The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-09
BOND YET TO BE ACCEPTED.
SEWER EXCAVATING TO BEGIN AS
SOON AS THAT HAS BEEN DONE.

Alderman Davis Expects to Throw
the First ShOveIfuI of Earth To-
day-HOw the Contractors Bond
Was Made-LiberaIs Beat the Citi-
zens in Furnishing BOndsmen.
'The house drainage work win begin
ct l o'clock tomorrow, and I will throw
the first shovelful of earth" said Alder
man Davis, chairman Of the street and
lane committee of council last night
Alderman Davis may have been little
premature in his announcement. The
bond of the contractors for faithful per
formance of the terms OF the contract on
their part was only filed late yesterday
afternoon. and has not yet been accepted
by council.
Unless a special meeting of that BODY IS
held for the purpose of accepting the bond,
work can hardly begin to-day. Mr.. Bryan,
who heads the successful combination, ar
rived yesterday from Jacksonville, where
he has been for the last several days. lie
said the work of getting the materials on
the ground would begin to-day but he
hardly thought excavation would be be-
gun.
The bondsmen are the same as those
named in yesterdays Morning News, with
the exception that Mr.. j. w. Mcintyre
whose name has been added to the list.
There was a story in circulation yester-
day that when it was found Contractor
Delaney was endeavoring to secure a To-
cal bond the leaders of the two political
factions saw the advantage that might
result from having the friendship of the
contractors, and there was rush from
both sides to make the bond the Liberals
being successful. The names which are
signed to the bond would appear to con-
firm the story However a search was
made for the Citizens who were anxious
to get on the bond failed to discover any.
There was some friction between the con-
tractors on the matter of the bond, which
led to local bondsmen being secured. Mar.
Bryan had arranged to secure bond Tor
the required amount, $4,000, i'm Jackson
vile, but the terms were not satisfactory
to Mr.. Delaney, and he set to work to
secure local bond, with what success has
already been announced.
The committee, representing the object
ing property owners, is still awaiting the
answer of the house drainage committee
HACt'~@-NANA'-
proposition is that the city shall allow the
property owners three years in which to
make connections after the pipes have
been laid and that the price of house con-
nections shall be 10 cents per lineal foot.
1t was said yesterday the committee would
make its reply tomorrow.
Mr.. l.. S. Russell, representing Monta-
que & Co. sewer pipe manufacturers, of
CHATTANOOGA, arrived in the city from
Jacksonville yesterday morning. Mr.. Rus,
sell is the man who made the big kick
on Col Warnings specifications for the
house drainage system, providing for the
use of Ohio river pipe only. MIR. Rus
sells appearance here gave rise to the
suspicion that he might be here for the
purpose of renewing his agitation of the
sewer pipe question. When seen yester-
day by a Morning News reporter Mr.. Rus
sell said that such was not the case.
81 think 1 nave done all the fighting that
was necessary" he said. Il simply want
ed to show that the reasons alleged fol-
shutting out our pipe were groundless
and / think / succeeded in doing so.
would hardly compete for the work now
If the opportunity were Afforded
Circumstances which have developed
since the contract was awarded appear
TO justify the assertion made by Mr.. Rus
sell previously that the Ohio river pipe
manufacturers were in combine and that
the city would not get the benefit of COM
petition among the pipe manufacturers.