Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-13
COULDN'T GET THE PLANS.

Trouble Over Letting n Contract for 9
Bridge-Controller Morrow Goes AfteI
tho MonongaheIa Water Company
Committee Appointments Made.
A long list of contract awards occupied
much of the time of Common Council, all
of which were passed except one-the
award of the contract for erecting the
Spencer avenue bridge to the Schultz
Bridge Company at s.. ZOO
Mr.. Ferguson moved that this be sent
back for readvertising He objected to the
way the original advertising was done. He
said: "Not bridge company in the city
except the Schultz Company can get
city contract The Schultz Company
gets up the specifications for the
city and other companies cannot get the
specifications until three hours before the
bids are to be opened. I know this because
1 went to the department to get these speci-
fications after bridge company managers
had told me they could not get them 1 was
told the specifications were not there; that
Schultz was not done with them. L think
it an outrage that no one but the Schultz
Company can get contract.
Mr. McGonig1e was not interested in any
company but he wanted the Spencer avenue
bridge built, and if it was not started at
once it could rot be built this year. Mr..
Magee said he knew nothing of this case.
But he did know that the city had great
deal of bridge work to do and he thought
the city should have a competent bridge
engineer, for he knew that Councils would
not vote away money if they knew nothing
about it.
Chief BlEeIow Makes an Explanation.
Chief Bigelow was sent for He said
that the specifications for the Spencer
bridge came in late, and on that account he
had extended the time for bidding to give
everybody chance. Mr.. Ferguson said
the advertising was not properly displayed.
MI Bigelow said the Controller did the ad-
vertising. The discussion brought out the
fact that the bridge was to be a wooden
structure. Mr.. Ferguson withdrew his OBJ
lection, and the award was approved.
In Select Council resolution authorizing
Chief Brown to lease two small buildings
at Oak and Cherry alleys for storage pur-
poses was adopted
A communication from Controller Nor
row, and a resolution to annul the contract
of the city with the Monongahela Water
Company, because the company was giving
no supply to certain parts of the hill wards
was presented. Mr.. Lambie opposed the
passage of the resolution because the
charges it contained were not properly
specified and would have no weight On
his motion the matter was referred to q
special committee.
Making the Company Settle.
The ordinance of the Penn Street Rail-
way Company was amended and sent back
for reprinting, Mr.. Fitzsimmons amending
it by provision requiring the company to
pay for all material used in the recent con-
struction of Frankstown avenue pavement
and assessed on the property holders be-
tween Fifth and Homewood avenue, and
that the City Treasurer be authorized to
allow a reduction to parties assessed for the
late improvement on that street to the
amount for which the company is made re-
sponsible.
The ordinance regulating pawn shops was
referred back to the Public Safety Commit
tee for further inquiry as to the legality of
the city in regulating the amount of in
terest for pawn.
Mr. Lambie asked that the ordinances re-
lating to pool rooms, electric light supply
companies and that in relation to overhead
wires be made the special order of business
at the next meeting.
President Ford appointed Messrs. King
and Frauenheim on the Auditing Commit
tee, and Robertson, Mathews, Anderson
and Finn on the Bridge Committee