Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-26
LETTER BAG.
The Facts About Those Tickets.

EDITORS HERALD. II6dS6 pSTulJ Iue
in the name of justice to reply through
your paper to the serious charges made
against me as one of the committee of
arrangements for the High school COM
mencement, and concerning which l
am absolutely innocent and your re-
porter mieinformed.
Two weeks ago, with Mr.. Wilmer,
requested Miss Packard to make list
of teachers, scholars and public officials
to whom she wished tickets distributed.
l took this list with two or three addi-
tions (250) which she had omitted, to-
gether with all the tickets 1200) to the
clerk of the board OF education and re-
quested him to mail them-(250) seat
ing capacity (700).
The clerk was instructed to place the
remaining (950) tickets in the ticket
office and advertise that they would be
distributed to the scholars and public
at a certa n hour.
The statement that on Monday or
Tuesday morning l telephoned that no
tickets would be issued and ordered
notice to that effect placed in the Los
Angeles theater is absolutely false, and
| had nothing whatever to do with the
tickets after they were placed in the
hands of the clerk, nor did IDEAL them
out"
In reference to the disposal of the
boxes, the usual custom was followed OF
reserving those on one side OF the house
for the members of the board, and as
soon as learned that Miss Packard and
the teachers did not desire to sit upon
the stage the boxes upon the right
were gladly offered to them, which
otherwise would have been given to the
public. 1 did nothing without the
sanction of the other members OF the
committee and am in no wise to blame
for the serious blunder made in regard
to the distribution of tickets which |
am informed were given out nearly two
hours before the hour advertised.
Yours truly, d. G. BARBER.
The above letter OF DR.. Barber's is a
correct statement of facts.
J. NJ. WTMER,
7. G. DAVIS,
r. H. BoAL.
Balance of committee on arrange
ment.
Los Angeles, June 25th.
CasU iron Columns.
EDITORS HERALD: In your issue of
the 23d inst. appears an article attempt
ing to criticise the cast iron columns in
the Summers building on Spring street.
Ordinarily such criticisms, which are
based on lamentable ignorance of all
engineering and architectural laws and
formulas governing all classes of con-
struction, would not be entitled to the
dignity of reply, but in this instance
the writer will give the figures OF the
weights of the superimpose sed load to be
carried, and also of both the ultimate
question.
We quote from Gordon's Formula.
page 105, using factor of safety 6. The
ultimate strength of 5-inch cast iron
column, inch metal 16 feet inches in
length, having ends accurately turned
at right angles with axis of column
(Which is the case in this instance) is
1859. .0S tons, or safe load; 2S.18 tons.
The heaviest load which any one col
umn is required to carry in this case is
II sc tons, thus leaving an additional
safety in excess OF that required of 1852
tons in other words, more than twice
the strength required.
The architect of the Summers building
is at all times willing to be subjected to
intelligent criticism, but to treat of
gross ignorance, never
1t is very evident that, in his official
capacity, the inspector of buildings has
done his duty in an efficient and intelli-
gent manner in the issuing of permit
for the building mentioned.
Respectfully,
j. n. PRESTON, Architect.