The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-02


Your communities, therefore. report thst the
contract for grading and ,gfayeling NJ and *
streets north, from North Capitol street to
B'undary street; q street north, from North
Capitol street to Second street cast, and First
street east, from q to II street, was awarded
tn the lowest and best bidders.
Your committee further report that the
work has not been completed according to
contract, In this that the streets In many
places have not been graded to the proper
width, or grayelled to the proper depth,
aud In many places the streets are below
tas well as above) the established grade.
This condition Of the streets 10 not neeesSa.
rily violation OF the contract on account Of
the present unfinished condition Of the work,
NOR can this portion Of the inquiry be properly
answered until the work 10 completed.
Your committee further report that sd
Tanees have been made upon this work
amounting to ss,745 IS In cash and certificate
Tor $4,000 This certificate 10 held by the Frat
National Bank as collateral security for \
Ian made to the contractors.
An estimate OF the amount OF work per.
formed, made by the city surveyor previous to
these payments being made, show that the CITY
would Du justified la advancing tl2, 900 on the
contract. The work 10 progressing with great
rtptiity, aud the labor performed amOunts 10
much mOre than the advances ade aud the
cry Ia In no danger OF suffering loss, either
prrrrlt ur prospective, We therefore report
IhT no money has been paid upon said coGh
tract without warrant or authority Of hw,
We therefore submit the following retoiu.
lions;
hFtyttsit In ~ IN lnNtsIHhtlnS tue pHclAl co
ilc "i Aty"r B'wsn, W" nd aJthins to VISA 81
"nr C1uhirre, ~ his honesty Integrity or intslll'
A"rc-
R.snlD.d. That the committee be dlsrhaIged from
Eh"tanher consideration Of tho sibloct
4. il. TrsNgY.
Mr.. Mcknight moved to adopt the rcsOlu
tlon and report, aud moved the prcyou-
question.
Mr.. Holmes said that he had, on the par
Of the minority, partial report to make
which he would submit, rcsrrYiug to himsul
the right TO finish II hereafter.
The report Of Mr.. Holmes was read, III
follows
MINORITY REPORT,
The minority OF the committee appointed Ii
pursuance of the resolution OF The Hoard o
common Council, passed Augusta, 1890, to IN
Quire concerning the awarding, execution RH
payment on the work contract for grading Ru!
grayellng portions Of X, NJ and q streets nortl
aud Flrat street east, respectfully report tina
1 they md that said Contract was awarded u
John Donovan at an estimated aggregate cos
OF tlI $3.50, while the estimated cost OF tn
work, according to the bids OF the lowest re
spODsible bidders, WAS 100000, which
f5i3 - less than the price for which the con
tract was awarded to John Do1JVIu, JOhI
Donovan being the lowest bidder ouIy on {
street north and First street east, the work OF
those two streets being trihing compared will
Namafa and q q. W Eslin were the lowest bid
deTs IL was alleged before the committee tina
the work on the four streets was awarded 4
JOhn Donovan because OF his refusal to do thu
work on q and First streets Tor which he wa
the lowest bidder, unless he could have TIT
work on all the four streets. II 10 In evidence
before the committee that while the awarding