Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-12
NOT FOR THE MAYOR.
Chief Elliot Votes Against MIR. GourIey for
Chairman of the Board of Awards-No
Other Friction in the First Meeting
Work of The Day.

Chief Elliot Votes Against MIR. Gourley for
Chairman of the Board of Awards No
Other Friction in the First Meeting
Work of the Day.
The clever politicians yesterday deprived
the anxious crowd that waited in and about
Common Council Chambers of the fun they
had expected when the Department ol
Awards would be organized. Instead of the
excitement anticipated there was dreary
wait from o'clock until almost 8. AT 2
O'Clock Chief Brown and Chief Elliot were
in their seats. Secretary Bingaman was
anxiously looking for Chief Bigelow and
Mayor Gourley, but neither of them put in
an appearance. Chief Evans disconsolatelv
hung on the outside railing, and Roger
O'Mara declared he would arrest the miss
ing gentlemen and bring them in.
At last Chief Bigelow appeared, and he
was no sooner seated than j. o. Brown arose
and moved that the election OF a Chairman
be taken up, and then nominated Mayor
Gourley for the position. When the roll
was called decided "aye" rang from
Messrs Brown and Bigelow, followed by an
emphatic "no" from the head of the De-
partment Of Charities.
the Board at once reelected Joseph P.
Bingaman Secretary. Mr.. Bingaman then
ushered in the new Chairman, and his re-
ception did not remind one of gentle winds
from violet banks. From Mr.. Elliot there
was cold stare. The Chairman did not
mind these little things, though, and shift
ing his voice back into his old President-of.
Common-c Council tones, he proceeded with
business.
Bids were opened for a new patrol wagon
for No. 2 station house, the one in use being
too heavy for the steep hill streets James
G. Weir was the successful bidder at 1887 90
and the contract was awarded to him.
George Swartz bid 81, 800 for the contract
of repairing No. engine house, and being
the only bidder got the contract
Best & Co. got the contract for printing
$50 copies OF the Controllers annual report
at 81 80 per page. W. G. Johnston bid
81 65.
The Pennsylvania Lead Company was
the only bidder for the contract for furnish.
ing IS tons of pig lead, and got it at So 90
per hundredweight
w. J. Dunn, Jacob Schinneller, Booth &
Finn and 81. G. Howard were the bidders
for the contract of laying the big water
main and connections from Highland ave-
nue. to Oakland. The bids were referred to
the clerk Tor tabulation.
William McGlue and John McKibbon
were bidders Tor the contract of hauling and
delivering water pipe and special castings,
the former bidding 6S and the latter 81
cents per ton. McKibbon was awarded the
contr !ct
The Rensselaer, Manufacturing Com.
pany and the Ludlow Manufacturing Com.
pany were bidders for the contract Of fur
nishing gate valves, from 4 to 36-inch
diameters The bids were referred to the
clerk for tabulatlon.
Mr.. Bigelow moved that all bids on the
repaving of Forbes street and the grading,
paving and curbing of Howe street be re-
jected. These are the contracts upon which
the Board of Awards had the controversy
last summer, and by the adoption of Mr.
Bigelow's motion the board has now decided
that they shall be readvertised.
Mr.. Bigelow then, submitted his specifica-
tions for the various supplies of his depart
ment for the present year, and they were
adopted. Mr.. Brown had the specification
for ice adopted for his department also.
Mr.. Bigelow submitted his specifications
for grading, paving and curbing of streets
with block stone and paving stone the same
as last year, and they were adopted. The
specifications Tor paving with asphaltum
were divided into two classes, No. being
asphalt and No. 2 vulcanite asphalt.
Messrs. Elliot and Brown voted to reject
the classification and to approve the vul-
canIte asphalt, and the matter was so de.
cided, after which the board adjourned.