The herald., 1895-08-09
THE BEGINNING Of THE END
Contract fer Street Sweeping to
Be Annulled
CHAIRMAN MUNSON ACTS
The City Attorney Asked to Furnish
Information
TIE City Council In Adjourned Session Takes
Contractor Robb at His Word.
Other Business Done

Councilman Munson, chairman OF the
board of public works, took the bull by
the horns in the street sweeping muddle
yesterday morning when he introduced
resolution in the adjourned meeting OF
the council requesting the city attorney
to report what steps it is necessary to
take to cancel the present Hollingsworth
contract and to advertise for bids to do
the work. Munson stated that the board
of public works has not the time to de-
vote to street sweeping and also to at
tend to its other duties. His resolution
was adopted.
The special committee constructing the
new school houses reported as follows:
In the matter OF the communication of
W. B. Robb declining to enter into the
contracts awarded him for additions and
alterations to the Casco street and San
Pedro street schools, your comm ittee,
acting with the committee from the
school board. recommend that the bid of
John Rebman for the Gates street school
for $9S12. and the bid of the same gentle
man for the San Pedro street school for
$7502. be accepted. and the city attorney
instructed to prepare and present the
necessary contracts and bonds therefor.
The work to be com pleted on or before
tracts to provide that in case of a failure
to com pete said buildings as required by
the contract on or fore the 10th day of
September that the said contractor shall
forfeit and pay to the city of Los Ange-
les the sum of $25 for each day and every
day after the said 10th day of September
for which said buildings remain uncom-
pleted.
The bids of Mr.. Rebman herein recon-.
mended for acceptance were the lowest
for those buildings other than those of
William B. Robb. received July 22d, and
are the lowest now before the committee,
Mr.. Rob having declined to enter into a
contract in accordt nee with his proposal.
In connection with the above. W B.
Robh filed the following: In my COM
munication OF August 9th stated there
in that for the reasons contained in such
communication l would request to be al
lowed to withdraw my bids and beg the
return of my certified checks. Since the
receipt OF that communication 1 have
had some conversation with the member
of the committee to whom that commu-
nication was referee, and for the pur-
pose of clearing up the ambiguity con-
tained in the notice and request, again
renew the same. and state further that
for the reasons given before will not be
able to enter into the contracts or furnish
the bonds necessary, ana | therefore
hereby decline to take the contracts heee-
toiore awarded to me upon my bios for
the Gates and San Pedro streets school
buildings.
The city attorney reported that the Mo-
jave Lime Company had brought suits
against the city to quiet title to lots IA
and 10 of the Woodworth tract and rec
commended that a Iuit-claim deed be
made by the city TO the corporation,
which was done.
The board of public works reported
that the official deed for Lambie street
had been received. and. on motion, the
document was ordered officially recorded;
also that the bid Of Stansberry e. Moore tc
i'm prove Towne avenue at $3.7 per foot,
complete. be accepted, was adopted.
After formally awarding the contracts
for the completion uf the Gates and the
San Pedro street schools to John Reb-
man, the next lowest bidder to Contract.
or Robb. the council adjourned. No ac-
ticn was taken regarding the forfeiture of
Robb's certified check for $780,