The herald., 1895-06-15
he HINTS At COLLISION
A Bidder for a Franchise Speaks
His Mind
HERMAN DE LAGUNA TALKS
Says He Really Wants to Build a Street
Railway
The Various Recomme ndations Made Yester-
day by the Board of Public Works for
Action on Monday

Inc feature OF tne regular weekly Ineet-
ing of the board OF public works held
yesterday. was the discussion of the var
ious bids made to the council last Mon
day for the forthcoming franchise for an
electric street railway, beginning on
Main street at the Temple block and run
ming to Macy street and the Mission
road, to the end OF the city limits. The
several bids in the premises had been
referred to the board for investigation
and report. L. A. Small had offered
$500 for the proposed privilege; L. p.
Clark's had Deen $ll27 and the bids of
Herman de Laguna had been $50. The
latter appeared before the board and
claimed legal interest in the proposed
franchise because OF an alleged purchase
of the interest of Charles l.. Strange,
who bid for the identical franchise last
year, offering the city at the time $1,000.
Strange subsequently threw the whole
matter over. FORGETTING to the city in so
doing the sum of Sl0U in cash.
President iced of the council and other
NJ bers of the board of public works
yesterday laughed at De la Guna's con-
tention that he has any rights in the
franchise proposed. De Laguna started
the ball of the proposed road rolling anew
and was rather taken aback when the ap-
parently better opposition bid. turned up
last Monday.
De Laguna yesterday intimated that
Clark and Small are either one and the
same person or they are acting in collu-
sion, and their bids for the franchise pro-
posed is not sincere.
You say, Mr.. de Laguna, that these
people will not build this road. How do
we Know thaG you will build this road?
Who is backing you? Is 1t the Pacific
improvement company queried Colonel
iced.
No, SIR" replied De Laguna; But
will say to you mat | have good hackers
who will build this road"
You stand in the same relation to this
board as the other bidders, said Coun-
Gilman Munson. We want to know if the
road will actually be built, and you have
given us no evidence that your parties
will build this road"
81 am perfectly willing to begin the
construction of this road within three
months" SAID De Laguna.
We propose to see whether the highest
bidder for this franchise actually means
to construct this road before any action
is taken," remarked Councilman Mum
son, and further action IN the matter was
postponed for one week.
The board also acted upon the follow
ing:
Recommend that petition from NJ. T.
Owens ct al. in reference to fencing in or
occupying sidewalk be fled as ordinances
have been passed covering the same.
Recommend that petitions from A. r.
Maginnis ct al. asking to have Ocean
View avenue between Burlington avenue
and Alvarado street graded. graveled,
sidewalked with a cement sidewalk six
feet wide, and curbed with a cement
curb. be granted and the city engineer
instructed to prepare and present the
necessary estimate of cost. and II the
same exceeds the sum of S1.0O per front
foot, then to present the necessary ordl-
nance of intention therefor.
Recommend that petition from NJ.
Gehrkens ct al. asking that a cement
sidewalk six feet wide be constructed
along the south side OF Eighth street
from the west curb line of San Pedro
street to the east curb line of Main street
be granted and the city engineer be in.
structed to prepare and present the neces-
sary ordinance therefor.
Recommend that petition from ]. W.
Browning ct al asking that New Jersey
street from the east line of Echandia
street to the west line OF st. Louis street,
be graded graveled. curbed with cement
and sidewalked with cement five feet
wide, under the bond provisions of the
Nrooman act be referred to the city
engineer for the necessary estimate OF
cost. and if the same exceeds the sum OF
$l.00 per front foot then to present the
necessary ordinance OF intention therefor.
Recommend that petition No. 6l9
from NJ. Levy be referred to the sewer
committee.
Recommend that petition from 7.
Hans ct al. in reference to change of grade
on Fourth street between Bell and Fresno
streets, be referred to the city engineer
for frontage and to report as to the ex-
pediency OF changing said grade.
RECON- mend that nrntpst from Cha rios
Forman ct al. agains6 the Improvement
of Kane street, be referred IT, the city
engineer for frontage.
Recommend that the ordinance of in
tention to open Santee street be placed
upon Its passage.
Recommend that the reports of the
street superintendent on the work in his
department for the month of May be filed
Recommend that the city clerk be in
structed to advertise for proposals for
keeping the asphalt and bituminous
paved streets in repair for term OF five
years the bids to be based upon month
ly charge for such work.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to repair the paw
ing of the north side of Sixth street,
from Hill to Olive streets, repairing
thereon the worst holes.
In the matter of proposals for the i'm
provement of Carondelet street, we rec
ommend that the bid of Moir & SIN ith,
at $1.s5 per lineal foot for grading and
graveling complete, SO cents per lneal
foot for curb. 90 cents per lineal foot for
cutters. and II cents per square foot Tor
sidewalk. be accepted and the accompa-
nying resolution of award adopted.
In the matter of bids for the improve
ment of Vernon street, it appears that
in the advertisement calling for propo-
sails the section in reference to the issu-
ance of bonds was omitted. We there
fore recommend that all proposals be re
jected and the clerk be instructed to re-
advertise therefor
Recommend that petition from Mary
=. Bigelow in reference to the grade OF
kensington road, be filed. as the matter
therein CONF planned of has been adjusted.
Recommend that petition from j. A.
Pattison be referred to the city engineer.
Recommend the protest from tue Los