Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26

| partly read, when it was referred to the
street and alley committee.
This cleared the secretary's desk of all
! matters except the report of the water
works committee, the 30 bids on which
they reported and the sight of the huge
pile Of documents caused a shudder to pass
around the circle, as appearances indicated
an all-afternoon sitting.
The first thing was the reading of the
committees report, which is as follows:
To His Honor the Mayor aud City Council.
GENTLEMEN-In accordance with the pre-
vious advertisements, your committee, to-
gether with his honor, the mayor, and city
attorney, in the presence of and assisted by
Aldermen Early, Jones and Noodle,
opened the bids in public of the various
parties who bid on our new plant.
ThirtyEine bids were received and opened,
all of which are hereby respectfully
submitted to you. A large amount of time
was necessarily consumed in tabulating and
that proper basis of comparison could be
reached. The result of the work is also at
tached. II is almost impossible to reach 4
definite conclusion relative to these bids,
as, for instance, one bidder in
sists on q certain construction
being placed upon certain work,
while another does not, and thereby
Your committee at half dozen or more
sittings had come before them the different
parties at interest, fully explaining their
bids and working models, etc. There We
tried TO reach conclusion. The great
question that confronted US was the finance
one, and how to meet the conditions re-
quired by the bidders before entering upon
q contract. To simplify the matter we
have sent request to each of the larger
bidders asking them for their best terms and
conditions upon which they viii accept the
city's water bonds and attach their replies
hereto for YOUR information. There is no
DOUBT but what satisfactory contract can
be made, if the terms of payment can be
agreed upon. We believe the best
interest of the city will be served by
paying for the work in bonds at par and
would recommend that a contract be made
on this basis. GEORGE L. NEIs,
Chairman.
JOHN 7. MONTGOMERY.
j. 7. CLEMENTS.
The following telegram and letters were
then read, which explain themselves:
CHICAGO, ILL, Nov. %, 1891.
John B. Hawley, care Pickwicll House:
No one will name definite price for
these bonds until all conditions which
govern their issuance are known. We will
take the bonds in payment of monthly esti-
mates at their actual net market value,
whatever it may be. Our best information
is that these bonds will bring par. The city
will gain nothing by having contractors
take bonds, as they can advertise and sell
take the bonds and negotiate them to our
best ability if the city so desires.
MCARTHUE Bros
FORT WORTH, TEX, Nov. "a, 1891.
Capt. a. W. Scoble, Superintendent Water
works. Fort Worth, Tex.
Ifp1r SII-a Crpppanlp the raHnnst
tanned in your inquiry of this date, the I'M
dersigned will in the event of i contract
being awarded to them for portion or the
construction of your contemplated
improvements to your present system of
waterworks, and in accordance with their
submitted for said work, agree
to accept in payment for all of said work
legally issued per cent thirty-year city
water bonds at their par value, said bonds
to be delivered to US in payment for work
done and materials furnished in monthly es-
Inmates of 80 per cent OF the value of said
work and materials furnished. Hoping
this may be satisfactory, respectfully yours,
WALLACE, ROCHE & Co.
FORT WORTH, \ EN-, Nov "A, 1891.
To the waterworks Committee, City of Fort
Worth, Tex
GENTLEMEN-In reply to your communi-
cation of to-day relative to accepting the
bonds for work, will say that
we will accept same at their market value
only. Most respectfully.
VEITHs & BURNEY.
Mr. Neis, chairman of the committee,
then read itemized bids on everything that |
goes into the construction of waterworks |
system, in part, and then the two bids as |
placed by Messrs. Wallace, Roche s. Co. and |
the Macarthur Bros. on the entire work, the |
former ufor 1876, COO and the latter for |
sos, 900. There are differences in the |
makeup of these bids in materials and con- |
struction, among them being d lesser num- |
Der of miles of pipe in the Macarthur bid. |
If the award is made to either of these |
firms, the city recognizes no side-iSSues on |
further than to recommend the |
use OF a certain class and make of same.
After comparisons and considerable fig |
uring and questions and answers, Capt. |
Day moved to refer the matter back to the |
that a more thorough under |
standing might be arrived at by all the men,
bers of the council who had not had an OPP |
of examining them, they to report |
ut the earliest convenience upon the cheap |
est and best bid, based on waterworks |
bond issue at par, bearing per cent inter-
est This was seconded by Mr.. Orr.
Mr. Martin offered as substitute. and |
Mr.. Massie seconded the motion, that the |
report of the committee first be adopted.
Carried.
Mr. Early then offered the following res
1lution, which was adopted:
Be it resolved by the city council of the
,ity of Fort Worth that the waterworks |
committee and city attorney be authorized
md instructed to prepare contract for the
Taterworks improvements on basis OF |
bonds per cent at par, to be delivered |
IN monthly estimates for work done and |
material furnished by contractor, the city |
% have the right to substitute the lowest |
bids for specials, such as hydrants, valves
md pump house, they to report, the whole
natter back to the council for their
approval. H. r. ERLY,
JAMES RYAN.
The council then adjourned, having been
Z session one hour and forty minutes.