Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-26

concrete. When this bid was made We were 70 .
aware that your honorable board had adopted
rule that two feet of excavation was = be done
by us tree of charge. The bid was simply for
laying our concrete on the roadway, nor did we
anticipate that large force would be required
In addition to our regular concreting force, to
er 'aterals, lay water services, lower water aud
gas mains, trim and set curb, and lay brick
pavements, all of which work has been done ~
profit. As We early last spring infor me tjyour
honor. ble vice prc: dent, had we known OF
~ e faces, our bid would have been g. 20 PEI
homo able DO I'd would deal fairly by orr com.
psny, We have promptly executed the order,
sent us by you irom time to time. In id.,.ol
expended $50, oc9 in machinery and Appliances
TO er.ble rs to hurry up the work.
Ard Eow we respectfully petition that the
BY Of the sSs
be'iel.n that the work we have done will IN
PEE ,avorably with that for which your hon
orab'e board hs1 been paying the $50.
Yours, very respectfully,
q. f. EVANS, President.
EoARD OF PUBLIC Works, Dist. Of Columbia, D
WAsHISeros, Dec. IA, 1oI2. 5
Respecti ally referred to b. Oertly, deputy en-
ueer, for examination and report
CHAs. 8. JOHN. ON, Assistant Secretary.
W August 80, 1871 submitted the following
crete p Gvements, six inches thick, without seams
OF joints, and to be kept In good repair and con-
di..on for at least three years ct the expense Of
O 0@psS9 '' per 1s1d s13fs
measure ment. Here follows the names o.
the various streets for which they propose their
-tate:-As your honorable board have not a.
yet adopted plans for the grades of the above
streets. aud It is therefore not possible Ior this
comp my - determine the amount Of grading
to be done, we propo q to grade such Streets and
roadways, or p 81 e thereof, As you may direct,
for an additional charge Of thiIsy cents per
cubic yard: To place their prePo'ai on the
eluded two feet Of grading, an edition was
made to their propc,al Of s2.I5 per yard, sur
face measurement, OF twenty cents fos The two
ance with the own proposal for grading. This
made S2.55 per I'd, surface measurement I
do not see how, urder there c'-cums' res, the
'or the 6 Zee : named by them, viz: Penrsyive-
MIA avenue, New York avenue, X street, Az
street, E rset, G street, 18TH, 1ith, Sd. F, III,
it n only cons silently be raised on stree done
by them other than tho-e enumerated.
Very respectfully, b. OER1LY,
BOARD OF PUBLIC woRKs, d. c..
WAsHIHGToN, Dec. 10, 1877 !
C: 3. Exams. Esq, Washington, d. C..
SAT: In reply to your letter Of the l2th
instant, relative to an increase In the pl ice TOR
FORK done by you on certain 81 :eets, 1 am
directed to ip,orm you that the same w:s re-
ferr - the deputy engineer, who has sab
mitted the following report thereon, viz: Ften
follows Mr.. Oertleys rer ort above printed.l
By order OF the bo..d.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., 2Gth Dec, 1872.
Respectfully returned to the Bo1rd OF Pubic
Works. The report OF the deputy engineer 's
eo.fect ss 20 orr proposal of August, 1871. That
avenue, New York avenue, Az street, E, G.,
12th, 18th Sd, +, II, X, 18th and 9TH streets, at
s275 pr yerd surface, not including grading
That is to say, We proro.ed 70 lay come 90, 900
ysrds Of pavement st price n ned, but We did
no. get The con. 'act bid for. TIE board gave
Us Us p. 70 b and streets only, Lee, IMAM
yorr q, ention to the fact that the DO .rd practi
e. ry fdopted ate, wards a price for concrete
payer n'-.s3 20 per yard, and we respectfully
submit We should have came price paid others.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. q, Io72.
Sp-c u'ly re,erred to the inspector of
pr .on is that these parties should have .Se
s'ne , the others. By order of the board.
CHAs. q. JOHNSON, Aes't Sec.
He risks an increase OF per centum on BIS
wG-k. Ticking all circumstances in &C cunt,
think, though the report of the deputy eng'resr
quest Of Evans on the ground that RS p.oro'
tion mrst be consider IN pt,le and not in the
de l'l,d mode in which he bocrd adopted it.
Den0F' ~ VA WAsH1neros. Doc. ~ TL iss.
Resp.c; ally Iefe red to VIM. A. Cook, attor-
ney, who wiilsabmit to he board HIS opinion as
10 InlS csc. by Oruor OF tno D03r0.
CHAs. s. JOHNSON, Asst Sec.
WASHINGTON, Sept 20, 1873.
Hon. A. r. Shepherd, Pres dent b. p. w.:
SIR: By endorsement on the letter Of c. L.
Evars presents substantially the same que lion
that is pre- -ented in the papers Of SamI Strong,
and TIE opinion furnish d in that is apple able
> the claim OF Mr.. Evans. As stated in that
opinion, the organic act does not prohibit the
Bolrd Of Public Works from modify ing con-
tracts or increa sing prices for work oone, aud
fcation js q question eolely for the judicions
determination Of the board. Mr.. Clrss re ON
mends an increase Of per centum on his work.
and mot tss
that It Will be much wiser to increase
the prices for such portions Of the work
the SSaTd deem lust % as to to
odd per centum, es is proposed. And the mod
ifcali0n requisite for their purpose can be
made BY memorandum on his contract, signed
by the board and Mr.. Evans. In this mode the
Recommendation Of Mr.. Cluss can be carried
out, % rs to do justice 10 all parties Allow me
to odd, that il would certainly be better to
make notifications Of contracts, as the work
under them progresses; but sometimes il may
te difficult to dc 30. Respectfully,
VIM. A. Cook, Attorney ID. G.
BOARD OF PUEBLO WORKS, DIST. OF Col,
WAsaINeToN, Oct. 81, 1873.
Wm. =. Not, Esq, Contrsct CLERK:
Sill am directed to notify you - amend all
ontracts In the nlne Of e. E. Evans, or the
$500 Fer square yard for all concrete work done
BY them upon he various streets embraced IN
81 Id con ACTS
BY order of The borrd.
EpwARD JOHNSON, Asst. Secretary.
The general custom OF the board b: been to
pl ace the notifications OF q. iSting or original
contracts in writing, and this has been dore
openly and without any concealment or At
tempted concealment.
The forms Of modification were prepared
shortly after the forms of the original con rac.s
were adopted.
There e no provision Of the organic act, or
laws Of the District, which prevents such mod
i6cati0n, nor any correct practice in tho exc
Cution Of large improvements which forb.ds 1t.
The fifteenth lection Of the organic act pro-
vides that the Legislative Assembly shall never
grant or authorize extra compensation, fee or
allowance to any public officer, agent, se.vant,
or contractor, after service has been render d
or Q contract male; and that all such unauth-
erixed Agreements or contracts sh be
ct large, page 42s,l but this does not apply
to the Board OF Public Works, and the only
provision applicable to IL u In the 37th section
Of the Act, viz: "That all contracts shall be
In wiling and Be signed by the parties making
them" but this, wi.hiu its terms nor hg topli.
cation forbids tire notifications Of contracts,
Por can any found reason or policy or ofrtght be
suggested why notifications -hould not be
mf de II they tend to promote the interest Of the
District and to o. cure the proper compensation
Aor work which may be dons for it.
The charge Is 10 contract No. 416, made y IN