1926. In July 1926, West Adams property owners held a mass meeting in the Glen Airy schoolhouse Now the site of Cienega Elementary School. to protest against the high cost of a storm drain project on the street and to draw up a petition against the "intolerable injustice,' which they presented to the City Council. It was said that Peter R. Gadd, the contractor, had increased the tab by billing $204,145 for "extras", which amounted to more than the original proposed cost of the contract."Fire on 'Extras' Flares in Open", Los Angeles Times, July 12, 1926, page A-1 Later the city estimated the overcharge at $298,981 and refused to help Gadd to collect the money from property owners. The California Supreme Court ruled in the city's favor."Gadd Loses in Drain Battle", Los Angeles Times February 10, 1972, pages A-1 and A-2
