The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-26
COUNCIL MEETING.
Sewer Committee Reports on The
Franklin Road Drain.

II
night the Council met last night in the
circuit court room, President Terry in
the chair The following members were
present: Messrs. Buckner Evans. Guy.
Page, Hodgsop, Woods, Minnehan, MUIR
ray, Newton, Seifert, Colbourne. Witt.
Casey, Mays.
Tho meeting was held specially for the
purpose of considering the sewer com.
mittee's report regarding the drain pipe
on franklin road. following is the full
text of the report:
In relation to the matter of construct.
ing drain on Franklin road, and the
consideration of the bids which have been
received for same, the committee reports
That pursuant to resolution .of Council
adopted August II, 1877, the city engi-
neer advertised for bids for furnishing
1850 feet of 24-ir ch drain pipe and 200
feet of l5-inch drain pipe; and also for
BIDS for constructing tue drain and per-
forming all work in connection therwith:
said bids closed on the Goth of September,
anu were reporred to the committee for
recommendation to Council, as'is provid-
ed for in the resolution of Council.
Following IS list of the bids for fur
nishing the pipe: S. Is. Musby, $S0S. rs:
7. Bannon, Louisville, deep socket>,
SSO4.7 10; same, (common socket, Sr66; II.
Stevens Sons Company, Macon, $734. SO;
A. j. Kennard, Roanoke, $500; buckeye
Fire Clay Company, Ohio, SG19 so.
The bid of the Buckeye Fire Clay Com
pany is the lowest The bid of r. II.
Angel, Roanoke, was thrown out, on
account of not being in accol dance with
the specifications.
The BIDS Reconstruction are rs follows:
Jas X. Vaughan u Co., 1898. w. p
Lyman & Co., &64G; Byrd & Markley,
S645 81: NJ. +. Normoyle. $3.50 80; Banks
81 Co., S521.02; IS. b. Mosby, S49S. rs: A.
L. Burks, $355.40
For the construction of the drain a. L.
Burks is the lowest bidder.
The estimate of the city engineer for
the construction OF the drain was 81 ,O50
for all materials and labor. The lowest
bids for furnishing pipe and for construc-
ton show that the. cost will be 1914 90. I.
AS it is very necessary that this work
should he proceeded with at once, the
committee recommends the award OF the
contracts to the lowest bidders, and in
that connection submits the following
resolution for adoption:
Resolved, That the proposal of the
buckeye Fire Clay Company, of Urichs.
vile, Ohio, dated September is, 1897.
proposing to furnish 1850 feet Of 24-inch
standard terra Gotta drain pipe ut 80
cents per linear foot, and 200 feet of Is.
IL. l..
o. b. cars at Roanoke, making the total
cost thereof, $6l9.50. be and is hereby nc.
cepted; and the clerk of Council is hereby
directed to notify said Buckeye Fire Clay
Company of the acceptance of its bid,
and requests that Immediate shipment be
made. Said pipe to be satisfactory in all
respects to the city engineer and to be &C.
copied y him.
Resolved further That the contract
for constructing 24-inch drain on
franklin road, with the prescribed con-
nections, latterals, inlets and manholes,
in accordance with the specifications pre-
pared by the city engineer, and npon
which bids were made, ana which specif-
cations are hereby approved. be and is
hereby awarded to y. l.. Burks, he being
the lowest bidder, at the prices nj med IN
his bid, which prices aggregate the sum
of S355.40. And the city solicitor is
hereby directed TO prepare contract and
bond, in accordance with the specifica-
tons, To be signed and executed by the
said \. L. Burks. and the clerk of the
Council shall give due notice of the Ac-
ceptance of the bid Of said Burks''
The City Council ON the recommends.
tlon OF the mayor, voted an appropriation
TO send the city engineer to the conven
ton of the National Street Lighting AS
ISOLATION i'll Columbus, Ohio
Mr. Buckner called attention to the
condition of alleys and claimed that the
flthy condition of them was breeding
disease and death in the city, and he
offered ii resolution that the mayor lie re-
quested to instruct the sanitary inspector
to give his entire time TO the sanitary
business of the city and see that the alleys
be put in clearly condition at once. There
being no objection on the part of the
Council the resolution was adopted.
Council then adjourned.