Daily Republican., 1879-12-19
THIRD EDITION.
CITY COUNIIL.

AL>ny Sessi0n-Ihe SaOne Crushsr
ana its Place 0f L0caitOn-The
MD Of Slmm0ns ~ BRO. Refused
"A Resolutioa Against HsrbOr.
isg Tramps.
The regular meeting of City Council
was held last evening, President Sharp
10y in the chair.
The Street Committee reported on the
somnunication from W. W. Simmons
1 Bro, stating their prices for setting
curb, laying flag stone, etc. The re-
port OF the committee was an adverse
enc.
Mr.. Chandler asked Mr.. McMenanlin
his reasons for reporting adversely.
The gentleman in reply said the bid
was what they termed a little bun
comb. H. went on to cite previous
eontr acts made by the Republicans in
which they ignored the cheaper bidsaof
Mr.. Davis and others and gave them to
Mr.. simmons. On one occasion MIR.
Simmons bid was 16 cent per yards and
the Msssrs. Davis was IA. Upon being
asked the reason Of accepting the bid
81 Mr.. Simmons, the commit |
To- replied I've have done it and
what are you going to do about It'll"
On another occasion the Simmonsbroth-
hers after receiving contract refused
TO do 1t. One reason that the bid was
rejected was that the committee
thought them incompetent and the /,
work could not be done for that price.
Mr.. Payntsr objected to this line Of
reasoning; saying that because pre-
vious Councils did this and so it was no
reason why the present Council should
repeat the injustice. II Simmons q
Brother can do the work satisfactorily
it seems to him to be the duty Of the
Street Committee to consider the bid
and ask for security. The taxpayers
work should be done as ohsaply as
possible. If this rule Of special legis-
lation,or favortism, is carried out there
is no use to advertise for proposals.
Mr.. Allen said he understood that II
was the intention of the Simmons &
Brother to not do the work, it was
their aim to bring down the prices and
starve out the present contractors.
Mr.. McGlinchey thought the Sim
mons & Bro. did inferior work, and
that the present contractors reset all
that curb that does not give satisfac-
ito,
Mr.. Payntsr replied that the city
paid man to do this work Of superin-
tending the laying Of the curb. 1t is
his duty to not let any inferior curb
,, Set. If he is no Judge the city
should have a man WHO is Judge.
Mr.. Chandler said the explanation
given by Mr.. McMenamin was very
poor one. The bid in question was a
bonafde bid, and the Committee should
have asked for security. II the chair
man has partizans whom he prefers to)
honor, he should bring his friends
bids down to that Of Mr.. Simmons
1t is not right for the tax payers to pay
% per cent. more to one individual
than to another who offers to do it for
less.
Mr.. Rodney. who having Just eut.r-
ed, asked Mr.. McMenamin where the
Street Committee got its authority to
arrogate to themselves the right to give
the setting of curb to a special frm
when individual tax payers desire to
DO il?
Mr. McMenamin tried to evade the
queation.
Mr.. Rodney insisted.
To relieve the Chairman, Col. TAYLOR
advanced the point that the question is
irrelevant. IL
Mr.. McGlincaey, however, said that
the authority came from the City Solici- !
tor. II
The previous question was called and .
the report of the committee was accept
ed by party vote. '
The question OF the location of the !
stone breaker was then brought up
again. The Street Committee again !
presented its former report, in favor of '
awarding the contract to James Muir
ray, at 20 cents per perch for paving 4
stone. The location to be at Fifth and y
VanBuren. "
The bid Of Daniel Dougherty at 81 10 :
per perch was also read, and then fol- a
lowed a remonstrance from citizens il 6
the neigh borhood Of Fifth and Van !
Buren, streets, protesting against the t
removal Of the stone crusher TO that |,
locality. A petition followed asking =
that the machine be placed at the {
above location. =
Still another rem0Dstrance followed, /
this time from Badenkopf, the morocco a
manu- facturer; it was also signed by h
number nf other morocco men, and rep
resented that the placing OF the stone
breaker at Fifth and VanBuren would Y
cause injury to the business of the g
above. 1t was supplemented by anoth- Ii
Or remembrance from the people in the a
nsighborhood, representing that the :,
value OF their property would be de- 5
preciated. !
Mr.. McGlinchey stated that those II
who had apprehended their signatures a
TO the petition for the breaker owned o
most all the property in the vicinity. n
Mr.. Blake objected to the ground Il
Mr.. McGlinchey had taken and said !;
that the names Of the petitioners were
there who own property there. They t.
live elsewhere. In his opinion the
breaker was nuisance. He had IN :,
ierstood that Mr.. AcGlinchey had said, :,
when he was accosted that he was the Il
Third Ward and he was opposed to it. a
he called Mr.. McMenamin to aft rm q;
the assertion. n
Mr.. McGlinchey, excitedly.-Hold on p
Mir. President, ] don't want anyth ing n
aid but what is the truth. Did Ell
yol say, Mr.. McMenamin ~ a.
Mr.. McMenamin shook his head.
Mr.. Blake.-I have it from good au-