The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
TO BUILD THE new BRIDGES.
The Contract for the Iron Work
Awarded to the n. &c w.
Tho City VIII Build the Abuttments-
Bubble Masonry to be Substituted for
Broken Range-The Cost of the Bridges
to be Brought Within the ApproprIa-
ton.

to be Brought Within the ApproprIa-
uon.
An adjourned meeting of the City
Council was held last evening in the
Hastings Court room. at which the fol-
lowing members answered to their
names at roll call: Messrs. Huff, Nc
Connell, McCahan, Ruggles, Sheehan,
Scott, Skinker, Trout, and President
HAWTHORN.
Tho bridge committee, to whom was
referred the bids for building the
bridges across the railroad, reported
upon the same in substance as follows:
The Norfold and Western bid for the
masonary and iron work was $50, 300. So;
1862 to be added to this if random range
be used in the abutments. Add to this
$500 cubic yards of filling to DO done
by the city at 25 cents per cubic yard,
S2.125, and it will bring the total cost
under the Norfolk and Western bid, if
the city does the filling, up to S35,-
624.S5, or S5,624.S So in excess of the APP
preparation.
Taking the Norfolk and Western bid
for the iron work and that of III. Davins
for the remainder of the work, the total
cost of the work S3S, $3.50, or 50, $3.50
in excess of the appropriation.
In view of these facts the committee
recommends that the bid of the Norfolk
and Western for the iron work, at SlG,-
no, be accepted;t that all bids for mason
ry and filing be rejected; that the bid of
S. NJ. Hamilton Il Co. for cement. at
Sl.25 per barrel lin sacks) delivered on
cars in Roanoke, be accepted; that all
bids for sand be rejected.
1t was further recommended that the
engineer in charge of tho bridges be in
structed TO purchase material and hire
tho labor necessary to build the abut-
ments and erect the bridge approaches,
and proceed at once to do tho work.
In the opinion of the committee by
adopting this course, the work can he
done within the amount appropriated
for this purpose.
They also recommend that rubble ma
sonry be substituted for broken range.
This report was signed by the com
mittee. Messrs. Mcconnell. Shehan, and
Skinker.
The report was freely discussed in all
its bearings, and it was made manifest
that the bridges could not be built by
contract within the appropriation, but
could be SO constructed if the CITY did
all but the iron work.
The report was adopted unanimously.
The secretary of the Council was di-
rected to notify the railroad company
that their bid was accepted. and of the
determination of the Council to proceed
at once with the work
The bridge committee pledged them
selves to personally supervise the work.
and they were authorized to furnish an
office to afford the proper facilities for
beginning operations.
Mr.. Skinker moved that the engineer,
Mr.. Boswell, be required to give bond
in tho sum of $1,000, to be approved by
the finance committee, for the faithful
performance of his duty
Carried.
Mr.. Trout announced that the bridge
bonds were now prepared, and would be
engraved and printed by the 1st OF Jan
uary. He stated that capitalist from
Washington had called upon him and
offered TO take all the bonds at Los.
Mr.. Trout stated that he offered the
party in question SIS, 900 of the issue at
Sl.05, as he had received prior offers for
one-half the issue, and would like to
hear from those who had made said
offers before closing the matter
1t was decided to leave the DISPOSE
ton of the bonds to the finance commit
tee and have that committee obtain the
best price possible.
In view.of the fact that it would take
until the lst of January to obtain money
from The sale Of the bonds, and that as
the city would do the preparatory work
by days labor, thereby requiring money
to be available at once and weekly, it
was suggested that such amount as
were needed before said date could be
obtained by borrowing from the general
fund.
Thereupon Mr.. Mcconnell moved that
the whole matter be referred to the
finance committee with power to act.
Carried.
Mr.. Skinller brought to the attention
of the Council a fact which had seem
ingly been overlooked. 1t appears that
when the city laid the curbing on the
north side Of Campbell street. from JEFF
ferson to Commerce, tho assessment
was placed at $3.50 per foot for curbing
and pavement. The city laid the pave
ment only in part, but never levied the
assessment of go cents per loot for curb
ing alone in cases where tho property
holders had laid their own pavcments
lie stated that as there were 100 feet
OF curbing in this CO cgory, steps should
be taken to protc' &c city's interests
in the matter.
1t was NOV =. carried that tho
clerk of the III be instructed TO in
qulre into ,--.s matter, and report at tho
next meeting of the Council.
Mr.. Trout, from the committee on fin
ance and public property, reported that
tho Roanoke Building and Investment
Company is now building house in the