Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-01
WATERWORIiS sITTLNNIENT

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The points Of difference between the
contractors for the construction Of the
new wntprwOrks. Macarthur Bros. and
the city engineer. H. H. Kcrr whose
views have been adopted in the main by
the watcrwurlis committee are these:
ln the measurement Of masonry that Is 70
he paid at specified rate per cubic
ward the contractors cuntendcd that the
accepted mode or usual measurement
should be the rule in the absence of
any agreement In the contract TO the con-
trary The only material point In this
was whether the entire gdfth OF tho walls
should be- taken or II the measurements
should be so made that the contractors
got no pay for the extra work involved
i'm turning corners. Expressions of opin-
ion. invited 10y the committee, from local
builders. sustained the position Of Nc
Arthur Bros. ON this claim.
The next dispute arose over q bill for
rchnuling some OF the large sized Upe
| When the contract was made the city Obl-
gated itself GO give the contractors the
rirht-Of-Way SO the pipe line could he
| laid, When the 3B-inch pipe came the
city had not obtained the right TO cross
the land of Captain Ball and
others and as the pipe had 10 be unload
cd and handled twice anyway MS II was
not possible TO take IL directly from
I the cars 90 the points on the line whore
| e was needed. IL was taken 20 spot IN
| the pumphOuse yard aud thcrc stored
until the city had the rght-ot-wuy ques-
] lion settled. Then IL WAS taken ont 20
/ whore Il was used The committee
/ thought there was no justice In this re-
/ hauling claim.
The next cause Of trouble was the
| intake Wen The original plans provd-
! cd for an intake well on the west side
! Of the Clear Fork IN connection with
] - al a.. ..g Nlt.f
| the earth and the earth taken from the
! excavation 10 be banked around u. no
rock excavation being required. With
i ont a change in the dimensions or the
| plnng other than the well was sunk 81
feet in the ground and located near the
pumphcuso instead of across the river
] The intake well was constructed and this
! gave rise Ia this difference The COM
| mittee held that tins change made II a
new well and under the terms Of the
| contract the work was 10 he paid for
| Mt pumphouse prices. The contractors
held it was the same well and they
Were entitled TO the contract price plus
the extra cost OF rock excavation male
necessary by the change of location and
mo sinking of the wen into the ground
Instead of having il on top, this change
making an excavation of II feet of rock
necessary The contract price was StuW
and the committee held that the changes
were such as 10 bring the wen under the
other clause of the contract that agreed
Ia accept pumphOuse prices enh TINS
makes a difference I'm this clnim OF
about $500. the contractors claiming
the actual expenditures for this wen
were what they expected when they made
the bid. a little more than $1,000 Plus
nearly $1,000 for the rock excavation
that was not provided for in the contract
for the building Of the wen ana thaI u
L. f..s..F hat Tlsf al
well was needed they would build u AZ
pumphousc prices,
Then they disagreed about the mode Of
measuring The pipe line ihe contractors
holding that their contract was 10 las
SO many feet Of various sized pipe az an
agreed price per foot and 10 put M Vafl-
Gus specials and hydunl connections
nt q specified price each The city cnia,
nesr in measuring the pine line would
measure 10 the specials aud then
lump 10 thr other side of the special
aud continue On. The contractors elaine
ed the entire length of ile line as u rs
the usual mode OF measurement always
in bidding for these things were taken INTO
consideration and as the prices OF Wpe
cut out 70 put in the specials Were gener,
] ally a waste except for scrap iron. ana
as IN the bidding the contractor relied
ON the usual mode o. settlement y WOMB
mt them 20 an unjust loss " the CITY
engineers Innovation On the usual manner
Of measurements ia snch cases was 90
centcd by the city cOgncll. Then NC
Arthur bros. objected 10 the city engi-
neer's classification Of the excavations
for the trenches Ia which 10 las lhe pipe
When the pipe trench was dug the son.
tract denth often tic rock was reached
and IN making the hell holes the. slpcei
rendered necessary by the fact that the
pipes had 10 be caulkcd 10 sir c'h,
Siderable rock excavation was reqUifHl
and Vol the Gfy engineer held thai ne
whole trench Ia such ease should be
classified a. earth work 40 ~ cents per
cubic yard instead OF loose or solid Fosii
al Sl.JO or $3.50.
Another question was that Of demuTaee