The herald., 1896-09-02
BONDS DECLARED VALID
But in What Shape Is
Long Left
THE SUPREME COURTS OPINION
Upholds the Street Improve
ment Bonds
WORK WILL NOW PROCEED
On Main Street If Existing Com pIications
Can Be Strengthened Out
The Regular Weekly Meeting Of the Board Of
Fire Commissloners
Tho natter Of the Telephone Patrol System
Discussed At Length-All Of tho
nembers Favor II.
WORK WILL NOW PROCEED
On Main Street If Existing Com pIications
Can Be Strengthened Ont
The Regular Weekly Meeting Of the Board Of
Fire Commissioners
Tho Hatter Of the Telephone Patrol System
Discussed At Length-Au Of the
nembers Favor 1t.
Salson Business ..

The Main street paving is likely to be
revived before the city council tonior-
row morning with renewed vigor. Yes
terday afternoon it was reported about
the city hall that John P. Jones, attorney
the contract for paving the street, had
received telegram from Clerk Ward
stating that the supreme court had
rendered a decision in the case of He'll
man VS.. the city treasurer, in which the
validity of the city's Improvement
bonds was attacked, affirming the decis-
ion of the superior court of Los Angeles
holding that the bonds are legal and
valid. This decision, which affects a
large amount of the improvement bonds,
is the one on which Long has been wait
ing before he commenced work on Main
street, and now that the matter is set
tied he says he will go ahead with his
contract.
But While Mr.. Long may now be ready
and willing to proceed with the work,
he may not find 1t such an easy matter.
After failing to keep various promises
IN regard to pushing the work the pa
tience Of the council was finally ex-
hausted, and awo weeks ago, on the rec
ommendation of the city attorney,
Longs contract was formally declared
Cancelled for failure to comply with it's
provisions. Notwithstanding this, Long
the next day entered on the street and
plowed UP two blocks Before proceed
ing any further he was stopped by in
junction proceedings. It was openly
charged that these proceedings were in
stituted at the instigation of Longs
attorney, for the purpose of gaining
time. At any rate, when the facts were
laid before Mr.. Garnsey, he promptly
withdrew the suit, but another was at
once instituted by the University bank,
and this is still pending.
OF course this suit will not bother Mr..
Long, as 1t was instituted in his behalf,
and will be withdrawn at his request.
But the council must be got in line, and
Mr.. Long may find this more difficult
task than he anticipates. 1t has been
admitted by the contractors that there
is 5000 profit in the job, and they are
not likely to gfye up this fat plum with
out a struggle. The people, on the other
hand, are antagonistic to the contract
ors, almost to man, and while they are
anxious to have the street paved and
put in proper shape as soon as possible,
it can be safely stated that they will
rot pay the full amount charged with
out a fight. Half dozen lawyers have
stated that they would not want any
thing better than to fight these assess
ments, in view of the complications that
have arisen. and it is isir to assume that
a fair amount of the $4,000 profit will
have to go in concessions, even should
the council rescind it's action and permit
Long to go ahead with the work.