The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-21

| engineer and couum,, tee on streets have
received the same, al their report.
have been approved tJ t. Q Council.
z. The contractor shatT In no cast
assign or sublet his contfaot or any
part of the same, without the consen
OF the Council duly given and cndLrs
upon the contract, and in no case shr Il
such consent relieve the contractor from
any OF the obligations or requirements
| of the specifications or his liability
under them.
g.. III tho contractor shall abandon the
work or shall neglect or refuse to comply
with the instructions Of the city engi-
neer and the CON mittee on streets rela.
tive to the work, or shall fail in any
manner to comply with the specifica-
tons after being notified to do so, the
Council shall have the right to annul
and cancel the contract and re-let the
work, and such annulment shall not
entitle the contractor to any claim for
damages on account thereof, nor shall
1t effect the right Of the city to recover
damages which may arise from such
failure.
8. The contractor will be required to
prevent the obstruction of sidewalks,
any more than Is necessary. An open
ing to the street shall be left in front of
each OF the business houses.
10. The work shall be commenced on
or before the. 80. day of.....,
and the work shall be completed on or
before the. day of-........
The time of completion shall be an es-
sential condition of this contract, and
for every day the work remains uncom.
pleted, the contractor shall pay the city
of Roanoke, as liquid ated damages, the
sum OF S. per day.
IL, The CitV pXDr0Sa1U raSarYoS tn r.
self and its City Council the right to
finally accept or condemn any work or
materials.
-. Payment will be made as speci-
fed in tho resolution for the improve
ment.
10. Bids shall be made on forms fur
nished by the city engineer and must
be accompanied with samples of the
stone. Each bid must be accompanied
by deposit OF $3.50 or certified check
for that amount drawn in favor of the
city of Roanoke, deposited with the
treasurer, which amount will be held
until tho bidder has completed his bond
according to the city ordinance.
The Council reserves tho right to re-
icct any and all bids.
In case of any change in these spec-
ications as to the thickness of the mac
adam, or the use of sand or 9th Or oualit,
stone covering, tho extra cost for same.
if any, shall be agreed upon and ex-
pressed in writing. and signed by the
contractor and the chairman of the
street committee and the city engineer.
WORK COMMENCED.
MIR. Patterson began work on the
streets November 9. This was ON
Franklin street, and while under the
contract Of Mr.. Patterson il was sublct
to l.. III. Vaughan About this time the
question arose as to whether or not the
general contractor had right to sub.
let any part of the work. resolution
was offered i'll Council that the city
recognize only Mr.. Patterson in this
work. This resolution was adopted and
the work of grading at once began.
Another portion of the streets in the
northeastern part of the city was sub
let to Didier, Fuller & Griffith. This
included Kimbail and Seventh avenues
and Page street.
a POOR BEGINNING.
The work on Franklin street was a
poor beginning. After the grading had
been completed and portion of the
cutters laid, it was found that inferior
lateral was being used.
NOT UP TO SPECIFICATIONS.
NO Cdlleu LOT CODDlC or
quarry stones, not less than three nor
more than five inches in diameter.
Many of the stones were from six to ton
inches in diameter. The engineer com.
PEELED the removal of many of these
and there was general kick on the
part of the public at the class of work
which was being done.
''THE TIMES"
on SoVnra1 low oa1lo6 tton@;o~ 80
the pour quality of the work and the
character of tho stones used in the gut
teTing. Several times portions of the
work were condemned by the engineer
in charge and removed
The stone used in the guttering was
gathered in and around the city. Half
OF them could be pulverized into fl ne
sand with wooden maui and yet such
stone was allowed to remain.
SOME ACCEPTABLE WORK.
The macadamizirg on Franklin
street was acceptable work, but was
greatly hampered by bad weather The
stone was taken from Mr.. Vaughan's
quarry. in the southwestern part OF the
city. Tho material was Of good quality
and was very we'll rolled. That por.
tion of the street from Ccmmerco to
Seventh avenue is firm and solid. The
surface is even and smooth and few
flaws can be found. But as stated
above tho stone used in tho
gutscring is soft, badly laid and will
not stand wear and tear.
MIR. Patterson began his work indi.
vidually on Robertson street. Tho ma.
terial for the cutters was gathered
mostly in the city limits and the lime.
Stone came from Rig Spring and Blue
Ridge The work was greatly retarded