The herald., 1896-11-03

Ord street. Total amount of the con-
tract, $1404.S2. Contractor, w. Il.
Ralphs, assignee of Frank Moir Work
| done under the general street law.
| BUILDING PERMITS.
The following permits Were issued by
| the superintendent of buildings yester-
| day:
| Mrs. Kate King, two-story frame
! dwelling. east side Grand avenue, near
Jefferson street; $4,000.
! Same owner, two similar buildings,
| same locality; same price
May V. Mullins, two-story frame dwell
ing. Glendale place; $4,000.
| William Arid, two-room addition to
frame dwelling, No. 1917 Edd street;
$500.
Mrs H. Odell, addition, Vernon street,
between Pico and Sixteenth streets;
5000.
MAIN STREET PAVEMENT.
Business had been dragging al the
morning, and the members were gather
ed about the clerks desk discussing the
advisability of adjourping to Monday
next. when President iced said that a
protest had been filed from number of
property owners on Main street, in
which it was stated that the asphalt
being used was not up to the specifca-
tions requirement and further that there
were serious defects in the concrete base
This statement of the president caused
some little talk, but the noon hour had
passed. and as it was agreed that an
afternoon session would have to be held,
an adjournment was taken to o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After much skirmishing quorum was
secured, when the council was called to
order, with Mr.. Kingery in the chair.
and on the recommendation of the COM
mittee on public market. the bid of D.
W. Aaron to cover the market accord
ing to plans and specifications for the
first 100 feet for $945. and each additional
ten feet for $50, was accepted and the
city attorney instructed to present the
contract and bond.
On motion. the city engineer was in
structed to prepare profile map of the
Big and Little Tejunga for use of the
city in the coming water suit.
AGAIN THE MAIN STREET PAVE
MMENT.
The matter of the protest of the prop
erty owners against the quality of as
phalt used in the Main street paving
was next called up, and general in
formal discussion followed among the
five members present. Finally. to get
the matter before the council Mr. Nun
son moved that the document be read,
which was done by the clerk as follows:
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81, 1896
To the Honorable the Members of the
City Council of the City of Los An
geles. and to the Superintendent of
Streets:
The undersigned owners of property
fronting on Main street from the south
line of Ninth street to the north line of
Thirty-seventh street in said city, upon
which said street that certain street
work is now being performed under that
certain contract executed by said su-
rerintendent of streets and one Long,
without waving any right or rights
which might hereafter be asserted by
said property owners in any action by
them to have the assessment declared
null and void and to have the same de-
clared a cloud upon the respective prop
critics and to enjoin the issuance of
bonds. or any right or rights which might
be asserted by them, or any of them, in
any action or actions against them, or
any of them, to enforce any assessment,
and without countenancing the perfor-
nance of said or any work by said con-
tractor, his agents and assigns under
said contract, but expressly continuing
and asserting their objections and the
objections of each of them to the let
ting of said contract and to the execu-
tion of the same as well as to the per-
formance of any work hereunder, do
nevertheless represent that the work
now being done under said contract is
not being done in the manner called for
by said contract and specifications, and
that the said contractor his agents and
assigns, are not using the material
called for by said specifications in this
that the asphaltic cement is 20 per cent
below the percentage of total bitumen
required by said specifications and is
deficient in other particulars as herein
after set forth. And in support of the
foregoing the undersigned property own
ers allege that the honorable the city
council of said city heretofore, to-wit, on
or about the day of October, 1896,
caused sample of the asphaltum being
used in the performance of said work
to be tested by one DR.. Frederick Sa-
lathe, an experienced and competent an
alytical chemist, who carefully tested
the same. and as a result of such test
discovered and reported to the under
signed as follows:
This asphaltic cement is 90 per cent
below the percentage of total bitumen
required by specifications, and possesses
neither sufficient toughness nor cohesion
and is of an oily or waXy touch, besides
containing gypsum. which is objection
able. l consider this paving cement far
below the requirements of perfect paw
ing cement and by no means in conform
ity with city specifications"
A copy of this report is on file in the
| office of said city engineer.
The undersigned property owners
make this communication to the end
that you, as the duly authorized guar
dians of said city, may enforce due COM
| pliance with the provisions of your said
contract with said ContvaStor Long and
| secure to the inhabitants of said city the
| use of street in all respects the equal
| of that contemplated by you at the time
| of the award of said contract, but in
| doing so we beg leave to assert that we
were, and still are. and always have
| been, opposed to the award of said con-
tract and to the execution of the same,
and to the performance of all and any
work hereunder.
| Councilman Munson said that the mat
| ter was an important one and should re-
ceive prompt and thorough attention.
| There had been too much trouble over
| the matter to have any further compli-
cations, and as the people had paid a big
enough price for the best work they
| should have it. He therefore asked that
the city engineer be sent for to enlighten
| the councilmen.
Mr.. Compton having been called said
that he really knew nothing more about
| the matter than was contained in the
report. DR.. Salathe, whom he understood
was a competent and capable chemist,
/ had analyzed certain specimens of the
asphalt being used and had reported that
! it was below the grade required by the
| specifications. In matter of this kind
I he did not feel justified in accepting the
| Judgment of any one man, and he had
consequently sent specimens of the as