Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
PROMISES
RUTHLESSLY
FRACTURED
All Good Roads Pledges of
Supervisors Broken
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAKES
APPEAL TO PUBLIC
APPOINTMENTS OF CALVERT AND
MARSH ATTACKED
Documentary Evidence Produced to
Show That "soId Three" Have
Thrown Good Faith to
the Winds
OF CALVERT AND
MARSH ATTACKED

NTOWH SOOu T dlln 10
the Winds
NH HE good roads advisory committee
yesterday accused the solid
a three" of the board of supervis-
ors Of wilfully violating their pledge
regarding appointments on the high
way commission. The committee said
that, in the appointment of Messrs.
Calvert and Marsh it was ignored, in
spite of the repeated pledges of the su-
pervisors to consult with the advisory
committee as to such appointments.
Supervisor "Tus" Eldridge, speaking
| for the solid three" supervisors, con-
tradicted the statement, but said the
supervisors had disgraced themselves
by having anything to do with the al
visory committee.
The advisory committee has appealed
! to the civic bodies of Los Angeles to
decide whether it is worth While to
continue the committee or to present
| the resignation of members to the
board of supervisors.
Pledges Made and Ratified
More than once the supervisors have
gone on record as expressing confidence
in the advisory committee. This is
shown in the following resolution
unanimously adopted by the board of
supervisors June 20, 1908, promising
to refer highway commission appoint
ments to the advisory committee
| thereby created.
Whereas, an election for the pur-
pose of voting $3500,000 in bonds for
the permanent improvement of the
highways of Los Angeles county has
been called for July 30, 1908; and
/ rd nf no.
| lieves that this enterprise is of paramount
| Importance to the interests of Los Angeles
county, and should be removed from all
| political, partisan and other Interior In
| fuences, and for the purpose of securing
| the fullest confidence on the part of the
taxpayers of Los Angeles county, and that
this money, if its expenditure be authorized
shall be honestly and wisely expended to
the best possible advantage in the con-
struction of such roads; and
First Pledge Made
Whereas, we believe that the execu-
tive committee of the Los Angeles
County Good Roads association, repre-
senting as it does an organization haV-
ing members from every permanent
civic organization and from each road
district in the county, now composed OF
the following named persons, to wit:
Thomas Farley, S. A. Butler, F. w.
Blanchard, P. ]. Beveridge Harry
Barndollar. A. p. Fleming, c. d. Man
ming, T. ]. Walker and George D.
Whitcomb, is a body of men to be
trusted by the people, and particularly
fitted by long study of the subject OF
good roads in all its phases, and is,
therefore, a most suitable body for the
work hereinafter set forth; now, there
fore, be it
''Resolved, that the executive committee
of the Los Angeles County Good Roads
sociation, together with the president of
the Los Angeles chamber of commerce, the
president of the Los Angeles Merchants
and Manufacturers association, the presi-
dent of the Municipal league, the chairman
of the Los Angeles board of public works.
and william MulhOlland be, and the same
are hereby appointed as an advisory COM
mittee to act in an advisory capacity to
both the supervisors and the highway COM
mission, and this board of supervisors
pledges itself, and each and every member
thereof promises and pledges himself, to
take no action in the matter of letting con-
tracts for road improvement, in making ap-
pOintments to positions connected with such
road improvement, or in filling any vacancy
that may occur upon the Los Angeles county
highway commission unless the same shall
be approved by the said advisory COM
mttee.
"Resolved, further, that the members of
said advisory committee shall serve without
pay or compensation"
Ratified by Present Board
On April %, 1909, the present board of
supervisors confirmed the foregoing resOlu-
tion of the former board by adopting the
following resolution:
Resolved, that IL shall be the sense OF
this board of supervisors to advise with the
advisory committee on all matters pertain
ing to the building of the highways as ad-
yertised, and conform to the resolution
adopted by the former board of supervisors
in so far the same does not run counter
to an honest discharge of our powers as su-
perVisOrs."
In addition, H. d. McCabe, C. ]. Nell
lis and r. W. Pridham, on October
22, 1908, when candidates for election
as supervisors, each addressed and
signed the following letter to Chair
man Butler and Secretary Blanchard
of the advisory committee, definitely
pledging themselves:
"Gentlemen: Replying to yours of
the 18th inst, in which you call my
attention to the resolution adopted by
the board of supervisors June 20, 1908,
appointing your advisory committee,
permit me to say that at the time of
the adoption of the resolution referred
to I believed it to be a wise measure,
and one which inspired in the people
a confidence that the moneys voted by
them through the bond issue will be
expended to the greatest possible adj
vantage.
New Members on Record
"Although a candidate for the office of
supervisor is restricted by law to pledges
which he may make in advance of election
concerning his prospective action meas
ures which may come up for consideration
after his election, L think it not improper
for to say that, If 1 am elected to tho
office to which L aspire, it shall be my pur-
pose to consult with your committee
questions pertaining to the sale of bonds,
the letting of important contracts for road
Improvement and the filling of vacancies
which may occur upon the Los Angeles
county highway commission, so that may
ascertain your views thereon, apprecating
as L do the fact that the advisory COM
mittee Is composed of representative citi-
zens who are qualified in high degree to
pass intelligentIy in advisory capacity ON
the matters mentioned; and 1 am confident
that through such cooperation of your COM
mittee with the board. the best possible re-
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