Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
SECRECY STILL
MAINTAINED AS
TO ROAD BONDS
CONSULTATION HELD BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS
SUPERVISORS AND ADVISORY
COMMITTEE MEET
Public Probably VIII Learn by Next
Wednesday Whether Private Sale
Is to Stand or Sale Be
Advertised

Secrecy. which is the element that
thus far, more than anything else' has
surrounded the deliberations Of the
board of supervisors and the advisory
committee, in connection with the pri-
yate sale of $3,50O,OOO In gooo roaos
bonds. openly voted for by the tax
navers of the county, again obtained
Yesterday when the two bodies met
Jointly behind closed doors in tine
Chamber of Commerce.
LITTLE of consequence was given out
by the men who attended the meeting,
the question of what should and what
should not be given to the pupllc pc
ing left in the hands of one member
r. w. Blanchard. AS a result OF the
deliberations, however, 1t is believed
the public generally and the citizens
of the county in particular, who are
naturally quite as deeply tnterested IN
the question as those having the
boards action in direct charge, Will
learn by Wednesday AFTERNOON Wnetner
the private sale will stand or the sale
of the bonds be advertised in the regu-
lar and accepted way.
All members of the advisory commit
tee, with the exception of j. o. Koephl,
were present at yesterdays meeting.
There was also one absentee from the
ranks of the supervisoria1 board, George
Alexander. Only three persons not
directly connected with either body
were present. These were Hartley
Shaw, chief deputy district attorney;
C. D. Daggett, chairman of the high
way commission, and A. 10. Loder, en-
gineer for the commission, the latter
two being called to give their opinion
as to the demand for money in the
near future. The doors were barred
against representatives of bond houses,
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better offers than that accepted by the
board Tuesday.
Subcommittee Appointed
As a result of yesterdays discussions
by the two bodies. a subcommittee of
three, consisting of r. j. Beveridge OF
Hollywood, Mayor Thomas Farley of
Pasadena and George H. Stewart of the
chamber of commerce, was named to
meet the supervisors Monday and
further consider the matter of the bond
issue. This subcommittee is aware of
the general sentiment prevailing among
the advisers appointed by the board
June 30, and will, it is said, insist that
the board act in accordance with that
sentiment. What this opinion may be
is also a secret, and while 1t is believed
that a vacation of the recent sale will
be demanded, nothing definite In this
regard was given out. No instructions
to the subcommittee were given, 1t is
said.
The advisory committee will meet
again Wednesday to hear the report of
the subcommittee. While all these
meetings will be secret, it was stated
Yesterday by Mr.. Blanchard that a re-
port Of the proceedings at all meetings
would be prepared for publication as
soon as possible after the deliberations
are ended.
"The only reason for secrecy in this
matter" said Mr.. Blanchard after the
adjournment yesterday, ''is that we do
not wish to have conditions misrepre-
sented. The nature of the case demands
very careful consideration on our part,
and before making public a report we
wish to go into the thing thoroughly"