The daily gazette., 1877-08-03
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The chair (Mr. Febiger) replied that
in his opinion, security was required BY
the ordinance in regard to giving out
work by contract. an, x,o-,1,s .f1ay.
.. Mr: y !; McGlinchey-Then q + these propo>
Mr.. Pickels was of the opinion that
the ordinance at present only requires
security when it is asked for in the ad-
vertisements for proposals.. !i 80 e
The chair ruled that it was the inten-
tion of the ordinance that all bidders
should accompany their proposals by ap
proved bonds, and that committees in
Advertising for proposals should stats
that bonds will be required; any bid moi
accompanied by a bond cannot be re-
ceived. He therefore ruled out all Of
the proposals presented by Mr.. johnson
Mr; Pickels called for the reading oi
the old contract ordinance recurring all
work costing over $50 to be given out by
contract. Its provision. in.regard to se.
curity is that Council may require the
contractor to give approved security.
Mr.. johnson renewed his point that
security is required only when requested
In the advertisements for proposals. Ht
then appealed from the ruling of the
chair, and Mr.. Pickels seconded the ap.
peal. 5000 .ss III
The question "shall the decision OF
the chair be sustainedp' was put by the
clerk, and prevailed by the following
vote: at.H.
Ayes Messrs. Baker, Downing, Feas.
ier, Ford, Irelan, McGlinchey, Stotsen-
burg and TayIor-8.
Nayes-Messrs. Chandler, Davis, John.
son, Kendall, Pickels, Townsend and
Windle-7. '4 -"'
So the decision of the chair was sus>
tanned. 'a forl f1 UI
Mr.. johnson moved that the chair be
instructed to destroy the bids received,
and that the committee be instructed to
invite new proposals. Adopted.
Mr.. Pickles moved that an order for
$3O, 900 be drawn in favor of John Peoples,
cashier OF the Union National Bank, to
meeta note for this amount falling due on
August 1st. Adopted
Mr.. Chandler offered resolution in
structing the Chief Engineer to make a.
survey of the site of the City Hall and
the city buildings on Sixth street, and
present the same, when completed, to
the Committee on Public Buildings.
4 Adopted. H. Uu.s ~ I'D
An order for &415 in favor of L. H John
son, oyerpaid tax, was directed to be drawn
Mr: Plc kels presented a numbe of propo-
sails for furnishing materials and labor, and
constructing sewer on Shipley street,
from Seventh to Ninth streets.
A. j. Peters, lay the brick for 81 81 per
Thousand, lay brick and furnish all materi-
ais for $f237 per thousand, do the whole
work for SO 1898. .J "a, 80 -
A, s; Reed, lay brick and furnish all ma
terial for 1888 per thousand, or 81 ,437,
Charles I'll. Bonham, do the whole work
Butcher & Merchant, furnish materials
and do stone work for $3 per perch brick
work 75 cents per thousand. the city fur
nishing the material.
Alvin j. Pyle, find bricks and lay them,
exclusive of lime, sand and cement. for
Sl076 per thousand.
James Murray, furnish 800 perches of
good two-men stone for 81 40 per perch.
Collins q Kennedy, furnish all material
and do all the brick work for S12.45 per
Thousand. stone work, 1925 per perch !;
whole work for "a 1856.
Allen Ruin, do the brick work for 40 %
per thousand, material to be furnished by
the city,
Coke q Allen, furnish 1eo. 900. more or
less, hard bricks for SO per Thousand.
Francis McCloskey, furnish all material
and do brick work for $14.4O per thousand /;
stone work, $2.22 per perch whole job,
SO .498.
Lee d Miles, furnish material and do the
brick work for $l3.98 per thousand.
George Black, furnish 500 perches OF good
two men stone for 9sx cents per perch, de-
ivered on the ground.
John Hammond, do the stone work for
20 cents per perch, the city furnishing ma
terial.
John Ash, furnish material and do the
mason work for 1929 per perch.
Several other bids were received, but not
being accompanied by bonds they were not
Those read were referred to the Street
Committee.
Council then adjourned.