Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-06
CITY HALL, AGAIN.
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL coMNIrrYE
On CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
The Claim Of Wait 3 Cutter 70 be
Submitted to Arbi.
traitors.

A meeting Of the Committee on Claims
and Salaries was held in the Council cham
Der Yesterday evening at 6 O'Clock TO con
uder the bill OF Messrs. Waite d. Cutter.
architects, Of Boston, Mass, for $1,000,
balance alleged TO be due on plans and spe-
eifications furnished the city for the new
City Hall.
Present: Messrs. Jackson Guy CHAIR
mani, Bahen, Murphy, Z. V. Meredith CITY
Attorney: Colonel w. Il. Cutshaw, City
Engineer; W. ii. Williams, ex-chsirman
Of Committee on Grounds aud Buildings,
and Mr.. +. T. Bates.
Mr.. n. S. Arnold, OF Boston, and Edmund
Pendleiop, Esq, OF this city, counsel for
Messrs. Waite & Cutter, appeared before
the committee and presented their petition.
The iollowingi is the petition, which was
considered by the Board OF Aldermen and
referred TO the Committee on Claims aud
Salaries:
To the Honorable Ihe City Council Of the
City of Richmond'
Respectfully represent to your honora'
ble body your petitioners, Robert rate
Wait and Oln Wesley Cutter, OF Boston,
Mass, that they are architects In Boston,
doing business under the tirm.name OF
Wait & Cutter; that, having submitted
competitive plans for the building OF the
proposed new City Hall In your city, they
we've awarded a prize therefor, and after
due consideration the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings, representing your
honorable body, on September %, 1883,
entered into a contract in writing Wild
Your petitioners, whereby they were to
furnish proper plans and specifications
for The erection Of such City Hall, and were
also 10 furnish proper superintendent
therefor during such erection according to
such plans: for which your city was to pay
them the sum OF fifteen thousand dollars.
OF which the sum OF eight thousand dol.
lars has already been paid; that they have
furnished such plans and specifications and
have done all other things required by said
contract so far as II has been possible so to
do at this stage OF the proceedings, and are
ready and willing 10 do whatever remains
| TO be done on their part according TO the
| terms Of said contract.
But, Notwithstanding which, your petit
| toners represent that the present Commit
| tee OF YOUR honorable body on Buildings
and Grounds have declined to proceed fur
| ther under said contract, or to allow your
petitioners TO do so. and have voted to
adopt other plans for the erection OF said
| CITY Hall, wherefore your petitioners pray
that your honorable body will order that
| the balance OF $1,000, due to your petition
ers under said contract. be paid to them
| forthwith. ROBERT PATE WAIT,
OLIN WESLEY CUTTER,
Exchange Place, Boston, September 9,
1856.
City.Attorney Meredith suggested that
| The committee recommend TO the Council
| that the matter be referred To arbitration.
| in accordance with the last clause OF the
contract with Wait & Gutter, counsel for
| Wait & Cutter cOnsentiDg.
The counsel for Wait 4 Cutter agreed TO
th..
Alderman Murphy then offered the FOL
| lowing resolution:
Be At rcSolred Gy the Council Of The Citg
| cf hicLmOnd lihe board OF Aldermen con-
| curring), That the City Attorney be au'
! tboriZen 10 submit to arbitration the claim
| Of Messrs. Wait & Gutter for $1,000 for
! plans and specifications for the new City
| Hall, the arbitration TO he formed IN &C
| cordaUce with the final clause OF the con-
| tract Of the 23d Of September, 1885, be-
tween the city Of Richmond aud Wait 4
! Cuttor. the chairman OF the Commute on
| Claiins aBd Salaries 10 b. empowered to
represont the city in selecting the arbltra
lion and sign the agreement for arbitra
| ton.
II was agreed that two arbtrator' be Sc
ected-- one on the part OF the city and one
on the part OF MeSSrs. WAIT IL Cutter. Il
| thev should not agree third man viii be
called In.
Each party is to bear the expense Of his
own arbitrator, and should third man be
called to umpire. the expense is to be borne
Jointly 10y the two parties ssR3
Tie case will be argued before the arbi.
tratOrs, and be finally decided by them.