Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-06-25
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THE PAVING CONTRACT DIV
A Big Thiug-Ths Lowest BID Re-
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A meeting Of the City Council was
held yesterday for the purpose of receiv'
ling the report Of the Finance Committee
in regard to awarding the contract for
paving certain streets with the Nichol-
son pavement, payment to be made in
six per cent city bonds. The committee
reported receiving the following bids:
Your committee wouldreport that they
have received bids for paving sundry
streets with Nicholson pavement for six
per cent city bonds, as follows.
Hopper q Montgomery = Jefferson
street, So 45; new curbiug, 81 TO; re-
setting, twenty cents.
Same = Poplar street, So so; new
curbing, 81 10; resettiug, twenty cents.
Same-Beal street, S. 90; new curb
ing, 81 75 resetting, twenty cents.
Same-Desoto street, IS GO; new
curbing, 81 75j resetting, twenty cents.
Same-Shelby street, S. rs; new curb
ing, 81 70 resetting, twenty cents.
Same-Charlesto avenue, So 45; new
curling, 81 10 resetting, twenty cents.
Same-Old Madison street, So 40 (;
new curbing, 81 rs; resetting, twenty
cents.
Taft, Hopper & Montgomery-Main
street, IS 75 new curbing, 81 75 re-
setting, twenty cents.
Taylor, McBain & Baldwin--All the
streets, 81 "a; new curling, 81 SO; re-
setting, forty-one cents.
Jones & Greenlaw-All the streets,
IS 4S; new curbing, 81 so.
The bids of Messrs. Jones q Greenlaw
and Hopper & Montgomery will aggre-
gate about the same amount on the
whole contract In view of the magni-
tude of the work, its especial influence
and bearing upon the financial welfare
Of the city, and the Importance of a cer.
tain and speedy execution of the con-
tract on the terms proposed, we would
report in favor of awarding the contract
to Messrs. Jones & Greenlaw.
Alderman Amis desired to know the
difference between the bids, whep
Alderman LynR, chairman of the
Finance Committee, said it was
about $4,000, and that the commit
tee desired to give the contract to Green
law & Jones because they were reliable
and wealthy men. Alderman Clancy
wanted to give the contract to Hopper d
Montgomery, the lowest bidders. Alder
man Townsend was in favor of Greenlaw
& Jones; he was not satisfi ed with the
security offered by the other parties.
Aldermen Smith, Shaw, Passmore and
Amis spoke in favor of giving the work
to the lowest bidder. Alderman Town
send made long speech to show that the
lowest bid was not always the cheapest,
Alderman Wickersham would not bind
himself to give the work to the lowest
bidder, Alderman Passmore thought
that wealth and standing did not always
make honest men, No one could doubt
the character of Commodore Montgomery
or Mr.. Hopper. They were contractors
of standing, but if the Board was willing
to give away SO much of the peoples
money let them do it, but it would be to
their shame. A motion was finally carr
ried to refer the matter to Committee
of the Whole to meet this evening at four
o clock. The bid of Montgomery & Hop
per is $24,5 65 lower than that of
Greenlaw & Jones, but the Mayor and
Finance Committee are in favor of
awarding the contract to the latter, be-
cause they are rich and reliable.
II we say closing out cur stock in
thirty days, we mean what we say. We
are bound to close out the damaged
stock of all goods at any price. q.
o1h M. KRAUs & Co.,
No. 2l3 Main street, next to Ward d
LeGuere's drug store. 81 T
Hon. J. w. LEFTwICHs APPOINTMENTS.
The Hon. John W. Leftwich and others
will address their fellow citizens at the
following times and places (commenc-
ing at eleven o'clock each day., to-wit:
Somerville, Fayette county, Monday,
July l.
Grand Junction, Hardeman county,
Tuesday, July 2.
Salisbury, Hardeman county, We'd
nesday, July 3.
Pocahontas, Hardeman county, Thurs
day, July 4.
Bethel, McNairy county, Friday,
July 5.
Adamwille, McNairy county, satur-
day, July 6.
Higgins store, McNairy county, Mon
day, July 8.
Cotton Ridge, McNairy county, Tues.
day, July 9.
Medea, Madison county, Wednesday,
July 10.
Denmark, Madison county, Thursday,
July IL.
Gadsden, Madison county, Friday,
July II.