The herald., 1897-07-03
SOME PRETTY CLOSE FIGURES
ARGUED BEFORE THE BOARD
OF PUBLIC WORKS
Estimated Expenditures of the Street
Department for the Coming
Year-City Hall Notes

present, besides large delegation of
contractors and citizens interested in
the paving of Fifth street. The lowest
bidder was w. B. Nichols at 10 cents
square foot, and the next lowest was
French & Reed, at 1914 cents. Ex-City
Attorney Mcfarland appeared for
French & Reed and argued that the
contract should be awarded to them,
for the reason that Nichols bid was de-
fective, and he put forward several
technical objections to its acceptance,
one of which was that the bidder had not
stated under oath the constituent parts
of the asphalt cement to be used, ana
another was that certified check had
been deposited in lieu of filing a bono.
Mr.. McCutcheon. representing Nichols,
centended that the objections raised
were trivial and that the conditions ol
the proposal had been fully complied
with. He pointed out that a certified
check was better than bond and just
as good as gold coin, and further that
the form of the proposal had been sub
mitted to the city engineer and was
satisfactory to that official. The city at
torney was sent for, and Chief Deputy
Crutcher, on examining the proposal
said that it fully complied with the legal
requirements and was regular in all its
details The certified check was per-
fectly good, as it could be collected by
the mayor and the money deposited in
the city treasury if necessary.
Frank Sabichi, on behalf of the prop
erty owners, urged that the contract
should be awarded to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder. On the bids as pre-
sented there was a clear difference of
a quarter of a cent foot, and the peo-
ple who pay the bills should have the
benefit of it.
Colonel Easton, of Easton Eldridge
& Co.. representing thousand front
feet, also urged that the contract should
be awarded to the lowest bidder, in the
interest of the property holders.
Other property owners also spoke. af-
ter which several documents were
passed around among the members OF
the board in an attempt to inJure Mr.
Nichols standing before the board, pur-
porting to be affidavits from persons al
leging that they had worked for Mr.
Nichols and had not received their
money, all of which the gentleman de-
MED. after which the matter was taken
under advisement.
The. board remained in session during g
the entire day. devoting themselves to
routine matters, the following recon-
mendations being adopted for submis-
sion to the council on Tuesday:
In the matter of petition from H. NJ.
Bowker asking to have the grade of
Ellendale place established, we recon-
mend the same be referred to the city
engineer for ordinance of intention.
In the matter of the protest from G..
E. Roper ct al, against the improve
ment of North DAILY street, G. E. Roper
and p F. Ebert having withdrawn from
the protest thus leaving the protest
with less than a majority, we recon-
mend the same be denied.
Recommend that the communication
from P. F. Ebert ct al, withdrawing
from the protest of G. E. Roper ct al
against the improvement of North DAILY
street be filed.
Recommend that the petition from the
cycle dealers association regarding
street sprinkling be referred to the SUI
perintendent of street sprinkling in con-
nection with former petitions heretofore
referred to him.
In the matter of the petition from w
CAIRNS eft AL asking that the grade OF
Jewell street be established from
Sapphire street to it's northerly termina-
IlOu, I6COfUI1leuu llle SdlHe DS IGlclICd ~
the city engineer to present ordinance
Of intention therefor.
In the matter of the petition from L
r. C1emans ct al, asking that Lucas ave-
nue. from Fourth to Fifth streets be
graded, graveled, guttered, curbed ant
sidewalked, under the bond provisions
of the Vrooman act, recommend the
same be referred to the city engineer fol-
estimate of cost and if the same exceeds
the amount required by law then to pre-
sent the necessary ordinance of inten'
4ion therefor.
In the matter of the petition from w
Murphy ct al, asking for an extension
of the COW limit commencing at Twenty
ninth street and Vermont avenue, thence
east to Hoover street, recommend the
same be referred to the city attorney t.
prepare ordinance as prayed for.
In the matter of the petition from
Samuel Meyer in reference to the open
ing of an alley in the block bounded by
Main and Spring, and Third and Fourth
streets, recommend that the same bt
filed as the matter is set for hearing be
fore the board of public works Friday
July 9, 1897.
In the matter Of the petition from tn,
Los Angeles Railway company asking
permission to move their tracks on the
First street viaduct as set forth in sait
petition, recommend the same be grant
ed, said change to be made under thu
supervision of the street superintendent
Recomend that the petition from S. X
Flanders ct al. with reference to oil wells
in Bernard tract be referred to tn
board of fire commissioners
Recommend that the bid of Franl
Whittier to improve Vermont avenu
from jefferson street to the south cit,
boundary at 2S cents per lineal foot fol
curb and cents per square foot for side
walk be accepted and the necessary
resolution of award adopted.
In the matter of the. proposals to i'm
prove Twelfth street from San Pedro II
Tennessee streets, recommend that th
bid of M. S. Cummings at 81 cents pc
lineal foot for grading and graveling
20 cents per lineal foot for curb; 31
cents per square foot for sidewalk side
walk. cents per square foot and cross
walks So per lineal foot, be accepted anf
the necessary resolution of aware
adopted.
Recommend that the bid of Rhoades
and Helm to sidewalk Ingraham street