, 1874-11-17
Tho Aldermen Finally Demand Moro
Light on the Subject.
Tho Petition for incorporation Under
tho General Law Taken Up.
Evident Design on tho Part OF Alder
:, men to Defeat It.
Intilnations OF tho Delays to Bo
Rcsortcd 10.
Tho Order to Enlarge Union Pork Fnils
20 Pnsg.

Tho Order to Enlarge Union Pork Fails
20 Pas.
The Common Council mot last evening, prcsi-
dent Dixon In tho clinir.
AnAnD oABr.
communication was received from tho Board
OF Public Works, to the OBJECT that tho case OF
tho unpaid laborors Of Donovan l. Donoghne is
IN extremely hard ono, but tho Donrd had no
Recommendation 10 mnko.
USE OF THE couNo11 CHAMBER.
A communication was received from tho Hatne
Board, asking authority for tho Superior Court 10
bold Its sessions III tho Council Chamhor, ns tlicro
aro largo numbor Of city cases to bo tried. A
motion to grant permission excited much dis
cnssiou. 1t holng alleged that heretofore court
sessions III tho Council Chamber have played sad
havoc with the contents Of tho desks Of Aldor-
mon. Tho motion prorailcd
Aid. uildreth moved that tho permission bo
restrictod to ono wook. Tho motion WIS ruled
out OF order, not boing IN writing.
THE fuLLEnToH AVENUE CONDUIT.
communication was received from tho Board
Of Public Works in relation to tho Fallcrton n.y.
onuo conduit naltor, as follows:
In reply to petition OF ATessrs. George F. Norris h
Co.. contractors for tho construction Of the Fullerton
tract prices, which peltiou together with various doa-
un,rnts in relation hcrcto Inns been referred u the
Mrst-Tho rrces na,nad III to rropoaai Il tic pc-
toncrs wero considered low nnd, before tho contract
ws arasa to nsn hG aea y Tho nosrd to
They stated, in reply TINT they understood lilo work
thoroughly. and were able, wiling, md anxious 10
statements they presented to thp lizard rcco1ncuda-
tons from most responsiblo gentlemen. These
Recommendations both verbal hn1 written, ~
tic effect that Tho contractors had Buiiltle OK
rcricnco to justify csn in undertaking Tho work and
tlrn ciat,td: uoud, which, In their Judgment, WEB,
and H. sufficient TO Eccura tue COMPLETION Ut thu COLI
trtct.
steond-Tla increase askctl for by tho contractors
would n,a'se tho conduit coat than Tho pzicp
named in tic il;hcat proposal received for tho work,
will he by Tho lis Of proposals aacbcd here
3HiYd-se yeral Of Tho bilers next in prices aboyo
MesHrs George i. Norris Co. have called npou thu
tract Tor tho uunnslod orttnn of tho work ut tbs
lricea NAMED IN thar respective proposals. Ao.w!th-
s!andng tho fact TINT the most profitable ii uow co
ple.td.
Quo Of theao gentlomcn John L. Coo's. naales this
offer III wsihg in tho reinnnatrauco which was pre-.
Ecntc.t to your honorable buly.
Eourth-1u 1egard 10 certain work performed and
claimed by tho contractors to be in Of What Ii
required BY t1o terms Of tho contract the Board deny
Attached hereto viii bo found Il communication from
GEnSess =! syn a o.9n g s e
opinion waH required by tbs resolution adopted by
Your Lunosalio batay.
pensntIon |" the s"nt1Mctor1. and submit the facts M
aboye. Very respectfully. 4. rn1xnIvllLE.
j. H. IHoIpAoN,
Louis VAIL,
Hoard Of puhlc Wotta.
The opinion OF City-Englnoor ClesbrougL ia
as followa:
tho Fullerton ayenuo conduit 1t Id very difficult !or
mo 10 apeak with any losyeness US go much delendn
upon weather prices of materials and tnbur. difficulties
Of tho work Ny estimate before the conduit Mas adj.
verified to Ist vas for thst portion subsequently,
foot, or in an siADDoo. Respectfully stbn!i:scd,
L. s. cNEsnnouGH, City Euginccr.
--. DISCUSSION.
AID. Cul]crton thought the Board had made I.
soriouB mlstako; thoy "ero at fault to n great
extent Thoy Ind slntcd to tho Chairman Of tho
Committee on Judiciary precisely tho factB
stated IN tho reports, and it was wrong Tor them
now to give IN entirely different opinion. They
should bo censured for thus misleading tllo
Connlittco. Why did thoy state to the Chair
man tint thoy know thar the contractor could
not complete his contract at tho prico lo vas to
recetve' = Ho moved to recomnlit tho report to
tho Board. With instructions to Giyo nll partcu-
lars relative TO tile construction OF tho c0adNit
AID. Richardson hoped the motion would pre-
vnil, ard that tho Board would toll whether tho
work mud boen done economically up to tho Pres
ent time; tell what it had actually coat 80 far and
what it would cost to complete ths conduit. It was
an actual fact tEat tho contractors wero BANKRUPT,
aud the Board Of Public Works should not 10
permitted to shit tho responsibility. On u for
incr OCCASION the Board catao to tho rescuo Of
FOX l. Howard in contract n, the deepening Of
tho canal, going through tho motions Of rcadvcr-
tsing for bids, nut making it condition that Fox
d Towards machinery should lo purchlsod ut
R price go high that nobody but Eek & Howard
could get tho second conctracs, which WAS
awarded to them Ut q price nearly Ioublo tho
first tlsures. IN the present case tho l3onrd had
taken Sam Walkers bond. when they knew it
everything bo had done, und would alidavt to
everything he had alleged.
Aid. Lougacher said ho had expected some in
3otmation from the Board that would ouahio
him to form an opinion; lo had expected d
there was nothing to throw any light OIL tho
subject.
Aid. T. r. bailey said that II tho Board lot tho
contract f9r tho Fnlloston avonue "cooduct " to
irresponsible parties they wero nt fault.
AN EMpuATlo EXPRESSION.
AID. Fitzgerald uud 1t was amusing to Hco his
triends Of tho judiciary Committee talling II
nenalf OF de1unct. coutractor6.. "TLoy havnt
contract and carry il outl" WIS tho emphatic
declaration Of tho ypeaher.
A'd. Hildroth WAS in favor Of sonding tho INIT
Ter back to tho Doa,d OF Public Works.
slrea. and not to smother It up, md give tho
eontlact to some favored individual.
NO NECESSITY FOR IT.
Ala, slawol did moi SEQ tho necessity for clnb-
prate reportu. II tho contractors wero GOING on
to fu'lia tue contract, MI right; but for tho
Council to vote al increase Of price was oquya-
ent 70 letting n now contract without advortls-
mS. Which wah violation OF low. THO Board
aad given all Tho information needed. Tho
proper courRo was to allow tho oont.act to 10
.elet.
Aid. Moore took tho same Wow. gayine Tint II
'ho noald Of Public Works lad n,a,lo q ,niNtake
t WAS not for the Common Co,lacil to rootify Il,
Flo would Movo ns substitute that tho Wholo
alattor 10 placed on file,
TIE EEspoSsIDILrTy.
AID. Cullorton said tho people looked to tho
Coul.non Council in such matturs. it SEEMED
iAat tho Boaia Of PUBLIC Works had failed to
iwnrd tho contract iute!ligently, and Tho Council
waa asked to correct tlolr bluudor. Let tic
ta9t aud tho responsibility DO p!aeod whore it
belonged. The C0uncil must lo tho Judges aY
" whether 1t Vas proper to grauL I'LL ncrcuHo.
AID. schatluor said tllore Woro .n!any questions
10 9o examined into bofore Intelligent asion