Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-03-16

Weeks and Anglesea and at
the corner of Windsor and Anglesea
avenues. This matter was referred to
the operating department of the city
water system with a recommendation
for prompt action.
The second communication was a
lengthy one. 1t came from Mark R.
Sooy, attorneyfor Richard H. Coney,
who was the lower bidder on the fill
ing in beach front contract let by the
city nearly a month and a half ago.
are herewith reproduced:
"Since the awarding Of this con-
tract Mr.. Coney personally and
through his attorney has been in al
most constant communication with
the individual directors of the Beach
Realty Co. and with the company as
a body in an effort to secure from
these men a contract to sell my client
the requisite quantity of sand needed
for the fill upon reasonable. terms and
conditions.
Cup to midnight, Monday, March
5th, said board of directors of the
Beach Realty Co.. refused to sell any
sand to Mr.. Coney directly, but in
Aisted that any arrangements which
might be made must be made with the
city authorities. The city authorities,
quite properly, too, refused to pur-
chase sand from the Beach Realty Co.
for the use of the contractor. The
city solicitor, however, was requested
to negotiate with Mr.. Darnell, coun-
sci for said company, to see if some
way could be devised by which an ar
rangement for procuring sand for said
contractor could be lawfully effected
between the city and said company.
81 regret to inform you hat the
two attorneys mentioned were unable
to fix pon any plan that would be
feasible or satisfactory, thus making
it necessary for the contractor to
again take up negotiations himself
with the company.
"On Monday, March 18th, I was adj
vised by the president of the Beach
Realty Co. [Charlie A. NortonJ that
he had been in consultation with the
COIllpaly . hey Will Lie IGOulJ
that it was decided to ask for a meet
ing that night to be held at the
Brighton Hotel, at which the attorn-
eys, the contractor and the Commits
sioners were to be present. Mr.. Nor
ton told Inc that a new proposition
would be submitted of such a nature
that he felt it would be satisfactory
to all concerned. Mr.. Way and myself
were present at this conference, as re-
quested but none of the Commission
ers were there. After several hours
spent in argument the representatives
of the Beach Realty Co. submitted the
following requirement as the final Of
fer:
"1. To receive two and one half
cents per cubic yard for all sand
pumped by the contractor, based upon
the engineers estimate, payment for
same to be made by the city treasurer
on Mr.. Conveys order, each time a pay
ment is made to the latter for amount
of sand pumped.
"t2. The placing of the dredge and
the quantity of sand to be pumped
from any one location to be under the
direction of G.. A. Norton, whose SER
vices are to be paid for by the con-
tractor in the sum of 5000.
"t3. The contractor to provide liza
bility insurance, indemnifying the
company against any accident to the
public by reason of the pumping of
the sand from the beach front.
GA. The contractor to procure an
agreement, signed by all of the prop
erty owners in the section to be inn
proved, releasing said Beach Realty Co.
from any liability of any sort result
ing from injury or damage to said
property by reason of the pumping of
sand from the beach front into the
area lying to the westward of Beach
avenue.
"t5. The City of Wildwood to guar
antee proper and sufficient policing
Of the area we which the operations
are carried on.
"t6. The city itself to give the Beach
Realty Co. proper assurance that the
former will save the latter harmless
from any liability for damages to the
public or to property by reason of the,
pumping of sand as aforesaid /,
although these terms seem to the
contractor to be harsh and %unreason-
able and well-nigh impossible of per-
Torrance, yet he has agreed to ac-
cept them, providing that the city is
satisfied to fulfill the two precedent
conditions regarding payment for
sand and indemnity imposed upon it
by said company and if he can obtain
the consent of the beach front wne
The agreement has been prepared and