Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-22
"SOLID THREE
STANDING firm
SUPERVISORS REFUSE TO
VACATE BOND DEAL
Wilson, Patterson and EldrIdge Are
Found Again Arrayed Against
Manning and Alex
ander

The "solid three" are still solid. They
have made this fact a matter of rec
ord.
The letter addressed to the board of
Supervisors by the advisory board on
Wednesday last, asking them to re-
scind their action in disposing of $3,-
100000 good roads bonds to the Los
Angeles Trust company and James III.
Adams e. Co., was placed before the
county board yesterday for action, and
the hope that the "solid three would
vote to vacate the sale fed when, at
the end of the roll call, Supervisors
Patterson, Eldridge and Wilson again
were found arrayed against Alexander
and Manning.
In view of the court proceedings
pending before Judge Hutton of the
superior court, it was at first sug-
gested by Supervisor Eldridge that the
communication be fled, but this course
vas opposed by Alexander.
Suppose you make q motion that
the request of the advisory board be
granted" limited Supervisor Alex
ander.
Nothing doing" replied Eldridge.
VERY Well'' replied the man who
has stood out against secrecy in con-
nection with the bond sale, II move
that we adopt the suggestion of the
Supervisor Manning Immediately
tJconded this, and his colleague de-
LANDED roll call. The vote stood as
expected, the solid three against the
other two members of the board.
The letter was then ordered filed
without comment.
Another meeting of the advisory
board will be held this morning in the
chamber Of commerce for the purpose
NJ 40 LII ~ ~ nlxy Nf 4, "a
Los Angeles Trust company to the re-
quest for a withdrawal Of their bid.
]. H. Adams & CO., to whom a similar
communication was addressed, has SO
far made no reply.
1t Is also believed the advisory board
at It's meeting today will consider the
matter Of employing attorneys to as
sist in the injunction proceedings filed
by r. g. Hentig and Herbert White to
prevent the board of supervisors and
the firms purchasing the bonds from
proceeding further with the sale.
Another Protest
Another protest against the carry
ing out OF the sale of the good roads
supervisors Yesterday. This Is con-
tained In a letter addressed to that
body as a whole, and Is dated Sep
tember Is. 1t is signed by Clarence H.
Lee, assistant secretary of the Fidelity
Savings and Loan association. The
letter is as follows.
1925 South Broadway, Los Angeles,
Cali, September Is, 1908. Board of Su-
pervisors; Gentlemen: It seems impos-
sible that any bona fide bidders who
cared for their standing in the COM
munity would refuse to bid as much
for the same bonds when others were
bidding. Still more does 1t seem i'm
possible that any officials. set to Sc
cure the best bargain for the county,
would so far lay themselves open to the
suspicion of q crooked deal as to limit
to one party, as now appears to be the
case. AS to a possible combination of
bidders, you have the right to reject
bids where there is such collusion, have
you not? And, besides, when COM
bination is most dangerous; when all
is open to the public view, or when a
secret combination between the board
and a buyer exists. as the people are
coming to believe is the case now. All
this secrecy is bound to make the citi-
gems believe you are covering up some-
thing crooked. Yours in protest,
CLARENCE H. LEE"
Supervisor Eldridge facetiously sug-
gested that the communication be con-
signed to the wastebasket, but 1t was
filed among the other papers in the