The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-05
irni,l SiatlRliOls.

e.y,FG,EoNc.. vnrE-MEETING OF CITY CouS-
.,!.~"ATfr.w ,i'E~ LET TO CoNTK ACT-
Ni~-t>. Wt&litE & rAKKIHs THE CONTRACT
u,~. rot; THE TN OF S1.3.jG9.S3.
G,,gso~uuud.ncc 81; Tie Richmond Dlsratch.l
>vArHToS, August 4, 1915.
This 7, ~. Iir>t bright morning We have
Lsi lur many a day. and hopes are now felt
!lt ta"" f,u- w"t spell y l. at an end. The
,t>lWaid-3ound tram on the Chesapeake and
:Jato ruig3Ii was much behind time yester-
u,y MprUiM@, oWtn. 10 the great number OF
,.n.s> Hhch the heavy rain OF Monday
G.u>,d between tie v hitc Sui phur Springs
.uI clinton.
On Monday night the City Council held Il
e,rcl.l meeting Tor the consideration Of the
uld> tor lAc construction Of the City Water
Works. A, this meeting was held secretly,
Your CORES pnudrut was not admitted; Out
alter awarding the contract the seal of Sc
Grey Wa> remove and through the courtesy
o; ,..r clerk 81 the Council. Mr.. James +.
rt',rI>um. ! have gathered from the record
lhr toioAiuy summary Of the proceedings:
The bids submitted We're rs follows:
Nr>>r~. Thurman X IIarman, $4,000; D.
Condor, S1S.l1G.3O; McssrS. Mcmahon x
Green. 5000: Mcs>rS Mcnifee Il ParkinS,
SI@.5GYs&; Mc>srs. Flynn. Griffith X Co.,
-Sp.Upp; Iraycr> Daniel, $50 900; Messrs. w.
Is. Mcunuunngn \ Co., S1LG20; MeSsrs.
Hamhrt0u X Brother renewed their former
bid Of $4,000, and also special bid. but II
VA, lot taken into consideration, nor was
that oi Mcl,onnough 4 Co. for SG9, 81,
aud MIR. Daurl Tor 81 800, us they were not
based upon the plans and specifications upon
which The Council had already determined
t. have the works constructed.
Mr. Donald Allen submitted report OF
the probable cost OF the complete cOnstruc-
ton vi The watcr.w orkS upon the plans and
specifications OF Mr. liamoleton, and fixes
the amount al Sj9, 22sG.S7; and in conclusion
states that a tits price III money the con-
t.uttuI would make from ten TO twelve per
H'at. on his work. according to his skill.
From he way in which resolutions were
l:,s,rd and then recon,idered, the Council
seem 10 have had quite lively time. But
l4cy finally settled upon the bid Of Me,srs.
NeuIrr X PArhins OF S13 569.S3. They also
passed I, solution requiring The contractors
10 lssy 10 Mr.. +. II. llamblcton the sum OF
5000 Tor The plans furnished 10y him, ana
".'ic. Tad been adopted by the Council.
The proposition Of NcS>rS. Wiz x Holt TO
sci To the city The watcr-power and lot on
Main street toc The SUN VI $4,000 in eight per
- IL. hpll'tN VI IL tbuSllClCll uul ltSo ~
vote @: dsh, 10 Two.
The regular monthly meeting or the Coun'
al wa> held last night. \ large number oil
Account> were audited. and Il number of Pc
utlon> o! minor importance were disposed
OF. An ordinance wd, submitted and adopted
requiring the city treasurer 10 collect the
tax for Isl on real and personal property on
Or before lhe IL Of September, providing,
however, that an exclusion Of time may be
"Iau,rd 10 those who pay one-half their TAX
~ that date.
The city engineer was instructed to at
once complete the unfinished work on Au.
gl!,la street, leading 10 The der .; OF the Ches'
apcahc and Quo railroad, including the tn.
I>iiiD" Of the arch stone bridge on said street
also, the street leading to the Western Luz
natc A>y lum, and The one leading towards
COLONEL SINNERS residence.
EI RESOLUTION IL was agreed to allow TIC
city engineer sixty dollars per month add,
slonai 10 bis DGcscut salary as eDgineer anO
superintendent 0! The city water-works sc
long u he may be engaged in such capacity
but IL Is Understood that when the woik !!
susL, nded the salary shall be also Suspended
MAX.