The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-23
JOBBERS COME TO GRIEF.

In both branches of Councils yesterday
afternoon, the claim of the contractors who
laid the Nicolson pavement on North Broad
street was up, in the Common branch the
Finance Committee being discharged from
the further consideration of the subject,
while in the Select branch there was an ami
mated discussion which ended-as matters
are apt to end in Select Council-in a post
ponement The contractors in question have
performed their work, but they have
not succeeded in getting their
pay, and we are glad to believe that their
prospect of receiving it is very slight. The
whole business, from beginning to end, was
a scandalous job. A bill was pushed through
the Legislature authorizing the laying of the
pavement at the expense of the property
owners along the street; but this act was de-
clared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court, which decided that property owners
could not be compelled to bear the expense
of repaving after having sustained the
expense of the original pavement
The contractors intended to charge
for their work great deal
more than it was worth, and agreed to let
down easily certain property owners who
joined them in the task of lobbying the bill
through the Legislature, thinking that the
exorbitant sum demanded from the remain
der would more than compensate them for
the discount. But the Supreme Court upset
this scandalous arrangement, and now the
contractors in their despair, turn to the city
and demand pay from the public
treasury for work that the CITY
Tal1 L
of such frequent occurrence that the tax
payers of the city are to be congratulated on
the prospective failure of this huge Broad
street swindle. The whole tribe of contrac-
tors stand sorely in need of just such a warn
ing as they have received by the failure of
this wholesale attempt at robbery. directed
first against the pockets of private citizens,
and failing there turned against the public
purse. Hereafter when contractor is ambi-
tious of laying down an improved patent
pavement in Phila delphia he will be likely to
place his price within bounds and ascertain
who is legally bound to pay him, before he
ventures on the undertaking.
The REPUBLICAN Senatorial Conference
for Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware
counties met at the Bingham House in this
city on Saturday last, but an adjournment
OVER uutu tO-uorrOW was euecteu WltnOut
ballot. Chester county presents Mr.. Evans
and Montgomery presents Mr.. Yeakle. Mont
gomery claims the nomination as a matter of
right, and as in accordance with the plighted
faith of the Republicans of Chester and Della
ware when the apportionment was made, for
the correctness of which Senator Connell, who
made the apportionment, positively vouches
1t is urged with great force that if Chester gets
the Senator, that county, with 5000 Republi-
can votes, will have Congressman, Sena-
tor, and three members of the Legislature,
while Montgomery county, with 5000 Repub-
lican votes, will have nothing, and the county
will have but two Representatives. The
County Committee of Montgomery met yes
terday, and sustained the action of their con-
ferees by passing the following resolution
"ReSolued That claiming unanimously do,
elected by the Republicans OF this Senatorial dis
trict at the ensuing election belongs Of right to
Montgomery county, and our candidate being our
unanimous choice and entirely unexceptionable, we
do hereby request the Senatorial cOnferees from
this county to respectfully but firmly insist upon
the counties of Chester and Delaware, and to use
all possible and honorable means to secure the
same"
We infer from the foregoing that Mont
gomery will stand out for her Just rights at
every hazard.