Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-16
SOME STREET WORK.
THE COMMITTEE MEETS AND ORDERS
MANY IMPROVEMENTS.
a Great Deal Of Contract Discussion-Low-
est Bidder ths winncs-Alley
Matters.

Tho Council Committee on Streets met
In monthly session ia Room No. s. 'of
the City Hall last night. Sub-Chairman
Mcdowell presided, and there were pres
ent Messrs. Bahen, Blanks, Boykin,
Bloomberg, Ferriter. Gray. King. Mann.
and Page. The question Of grading and
paving the sidewalks on Cary street
between Twelfth and Fourteenth was
taken up. City-Attorney Meredith stated
that he had been informed by interested
property-owners that part OF the ground
used for these sidewalks was actually
private property. inasmuch as 1t had not
as yet been dedicated to the city. He
said the city could not force the prop
erty-owners under existing conditions
to have the work done unless 1t was
shown that the improvement was neces-
sary to abate nuisance. Mr.. King
moved that the usual course in such
cases be carried out and this was adopt
ed. The work will, therefore, be done
Allegations were heard as to the grad
ing and paving OF the alley between Gil
mer and Graham, and Marshall and Clay
streets, and the improvement was re-
commended.
DR.. w. T. Oppenhimer, president OF tne
Board Of Health, submitted<a communica-
ti)n asking that the alley between Broad
and Marshall, and Hancock and Gra-
ham streets be graded and paved at once
as a health measure. On motion OF MI.
Blanks the committee decided to recon-
mend to the Council that the work be
done.
Similar recommendation was made as
to the alley between Twenty-seventh anu
Twenty-eighth, and l. and NJ streets.
SALE OF OLD MULES.
The proceeds of the sale of seven old
mules of the department were reported.
The whole aggregated $6l.2s, which was
little under so each for the quad
rupeds. Mr.. Gray arose for some infor>
nation. He asked II the committee did
not pay a little under $1,000 for seven
mules few days ago. He received an
affirmative answer. Sub-Chairman Nc
Dowell said he bought two OF the old
mules for S20 and was willing TO sell
them for SIS.
Some question arose as to the contract
for the grading and paving OF the alley
between Reservoir and Randolph and ray
lor and Cary streets. The City Engineer
explained that the contract had been let
to Mr.. Goodwin as the lowest bidder. Mr.
Goodwin's proposal, he said, was based
upon the earth belonging to him and be-
ing subject to his disposition. whereas the
others bid with the condition that the
dirt be placed I'm the street with the
bids all upon the same basis, Colonel cut
shaw said, Mr. Goodwin was not the low
est bidder, and he suggested that new bids
for the work be received. Mr.. Gray took
the ground that If there had been any
misapprehension among the bidders, arls-
ing out of information gotten from the
Engineers office, they should have the
benefit OF a rehearing and new bids, II 1t
were equitable TO all parties. n great
deal of discussion ensued, and several mo-
tions were made and withdrawn. Mr.
Mann finally moved that the Goodwin
contract be declared null and void and
that new proposals be asked for, the sur
plus earth to belong to the contractor.
This finally prevailed
BIDS FOR STREET WORK.
Bids were then opened for the following
street work: Cutters on Morris street
between Main and Cary, S-om the Howitz-
er Armory TO the embankment at the
northern terminus of Eighth street: on
Beech street from Park avenue TO Main;
ON Franklin street from First to Foushee;
on Broad street from Thirtieth to Thirty
second street: on China from Laurel TO
Cherry: on Norton from Clay to Leigh;
on Buchanan from William 10 Christian;
~ Duyal from Third TO Fourth; on First
from Broad TO Marshall: on First from
Marshall to Clay; on Grace from Eigh-
teenth to Nineteenth; paving the road-bed
of Broad street from the Chesapeake and
Ohio depot to Seventeenth street; paving
around the Second Market, and paving
the road-bed OF Charity street from First
70 ST. James.
Those submitting proposals were Messrs.
Armbrecht, Goode e. Co, \. Rick. John
c. Weinbrunn. and F.. K. Goodwin
On motion of Mr. Mann the City Engt-
neer was directed to award the contracts
to the lowest bidders. material and work.
manship to be first-class.
POST ALL THE BIDS.
As quite a stormy period was under
gone in discussing the bids Mr.. Bloomberg
offered the following. which was adopted:
Resolved, That hereafter the chairman
of this committee shall order all bids TO
be opened Immediately after the roll and
have the same tabulated upon the black
board together with any special rates.
for consideration OF the committee later
in the evening.
The City Engineer stated that he had
conferred with Superintendent Lynn and
Mr.. Glasgow, OF the Penitentiary Board,
and that he would have the grades of
both Spring and Canal streets prepared
by the next regular meeting. He did not
know whether the grade of Spring street
would be acceptable to the Penitentiary
Board or not.
After transacting some unimportant bu-
sness the body adjourned.