Democratic banner., 1848-03-20

l849; the Board to determine which should
be first finished-and if required to be fin
ished first at Georgia street, then the re-
mainder to be completed by lst January,
1850. But if first completed at South
Carolina street then the Board to have the
option of requiring the remainder to be
completed at any time within five years,
whenever they should, on behalf Of the in
habitants, subscribe and pay for their part
of the stock, as provided in said proposal.
1t was further provided that the Trustees
should subscribe in the same manner as
provided by ordinance for one third of the
stock in the wharf, at an estimated cost of
$4,5OO-the excess of cost of construction,
if any, TO be paid by the bidders. There
was ID further condition that the Board
should have the right if desired, at any
Zine within five years from the completion
of the wharf, to take the wharf with all its
proceeds, by paying to the contractors the
entire cost Of their proportion of the stock,
with ten per cent. per anuum
This proposition was taken up and unan-
imously rejected.
The other bids were for the wharf as
provided by ordinance, at the foot of Geo1-
gia street. First, a bid from Orson Reed,
for the wharf as described in the "rlans and
specification" in possession of the Clerk,
with two stone cutters and four Blocks and
Rings, for the sun of fifteen hundred and
eighty-six dollars, with a provision for a
deduction of forty dollars for the Blocks
and Rings, and forty-four dollars for one of
the cutters, if not required-leaving his
bid $1502.0O.
Second, a bid from William Flake for
the work as described in the eplans and
specifications" for the sum of fourteen HIM
dred and 6ty dollars. Thisbid was sign
cd by Mr.. Flake, Jas. II. Johnson and DR..
B. w. Gorin-hut they were not careful to
distinguish that the latter two were Mr..
Flakes securities.
Third, a bid from Silas w. Farber and
William English for the work as described
in the ssplans and specifications, for the
sum of fourteen hundred and nine;y-three
id~ollars-with an additional clause propo-
sing to make two mere cutters or sinks in
the gravel, and four posts and rings for the
further sum of twenty dollars.
| After considerable discussion as to the
relative merits of the several bids before
the Board, Mr.. Johnson raised the objec-
ton that his signature to Mr.. Flakes bid
was illegal, in consequence Of his being a
trustee, and further, that the bid without
his signature was without sufficient securi-
ty, and asked the privilege Of retiring and
informing Mr.. Flake, that he might have
an opportunity of strengthening his secu-
rity. No objection being made, he retired.
In a short time Mr.. VIM. H. Robinson came
in, asked for the bid Of Mr.. Flake and it
was handed to him. After reading it he
signed it and retired. No objection being
made by any one.
Some member of the Board, soon after
Mr.. Robinson retired, objected to Mr..
Flakes bid on the ground that it was dAer-
ed by Mr.. Robinson's signing it after IL
O'Clock, the hour for receiving bids, and
that thus an advantage was gained over
other bidders. 1t was tn %erefore ruled out
as illegal, in consequence of Mr.. Robin
sons signature being attached to 1t AFTER
u o'clock, and also that there was no dis
function betwecnn principal and securities
thus exhibiting so high a regard for tile
rights Of others that no iMegality or s"J0r-
maHty could be tolerated.
A motion was then made to take up and
accent the bid of Messrs. Farber and En-
glish, whereupon they both proposed to re-
tire, when it was ascertained, apparently
for the first time, that there would not be a
quorum left. Here was a serious dlihcui-
ty, but after some discussion it was con-
cluded that the necessity of the case Just'-
fed them in taking some "respOnsi6a'y"
:. os Groof and paramount Stu