The record-union., 1893-05-23
AGAIN DECLARED OFF.
Bids on Paving K Street to Be Called
For the Third Time.
No Change to Be Made In the Line of
D Street-Other Business by
the City Trustees.

the City Trustees.
When Mayor Steinman entered the
room at the meeting of the City Board CT
Trustees yesterday he was notified by
Trustee Conklin that a fine had been
entered against him for being late, the
hands of the clock pointing to one min
ute past 10. The Mayor, however, dis
puted the proposition, and referring to
his watch stated that the clock was two
minutes fast, and that he therefore had
minute to spare. 1t is the first time since
he took his seat that the Mayor had been
SO near being late, the board being always
opened promptly at 10 o'clock.
After the reading of the minutes, A. }.
Bruner addressed the board, saying that
since the last meeting he had looked up
many facts with regard to establishing
the line of D street. He had ascertained
that General Sherman, who was then an
army Lieutenant, made the original sur
vey and plot of the streets and set stakes
in accordance with his survey. County
Surveyor Winn and others, in later sur
veys took the northeast corner OF j street,
and Front was taken as starting point.
They found difference OF three teet be-
tween Thirty-tirst and Front. In sur
veying north and south they found diff
ference of sixty or seventy feet, which
they averaged between the blocks. In
survey made ten or twelve years ago It
commenced at A street and ran to +,
without allowing for the average, and
this was what makes the trouble.
The board discussed the matter some,
and thought that the proper way to settle
the difficulty would De to pay Mr. AcNer-
nun whatever the damage to him will be
and that would put the question at rest
and allow the property owners to I'M
prove the street.
Ackerman stated that Street Commits
sioner Green had made him some PROM
ises, which Green fatty denied.
Ackerman insisted that he did, and the
Street Commissioner hotly resented the
iInputation, and defied Ackerman to
prove it.
The Mayor asked Mr.. Ackermau to
state the amount of damages he thought
himself entitled to.
Ackerman wished to leave it to arbi-
traitors, but finally named $500 as the
amount.
The board thought that figure too high,
and some more discussion ensued,
Ackerman having a tilt with Clinton l..
White in the course of il.
On motion of Trustee Conklin the
board decided to open the bids and go on
with the street improvement on the pres
ent line of the street.
Tho bids for the improvement OF ID
street, from Thirteenth to Sixteenth,
were then opened, b. Labs and John
Hughes being the only bidders, and Labs
secured the contract.
IMPROVEMENT OF X STREET.
The bids on the K-street improvement
were ordered opened, and Clinton L.
White, for the California Petroleum and
Asphalt Company, entered a protest
against the board receiving the bid Of A.
J. Raisch for the work.
lie claimed that Raisch's bid was not
put in until one minute after 10 O'Clock
AS 10 o'clock was the hour named for
opening the bids, no bid could be received
aUer that hour, and Mr.. Raischs bid
therefore came too late.
Mr.. Raisch stated that the clock in the
room was too fast. He looked at his
watch when he laid his bid on the Clerks
table, and it lacked one minute of lO
O'Clock. He called the attention OF the
Mayor 20 the fact that when he took his
seat and opened the board he stated, in
answer to remark. that it was just 10
O'clock. His bid had been handed in be-
fore the Mayor took his seat.
The Mayor said that the clock was TOO
fast, by his watch, and Clerk Young had
always told him, ever since he had been
on the board, that the clock was two min
utes too fast.
MIR. Bingham, agent for the California
Petroleum and ASphaltum Company
still protested. He was bound by the
action of the board and his promise to
not raise his bid, and the other bidders
had the advantage over him of knowing
what the outside limit Ofhis bid was, and
he did not feel it just to let bids come in
after the time fixed, to compete with him
The board decided to admit kaisch's
bid, and all the bids were then opened
The bidders proved TO be only i've in
number, and all from San Francisco, as
follows: ID. Lambert, City Street In
provement Company, y. J. Raisch, Pa
citc Improvement Company and Califor-
MIA Petroleum and Asphalt Company.
The board then took a recess till 1:30
p. ".
At the afternoon session City Surveyor
Boyd, being called on by Mayor Stein
man, gave the figures which the work of
the k-street Improvement would amount
10 under the different bids which were
accepted. They aggregate as follows: d.
Lam bert, 81, ,0O3 %; a. j. Raisch, S2y-
034 80: California Petroleum and Asphalt
Company, 81, ,6lS 81.
Clinton L. White protested, for the
California Petroleum and Asphalt Com
pany, against giving the contract to Mr..
Lambert on the ground of there being
several irregularities in his bid, in addi-
ton to which he claimed that Mr. Lam
bert, as well as MIR. RaiSch, had handed
his bid i'll after 10 y. NJ. He made a long
argument, and wound up by asking Clerk
Young ii Mr.. Lambert's bid was not
handed III after 10 o'clock, and if lie did
not make objection to receiving il.
The clerk stated that when the Did was
placed on his table he thought at the time
that it was after 10 o'clock, but that the
board decided otherwise.
Mr. Raisch insisted That his bid was
presented before 10 o'cIoch and the board
had so decided. Mr.. Campbell did not
engage 10 do the work III accordance with
the specifications, which left his (Raisch'sj
bid the lowest one.
4. A. Crouch said he represented 100
feet Of property on X street, and he
thought it would be best, in view OF this
dispute, that the board readvertisa. The
property-holders had benefited by this
weeks delay, and might profit still more
next time.
l.. A. Burr said he handed the bid of
Lambert to the Mayor before he took his
seat, and he thought it was in time and
regular.
". L. Dennison. Secretary of the Pa
clhc Street Improvement Company said
that it was his opinion that the proceed
ings We're little irregular. He was one
OF the bidders before, and had no notice
that the specifications had been changed
lie aid not know that there had been any
change till he came to hand in his bid. In
bidding on the work he bid on basalt
blocks for cutters, not knowing that only
granite was called for. He would do the
work cheaper with granite, as there is
quite a difference in cost. The notices did
not state that there was any change. He
thought in exact justice all the bids
should be thrown out, and the matter be
readvertised.
Trustee Green moved that the board