Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-15
EDUCATIONAL.
The Board Holds a Special Meeting
on School Houses.

on School Houses.
The board of education met in special
session last night for the purpose of con-
sidering certain building contracts,
President A. E. Pomeroy in the chair,
and Messrs. Cox, Frew, Gosper, Nc
intosh, Woodbury. and Whaling present.
The regular order of business having
been suspended, Mr.. Mcintosh stated
that as there had been misunderstand-
ing in the matter of the contract of c..
G. Whitman for the building of the
Bloom-street school, he moved that the
original bid of Whitman, according to
the original plans of Architect Hugh
Todd, be accepted at $9,697.
At this juncture, however, Col. G.
Wiley Wells, on behalf of Contractor
Whitman, addressed the board and stated
that his client was willing to accept the
boards terms, but did not like the mo-
ton. He suggested that the work of
erecting the sheds and closets be con-
tracted for with Whitman supple
mentally, at cost of 81 ,13O.
Mr.. Mcintosh thought the board had
no right now to let an additional con-
tract for 81, ,130 worth of work without
re-advertising for the same. -S 9
Col. Wells assured the board that it
had that right, but Mr.. Cox suggested
the advisability of reconsidering the
former action of the board awarding the
contract to Whitman. This was vigor-
ously opposed by Willman's attorney,
who stated that the work had already
been commenced by his client, and the
material was already upon the ground.
After some further discussion Mr..
Mcintosh withdrew his motion, Con-
tractor Whitman having made his propo-
sition in writing, as follows, and the
same was unanimously accepted:
propose to build the water closets
and sheds, as shown in the original
plans and specifications for school build
ings on Bloom street, heretofore bid on
by me, of Hugh Todd, architect, for the
sum of ($1, ,130) eleven hundred and
thirty dollars, being in accordance with
my original bid.
tSignedl C. G. W1LLMAN.
July IA, 1890.
Major Fraw asked that Major d. w.
Jones. who was present, be allowed to
address the board, but that gentleman,
on learning that the meeting was for the
consideration of special business onlv.
excused himself ON the understanding
that he should be accorded the privilege
of making an address at the next regular
meeting.
Mr.. Whaling then rose to question
OF privilege, and stated that he had acci-
dentally attended meeting held in
Boyle Heights few nights ago. at
which the board had been vilifed.
maligned and personally attacked bv one
OF its MEMBERS he would therefore offer
a resolution calling for the appointment
of committee of investigation of the
matter. The chair, however, suggested
to Mr.. Whaling the propriety of keep
ing his resolution until the next regular
meeting of the board, and the matter
was dropped.
Mr.. Mcintosh said that, as in the
matter of the removal of the old Six
teenth-street school building there ap-
peared to be a misunderstanding. he
would like to hear from the contractor
and architect.
Contractor Rommel explained that the
only reason the contract had not been
signed was because he claimed, as was
customary in such cases, the outpuild-
ings as his perquisite, as they We're not
mentioned in the specifications.
This led to considerable discussion.
which resulted finally in the reconsider
alton OF the acceptance of Rommel's bid.
on motion of Governor Gosper.
The same gentleman then moved that
all bids for the removal of the building
be rejected, and the clerk instructed to
readvertise for bids, it being distinctly
understood that the old outbuildings be
omitted from the same.
The board then adjourned, on motion
of Mr.. Whaling.