The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-08
"sTEWART IRON WORKS.


III REPLY TO THE COMMITTED.
The following reply prepared by City
Attorney Pollard, was ordered to be
spread upon the records of the commit
tee and to be forwarded to the Stewart
Iron Works
"A communication from the Stewart
Iron Works, OF Cincinnati, under date Of
mittee, was read. Whereupon, on motion
of Mr.. King it was ordered to be entered
of record as follows:
81 That Mr.. Bowman's statement, al
IL ged in the said letter. to have been
made to the Stewart Iron Works, to the
effect that this committee Called in said
letter a board) did not agree with the
City Engineer in his i1sistence that GER
tain work, which had been required to
be made in the correspondence between
the City Ell gineer and said Stewart Iron
ant foundation. this COM
mittee having at its former meeting and
now put OH re cord the fact that it fully
sustains and ratifies the action Of the
City Engineer in the premises
WILL HAVE NO DELAY.
'.2 In regard to the statement in the
said letter made, that the Stewart Iron
Works had determined to refuse to pro-
ceed with the work unless it is permitted,
in consideration Of marking the additions
required, to omit twelve cells Tin q row.
in one wing the committee now rejects
said proposition. and demands of the
Stewart Iron Works that it shall forth
with proceed with the work in accordance
with the plans and specifications fur
nished and signed by the CITY Engineer,
and on file in his Office, and approved by
this committee.
49, In response to the suggestion tbs
committee consider tie leaving out OF
some other part of the work, as an equiv
aIent for the doing of the alleged
extra work, this committee enters of re-
cord that it declines the proposition.
81 While this committee has not re-
cognized, and GOES not now recognize
that any. extra work has been ordered or
required Of the Stewart Iron Works. yet,
if extra work has been ordered by proper
authority it is a matter for winch tue
Stewart Iron Works will undoubtedly be
entitled to compensation. and Tor "hlch
the city of Richmond will be liable on
the completion of the work for which the
Stewart Iron Works has contracted.
as. 1t was ordered that q copy OF this
statement be forwarded to the Stewart
Iron Works.
In addition to this action, it was or
dered that the City Engineer invite the
attention of the Stewart Company to the
clause in the contract which PROVIDES
that in the event of delay the city is to
proceed with the work at the expense
of the company, and also that in the
event of prolonged delay the contract is
to be forfeited The company is also IN
vited to give Mr.. Bowman authority In
writing to treat with the city, il he is to
appear before the committee as the COM
pany's representative. The City Attorney
was asked to.furnish the committee with
a written statement Of its privileges and
prerogatives.. as Established by the con-
tract, and also those OF the City Engineer.
The custody. of the clock in the City
Hall tower was given over to Superinten-
dent Thompson, of the Fire-Alarm office.
and he was authorized to spend s25 to
renatr the electrical apparatus which
runs the clocks in the hall from the
z tower clock They have been running
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