Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-26
Asphalt Pavement Contractors In Trouble.
NOTICE OF THE DISTRICT AUTHORITIES TO BAL
LEY AND HErCHER

Asphalt Pavement Contractors In Trouble.
NOTICE OF THE DISTRICT AUTHORITIES TO BAL
LEY AND FLETCHER.
The following communication was to-day ad-
dressed by Lieutenant F. v. Greene to Messrs.
Francis d. Bailey and william Fletcher, IT,. con-
tractors for laying asphalt pavements in this
city: Il am directed by the Commissioners to
inform you that the work under your contract
NO. Sso was suspended on the 10th instant and
on contract No. 331 on the 10Th instant, and
there are no indications of the work being con-
tinued, and on contract No. 1927 no work has
been cone. Your contracts provide that in the
case OF the work being unnecessarily delayed
the Commissioners will place other parties on
s s1er. ~or ds+ to complete it and charge the
bondsmen. This contingency has now arisen
by the suspension of your work. and you are
hereby notified to inform the Commissioners
verbally at O'Clock pm. on the 31st inst. or in
writing before that time. Of the steps which you
propose to take to carry out yOur contracts.
Should these representations not be satisfactory
you Will be placed On the list of failing con-
tractors and your sureties be called upon to
complete your contract without delay. Should
they fail to do so, the work will be given to
other parties forthwith, as the contract pro-
THE CONTRACTS IN QUESTION.
Thls work was let to these parties May last,
the time allowed for finishing being sixty days,
winch expired on the 10th inst. Contract No.
SO was for 81 600 yards Of asphalt pavement on
Rhode Island avenue. N street. I'd street east,
ana and streets southeast, OF which they
nave completed Rhode Island avenue and N
street, about Il, 600 yards the balance being
uhtOucned. The next contract, No. S3l =,
was 1or resurfacing Pennsylvania avenue south
east, pennsylvania avenue northwest, in
front OF Riggs bank and portions Of Vermont
avenue, and H streets northwest, in all about
S?,oOO square yards, of which they have COM
pieted one square on Pennsylvania avenue
southeast amounting to about 2,OOO yards.
Contract No. 1927 is for laying asphalt pave
ments on vermont avenue. between Iowa circle
ana streets; 18th street. between Iowa circle
and CoHoran street, amounting to about 1000
yards In all, on which nothing at all has been
done.
THE DIFFICULTY APPEARS
to be that these contractors have no asphaltum,
and can get none. there being none in the mar
ket, and the asphalt mines on the Island of
Trinidad being all in the hands of a monopoly.
which has the entire control of all the products
for specific length of time. which will preclude
these contractors from supplying themselves
from this source. Other troubles have also, it
IS understood. sprung up between them which
may complicate the case.
THE UNPAID LABORERS.
The laborers about sixty in number, employed
by Messrs Fletcher & Bailey, street contractors.
appeared at the Office of tie District Commits
sloners Yesterday afternoon and made complaint
to Lieut.. Greene that they have not been paid
their wages. 1t was settled that the Commits
sloners would pay them off and deduct the
amount from the contractors in settlement of
their accounts.