Daily Republican., 1884-08-01

streets graded, curbed and the side
walks paved, was referred to the Open
ing Streets Committee.
j. Montgomery and others petit
TONED for Q lamp on Sixth street be-.
tween French and King streets, and
the petition was referred to the Lamp
Committee.
The petition of Patrick Gormley. to
have Pleasant street, between Jackson
and VanBuren streets, guttered and a
crpssing laid, was referred to the Street
Committee.
Amos A. Eastburn and others asked
that water closet be placed at Front
| street wharf, to take the place of one
torn down by boat, and the petition
was referred to the Public Building
Comm ittee.
The miscellaneous payroll amour t
ing to 81, 1888 was presented, and an
order drawn for the amount.
Tie Street Committee reported in
favor OF awarding the contract for re-
moving the ashes and rub bish from the
four districts Of this city, during the
coming year, to Martin Keogh, at his
hid OF d. 1914, and Mr.. Adele moved the
adoption OF the report. Dir. Murray
said he was opposed to adopting the
| report rs Mr.. Keogh was not the low
est bidder, Samuel Crothers having of
fered to do the work for S4.068, differ.
ence of $126.
He could not see the use of Council
going to the expense Of advertising for
proposals, unless they intended to award
| The contract TO the lowest bidder. He
moved to amend Mr.. Abele's motion
and award the contract to Samuel
Crothers.
Mr.. Miller said that, according to the
bids, Mr.. Crothers was not the lowest
bidder, as Martin Keogh had offered to
take the First and Seco nd districts at
81 1872, and Mr.. Gingleback offered to do
the Third and Fourth districts atS2, 900,
making total of 50, 872 for the whole
city, difference Of 1922 less than Mr.
| keogh's 8 bid for the same WORK, and $1S6
)ess than Mr.. Urothers'. Mr.. Miller
moved TO further ameud the motion by
awarding the contract to Messrs. Keogh
and Gingleback. and, after some dis
cussion, The amendment was adopted.
The Street Committee reported In
favor OF awarding the contract for paw
ing Scott street TO David U. Simmons,
at ess. o.nta ner SQUARE yard.
On motion of Mr.. Farrell, the Street
! Commissioner was directed to notify
all parties, especially the w. & N.
Railroad Company, to remove all OBJ
structions from Shipley Run sewer
south OF Maryland avenue, and after
the motion being amended so that 1t
would allow the parties 80 days, 1t was
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Blake, j. +. Norris
on, agent of the Gameweil Fire Alarm
Telegraph Company, of Baltimore, Md,
was given permission to speak in refer.
ence TO the striker placed ON the Phe-
nix engine house by George NJ. Stevens,
OF Boston, Mass. He said that about
three or four years ago he had
built the fire alarm telegraph in this
city, and that since that time
he had made several additions to
1t. As he had never heard any
complaint about 1t, he concluded that
10 was sat-tactory. On the 1lth of last
| March, he was Invited to bid for a
striker for bell weighing !, 800 pounds
on the Ph1nix engine house, and sent
a proposal, offering TO do the work for
S675.
he never received an answer, but
sometime afterwards learned that the
Fire COMMITTEES had ordered a striker
| from Mr.. Stevens, at q cost of $500. The
bid OF Mr.. Stevens was not received un-
| til March 3lst, and as soon as he learn
ed OF his being engaged TO do the work,
he wrote to an attorney in this city and
or gagged him to bring suit tor an
| infringement OF the patents held by
the Gameweli Company.
About one week ago lac came to this
city, and i'll company with Messrs.
Blake and Westbrook visited the Pbn.
nix Co., to see II the Stevens striker was
an Infringement on their patent, and he
was free TO say, that in his opinion it
was not, as the Gamewell Company
would scorn to claim any part of that
thing. He had also ascertained that
that the bell only weighs 600 pounds,
therefore the matter had been misrep-
resented to him, when he was asked to
bid for bell weighing !, 500 pounds.
| He would have furnished striker
complete, that would have brought out
the tull tone OF the bell, had he known
its true weight for $3.50, and this abor.
tion was costing the ci,y nearly Si00.
He offered to put u striker on the other
side OF the bell, and ii it did not work
satisfactory aud beat the one put in by
Mr.. Stevens he would makeit present
TO the city.
/ He also claimed that no contract h ad
ISfoA bSOu ibbo bObWoch Iuf
Stevens and the city, and said that he
was told to go ahead and do the work.
Nh. Morrison also produced price
list, which he claimed had been sent
to the committee by Mr.. Stevens,
Offering TO put in a striker for a 1000
pound bell at 5000, aud said he could
not understand how 1t was that he
now claims nearly S400 for the striker.
i Mr.. Morrison spoke for some time,
and said that he had been told by per-
Isons who did not live more than one
lsquare distant, that they could not dis
ttinguish what the bell was striking
lduring an alarm of fire.
Mr.. Moore explained how Mr.. Stevens
came to do the work, and contended
that ths striker worked in a satisfactory
manner. He also said the committee
had sent Mr.. Westbrook to Baltimore
to confer with the Gamewell Company,
and when he returned he said they
wanted too much money, and recon-
mended the adoption OF the Stevens
Istriker.
The matter was discussed by Messrs.
Pickels, Blake. Robert II. Taylor and
, Baynard, and then resolution offered
by Mr.. Meris Taylor was adopted, in
structing the Fire Committee 10 inves'
tigate all the facts connected with the
striker, and all contracts made or i'm
piled, and report to Council.
Bids Tor grading the bed of Linden
street between Harrison and Franklin
were opened and read as follows:
Martin Ke0gh, SO cents per cubic
yard John Dolan, AZ cents John Low,
43 cents; Peter j. Ford, AZ cents; Pat
rick Carberry, 81 cents; James +. Nc
Bride, 81 cents. For grading Lodge