Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-11
SCHOOL SITES.
The Dewney-Avenue Selec.
tiOn Criticised.
4 MEETING WITH SOME LIFE.
Bids Rejected in the Second, Third
and Eighth Wards-Re-adver-
tisement Ordered.

The members Of the City Council and
of the Board of Education met yester-
day morning as joint committee to con-
slider the school sites offered to the city,
President Of the Council Frankenfield in
the chair. The Chairman called for re-
ports from the different wards, and Mr..
Pemeroy suggested, in regard to the
Arroyo Seco site in the First ward, that
II might be well to read couple of bids
which had come to hand. He thought
that one of them was from Mr.. Judson,
Who some time since gave a school site,
but not the deeds to the property. If
this was read it might be found that it
would not be necessary to ask for sites
in that district.
He was informed that the advertise.
ment for sites was already being printed,
and the communications were referred to
the Council.
Mr.. McLain, of the Second ward, said
that most of the offers Of land in his
ward were too high and he moved that
the Council be requested to reject all
bids and re-advertise. Carried.
Mr.. Pomeroy, of the Third ward, said
that Maisr Bonsall had been absent
and from his examination he thought it
would be best to re advertise for bids for
the Collado and Arch streets site and the
First and Beaudry streets site. He
moved that this Be done. Carried.
The Eighth ward was the next called
and Mr.. Whaling said that he had
reported the facts at the last meeting of
the committee, and then il had 6rst been
decided to lay the matter over for q
week. After he left this arrangement
had been changed and it was decided
to re-advertise. Then the Council laid
the matter over, and he moved that the
Council reject the bids and re-advertise
for other offers. He had stated that the
bidders sought to obtain 500 per front
foot when he could obtain adjoining
property for $25 per foot-property in the
same block.
Mr.. Summerland-It is not in the
same block, bat it is couple of blocks
away.
Nj. Whaling-It is in the same block.
Mike says so, and he don't propose to be
impeached in his statements.
Mr.. Pomeroy seconded Mr.. Whaling's
motion to re-advertise.
Mr.. Summerland said that he had
gone down and looked at the land
offered. Mr.. Wack had offered land at
$40 per foot, but he could find none in
the same block that could be bought for
$25 per foot. Mr.. Wack had offered land
st the lowest price, and he recommended
that the lowest bid be accepted, but he
wanted it understood that he had no OBJ
lection to re-advertising.
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land in the same block for $25 per foot
He thought that while justice should be
done to the lowest bidder, be- owed
something to the city as well as himself, j,
and should endeavor to obtain land at
the lowest price.
Nj. McEaiE-Will the party put in his
bid?
Mr.. Whaling-Yes.
Mr.. McLain-What is his name?
Mr.. Whaling-I can't just recollect.
Some German name, and am not good
in German. can't just remember it.
The motion to readvertise for bids was
then carried, and the report of Mr.. Sum-
merland was filed.
Judge Paige asked the privilege of
speaking about the Downey ave-
nue. and Thomas street site &C.
lected by the Council. He said he
appeared on behalf Of the citizens of East
Los Angeles, and protested against the
site selected, and he thought when the
facts were known that it would be &C.
knowledged mistake had been made.
There was no neighborhood quarrel
about the site, as had been represented.
II there was one it was fictitious, and
had been gotten up by real estate agents
who had land to sell. The objection the
citizens raised was that the site was un-
suitable for school building. The lots
chosen were "key" lots, and six lots
backed up to them. These six lots were
liable to be built upon, and the back
portions filled with stables and out
houses. The wind blew in such direc.
tion that it would carry the odors into
the school. Then the citizens did not
see why they should have only 120 feet
front, while other sites were chosen with
more. If the Council would re-
advertise, there was no doubt in his
mind but better sites could be OBJ.
tanned. He said that his name
appeared in petition, but he signed it
under misapprehension Statements
were made to him which he afterward
found to be untrue. Other sigDers had
done the same, and he asked that his
name be taken from the petition. He
did not care where the property selected
might be or who it might belong to, but
he aeked that the final action in the mat
ter be postponed until it had been fully
considered.
Mr.. Whaling rose at this point and
said that when he saw that the report of
the special committee, consisting OF Pres
ident Frankenfield, President Pomeroy
and Superintendent Friesner, condemn
ing this lot had been rejected by the
Council, he wondered whether the Board
of Education had any voice in the mat
ter. He would like to know whether the
board was present merely as subsidiaries
of the Council or not. If it did
not have any voice in the matter, then
he thought it was time to get away.
If the board was to be ignored and was
not to have equal voice with. the Council,
then he for one would not stay at the
meeting.
Mr.. Pomeroy, on behalf of the Board
of Education, disclaimed the sentiments
Just uttered by Mr.. Whaling. The
Council had treated the board with great
courtesy, but he thought that mistake
had been made in the selection of that
one site. He did not think the site was
. good one, but only because it was a
key lot.
Mr.. VanDusen said that the selection
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