Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-18
T1aE GENERAL COUNCIL.
LOuden's Bid for the Pavement of the
West Side OF Main Street with
stone, AceePted-A Heated
Debate.
Bids for Furnishing Paving Stones
Protests by Bidders for Paving
CODtracts-Rents from City
PrOperty-Ete.
COMMON COUNCIL.

hall at four o'clock, yesterday after.
noon, Chairman Williamson presiding.
The recommendation of the commit.
tee to accept the suggestion of the chief
Of the fire department relative to the
building of the Main street engine
house, and to advertise for bids, was
adopted. 1t was stated that the build.
ing would cost only five thousand dol
Lars, instead Of seventy-five hundred dol
lars, as heretofore announced:
MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
TIE improvement committee submit
thed the following report:
"MEMPHIs, July 18th, 1876.
"The Improvement committee recon-
mends that the general council adopt
the proposal of Mr.. II. Louden to furnish
paving-stOne, either limestone or sand
stone, equal in durability and hardness
to the sandstone found on the line OF tbe
Memphis and Charleston railroad, OF
which a specimen, now in the possess
sion Of the city engineer, was exhibited
to the committee; to furnish all other
materials; and to lay the same in pave.
ment on the west side Of Main street, st
one dollar and sixty cents per square
yard, payable in city warrants or ledger
balances.
"W. H. BATES, Chairman c. &C.
III. g. DENT, Chairman c. b. A"
Councilman Donovan had presented q
copy Of the original proposal by the city
under which the bids were solicited, be-
fore the contract was awarded.
Councilman Blaise objected to the pa
per being read.
MR.. LoUDoN's BID
being called for, was read, and is as fol-
lows:
"To the Honorable General Council:
"GENTLEMEN-I herewith submit q
proposition, in accordance with your adj
vertisement, for stone pavement on
the west side of Main street to the de-
pot, to be laid with material of the same
kind and quality exactly as that on
Front street, the alleys and the wharf. 1
will furnish all the material and conf
plete the work with dispatch, and in &C.
coIdance with the specifications, for two
dollars per square; or in accordance
with the second part Of your ordinance,
being the attachment to the main ordi.
nance, Twill furnish soft material, sand
stone, building stone Of nature of the
material found on the Charleston rail-
road, and complete the work for one dol
lar and sixty cents per square yard.
Yours, very respectfully,
"MEMPHIs, July l2, 1876"
o. H. P. PIPER's BID
being called for by Councilman Dono-
van, was read, and is SIS follows:
Colonel Meigs, City Engineer and Improve
ment Committee, city of Memphis:
f" GENTLEMEN-The undersig led PRO.
pose to furnish all material necessary
and to lay down the pavement on the
west side of Main street, in q similar
manner to that already done under d.
rection Of city engineer, between Court
and Jefferson streets THE stone to be
used will be similar to that proposed by
Mr.. John Denie) for the sum of one del
lar and fifty cents per square yard, pay
able in cash, or for one dollar and ninety
eight. cents payable in IedgeY-balances
or certificates of Indebtedness. Other
wise, II preferred, will do the same
work, and furnish sandstone OF the Qusl.
ity Of the specimen now in front OF the
Goyer block, on Main street, for the sum
Of one dollar and sixty-seven cents in
cash per square yard, and two dollars
and tTenty-two cents per square yard in
dgeT-balances, 40 Interest to be charged
for either proposition. Respectfully,
40. II. P. PIPER"
Councilman Donovan then read an
article in the Avalanche, signed "Tax-
Payer" and alleging that it was paid for
by Mr.. LCudon. He called fol- fair play.
Councilman Kelly said something
about gentlemen being in the interest Of
contractors.
Mr.. Loudon denied that he was the
author Of the article, or paid for il. In
his words, he denied it IN toto.
Councilman Donovan then said that
Mr.. Denie said that Colonel KelIar, of
the Avalanche, said that friend of Mr..
LoudOn presented the article for publ
cStien and paid for it.
The proceedings were not very calm,
the chairman calling the members to
order and advising them to keep cool
during the warm weather. The chair
man perspired freely in his commend
able efforts to maintain order.
The recommendation OF the commit
tee to accept Mr.. II Loudon's bid was
adopted, and the council adopted an or.
dinance instructing the mayor to draw
up the contract with Mr.. Loudon, ne
being required to give a bond of ten
thousand dollars fer the faithful execu-
ton of the contract.
The protests of Messrs. Fogerty &
Piper were received, and ordered on file.
The reports Of the wharf and landing |
as reported in the proceed |
Dgs of the board of aldermen, were
adopted.
The council concurred with the board |
If aldermen in the Hastings bid.