Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-13

department will show a profit on tn
above delivery of approximately 5000 pcr
year which may be used for street nSnt
ing extensions.
Describes Plans
1 also stated the plan as laid out Ct
that time included 300 arc lamps and
100 80 candle power incandescent lamps
for street lighting. Further explanations
made in the report showed the commef'
cial delivery would be made within the
district as then laid out.
1 will state this system includes both
sides adjacent to Pasadena avenue on the
west, both sides adjacent to East OranS'
Grove avenue on the north, both sides
adjacent to Wilson avenue on the ca =.
also both sides of Center street on the
south; also all commercial lights to lie
obtained within fire district No 1.
Under the plan as laid out at that time
l would therefore have the following rc-
sources with which to complete the plan-;
providing, all extra lights ordered above
the plan as laid out are paid additionally.
Estimate as shown in report cover 'lf'
construction only, $23,072; also operating
supplies on hand December 1, not incli L
e,. in the construction estimate (Which are
to be used in the future) and have been
paid from acquisition and construction
fund previous to this date, $1077.8S,
Extra lights ordered by the council,
as shown by the following order, were as
follows:
Order of council for the installation OF
200 incandescent lights signed by the city
clerk under date of September 49,
For this work we used, owing to the
scattered location of the lights, 400
pounds of wire taken from construction
c+o rx,bi iCh I int fn n l.
plete the commercial system previously
laid out. This wire cost us $1,000.
The labor and miscellaneous supplies
used to install the 200 lights covered by
this order at that time was $3.50.
Extras Ordered
November Is 1 received the following
order for extras:
Order of council for the installation of
wiring and lights for the Mentor avenue
and Dakota street fire houses signed by
the city clerk under date of December IL.
The labor and ncidentalS on this work
along with the Mentor avenue fire engine
house was to cost $780, but as the Dakota
street fire engine house was an extra
outside of the plan as laid out, used
from construction stock on this work 1924
pounds of No. 4 wire previously intended
for commercial work as laid out 1924
$410.72
The labor and miscellaneous supplies
on the above was $190.50.
There was also expended as an extra
to cover experts services investigating
municipal light plant. not covered by my
estimate for services rendered by
Messrs. Scattergood and Cory, $500.
Amount to cover first five months op-
Grating budget. the profit from which
n,.f 80 fI1a a1ofa ne
laid out, $7290.
Can Prove Statements
Therefore. the total resources with
which to complete the plant and operate
the same for five months as shown by
the above, and for extras ordered not in
cluded in the estimate, $34, 4S1.10. Out
standing obligations December 10, $685.
This will leave a balance of $7,926.10 with
which to complete the plant as laid out
on May IA. This amount will be used TO
purchase necessary meters, transformers
and wire.
| hereby state that I am ready to
make good on my estimate as laid out.
The above is not intended to discredit
or criticise statements made regarding
this matter. 1t is simply to show and
explain my side of the proposition as
understand it and as l understood it at
the time l made the estimate.
l am very sorry the mayor should
have misunderstood this matter, and |
have always stood ready to explain the
plan as laid out at that time.
The whole unfortunate affair resolves
itself down to this-that the mayor asked
me a certain number of questions and
answered them as / understood them at
that time; and L have stood ready to
explain any features regarding the esti-
mate at any time since, as is shown by
the copy of the letter submitted.
/ can therefore see no injustice to the
mayor in giving my explanation, and
hope that the people will understand it
and trust it will be received in the same
earnest spirit in which it is offered.