Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-02
STOOL PIGEONS
GET CON TRACTS
MEN WHO ABANDONED SEWER
ARE ACTIVE
Board Of Public Works viii Ask City
Attorney About the Status Of
Certain Contracting
Firm

When bids for street work were
opened by the board of public works
yesterday It was found that Charles
stansbury Of stansbury 4 Powell,
was among those asking for city work
II is alleged that Powell has secured
several sewer contracts lately with one
OF his employees acting as stool pigeon
but this is the first time either Stans-
bury or Powell has bid for work un-
der his own name since they aban-
doned the contract on the outfall sewer
The board of public works will ask
the city attorney for an opinion as to
whether or not Stansbury & Powell
can be considered responsible bidders
after having given up the outfall sewer
contract.
The bids received yesterday were as
follows:
BIDS RECEIVED OCTOBER 1, 1906:
To improve Allison avenue, from Sun
set boulevard to La Veta place:
Charles Stansbury proposed: $3.50 per
lineal foot for grading and graveling
S5 cents per lineal foot for cement curb;
II cents per square foot for cement gut
ter; 16 cents per square foot for cobble
gutter. and IA cents per square foot for
sidewalk
Hiram M. Mausper jr.. proposed: s3.25
per lineal foot for grading and gravel
ing; 3S. cents per lineal foot for cement
curb; II ecents per square foot for
cement gutter; 12 cents per square foot
for cobble gutter, and II cents per
square foot for sidewalk.
G. w. Shafer proposed $3.35 per lineal
foot for grading and graveling; 30 cents
per linea1 foot for cement curb II cents
per square foot for cement gutter; 16
cents per square foot for cobble gutter
ii cents per square foot for sidewalk.
To improve Center street. from Tur-
ner street to Ducommen street:
Charles Stansbury proposed: $2.25 per
lineal foot for grading and gravelihg
"a cents per lineal foot for cement curb
II cents per square foot for gutter; 13A
cents per square foot for sidewalk,
lineal foot for grading and graveling
"a cents per lineal foot for cement curb,
and 13 cents per square foot for side
walk
TO improve Fedora street, from Tenth
street to San Marino street:
Charles Stansbury proposed: $500 per
lineal foot for grading and graveling
"a cents per lineal foot for cement
curb; II cents per square foot for gut
ter, and 13h cents per square foot for
J. b. FRANKLIN proposed; s2.2O per
lineal foot for grading and graveling
S6 cents per lineal foot for cement
curb; 16 cents per square foot for gut
ter, and Is cents per square foot for
Los Angeles Bridge g. Construction
Co. proposed: $3.15 per lineal foot for
grading and graveling; 3Sh cents per
lineal foot for cement curb; II cents per
square foot for gutter. and 14h cents
per square foot for sidewalk.
To curb and sidewalk Pennsylvania
avenue, from Echandia street to State
street:
r. L. Rogers proposed, 35 cents per
lineal foot for cement curb, and 1S n
cents per square foot for sidewalk.
To construct sidewalk on Temple
street. from Bunker Hill avenue to
Beaudry avenue
w H Finkley proposed: 1914 cents
per square foot for Sidewalk.
To improve Piedmont avenue, from
Avenue Fifty eight to Avenue Sixty
one;
Charles stansbury proposed: Sass per
lineal foot for grading and graveling
"a cents per lineal foot for cement
curb: II cents per square foot for gut
ter. and 13 cents per square foot for
P. A. Howard proposed: s2.25 per
lineal foot for grading and graveling
35 cents per lneal foot for cement curb
II cents per square foot for gutter and
IA cents per square foot for sidewalk.
d. d. Chapman proposed; $2.15 per
lineal foot for grading and graveling
S5 cents per lineal foot for cement curb
16 cents per square foot for cobble gut
ter. IA cents per square foot for side
walk.
For furnishing one automobile for the
water department in connection with
the construction of the Los Angeles
John + Bill & Co. proposed Spas.