The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-07
CONTRACTOR NOT SELECTED.
uJDDERs FOR o. f. NJ. CONTRACT
MUST WAIT A BIT.

Five Bidders, Three of Whom Are
Near Together, u. ButtImer APP
parentIy Having the Lowest Bid.
The Bids Referred to the Commit
tee of the WhOIe-Dr. @. d. Lam
peau to Be Paid S11.75-LIttIe Sis
ters of the Poor Relieved From
PAYING DrnytOn street Improve
ment Aforementioned Purchased
for the Opening of First, Fourth,
Fifth and seventh Streets.
The city Council was in the humor for
,ransacting business rapidly last night
The session began about $50 O'Clock with
Mayor Myers and seven aldermen present
and at 9:l0 the meeting had adjourned
There was no great amount of business to
come before the board, and what was on
hand was dispatched expeditiously.
The candidates for the position of o. f.
N. contractor must sull remain on the
anxious bench. as no attempt was made to
reach a decision. The bids were opened and
referred to the committee of the whole
afler being read. There were five bids
and as each bid is item.zed, a separate bid
being made for each different feature of
the work, it was difficult to tel last night
who was the lowest bidder. The five bid
ders are Edward Walsh, c. c. Beebe A.
r. Norton & Co., P. Buttimer and John
McGrath.
The principal items of the work are the
2.5SS small vaults and the 1,1S7 large vaults
and the bids on these items will probably
determine the question of the contractor
ship The bids for this work were as fol-
lows: Walsh, small vaults $3.50, large
vaults So; Beebe, small vaults &c. large 3d.
A. r. Norton & Co., small vaults $40
large $3.50; p. Buttimer, small vaults $275
large So, McGrath, small vaults
$50. large $3.45. Mr. Butumer
apparently has the best of II
on the largest item of the work though
the other items may cut some figure. Two
of the bidders had made the queer mis-
take of failing to sign their bids. A. r.
Norton & Co. discovered this error before
the bids went before Council and requested
PERMISSION to rectify it. Mayor Myers
would not allow the bids to be opened, how
ever. but Council agreed that the bid
should be considered. When Mr. Butti-
mers bid was opened it was found that he
had also neglected TO sign. Mr.. Buttimer
was present and was allowed TO sign his
hid.
Inc ISlIlOH Oh tIlS odN AMMAN IN0di Is
tate. Loan and Building Company, re-
ouesting compensation from the city for
the lands Of the company now used by the
city as streets and lanes of Collinsvine
was referred to the committee of the
whole.
Ordinances establishing the official state
ments and assessment rolls for the i'm
movement of st. Julian street, between
Barnard and Whitaker, and of Congress
street lane. between Whitaker and Dray-
ton. were introduced and passed.
A resolution was adopted accepting the
proposition of S. f. Kline to sell the city
land needed for the opening of Fourth and
Fifth streets, through his property, be-
tween West Broad and Burroughs streets,
at 20 cents per square foot, was adopted.
Also a similar resolution for the purchase
of II APO square feet of land from Mrs.
Julia L. Bennett, at 20 cents per square
foot, for the opening of First street.
A deed was executed to James Grogan
conveying the property known as the old
city dspensary, at Whitaker and State
streets Mr.. Grogan having bid in the
property for 1925, at the recent public
sale. The deed will be delivered upon the
payment of the money to-day.
The petition of DR.. C. b. Lanneau to be
reimbursed the amount expended by him
in preparing and equipping an office for
use as city physician during his tempo
rary incumbency of the position in the
Second district, was favorably reported
by the finance committee, and DR.. Ian
neau will receive the SLID expended by
him for the purpose stated.
The proposition of Virginia Williams,
offering the city lot Ill Brownsville ward
for $500, and that of H. E. Wilson, offer
ing lot 10. in the same ward, for $3.50, for
the opening of Seventh street, were both
accepted.
The petition of the Little Sisters of the
Poor to be relieved from the payment of
the assessment against them for the i'm
provement of Drayton street amounting
10 $252SO, was reported favorably by the
committee of the whole and the report
adopted by Council.
Bills against the city amounting to 800
72854 were passed for payment.
The members of the board present were
Mayor Myers Aldermen Dixon, Thomas,
Doyle, Williams, Bacon, Haas and
Schwarz.