The herald., 1897-06-22

$3.50 upon certain property IL the Beau
dry avenue Improvement district, Wal
then taken up, and Mr.. Nitohell a.
4 dresBed the council It some length Il
favor Of his appeal. The appellan
claimed that the bid accepted was no
the lowest that could have been obtained
and that this invalldated the whole ~
sessment. Mr.. Mitchell cited suprem'
lcourt decietons which he said cohArmes
his contention, and that the neee&umen
should not stand. The appellant. VIII,
was the only protestant, also elAiEnes
that the specifications had not bssn car
ried out
when Mr. Mitchell hAd concluded hi
remarks he was asked BY 1essrs NA
mish 4 Mareh II he had not called =
their ONCE after the legal time Of pro
test had expired and offered to withhold
his protest II he was given . rs per CEN
reduction, and after some hesitation Mr.
Mitchell had to admit that such was tht
case.
Mr.. Mitchell continued to talk. when
Councilman Hutchison asked the plain
question whether he was making hil
protest because he aid not set his rs pei
cent, or whether It was because the
specifications had not been carried out
ana whether ne was trying to use the
council As q catrpaw to carry out hii
schemes. There was some further talk
when Councilman Hutchison proceeded
to roast" the appellant tor what h<
termed his underhand methods. Mr.
Mitchell protested, but on motion oi
Councilman Grider the appeal was de-
MED by q unanimous vote.
The next special order. the hearing oi
appeals against the action Of the stree,
superintendent against the acceptance
OF Darwin avenue. from Douillarc
street and Griffin avenue. was taken up
The grounds Of the appeal are that tht
work was not done according to tht
specifications. especially with reference
to the sidewalks. r. ]. Adcock ad.
dressed the council. saying that HI
thought the board of public works shoult
govern and inspect the work, and re-
cu.re the contractors to have the side.
walks rolled ard the loose stones picked
UP.
Street Superintendent Drain protested
against the methods OF certain property
owners in trying to hold up contractors
and the contractor, Andy Ellis, stated
that in fifteen years he had never done
better job, and he objected to this ma I.
ter of being constantly harassed ard ali.
noyed by demands for discounts, which
took away the incentive for contractor:
/ to do honest work
After some further general talk thu
matter was referred to the board oi
public works. to report at the next meet.
ing. which action was taken at the re.
quest OF Councilman Toll.
The protest against the acceptance Of
Connecticut street, from Blaine to Yer.
non, was denied.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
The following communication wa.
read from the ma yor, and filed on motor
of Councilman Toll:
Your attention Is respectfully called
to the dilapidated and dangerous condi
tion of Spring ard Main streets, because
Of wornout pavements. There are de.
pressions in these streets nearly ZOO
in depth. The city authorities are b..
ing condemned: they are even beinl
held up to riGicule by citizens who plac,
humorously worded placards in hole!
filled with foul-smelling water. TIVE
months herce Main and Spring streets
II rot repaired, will have to re repavct
irstead of resarfaced The street su
perlntendent, l believe. has been in