Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-24
THE SEWER CONTRACT.
THE BIDS FOR THE GREAT OUrFALL
ARE STILL IN ABEYANCE.
A Letter from the City Attorney ON This
Proposition-TheG Great Bore IL Re-
ing Considered SectionalIy.
The Iron Work.

meeting yesterday, with President Bon |
sail in the chair and every member
present. The first thing that the clerk
read for their ediication was letter
from the city attorney.
THE SEWER CONTRACTS.
That gentleman stated he had made a
careful examination OF the protests fled
by Hobeon & Wilkerson and D. G. Vim
cent against the acceptation by the
council of certain bids on the construc.
tion of the outfall sewer. What those
gentlemen declared fatal defects he did
not regard as anything but trifling
irregularities, which did not in anywise
inva,idate the legality Of the PROPOSE
tions. He said he could see no reason
why the council should not accept any
bid which seemed best for the city, but
did not deem himself competent to Judge
matter lay strictly within the scope of
the city engineers duties; aud il he
were not prepared to advance an opinion
as to which was the best bid, he should
be given further time to consider the
propositions at length.
MR.. TUFTS CRATES ON BIDS.
Mr.. Tufts said that the stumbling block
in the matter was the apparent difference
between the lump bidders and those
whose bids merely covered single sec.
ton of the proposed work. The sewer
committee had not made any recon-
mendations as vet for this very reason.
The point to be avoided was the matter
of constructive charges for extra work.
He said that the lump bid was SIG, 900
higher than the aggregation of the low
est sectional bids. Now the point at
issue is, will the extra work cost more
than the $4,000 OF excess over the sec.
tional bids.
| Mr.. DOCKwEILER HOLDS FORTH.
The city engineer now came forward
and read the bids for the edifcation of
the council. The lump bid called for
an expenditure of $1S4, ,991, and the sec.
tional bid5 aggregated total of $685.
936. AS to which of these was the
cheaper, that depended a great deal
upon the way in which the land lay. II
there was much water found in going
through Mr.. Daniel Freeman's land it
would necessitate an extra thickness OF
brick. The bids do not include the iron
pipe nor the ocean siphon, there being
10 sections.
MKt RHODES is HEARD ALSO.
Mr.. 4dodes said that if the lowest
bidder n section struck water in
the prog@ss of his work, it would mean
bankruptcy for him. He was in favor o
giving the contract out to the lowest
bidder on each section. Mr.. Mansfield
was the lowest bidder on that section
and said he believed there was no water
there and knew there was no rock, &C
he was prepared to 60 ahead and builc
that section at his own figures, no mat
ter whether he struck oil or water
After considerable wrangling over the
proposition, it was decided to defer
action until Monday next.
ROUTINE MATTERS.
The city engineer reported ordinance
of intention to grade and gravel Provi.
: dence street, between Seventh tcan'
> Ninth streets, under the Bond act. ,Th
ordinance was passed under suspension
l of the rules.
The finance committee reported recon-
mending the transfer of $2l 900 from tn,
. internal sewer fund to the school fund
, to be returned about the 1st of January
, Adopted.
MIR. Summerland moved that the
wooden curbs on Banning street be re
paired, and where they are entirel!
gone, new ones be put down. Referred
to the board of public works.
Mr.. Summerland moved that a woodeI
crosswalk be placed across Alamed'
street, south line of Cape Horn saloon
, Adopted.
, Mr.. Rhodes moved that Mr.. Rebmal
, be allowed to withdraw his certified
r check of 10000 upon his depositing {
, certified check for certain percentag
of his bid on section of the outfal
sewer. Adopted. "
J. H. Harris snd others presented pc
tition for sidewalk on south side o
Twenty-irst street, between Figuero
and Estrella avenue. Referred.