The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-01-23
COUNCIL WAS
ON THE CUT.
Big Chunks Chopped Off the Bills
of Contractors.
LITIGATIONS ARE PROMISED
over Eight Thousand Dollars Withheld
From the Original Contractors on
the Public Water Works.

A meeting of the Borough Council was
held last evening and the session was
entirely devoted to the consideration of
bills for work done on the public water
works. They ran up into the thousands
and the majority of them we're accepted
and ordered paid, but several bills aggre-
eating about 81 900 were rejected some
of them absolutely and others condition
ally, upon reports of the committees they
were referred to The greatest objection
was made to the bills presented by Quinn
& Kerns, the original contractors for the
construction of the public water works
An item of $500 created considerable dis
cussion. 1t was foe services rendered by
George J. Wadlinger, Esq, the Potts
Vile lawyer, who was present in
court during the argument of the
cases in which it was sought
to restrain the construction of the water
works. Council finally decided not TO
pay the bill, on the ground that Mr..
Wadlinger was not employed as counsel
by the borough, but had been privately
retained by the contractors, and they
should pay him.
An item of 1920 in the same bill, for
hauling pipes out of town and redistribut-
ing them, was also refused, and items
aggregatlng about 5000 we're rejected be-
cause the Council and Quinn & Kerns
have not arrived at an amicable settle
ment of the question as to who must
pay for the repairs required by
the bursting of the dam at Brandonville
| The break was an extensive one and the
repairs cost upwards of $4,000. The con
tractors say their work was done accord
ing to specifications and the break oc
Cured after the borough had acce lteC
the work. The Council claims it did no
accept the work.
A bill was presented for the construction
of the engine house and pumping station
at Brandonville. II amounted to S2,69
and was rejected on the ground that tn
buildings were not in accordance will
the plans and specifications of the archi
tect.
1t is looked for, as a matter of course
that a number of law suits will folloy
the rejection of the bills, as most of then
have been under considera ion for som
time and the claimants and Boroug
Council are each positive that they ar
correct in their respective versions OF tn
cases. The BrandonviIle reservoir is almos
certain to end in a litigation in cour
Some time ago the contractors showed
disposition to split the difference and pa
half the cost of repairing the breas
work, but this the Council rejected
claiming that the contra ;tOrs shoul
stand the whole expense. A bill of extra
put in by Mr.. McAdams was also rejecte
and quite number of items in the bi
of P. j. Cleary, who had the contract fc
" laying the steel pipe from the pumpin
station to Fowlers' Run reservoir, wei
stricken off
The meeting was what would be terme
in the street vernacular a "chopping" on
and there is very sore feeling on the pa
of the claimants, some of whom ba'
claims for extras on alleged alterations
original contracts. With the eXceptio
of the disputed claims, all expenses on Il
water works up to date have been pr
vided for.