Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-14
THE COUNCIL.
They Meet and Canvass the
Bids Received on Street
Paving.

Inc contract IS not let but IL II gees 0ys
err for another week-There are ten
Bids on Paving and six for Brick
The Morgantown Brick Company may
get TO furnish the Brick The lowest
Bid very low-Uther business trans
acted.
Council held meeting last night
to consider the bids which had been
submitted on the street paving but
they failed to make definite award
of the contract. After considerable
discussion they laid the matter over
until next Monday night when they
will complete the work.
Before they acted on the bids they
transacted a lot Of routine business
which was before them Among
this was the allowing Of the salaries
of the various officers for their servi-
ces rendered the town. Other bust
ness was taken up but none of this
was of very general interest.
A permit was granted to 5. A.
Poster to have one step from his
new business house on the Walnut
street side. He asked for more but
this was all that the council felt that
they should grant as they are very
much opposed to giving any one a
privilege to obstruct the streets
Miss Emma Tibbs was directed to
replace the roof on her house as the
old roof was in bad condition.
Several other small bills were al
lowed and the town refused to be Ii
able for the keeping OF Lamar Ma
dera as they felt that the county
should pay this charge The matter
was taken by Fuller Glasscock and
he will present it to the county
court on behalf of the parties inter.
ested and not on behalf of the coun-
Gil.
The matter of street paving was
taken up. There had been ten bids
submitted for the paving and six for
furnishing the brick which may be
needed. Neither of these was def
nitely decided on although and mum
Der who may be given the preference
was greatly reduced.
On the paving there was a very
great range in the bids. The highest
one was more than twice the size of
the lowest bid submitted. The
amount to be done was that on the
streets of Front, Main, Spruce and
Peasants. The others that can be
done will be contracted for after the
completion of these and it has been
learned how much money remains
available for the work.
The checks of the eight highest bid
ders were returned to them and the
other two were retained by the coun-
Gil. It will be decided which of the
firms is to have the contract by the
next meeting of council. 1t is gener-
ally supposed that the lowest man
will get it as he is fully twenty five
hundred dollars below his opponent.
The engineers say that they know the
man and that he is in every way re-
sponsible and they will more than
likely give him the job
The two bidders remaining are
Sweeny and Houston Of Kittaning Pa,
whose bidd is ten thousand five hun
dred. The other bidder is w. j.
Berry, of Moundsville who will do the
work for eight thousand dollars.
There was closer contest for the
furnishing of the brick and three COM
panies are selected, from which the
victor will be taken. The Morgan
town Brick company, the Fairchance
Brick company and Bowman Brothers
of McKeesport Pa. Should the con-
tract go to the local people they will
at once put in plant to make the
kind of brick required and until that
is finished they will get what is needed
from other places.
The council is very anxious to get
work started but they want to be alb
solutely certain that everything Is be-
ing done for the very best interest of
the town and every one is glad to see
this further evidence of the caution
and prudence of the members of the
city fathers. They will gladly see the
beginning of the work Of course but
they want to know when it starts
and there is to be no delay on account
of matters which should have been
settled before the work started.