Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-15
THE KNOT CUT.
Council takes steps to have the
paving finished.

Front street will be done at once Men
are being hired and the work may be
begun on Wednesday-Plenty OF men
here who can do the work-PIeasants
street may also be finished this fall
Berry and Kidder neither here
big bluff about suits not expected to
be carried out--COntracts made for
the rest Of the brick at big saving.
The council has directed re-
sumption in the street paving which
has been abandoned by the PAYERS
Berry and Kidder and the work will
be done at the expense of the latter
They have made great mess of the
work and the indications are that
they will get to pay for the fun that
they have had at our expense all
summer.
The session was a most interest
ing one. The report which had
been received from the consulting
engineer was not read in the open
meeting as the members did not
wish to give their case away but it
was read by each individual member
SO that each one knew what he was
doing when he acted.
The different things told in it will
not be given out but it is enough to
say that the whole work was con
demned from one end to the other.
None of it has been done right not
even Foundry and Main street to
the corner at Moreland's We have
kept back thirty per cent on the
rest The contractors will never get
one cent Of this money and the town
will then be in hole over the way
it has been done
The engineer John Samsel was di-
rected to complete Front street to
Peasants at once. He stated that
he could get the men to do this in
ten hours and the work should be
resumed on Wednesday if this is the
case. 1t will be rushed with all
possible speed and we may yet get
out OF the mud this winter. Pleas
ants street may also be paved this
fall If the weather keeps good It
all depends on the weather and the
way in which the work progresses.
At the same time he was directed
TO clean off Main street and sand
| it properly. This will also be done
at the expense of the contractors.
The solicitor of the consulting engi-
neer has advised on these moves
and the council will carry them.
Berry did not turn up as he was
expected to do and he had no repre-
sentative here Suit has not been
brought to recover what he claims
but notice to the effect that he in
tended to bring the suit is all that
has been done. The council does
not think that he will have the gall
to sue but that he will be con-
tent if they do not sue him for the
damage he has done to the town.
Contracts were made with the
Morgantown brick company for
enough brick to pave Peasants,
Spruce and the rest Of Front street
| eheeV 10 W pO PlFSd. J. lis WAS DIT u
great saving to the town. The other
brick cost on the street 1920 and
1925 The contract price for the
new brick is $500 put down on the
street. The test that has been made
Of the local product shows that it is
much superior to any that has been
submitted and it is at least 25 per
cent better than what has already
been used
Those who are interested in the
paving especially the people who live
on Front street will be glad to know
that they are not to be in the mud
and that their street will not be left
in the condition that it looked like it
would be when the contractors left it
when they jumped the job. The rest
OF the work will be done according to
the specifications or we will know the
reason why.
There are plenty OF men here who
are competent to do the work and
they are now being hired by the city
engineer under the direction of the
street committee of the council. This
is good thing that the money that
we have to spend will go to home
people and we will get all the bene-
fit possible out of the expenditure.