Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-07
BONDS AND SEWERS
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Common Council Discusses
These Subjects.
HOW ABOUT THE CEMENT?
Mayor a. a. Moss Saya r. Is Ar Right, Hut
the city Engineer Thinks II No Bet
ter rha" Mad. "'"sr
Proceed "g4,


man William Washington tcoloreo).
The principal topics under considcra-
ton We're the sale Of the bridge bonds
and matters pertaining To the construc-
iion OF the sewerage system. The for
ner WAS disposed OF. the sale ben.
awarded to rudolph i<ley boltc 4 Co..
OF Cincinnati: but the latter remains
statue quo. though different phases OF
the questions at issue We're fully dis
cussed. Nothing Was don. about the
curb connections. but the sewer com
mission is expected to make !. report
to the next regular meeting.
There MAS one communication from
the mayor. 1t recommended that whole
sale merchants doing business on
Twenty-cighth street be permitted to
stack boxes of goods III front oi their
stores. 1<l,.. matter Was referred to the
street committee.
Chairman a. T.. Burchcr of the fl
nance committee reported that the
committee had examined the boJks OF
City Treasurer j. NJ. Curtis and found
them to be in every way correct
Chairman Bllrcher also submitted
the bids made for the bonds. which
We're opened at noon yesterday. The
amount of the issue is $1,000 and the
funds are to be expended for bridges.
Upon the Recommendation Of the finance
committee the sale wis awarded to ttu-
dolph kl-yhute & Co.. of Cincinnati, o..
at SAL 400 or los - per cent
SEWERAGE: COMMISSION.
When Tn. report of the special sewer
age commission was called for city
Clerk j. a. MaSsie read the following:
Newport News. Va, Aug. q. 1898.
AT Il special meeting " the Sewer
committee OF the Common Council there
We're present Messrs. Ford, Ca!1ec.
Potter. t'itchett and Mayor Moss. 1t
was decided to have Mr.. Potter author
ize M,.ssrs. Honan & sons u extend the
house. connections from the main sewer
to the curb at the rate Of ~ cents per
foot under clause 10 vi the contract Of
NJ. Hon,n X Sons. and that the COM
mitt.c is satisfied. towit: The price
fixed by MIR. Potter Of % cents per foot
:,.; being fair and reasonable and which
is also Endorsed by the city engineer
and the committee decides that his
work il. and can be considered as extra
work under the terms of the contract.
Mir. Alexander Potter. the suptrin-
tending architect stated that he did not
order Ih. curb connections. as the con-
tractors said they We're unwilling tn so
ahead With this work for they had been
lnfnrmtd hy CuuinonwcalthS ATTORNEY
j. X. NJ. Newton that the work would
have to be let out by contract in the
usual manner. In that event the pres
cnt Contractors would bid higher on
this work. .
WA.n MIR. Potter took his seat the
the Business Mems Assocat on pro: est
ing against the arti,n OF the Sewer on
mission in allowing MIR. Potter a conn
mission Of ID per cent FOR making the
connections. &
Mavnr \. 4. Moss !, member of he
sever commission addressed the coun-
ell. He said no ordinance had been pre-
pared hearing on curb connections. as
there Seemed to be some dissatisfaction
and the commission desired that the
council should settle the matter.
Mayor Moss then exhibited several
blocks of hardened cement. He said IT
had been reported that the contract
We're not using good cement. The city
engineer made Il test of the cement and
found it TO be unsatisfactory. but il vas
found that the cement WAS not prop
erly n,iNr,! by the engineer. Another
quantity OF cement Was taken and tests
made These were the ones exhibited
hv his homer. III" bumped on them 10
show that the blocks We're solid. In
his opinion Mayor Moss SAID the cement
the contractors We're using met tin" re
uurenents. . ".
was The next speaker. He said he did
not think the cement was satisfactory.
Ii anyone would pick UP the blocks the
mayer exhibited he would lind that the
cement would crunlble like dirt.
Councilman Rurcher asked Mr.. rot
ter to examine tnc ttltlellt anu ISliS'Hi
an opinion. Mr.. Potter replied that if
the matter were properly brought to his
attention he would make an inveStig;l-
ton. For al! he knew the blocks eX-
hihited by the mayor might be mud.
This brousht Councilman Ford tn his
feet. He said:
INF. President: 1t is Mr. Potte,'s
business as supervising engineer to ex-
anime the cement. II should not be
necessary to call his attention to It, /
ask Mr. Potter to examine those blocks
and tell this council whether it is good
cement" r-
In reply Mr.. Potter said his engineers
reported to him that the cement was
satisfactory and he supposed il was.
Engineer Titchett injected the remain
at this point that If the cement he test
ed was satisfactory then there vas
plenty OF mud that would answer the
same purpose.
Here the whole matter was dropped.
ENCI.IEER POT-TER'S REPORT.
Mr. Alexander Potter. of New York.
the superintendingsengi Of the sew
erage work. submitted a report. in part
as follows:
hereby certify that there IS due the
contractors. NJ. lionan & Sons. for work
performed and material furnished dur
ing the month Of August. 1888. the sum
of SS.4.3a2.
ALEXANDER, POTTER.
Consulting Engineer.
Mr.. Potter also submitted the follow
ing bli
New York City, Sept. 9Th. 1898.
The City Council of Newport News.
TO Alexander Potter. DR.
To services as engineer for the month
of August as per contract: ..
C IL per cent on S?.?69.32. amount of
work done ana matcria! furnished dur
ing til. month Of August. $Gis.
Received payment.
Engineer Potter was permitted to adj
dress the council He stated that it was
the practice to advance money for ma
terial.
Mr. Burcher moved that the report be
rafarI,sd ~ he So Wur commission. Hr