Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-01

/ "tA o0A Y AiC w III OO Biao w bo'O hAA
name go rolling down the ages in song
and story. l have therefore penned a
few lines, which dedicate to him, as
the prince of romancers and champion
vetoist:
The summer bards sing of the beauties oi
And the caroling birds in the street-o;
But If were muse the subject I'd choose
| Would be Hazard and his little veto.
When the ordinance passed which expendi-
| Hazard winked and said that he would beat-o
He snatched up his pen and scratched like a
hen,
And dashed off his famous Veto
When he gets in a hole he'll mortgage his soul,
Just to prove that he never was in it,
He's SO well versed in the law, with q shake OF
his paw,
He can prove black is white in a minute.
On the Fourth of July he keeps out sharp eye,
He's en- rapport with rowdies who've drunk
some,
He'll shout, swear and YELL and consign you to
sheol,
So he gets some political buncombe.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
''It being the sense of this body that
the building on Second street, known as
the old city hall or police station, should
be sold, and that new building should
be constructed on the city pro perty on
the north side of the city hall, we recon-
mend that the city attorney be instructed
to prepare an ordinance to sell at auction
the property on Second street, and that
the city clerk be instructed to advertise
for plans and specifications to construct
police station on the city property on
Broadway, the cost not to exceed
$50 ,000."
Mr.. Tufts moved to adopt, and an ami
mated discussion was started by Major
Bonsall, who labored under the impress
sion that the matter had not reached
council in the proper way, because no
official communication had been re-
ceived from the police commissioners.
Efforts were made to convince him that
the police commissioners had passed a
resolution endorsing council in this
matter, but were in vain. Eventually
the report was adopted by a vote OF
s to /.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Recommendation of the city engineer
to amend specifications for street work
so as to fix the radii of curbs at cross
ings and intersections of streets.
Adopted.
Recommendation that the bid of Nc
Greal for grading Pine street be ac-
cepted. Adopted at the afternoon
session.
In the morning session Mr.. McGreal
insisted upon being either awarded the
contract or having his certified check
returned. Mr.. Innes said that the
people on Pink street did not want the
improvement now. Major Bonsall de-
clared that this was no time to enter
protests after the bid had been ac-
cepted. The matter was deferred
couple of times, reconsidered an equal
number of times, and eventually the
contract was awarded.
The matter of proposals for paving
Pearl street, which was referred back to
council without recommendation other
than that action be deferred one week,
was next taken up. This is the same
proposition over which there has been
SO much trouble OF late. The mayors
veto and the repeated dissensions have
gotten the whole matter into
horrible condition. The bids
before council now, made by Mr.. Smith,
are both lower than the bid under the
first advertisement, but the property
owners are sorry that they ever objected
to the Bituminous Lime Rock Paving
company's original bid, because they
now fear that the lower Smith bid of 26
cents may be accepted and an inferior
pavement put down. The discussion of
the matter was long and earnest.
Mr.. McGarry-It turns out that the
contractor has failed to sign the contract
properly, and that there has no certain.
sum been mentioned as a penalty. l
move you that the bids be rejected and
that there be a Reimbursement or
dered.
Richard Gird, of Chino, when this
motion became debatable, was invited to
give expression to his views ON Chino
rock, and delivered an address in which
he lauded that product to the skies.
The city engineer of San Bernardino was
also present to speak for Chino rock,
and declared that his experiments had
proved it to be most excellent mate
rial.
Mr. Nickell-When we rejected the
first bid we did it because the property
holders thought it too high. We did
what they wanted, and to reject the bid
which is lower would be simply boys
play.
Mr.. Dockweiler-The charge that the
description in the contract is faulty is
wrong. This whole business is all right,
and as good as any contract ever made.
Mr.. McGarry-The last time, the bid
was rejected because there was only
one, and it looks inconsistent to me to
accept the one now offered, when it is
also the only one.
Mr.. Rees-The present bid, it seems to
me, is good one, and the property
holders cannot expect Us to reject bids
over and over again. l am willing to
have the matter deferred. 80 as to inves-
tigate the merits of Chino rock.
Col. ]. j. Ayers-I feel deeply inter-
ested in the remarks of Mr.. Gird and
the engineer from San Bernardino on
the virtues of the the new rock.
hope that on trial it will prove
what they claim it to be. 1t
would be a great thing if we
had a deposit of rock near here, SER
viceable and lasting for the pavement
of our streets. I hope this rock pos
sesses the qualities the gentlemen have
claimed for it, but / must confess that
when matters come so close to me that
it is to be experimental with at my ex-
pence, would prefer to have it tried in
manner which will show how it will
stand the local climate as compared
with that of Chino and San Bernardino.
Our city engineers tells me that this
rock is very adhesive and very soft. 1t
dries very gradually, and when it is