Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-02
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1898

after theg job was done. provided it
| ever reached here; that, in the case Of
! the two weeks delay when he found
F.; the lumber he had ordered was not com
! ing, he turned around and bought other
! lumber selling ii to The contractor for
; less than lit cost him. thereby being
something's $500 out OF pocket.
Mr.. Coleman was of the opinion that
| tic Board could, as Il matter of fair
ness and justice. extend the time of the
contract a5little. inasmuch as Mr.. Ped
dicord had done his best. and was not
| at fault ana asserted that. in any
event he did not propose to see Mr..
| Peddicord lose anything through him.
| but that if the Board saw fit to demand
| the full amount of the forfeit he would
stand for his part. and he supposed
! rest: certaiaiy Mr.. Peddicord ought not
To lose cent. and neither ought his
surety. He Alr. Colemam came be-
fore the Board as an honorable citizen
Of Newport News. and asked that
| neither he nor MIR. Peddicord. having
| done their best be made to lose money
! through no fault of their own.
| DR.. Cooper told Mr.. Coleman that it
! had been stated by Mr.. Moss that he
! tAIr Colenan) was responsible for at
! least sixty days of the delay. instead Of
only two weeks. Dr. Cooper was him
self Of the opinion that sixty days
was nearer the figure than fourteen.
| Mr.. Coleman. however. insisted that
| both Or. Cooper and MIR. Moss We're in
e.'i'or. and that his statemen; was cor
| rect.
| Mr.. Moss was not present to speak
for himself on the subject. The Board.
after stone discussion. all good natured
,sGaigh. decided 10 defer action in the
matter Of the penalty. deemnE it the
| better part of wisdom To await the
| time when the damage caused by the
delay could be figured out. the UNDER
standing being that when that time
arrived. il it was thought proper to
hold the contractor UP to the forfeit
| nj $40 q day, it could be done: if not.
! he could be assessed the amount of
actual damage caused To the city. Or
else some other arrangement could be
| made.
( Under the agreement of the Board
with Mr.. Pcddicords surety company.
| It was necessary to notify that COM
| panE of his failure to complete the
| work on time: and of the fact that the
| forfeit money was running up. The
| Clerk was, accordingly. instructed to so
inform the surety company. There was
| some discussion as to the wording of
This motion. after it had been passed
out it was Strengthened out satisfacto-
| lily. ana the Board proceeded to the
| transaction of some routine business
| including the ordering Of several ac-
counts paid. and some minor matters.
! Ancng ei:things, a communication
was read from the Peck-H mmond
Company. of Cincinnati, stating that
Messrs. Moyer G Shepard. who had
The contract for putting in the heating,
v"ntilatng and flushing apparatus in
the new High School building, had
assigned the contract 10 them. The
! Secretary was instructed to write to
| the Peck-Hammond Company telling
them that the Board looked to Messrs
| Meyer y Shepard for the carrying out
lcf their contract under their bond.
! NV TN the BOARD adjourned at II o'clock.
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