Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-18

for school-children. The City Engineer
was instructed TO make that request.
Bids for streot-paving were Then OPEN
ed. and the city Engineer was instructed
10 award the contract to the lowest re-
sponsIble bidder. the same to be ascer-
tained by calculation by tho city En-
kineer. The bidders were Messrs. W. Il:
Thatcher. Charles Gasser, ]. A. Guide. ana
J. Netherwood.
WILL TEST ALL BRICKS.
MT. pollock brought up the question
of the city's being compelled to use the
Rockets bricks I'm connection with tho
question of letting the sewer contract lie
said q test Of bricks furnished by the va
rious firms should be made, In order that
all might be permitted to bid. and the
cost OF the bricks thus cheapened. AS
there were probably several million Dicks
TO be used in the construction or sewers
shortly. 1t would amount to consider
able sum.
After considerable discussion Mr.. King
moved that the city erect a brick tester,
and that manufacturers desiring their
bricks tested. In order that they might
become bidders, should be charged fee
OF 500.
Mr.. Ebel moved that all sewer bids be
rejected and new bids advertised for; that
ca CHI bidder be required to furnish sample
bricks, accompanied by certified checks
to be used in having test made of the
bricks.
Mr.. Ebers idea was TO send the bricks
away TO be tested elsewhere, and thus
obviate the delay which would occur were
the city to attempt to establish brick
tester OF its own.
Mr.. Ebeps motion was adopted unani-
mously
Mr.. King then moved that the check
submitted by each bidder be per
cent. OF the estimated amount Of the con-
tract
This motion was lest, and after various
motions Il was decided that the amount
of each check should be $500.
Upon the request OF the City Engineer,
Il was determined to hold the next meet
ing on the Slst, instead of the 2Sth in
slant
on motion OF Mr. Bahen, curbing and
gutter was ordered TO be laid on the
south side Of Duval street, between Sc
cond and Third.
WILL STOP ON THE HILL.
Colonel Cutshaw stated that the Trac-
ton Company in response to his request,
would, on signal, stop their cars On
Broad street, between Twelfth and Four
thing. he said, from the old company IN
regard to his request that they give a
ffteen-mlnute schedule on First street
Mr. Pollock called attention TO the fact
that there are numerous large rocks on
the Boulevard, which are causing BIZ
cyclists TO have numerous falls. The
CITY Engineer promised to have them re-
moved. He also said he was going TO DC
something which would make the BIZ
cyclists happy-put down granolithic gut
tiers on each side of the Boulevard from
in front of the reservoir TO Reservoir
street.
TO REPAIR THE BRIDGES.
On motion OF Mr.. Pollock repairs were
ordered TO the bridge at Brook avenue and
Bacon Quarter branch; also, the bridges
on Leigh street, between Thirteenth and
Fifteenth.
on motion of Mr.. Gibson sewer basin
was ordered constructed at the south
west corner OF Main and Lombardy; also
TO reset curling on the south side OF Clay
street. between Smith and Munford.
On motion of Mr.. Woody the bridge on
Twenty-siXth street, between Main ana
Franklin, was ordered repaired.
ON motion of Mr.. Lawder, the grading
of the east side OF Twenty-eighth street
between Franklin and Grace was ordered
and also the placing of gravel at the cor
ner Of Twenty-ninth and Broad.
After some further routine work, the
committee adjourned, having been in ses-
sion nearly five hours.