the best ever offered to the
board. He said he had telegrsphed East
to ascertain prices, and asked that the
agent be allowed to address the board.
Mr.. Welsh, of Bancroft & Co., of San
said he had never sold desks
here before, aud the prices, compared
with those asked in San Francisco, were
the same. He would give a written
guarantee with the decks tor fifteen
years.
Mr.. Humphrey, Of the Bancroft
Brothers Company, said he was present
in the interests of A. H. Andrews &
Company, of Chicago. He would like to
make q guarantee on freights, as his
opponent had suggested.
Mr.. Ellis thought the question of
freight ought not to figure at all, as the
bids put in were for the desks on cars at
the factory.
Mr.. Whaling said that it appeared to
him that if the figures were true the city
could not afford to pay 81 for desks that
could be bought for So. In his opinion
it was apparent that Bancroft was trying
to impose upon the board by selling q
deck last spring at 81, for which he now
asked $3.50. This did not show good
faith. He thought it was the
duty of the Board to reject
all bids, and he hoped it would be done.
He noticed that there was an effort to
shove the thing through, and it was evil
IDENTIFY not straight.
Mr.. Ellis said that bids were adver-
tised for and received. The prices were
the same, and the only question was as
to which was the best desk. The ma
jority of the committee had reported as
to the best desk, and he thought this re-.
port should be adopted.
Mr.. Pomeroy said he was satisfied
from representations made by competing
firms that large amount could be saved
by rejecting all bids and re-advertising.
The vote on the adoption of the major
ity report was: Ayes: Ellis, Gosper,
Powers and Woodbury.. Noes: Cox
Mcintosh, Frew, Whaling and Pomeroy
The Chair declared the motion to adopt
lost.
The minority report was rejected by
a unanimous vote.
Mr.. Powers moved that the Clerk be
instructed to re-advertise for bids for ter
days, the desks to be delivered in Loi
Angeles in good order.
Mr.. Mcintosh asked that the bids be
advertised for twenty days, for thu
reason that other bidders would be shut
out If the advertisement was to run bu
ten days.
Mr.. Powers wanted the matter pu
through at the next meeting.
Mr.. Gosper suggested fifteen days, an(
Mr.. Powers amended to advertise unit
the 2lst, and the motion was carried.
The Building Committee was ap
pointed to look over the plans for tn,
new buildings, with Superintendent O
Buildings Muchmore.
The following offers OF sites for thu
High School were received: From Mrs
Charles Delaval, on Griffith avenue
corner Kuhrts, 250x175, $4,000; St
Paul's School, corner Orange and Farra
gut, 314x2S0, $4,000 and $4,000
school bonds; ]. F. Burns 138x165, il
Feldhams' subdivision, blocks IS and SO
Ord's survey, SIS, 600, and lots IL and 10
Pierce tract, 146x313 on Locust street
81 600; L. Gottschalk, southeast corne
Ninth and Flower streets, $4,000
r. G. Guirado, 10 lots 50x155, corner 0
Hope and Pine, at So 900 per lot, and 16'
x120 on Sixth, between Grand avenue
and Hope, $42 500, and northeast corne
Pearl and Twelfth, 100x155, $4,000; P
Bsaudry, lots 16, II. 10 and 10, block l