Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-19
"SOLID 3" TO
RUSH THROUGH
NEW BOND DEAL
SUPERVISORS IGNORE ADVICE
OF SHAW
"Boss" PARKER ON HAND, CON-
8FERs WITH ELDRlDGE
Buyers to Be Informed by Telegraph
That They May Submit Bids.
Stormy Meeting of.
Board

After one of the most heated dis
cussions that has ever occurred at a
meeting of the county board of super
visors the solid three" of that body,
Messrs. Patterson, Wilson and Ell
bridge, succeeded in downing the sug-
gestions of their. legal adviser, Hart
ley Shaw, chief deputy district attor-
ney, yesterday, and refused fatty to
readvertise for the sale of the $3,5OO,OOO
good roads bonds or to continue the
receipt and opening of bids under the
specifications contained in the adver-
tisement of September rs, beyond Mon
day at 2 o'clock.
1t was 800 o'clock before the letter
addressed to the board by Hartley
Shaw on Tuesday was taken up for
discussion. The time set for its con-
later, after nothing had been done,
Chairman Patterson said he was COM
PEELED to go to Santa Ana and would
not return until about 2:3O. Then the
matter was continued until o'clock.
Bond buyers and other interested per-
sons fretted and fumed at the delay.
Boss Parker There
At the end of the long counter Super
visor Eldridge' was deep in confer
ence with Walter Parker, Republican
boss. A few feet away representative
of a local bond house tried vainly to
make some impression on Supervisor
Wilson's mind. George Alexander and
Capt. Manning waited patiently for the
opening of the contest they knew was
certain to take place.
When Chairman Patterson arrived he
made his way Immediately to the
stenographer's room, adjoining the lit
tie side room which has now become
famed as the place where the secret
meetings were held prior to the private
sale of the bonds September 8. When
he emerged he carried a lengthy type
written sheet of paper. This paper
was passed from one member to an
other, only one person making any
comment. This was Supervisor Ell
bridge, who said the proposition was
good one.
The paper contained Chairman Pat
terson's views regarding the action he
believed should be taken by the board
in regard to the bonds, and is in ac-
olution adopted later in the session.
This resolution was as follows:
It is hereby ordered that in adj
dition to bids for the county high
ways bonds, to be received on the
23rd day Of November, 1908, up to
2 o'clock p. M, on the terms and
conditions set forth in the order of
1908, other bids will be received up
to the same time for the purchase
of the whole or part of these
bonds, on such terms as the bid
ders may propose, and that each
bidder so bidding shall accompany
his bid with a certified or cashiers
check on some bank in the county
of Los Angeles, not making or in
terested in the bid, in the amount
of $4,000, If the bid for the whole
of said bonds and for 2 per cent of
the amount of his bid if for less
than the whole of said bonds, and
the clerk is hereby ordered to tele-
graph notice of this order to all
bond buyers who have made inquir-
les Of him regarding said bonds.
Alexander Wants to Know
How are you going to overcome that
provision of the advertisement that no
bids shall be received under any con-
ditions or limitations other than speci-
fed in the advertisement" demanded
Supervisor Alexander. "TheSe adver-
tisements have gone broadcast over the
| country and any change, made at such
| short notice, will not be known to out
side buyers
Chairman Patterson replied some
what holly that he had consulted his
legal adviser and was told his plan was
We'll" said Alexander, your legal
adviser is not the legal adviser of the
| board Of supervisors Is it not fact
that it has been the rule that bids must
be in accordance with the specifica-
lions, and if they are not they are
thrown out?"
Supervisor Eldridge interrupted to
say that outsiders had "butted in
in the matter but an earnest protest
was entered by Shaw, who evidently
believed the remark was intended to
refer to his action in suggesting to the
board how they should act.
Eldridge denied any such intention,
and when he referred to the advisory
board was stopped quickly by Alexan-
, der, who asked If Eldridge had not
himself agreed to submit the bond mat
ter to that body September 10. Ed
ridge admitted this. hut declared Ger
| tain members of the adviso-y board