, 1866-12-05

price u1ef W9at lueS received Ison ate confsact-
AZ: 1Mgea sag3taaea u y. York on account
ioatr 1ssT6e bricIs were supplied sst g he e. woTi
Of the contractor upon the North Clark atreet
sewer until aho1t The 18th Of November, without
Weshef was too cad to eon,inue % viii As saety. G
DnsinC the winter a considerable quantity Of
bricks were- accumulated. amounting 10 over
in the spring at an early date. Twenty thousand
Of these bsieks were taken for the Lake Tunnel,
and an when spring opened i was thought best hy
enough brick were obtained 10 enable the con-
tractors to carry the work on to completion with.
out Interruption. In this matter, according to
with The Board. u they were much occupied at that
stmGin laying private drains, ,upon which work they
avalle4 hcmkelves Of the low rates Of wages then
prevailing. In my previous Tepon have, how
ever, stated 10 The best of my Information what
loss they Incurred BY this delay, upon the sewer
All experienced sewer bnilders are awure that
they are liable 10 heavy storms in the summer sea.
ron, and they do ol ought 70 keep thcr work IN
Pc from such canees. The contracts require that
he nEShinE and back filing shall be btonght NJ
close behind the Masonry, In -ordef 10 guard
against the erect Of euch storms. In lhc ca:a r.
feTIed to do not think that proper was taken
and There were some losses caused by 1t, au1
aware, but not to the extent Claimed by the con
tractofE.
The lota cost 10 the contractors Of the labor and
material belonging 10 The two blocks OF two-ioo
sewet, built On Division street, where he was
working when this storm occurred, was not faI
from s2,50O- Ihe cont to the contractor o{ one
block OF two-foor eewer On Elm street, which was
laid 10 leG where the cut Is less than On Division
would have been ut the same price paid b.
them On Division, S1,l50, showing apoui an cQua
cost per foot On 10th sewers.
The work done By the contractors in 1s65 was
the heaviest and most expensive part OF their jol
and could not be compared with that done ID 1865
which Was OF very shallow cntting and the
f.! ground wae go firm az TO re1nirr no shtelng c1
The cnt!sng YVES deep aud the work had 10 be ex
ecutcd IN running sand. The cntt1ns at the NORTH
end Of their work on Clark street was three fee
last year. So, that although they competed nbou
fouf.lfths Of The ic.glh ot sewer which they hat
70 90 ~ ias5, they had ~ 2 execute mY1e than
ibl1d y their sarhsork and the most difficult aut
In conclusion, would state that, vi every dc
sire 70 do full Justice 70 the claims Of tue cou
wihout tjustice TO the pnblic, report anything Il
addition tu MY former return to you.
All of which Ii respectfully submitted.
Aest. Eng: Boa.d Of Public Works.
report. j. g. G1sDE1x,
......... Commissioner,
Will this report OF Mr. Clarke endorsed also, al
It is, by thr Board OF Public Works, your CON
mitiee e hsyc but one duty 10 perform, knowing u
~ ''eN Nv sA0k &A4c t1Oalu VI NOrkS nave
charge OF all the public works Of this clt5 and tc
them ts tntrus1ed The 1e:,iDg of contracts and IL
iact. tho sole matncrueut Of all matters OF what.
MEETS Of chicago. That claims OF ibis nature arc
Frequently referred 10 the Common CourciI W. III
not deny, hns know that euch il the prevailing
of having apy real OF seeming wrong CORRECTED.
In these casea we fail 10 tnd any wrong done b
!le contractors after having allowed the amounla
ABOVE tciefred 10. At any one L. TO blame 1t h the
contractors themselves for taking the eontrnct at
80 low figure. and We do believe that they viii
e Sgsy %tSSy H. H. i iossF ss ey thess eon,ac
consistently done, hut our powers arc % litoi,cd. d
and We belicvc thai ell contracts should be STRICT
y maintained by all concerned. Believing this We
fese%m9d , re- psssase Of ths following orders
draM his o.der nron lhs City Treasurer il, favor
Or Mm; WoodruI for the gum Of twenty four
hnnd,ed inn h,s na% dollars tbe sum Be-.
Tracts q is noio iuily set form s. Stale. @
ment Of ". Il; Clarke, Assistant Engineer, or
Noxember . 1s1. This amount to b. chargeable
Also ordered that the City Comptroller be and
ta hereby authorized 10 draw his wsEraut In iavor
Of sam heSsrs. :; ,cLan cLonsan : Nc1lneh for lie
lne for ss11aneo due ' them n" upon Ss,
e1n,1aets Of lSs Gr = 4 moss a St
November j, 1864 This amount to be c6arscable
to The Sewerage Find Of Chicago.
f1l VI Nu4CI Ii respectfully submitted.
CnAs. G. WIcKeR,
1vEn LAWSON,
COMMITTEES on Finance,
A'd. Th!cott. Of the Committee on Railroads, to
Mnem t naa 1ccn referred an ordinance granting
s,s nEht Of ~ waX & oTes Mitchell Dodge, and oiher
tpomned a. report recommending the passage Of
=, AID; Taleolt moved that the report be concursed
The nolion prevailed. and The ordinance WIS
.e ytAls FgIos sslS, RWei Wssss n.
Mst MoSta,a' Holden, Gastasld, shaeiforj. lsVson,
Eo<s-Ald. Knsckerhoeker, Kaen, lsaserty, ACE.
hoG FraEzen. EnGel. O'Sullisaa--7.
lhe following Is The ordinance az passed:
AZ OnniNASeE CHANTING permission TO Mum &
y scots 70 lay dow. aud operate a railroad truck
Hf y osiaiatd by NE Common Couecii Of Ms CT.v
sreT.oS /. that permission Is hereby granted to
i1ss M1n sso 70 lay down and opsrats railroad
JUNCTION yEt>h Dodge street; thence sonth on
Dodge street to its intersection with Mitchell
n and Mshe %
Fort Wagnc 4 Chicago Railroad Company. 1ot
the purpose Of enabling said Mum i Scott to
fr %Gte eet snd easy eSunscon es
STREET. and the Chicago s Northwestern and The
G!his,s1, s!a nurlinston ! QutIey Railrosd:; Pro-
into boud with said city, IN the sum % ot ste. len
thousaid dollars, before laying said track. to be
approved by the Mayor. to hold and save Tho city
whatever, in consequence or the passage or Ills
ordinance, Or the laying and operating said track;
ana provided .as further: The privilege hereby
is5ee couce.ning railroads, o. which nny be here
shah Il al times Be- aueect sS 70 e moaiacaion, SSs
al a sea sesebS y essaea ssss Of .bs Fl
eease and determine; and, provided
iia5tneT T. Hss, .na sa!a Grant Or Permission
ceedlnc nine years from tho passage Of the ortli.
nancc, und unless otherwise ordered b: the Coun.
Gil, the said Munn 4 Scott, tbeIr rcpfcsen, a,vcs
the end Of eaid per,ots, or on the repeal or tais
ordinance, or on their default tie city may order
lhe same taken mp al the expense Of SAID Mann i
Scott, their representatives or assigns.
ef the same committee, 10 whom had been re-.
,ae pcis's ~ or citizens on and in ,he
lhc Chicago West Division Railway Company be
requested 70 lay their tracks on said ave
mitcl report accommodating thst at ,hc si peiiisicn
md report be referred TO the Counsel 10 The Cor
:. Aid, Iarrctt moved to coneu. In the report, and
tnc motion prevailed.
y The same committee, TO whom had been referred
hat action be taken In regard to The running Of
streSt cars on said avenue, submitted = report
sAunE thai The Chicago City Railway
company had done all in thefr
:e%ss saei,y, ~ .5s; ny eenpiae'. @ade 81 II e
heir Office would receive prnmpt md full attcn-
Ton that. therefore, no action need be taken bv
the Council In the premises.
Aid. CAlklns moved to concur In the report. and
The motion prevailed.
TIRE Axp 9Arrn.
Aid. Kanu, Of the Committee on Fire and W.t.r.
to whom had been referred III ordinanrc rtsncfns.
Lhc boundaries of he ffrc iintfs In thr c1tr r.
Chicago, eubmi,ted = report reconmendinr ftrt
lhc ordinance be NOT rassed. >1-'
. Ala. ,cailins moved to concur In the report
Also
of the zane committee, to whou sd heen resLrrad
IN ordinance aptbortx1nr the Isnard ~ Pnific
WorEs 10 crant nrr1nii. fSr ths craessnr ~ ~ .nnS