Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-24
ME- REPORT SENTIN.
,xrlt Of the Ciiy-Hall Investigation
Laid Before the Council.
NJRE MEMBERS And BIDDERS
oreroy and Acceptance Of Loans
n Attentions Condemned.
nyTRiCT NOT ANNULLED.
o,Ainance Presented by the Com
m,,ee. bat Not Adopted-Long
and spicy Discussion.

,,,c.. bat Not Adopted-Lona
and spicy Discussion.
=, ss5 o'clock last nigh: President
. the Common Council. called
Ia, 90 order IN special session to re-
. ,,.. report Of the committee appoint
,..,n,,.,igate the recent award of con-
o., hrht-fxtures and furniture in
,.W Cry Hall
-. we're present Messrs. Brauer.
..f Carter. Davis, Epps, Griffin,
-. l,r5oms. Guieon. jackson, King,
Mcdowell, Murphy. Noble, Sesy,
-, l.1uas. Vaughan, Royal White,
~. rcre also IN the chamber about
...'.. rrcliruinaries Mr.. Mann, chair
.t.f lrvcstigatinC committee, hand
,.e report and II was read by Clerk
is..'i -
,...,aper submitted the committee,
,.rc the resolution approved May
ID. te- which they we're directed TO
.r.fle Investigation, presented the
-- unanimouS report;
..r.te held nine sessions Of three hours
.. t.,1rdancc with the authority vested
. c..y have occurred the services Of
,-..r ~ q tOtal cost % the city Of
..t here WITH return fnll etenograrhic
....l q 81 their proceedings. They
| ...-. q. % thr utmost diligence In the labo-
/ .-...t..liidu CON mittcd 70 ihen and have
..rant ana careful bearing 20 all par
| --rl before them. ox who have ask cd
hA MT
gasrrs. j. W. AudersOn, Alexander
f~.,fan Hclyln. Frank Bates, :. T..
a. d. curtis. Richard Cauthorn. Joseph
,.- ttatfes Fpps, Jobn Z. kpps, +. q.
. Wo.terby, ). L. hOuntrastle, Nor
v.... - Socle. james T.. Phillips, VII
. ga,l. "A 81. starko, A. Y. Stokes, Will
| s.,.,0lr. n. ~ Smith, Jr., y. c. Smith,
t.,r s.ri W. NJ lurpin. Clarence Werner,
frfoI NaiIey.
,. .-rulIAD IOR COMBINATION LIGHT FIA-
IUREs.
..,r.f nat tue first bids made were as iol-
--. I-aanon Forsyth Manu-
.--lr .urany y.-......-...-...S 800 80
Q .-r. ..luuen forsyth Manu-
..f.-t.- IIWr4aY. .... ............--. 1881 w
...- ....ii iiifs.-.... -...-..-.... lo,oOl w
L. l Manufacturing Com
..r ...................... Ef,1lJ fO
.....-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 14,573 so
b. d.. -ruxo x HetheriDgton
q. tl-rg CompHDy......... 15,5o2 90
.-anso 4 Hcthorington
,.....t -inr Company .......... 1888 so
,..-. ciric COmpany......... 16,3O2 -
,..... F..l,ni Jr.................. 0,600 90
Ir- ,rHMrTED FOR FURNITURE.
-...u1li;co next give IN tabular form the
..., .Iiai for furniture. They were a. fol-
d. NL... WORK 10 WOOD compleie-Savage Il
%. .-u.0lS.sO; William sehsarzwalder q
Irl-g; Preston Belvin, s35,655.7E
Wool
.r .r. william SchwsrZwalder Co,
b. .-- Preston BelylD. Sf6. O9S.77. Fur
E.. a. vood-Savsge & noiIns, s9,572.50;
.--A Iutc dncludin2 desks and railing,
..HI. Preston belyin, s23,ola.92 and
f.t-.r Cases aud files IN NOOd-Sayage b
... 81 2,J42SO; Preston Belvin, sl2,-
p. 80. FOR cases aa5 eles in metal were as
--a Kelvin. sls,41.1.
-u Naddcy Company-No l., s20,-
-.. No. =. S2O.S62.SS: No 3. S23, ,390.3S
.312.ss; No. 3, s2S,7O0.3S: No @,
b.. 80. No. :, sl9.072.l4; No. &, s2l,-
No. ., S25, ,5S@. II: No. 10, S2b,gO96+.
b .tarke-A, s3,9g44j; Is, C. d, Z, SIS
..-. ia. doors. sT,010; curtain doors,
..rnii,es on Grounds and buildings
r... liiy Engineer found It necessary. with
..nt ana approval OF the respective bid
.- -r..ifr the nids for Combination light
,.., orier 10 reduce tho Total cost 10 the
en-. .ng Jess expensive fixtures for certain
'.-. s-i Ltii lights These modl0catiOns were
....-f ..-a ma0o IN strict accordance with tho
p. .-.. ..dg.ei upon tho original bids re-
.F. 1l1 90 not seem 10 have done in-
l. t-e bidders
NODIFIEp BIDS.
..-. s.-. as shown by the committco's re-
D.. tru- of modified bids. Tho iirst was
~. .uiside lamp-p posts and vestibulei
a--.- tsIr,nluts. key-sOckets. and all else,
.-..aI fil No. . was for +" iron columns
.l4up-p SIS aud oil other fixtures as
500. 90 tor same with palmer hAsurcs,
l... wbich changes nre detailed IN
s.. Tor "same, With fixtures
t-.r unassigned rooms, fourth nOOr.
q John Bowers and james L.
..t-r these four schedules were as
.-S. I. sl4.299: No. 2, 49,
sI..412: 30 4. sll,S12.
L. SlH1G5.6O; No. ., sl4,-
-. F.H. sII.iOI.10: No. 4, slo.932.95.
s.-. found necessary the report con-
..r 'l- IKE approval OF the re-
II-r.. o. modify the BIDS for wood
....l. .4rlIture by leaving out certain cases
.. t...t certain otherH-' Then follows
..4 t4tu ar statement OF the modlned
q TIE following ngurer as affect
....ru sddey Company ana II. u.
... are taken: Case 4, In metal
.I..r .rlt. riqrAc, s3.2gf.4J. Cases A.
..... .- ..e;al. 81. 10. Waddcy, S26,9O9.u4;
i' 1.435 Cases IN metal without
N4fstyfsi Nt7ihrs - -
..-.s ia metal Waidey, s3sa;
" .I. Metal flles-N addey, 81 Tor
... 500 Tor letter: stsrke, 80 Tor
ta.l $50 for letter. Reduction for
'. Lei. a.. Io9fs-Wadcey, tJSS.S4; Starke'
.... .Gr u,er cAsETUL ATTENTION.
rt ..ri.n4cs:
.4.ian snows that the Committee
.ns hulings gave all OF these olds
-r-nuon and the mosi laoOuoas
aul that tho matter Was referred
.f,aifi-e consisting ot hessrs. Curtis,
..- . I.4-frs. and Tanner, which commit
.lt.r four sessions OF many hours
-.-a-f foT romOinatiOr-h light nXtures
.,,en 70 James T. Philips or John
'..-. .. -ic.4T2 for the former and 81 l.
f- fle iatler. and that the contract for
'lcniure should be gwen 70 mo
'i ". '-f Company or. III. NJ Stafke az
... -.- .sc1vely. Of sls.4o7.14 and si7,-
..i itat Tue contract for WOOD iurni-
..l Ha even O. Ncssr- Savage Z ioims
g.. i.' &l5.s4l.25.
ftfs deem 10 proper 10 say tnat
70 gwen justiaes them IN staung
see On Grounds and Buildings
.a.. .tsn an attention and consldera-
ue-. tc'ore them moro than usually
-.4 81. 10 .f ..fluitic-s having ~ charge sucn
t.i 01ly were these matters ex-
..'- .... .- aoovo stated by the members oil
-.-, .I"e~. Dut three other nembeFs OF
'- seem 20 have attonce1 faeh Vi
- t4n.t' referred 10, aud earnestly on
...rt ..ra sue best Judgment rs 10 tho
.-.i 90 them Aud your commit.
-.so proper 10 cali the attention OF
.. iao ia,i that ibc bidders did not
.t la fbo amounts Ot their BIDS, Dut
- ..I t.frfeut designs Of the articles
t .lry iii. aud that, therefore, Inc
.. rrl,Alug iis decision had not only 10
-i +..f ws- tne lowest bidder In amount,
.-. .-.- g.. .1rrcsc their Own judgment 10 de-
.f eti-l Was the most desirable work
' ..l- lh- t.fy Hall.
Daw IHEY WE'RE AWARDED.
'.n'atiee On Grounds AMI Buildings
r- .-e 0yntfGcts AZ follows:
,Ht.rauDn ight fixtures, 20 James +
t. .'- si2.412, being ei,S7c.3O more
-" ri Jpha BOwerr.
60 .r.t.r ONCE furniture. 70 the Everett
t.l.t mlauy az sls.sOL14, being ss73.7
o. 600 I'D Ot II. NJ. s'arke.
Ls-fri Wafocy Company proposed 10
g ufss made by tho Offce Specialty
> tfll q. 81. btarke those made Dy the
Metallic Company. Gu the subject OF
o" merits q the light fixtures repro
o. tlr rOmp6sitiOn. no testimony was in-
10 ir IRON that ~ some OF mo COM
. Nr. ..nds ana BDildtngs) except that
...y tudnecr, who Was decsdedy
i'F ~ accepting Nr. Boweree Diu.
= N- mifter of tho metallic nxtures
f-' uliy, Oiher fhGn that Of the MEM
,e t-e pfOguds and Buildings Committee
!. i4't ..uIictiug. the City Engineer prefer
Il. Pc fcutOn coinpanys goods and mr.
80 i.n lssisian, eugtnee.. ana hr. Ander-
'-. tt yert representing the clerk OF inc
fi court. 10th decidedly fsyoring tho
e. prciaiiy CoiDpany's goods, TO winch the