Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-02
STOOL PIGEONS
GET CONTRACTS
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 & 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 $3.30 per
lineal foot for grading and gravelingi
35 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., propo osed: 1926
per lineal foot for grading and gravel.
ing; SS cents per lineal foot for cement
curb; IL ecents per square foot Tor
cement gutter; ~ cents per square foot
for cobble gutter and ~ cents per
square foot for sidewalk.
c. w. Shafer proposed: 1895 per lineal
foot for grading and graveling; 30 cents
per lineal 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 Ducommon street:
Charles Stansbury proposed: $2,25 per
lineal foot for grading and graveling
81 cents per lineal foot for cement curb;
II cents per square foot for gutter; lSA
cents per square foot for sidewalk
II. j. McGuire proposed: $1.S5 per
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 Marine 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 1874 cents per square foot for
sidewalk.
]. B. Franklin proposed; 1920 per
lineal foot for grading and graveling
curb; 16 cents per square foot for gut
ter, and 10 cents per square foot for
sidewalk.
Los Angeles Bridge & Construction
Co. proposed: $315 per lineal foot for
grading and graveling; 38h cents per
Iineal foot for cement curb; IL 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:
f. L. Rogers proposed, 35 cents per
lineal foot for cement curb. and IAN
cents per square foot for sidewalk.
To construct sidewalk on Temple
street. from Bunker Hill avenue to
Beaudry avenues:
W. II. Finkley proposed: 12h cents
per square foot for Sidewalk.
To improve Piedmont avenue, from
Avenue FIFTY eight to Avenue Sixty
one;
Charles Stansbury proposed $2S5 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
sidewalk.
P. A. Howard proposed; $225 per
lineal foot for grading and graveltng
35 cents per lineal 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;
35 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 T. Bill G. Co proposed: Seas.