Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-29
MEADOW STREET PAvEmEKT.

W. y. Montgomery Throws Up Mfs
 Contract-The Board of Public
 Works In Executive Sessi0n-AlI
 Bids Rejected-The Work to be Done
 by the City.
 A special meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening to further con- slider the matter of paving Meadow street, it being understood that W. J. Montgomery, the successful bidder, would throw up his contract When MT. Montgomery bid for the work he signed bond for $1,5O0 with John Mcdonald as surely that he would complete the work in the time specified in the contract, November 15. Of course if he failed to do this or threw up his contract then he would forfeit the $1 ,5O0 unless re- leased by vote of the Board.
 To secure his release from said bond Col. A. Hsaton Robertson last evening appeared before the Board in MT. Montgomery's be- half. He stated that MT. Montgomery was led to believe, and did believe, that he had got to procure the trap rock blocks in New Haven and could not go outside for it. He found that it would be impossible for him to get out the blocks and lay the pavement within the time specified and was therefore compelled to throw up the contract. He asked that Mr. Montgomery and his bonds
 
 hard-working men and were unable to pay the amount named in the bond. The colo nel said that the city would not suffer in any way by the release, which on the other hand would be great hardship to MT. Montgomery if he was obliged to pay over the amount named.
 The matter was then tabled and the Board went into executive session In executive session the Board voted that as Mir. Montgomery had failed to fulfill his contract that all other bids be rejected. City Engineer. Hill stated that in accord ance with the instructions of the Board . man had been sent to Westerly, R. l., and ! had found that the Smith Granite company of that place would agree to furnish all the granite blocks needed by the city in paving Meadow street at $1 1.65 per square yard, de- | livered iu New Haven. The Board then voted to instruct the city engineer to procure from the Smith Granite l company the blocks required (about 125, ,000) at the price named fssEE57idsd they deliver alnq ! the blneksas m this city on or before Novem- ! ! Ser 1O
 G..Pohlman, who was one of the bidders for the work by contract, stated that he would furnish payers for A. 50 per day and hammers for s. 50 per day and would leave l ito the Board to say what they should pay him to superintend the work. The Board agreed to the price named by MT. Pohlman for the men to do the work and then voted to pay him $5 per day for experimenting.
 It WAS voted that the general supervision of the pavement be left with the Mayor and the Committee on Streets of this Board, they to decide all questions that may arise be- tween the city and the West Haven horse railroad company, or property holders on the street, while the pavement is being laid It was also voted to Iescind the appoint ment of Felix Bradley as inspector of the Meadow street pavement and appoint him inspector of repairs soon to be made on the Henry street pavement. The matter of releasing MT. Montgomery from his bond was left on the table for flu ture consideration.
 It was stated that the Smith Granite com pany would be prepared to deliver ninety thousand blocks in New Haven within three days after they received their order, and if so the work will be pushed rapidly to compile tioIl
 The Board expect to save at least one thou sand dollars over the lowest contract price as bid.
 There was good deal of grumbIing by contractors and others over the action of the Board in rejecting all bids and taking the work upon themselves.