The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-26
PUBLIC WORKS.
Beaudry Avenue Bids Rejected-Other
Recommendations Adopted.

At meeting of the board Of public
works yesterday morning the matter of
the proposals for the improvement of
streets In the Beaudry avenue improve
ment district again came up, and the
same arguments pro and con that were
advanced heretofore were again gone
over. The attorney Of Messrs. Ramish
& Marsh. the lowest bidders, again
appeared and argued that his clients,
being the lowest bidders and having put
in their proposal in good faith,
were fairly entitled to have it awarded
to them. Will D Gould and other prop
erty owners again asked that all bids be
rejected, and new proposals advertised
for. Since the supreme court had de-
cided that the bonds were valid the con-
tractors are now willing to bid, and
much lower figure can be secured. The
job Is a large one, and in some cases the
property owners would have to make
considerable sacrifice to carry out this
much-needed Improvement. This being
the case, the cost should be made as
light as possible. After hearing both
sides the board adopted the same recon-
mendations heretofore passed, as fol-
lows:
In the matter of the recommendation
Of the board in reference to the bids
received for the Improvement Beau
dry avenue and other streets, which
matter was re-referred to this board, we
again recommend that MI bids be re-
jected and the clerk instructed to read
vertise for proposals.
Councilman Pessel will present mi
nority report recommending that the
contract be awarded to Ramish &
Marsh. Mr.. Pessell takes the stand that
this firm put in a bid for the work in
good faith, that it was the lowest bid,
that they were put to expense in figuring
on the work and that they should have
the contract.
The following additional recommen-
dations were adopted for submission to
the council Monday:
In the matter Of petition No. S21, from
D. F. Donegan, asking the council to
advertise for sale a franchise for an
Incline cable street railway on third
street, we recommend that the city at.
torney be instructed to present the ne
cessary draft of an ordinance for ad-
vertisement. M
Recommend that all bids received for
the improvement of Santa Fe avenue
be rejected, as there is an error in the
proceedings, and the proceedings be
abandoned.
Recommend that the bid of Samuel
McCray to improve Fourth street from
Fremont avenue to Pearl street, at 81
per lineal foot for the grading and grav-
cling complete, 16 cents per lineal foot
for redwood curb and Is cents per lineal
foot for cutters be accepted, and the
necessary resolution of award adopted.
In the matter of communication No.
S31, from s. c. Garner, calling attention
to certain amounts due from Contractor
Thomas A. Grant to laboring men, we
recommend that no further contracts be
awarded to said Grant until he shows
that he has paid the bills herein COM
planned Of.
In the matter of the communication
from the society of Municipal Improve
ments mo. $500, we recommend that the
mayor be requested to appoint as del
egate to this convention any city officer
who will go and bear his own expenses.
In the matter Of petition No. 1872. from
J. Daniels ct al. in reference to the
sprinkling Of Hoover street from Six
tsenth street to Pico street. recommend