Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-01
HIGHWAY BOARD
WANTS HAND IN
WORK ON ROADS
DEMANDS CONSULTATION IN
EXPENDITURE OF MONEY
SUPERVISORS CAPITULATE TO
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
After Another Star Chamber Session
It is Announced That Two Bodies
Have Reached Complete
Agreement

VIZ HAT threatens to cause further
w delav in the carrying out of the
w good roads program became ap-
parent yesterday when c. d. Daggett'
chairman of the highway commission
announced that the commission de-
mands to be consulted relative to the
expenditure of the good roads fund
and quoted from the provision OIL the
state law, which recognizes the hlgh-
wa commission. Unless an agreement
amonp the supervisors, advisory COM
mittee and highway commission is
reached at once the work on the roaus
will be delayed indefinitely
The board of supervisors capltulateu
to the demands of the advisory com
mittee at another star champer session
i'm room 29 at the court house yester-
dav. and while it was stated at tne
close of the meeting that perIect
blending of good feeling may pc eN-
pected to prevail in the Deliberations
of the two organizations hehcelolM,a1iJi,
the inharmonfous discussions WhIcIl
brought about this desirable result were
not revealed. Whether or not furtner
meetings will be held at Wnlch the
general public, whose votes ana en-
deavors carried the good roads nonu
election and who are as greatly inter inter
ested in the carrying out of It's Wlsnes
as those directly in charge, will be eX-
cluded in a question admittedly unde-
cided. The suggestion that matters
nertaining to the good roads pc dls-
cussed in what the supervisors nave
chosen to dignity as executive SEES
sions.' was warmly condemned, now
ever. bv outsiders after the meeting ad-
journed.
Commission Backed by Law
C. d. Daggett, chairman of the hlgh-
way commission, stated emphatlcally
that he would vigorously protest
ogainst the expenditure of any money
from the good roads fund or the car
rvino on of any work in connection
With the new highway system unless
the organization which he mas peeh
selected to head was first consulted
II have not heard what took place
at today's meeting. SAID MI. Dassee.,
"but IL agreements have been reached
affeeting the good roads work theV
must receive the approval OF the nlgh-
way commission before they are car
ried out" .,u,.,,
Then Mr.. Daggett quoted a provision
of the good roads law which prohlolts
the paying out of money from the luIIu
except upon the warrant OF .ile eou.sE 20 ny
auditor, Issued upon the order OF the
highway commission and allowed py
the board of supervisors.
Mr. Daggett has already eXpreSsei
his disfayor concerning the communl-
cation sent by the advisory commlttee
to the supervisors several days ago N
which a demand for enlightenment as
To their status was made, and II espe-
cial notice of his statements at that
time has been taken by the ADVISERS
il is not at all improbable that further
friction may ensue, resulting IN 1urtner
delav to road work, which, many be-
lieve. should have been inaugurated
weeks If not months ago.
F. w. Blanchard, secretary or the au-
visorv committee, made the following
statement yesterday after the secret
meeting yesterday:
Campaign Decided On
"The most important thing to say is
that that the advisory committee and
the supervisors have reacneo an ailil-
cable understanding. All differences
have been patched up and we under
stand each other thoroughly. A plan
of campaign has been decided upon IN
order to push the good roads work as
fast as possible"
Following are the terms on which the
understanding between the two orgahl-
cations was reached:
THAT the contract with Frank Gill
lespie for the construction of the two
miles of roadway on the Ell Monte road
shall be signed only by the supervisors
after receiving the approval of l. u.
Noble, county surveyor, the ADVISORY
committee believing that under the
law Mr.. Noble is also consulting en-
gineer for the county's business; that
| the county officials should proceed inn
mediately to ascertain with their own
machinery to settle definitely in their
own minds and to their own satisfac-
ton how the roads should be built, and
in order to forestall any combination
the county will settle definitely the cost
of the proposed roads. To do this the
next twenty-five miles of roadway will
be constructed by the county.
The proposition for the county to
purchase machinery to be used in the
construction of the first twenty-five
miles of roadway was also favorably
discussed, the idea being to use this
machinery in general road work
throughout the county after its SER
vice in the initial work on the good
roads.
To Select Working Committee
Cant. C. d. Manning. who has acted
in the dual capacity of advisory COM
mitteeman and county supervisor, re-
signed from the former organization
and Homer Hamlin, city engineer of
Los Angeles, was appointed In his
place.
Early in the coming week the ad
visory committee will select five OF
its members to act as a committee to
work with the supervisors in matters
of small Importance, while meetings of
the advisory committee as a whole and
the board of supervisors will be held
from time to time to discuss the good
roads work and make plans for the
future.
The members of the advisory COM
mittee who attended yesterdays meet
ing were Sidney A. Butler, chairman;
F. w. Blanchard, secretary; A. p.
Fleming. G.. d. Whitcomb and e. c.
Bichowski while the supervisors were
present in a body.