Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-07
SIGN THE CONTRACT.
CHAIRMAN TO AFFlx HIS SIGNATURE
AFTER Mr.. MEREDITH APPROVES.
junction Cannot Affect-ssverai
Other Contracts Awarded.

tngs uoll CALICO Hleeblus III tue ONCE Oh
the City Engineer yesterday evening.
There were present Messrs. TAYLOR CHAR
mani, Carter. Curtis, Epps, Noble, Mount
castle, and Turpin. There were also
number of citizens on hand. Among these
were Mr.. Everett waddey and several gen.
tlemen who had entered bids for City-Hall
work.
The committee approved number of
bills.
The Clerk reported that he had collected
and placed IN bank something over $500
from the sale of certain old material or
dered TO DO sold from the new City Hall.
The question of opening the bids for
certain iron work. the granolythic paving.
paints and brushes. &c, for the new ball
was discussed at this juncture. Mr.. Noble
wanted to know OF the Engineer the differ
ence in the cost of the granolythic paving
and the granite slabs. Colonel Cutshaw
demonstrated that the granolythic Work
would cost much less. The specifications
for this paving provided for IL IN the cor
ridors and rooms of the basement OF the
building and for walkways and curbipg
on the outside. Messrs. Berry Il McClay,
l. s. Gilbert, Thomas II. Fox. and !. G.
Thompson submitted bids ranging, from
81 ,205 to Sl.79j for the interior and area
paving. After great deal or discussion
| over the question the contract was gwen
to Messrs. Berry * McCiay, the lowest
| bidders.
BIDS FOR IRON WORK.
Those who submitted proposals for the
| iron work for sidewalk lights, area rail:
| ings. boiler vault, stairways. and odds and
ends were Messrs. Burton Mctihee,
| S5.767; Winslow Brothers Company,
| 81 .02O; ]. l.. Mott Iron Works. $3.50; Van
| Dorm Iron Works, Si24.1 and Sj,S51.G
| Belmont Iron-Works. S5,470 and Chamo
| lin. Delaney Il Scott. SO, ,2s2.ll. The latter
| firm was the lowest bidder and WAS gwen
| the contract.
Bidders for the glass for interior sash
and transoms tor the hall were Messrs. ..
| Guillaume. Blnswanger 1t Co.. L. Gunst Il
| Co, j. J. Montague, w. j. Whitehurst;
| aud Il. Wendenburg The prices ranged
| in total sum from $40 to S2.470. different
qualities of material being bid upon.
On motion of Mr.. Epps the City Engi-
| neer was instructed 10 select such glass as
| he NAV consider most desirable for the
hall and make q report at the next meet
| ing of the committee for the commuters
| action.
The bids tor the paints, &C., were also
referred TO the engineer for selection
and report, upon the receipts on wmch
the contract will be gwen.
| ne WANTED To MOVE.
| Mr.. Noble wanted 10 know if the work
| in the new City Hall could be so arranged
az to have tue new Council chamber made
| ready for immediate occupancy by the
| Council. His reason for desiring this was
that the Engineer had reported the Old
| Washington Hall, now used as Council
chamber and by the Fire Department. had
been deemed unsafe for occupancy by
large crowds. -,
Council chamber was capable o, noluins :
200 or 300 persons, but he advised that no
| large crowds should go up or down the
stairway at the same time.
Mr.. Gunst at this juncture in the pro-
ceedings stated that he had gone 10 4
GREAT deal of trouble to get his bid and
samples in, and thatif the committee were
not going to consider them he would WITH
draw them.
Mr.. Epps moved that Mr.. Gunst be OIL
lowed to Withdraw his proposal. lhiS was
carried.
THE wADDEY CONTRACT.
| Colonel Cutshaw called the attention OF
the body 10 the delay that Is being caused
TO the work on the hall by tho tardiness
in closing up certain contracts.
Some one suggested that as Mr. Waddey
was present he might be able to give tho
committee some information IN regard u
tho contract for the metallic book-hies
This gentleman stated that the much
talked of Injunction against the company
he represented only had reference to th'
roller shelves of these cases. and he SUP
mitted four designs. which. he claimed
would not be an infringement upon TN
shelf of the Fepton Metallic Company. an
said he would give q bond IN any sum q
guarantee that no harm should come L
the city IN the matter:
ON motion of Mr.. Epps the committed
adopted the shelf containing tho contlnu-
Gus roller, deemlng It more SAFE thsn =
holds. the point upon which the lnJunc
tion seemed to hinge.
TO SION THE CONTRACTS.
Mr.. Noble then moved that the chair
man should Sign the contracts for th'
City Hall metallic files. combination llgh
fixtures, ana wood furniture when tn
! same shall have been approved by TN
CITY Attorney This was agreed 70.
Mr.. Carter's motion to have Chairman
TAYLOR appear before the Committee OF
Finance and ask an additional approprla
tion of $4,000 to run the department
through the year prevailed.
ON motion Of Mr. Epps the Committe'
on improvements of Shockoe Creek wa
asked to transfer the amount in cit
bonds TO It's credit on the Auditors books
to the Committee on Grounds and Bulld
ines TO be expended upon the several park
of the city.
GIVEN TIE DRlLL~HALL.
The committee, by unanimous vote
rendered to Mr. S. s. L. Patteson, chair
man of the City Democratic Committee
the use of the drill-hall OF the First Vir
einia Regiment for the State Democrati
Convention. The question had been re
terred sto the officers OF the regimen
and they reported fsyoraDiy on the appii
, cation.
business the committee adjourned. /
will meet again next Tuesday evening q
I ESQ o'clock.
Bu,iness Before the Light Com mittoe.
very important session of the Com
mittea on Light was held at the Uppe
Gas Works at 6 o o'clock last evening. Sub
Chairman Grimes presided. and Messrs
: Davis. Hardwicke. Mann, and Taylor wer
Superintendent Adams submitted his re
mort for the mouth Of June. Ii shove
that Il. .i04, 400 cubic feet of gas were mad
during that period as compared with ~,
SIS. 900 feet in June OF last year. Inc cor
I sumption during the month amounted I
I2.0el .647 cubic feet against l2,353, 500 las
) year. The receipts for coke durlng th
. month were S93957, as compared wit
1895. Al for the corresponding time IN l59l
j EXTENSION or MAINS.
The clerk read a petition asking for tn
extension of the gas-maln on Twenty
ninth between Marshall and Clay streets
but II was learned that gas-plpe had a
ready been laid on the portion OK tha
| thorouphfare referred to,
On motion OF Mr.. Taylor petition fro'
! the Jail Commissioners asking that thre
electric-lights be placed III the yard OF u
. CITY jail was laid on the table. a.,
, Ii was decided 10 light gas-lamp Ia "a
!. middle of Leigh street between Henry an
, smith streets. another at the corner {
{ Plum and Main streets, and still anotht
. at the Main-street entrance OF the fir'
a Market.
: CHAIRMAN Gum, having made his .al
pearance. stated that the committee ha
10 its credit the sum OF $500 for the pui
pose Of purchasing an apparatus or mi
. chine by which the power OF the electri'
6 light could be tested. He had read a lie
{ ter from Captain A. Pizzini, who propose
!, TO sell such an appliance for 1900. On M
. ton of Mr. Davis the chairman was a'