Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-22
THEY SERVED NOTICE.

! THEY SERVED NOTICE.
) THE COLLEGE COMMITTEE ABB.
ROGATES ITS AGREEMENT.
Work Oh Jefferson Street Sewer
Postp0ned Until Weather Is
More Favorable.
Resolved, That the common council
of the city of Corvallis. Oregon, deem il
to the best interest of the city to discon.
tinue the work on Jefferson street sewer
until such time as can be mutually
agreed upon by the street committees
and the cont tractors, Smyth, Howard &
Stevenson, but not later than May Is,
1900, weather permitting. Said con-
tractors, when notified, shall proceed at
once and shall complete said sewer with
n forty working days thereafter. Be it
further
| Resolved, That in view of the fact,
that the said city of Corvallis, Oregon. is
now and has for mouth been using the
Van Buren, street sewer, the contractors,
Smyth, Howard & Stevenson, be paid
the balance due on the original contract
price for said sewer, together with ex.
tras, except the disputed claim of one
hundred feet of eighteen inch pipe, ex
cavation and bank filling thereof, pro-
viding said contractors, Smyth, Howard
& Stevenson, pay into the treasury OF
said city of Corvallis, Oregon, an
amount equal to the interest accriing for
eight months on balance of said contract
price. In consideration of above settle
ment, the contractors, Smyth, Howard &
Stevenson, be required to further secure
the city of Corvallis. Oregon, for the
faithful performance of their contract to
complete Jefferson street sewer, by Civ
ing to the city of Corvallis, Oregon, q
bond in trust of all materials, consisting
of terra Gotta pipe, sand, gravel, cement
and iron castings now distributed along
jefferson street and stored within the
incorporate limits of said city.
The matter relative to ithe disputed
one hundred feet of sewer on Van Buren,
street to be taken up for settlement upon
completion of their entire contract with
the city Of Corvallis, Oregon. @
This was the resolution offered to the
council at its adjourned meeting Monday
evening and it was unanimously adopted,
all councilmen except Avery being pres
ent
The committee appointed by the coun-
Gil last week to investigate the advisa-
bility of postponement, reported that
they had not yet arrived at aconclusion.
Councilman Hays introduced the above
resolution which met the approval of all
present.
The desire to postpone action for the
present was not inspired by the con-
tractors, but done by the council in the
city's interest.
As stated in the resolution, the Van
Buren, street sewer has been completed
and in use for over-a month, and $724.50
was still due on it. The contractors
agreed that the interest on this sum for
eight months amounting to 500, should
be deducted if payment was made now.
They have been given warrant for
$695.50 cents. and even if the Jefferson
street sewer is not completed for eight
months the city is out nothing. The
full amount paid for the Van Buren,
street sewer was 81 ,6S7. 80.
Eighty-fve per cent of the amount due
on the Jefferson street sewer has been
paid, fifteen per cent being held to
secure the city against emergencies.
There are six blocks of this sewer to be
completed before it will connect with the
college sewer, which is completed. B.
F. Irvine, who with John D. DAILY rep
resents the board of regents of the OAC
on the joint sewer committee, was pres
sent and spoke feelingly of the city's
duty to the college in the matter in hand.
He gave notice that if the resolution
was adopted, the college would with
draw her mite Of $500 toward paying
for the Jefferson street sewer. This
statement was not made as threat,
and if any councilman considered it
such, he seemed to see no terror in it.
Why the college committee abrogates |
its agreement because of the postpone
ment does not seem to be in evidence. |
In the first place such action would be
ungrateful for it is generally understood
that the city incurred the expense of /
the jefferson street sewer more for the
of the college than any
thing else, and the $500 will not more
than half pay for the colleges portion of
it. 1t cannot be. that. the college COM
mittee fears the loss of interest on its
for the funds to be used for this
purpose are set aside and; could be used
for no other purpose if the sewer was not
built for ten years.
The resolution, it will be noted, re-
quires that the work on this sewer be
within forty days from May
LIST, it beiug provided, however, that
work may be commenced at any time
that may prove desirable. The original
contract did not require the sewer to be
finished before February 10th, and if the
work is not completed before July ist,
which is far from probable, no one is
materially damaged.
Should the city refuse to permit the T
college to connect with the Jefferson
street sewer, that institution would have
no other recourse than to construct an
outlet OF its own at an expense of sew
eral thousand dollars.
XOf course, Mr.. Irvine was simply [
srcakinv for the conpo;ttaGu.lnl1n