The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-08

Claims OF the brennan CONSTRUCTION
Company Denied by the Commits
sfOHers-Citizcns Want street
Paved With AsphaIt-Other Matters
George r Hamilton. attorney for the
Brennan Construction Company, recently
limited TO the Commissioners 4 state
meHt in support Of the claim filed by the
company for extra compensation on &C
count Of additional work in connection
with the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge. It
was stated in the claim filed that changes
were made in the type Of the bridge,
which caused extra work in the location
Of the abutments and the character of the
excavation The statement was a fun re-
view of all the circumstances in the case,
in which it was made to appear that the
claim was just and equitable.
After the receipt of this statement from
Mr., Hamilton. pursuant to his request,
the Commissioners granted hearing TO
the parties interested, at which the mat
ter was discussed fully, and the views Of
the company set before the Board. After
the consideration of the claims. CAPTAIN
Beach. the Engineer Commissioner has
forwarded the following statement and
recommendation to his associates upon
the Board:
Tor extra compensation are made was en-
tered into with the Crawford Paving
Company and the Brennan Construction
company merely executed the work for
them The Crawford Paving Company,
1 when the design Of the bridge had been
definitely determined, ACCEPTED the sum OF
Sl,loo as compensation for the extra eX-
penSe involved by the change of type and
location, and the Brennan Construction
| Company was fully aware of this when
they undertook the work
CONCERNING the claim for different
ciaSSlhca tlon-that is. that material be
classified as rock because il had been
| blaSted-it may be stated that permit
! TO blast was given only when the re-
moVal Of the rock BIZ this manner be
came necessary 1t has. however, al
ways been the custom to allow the con-
] tractors to work in the most economi-
cal manner possible and Mr.. Brennan
was allowed to blast material as an eco
nomiCal method of excavation for him,
which material could probably have been
removed without such means As there
IS no method Of testing the accuracy OF
the assistant engineers classification it
] is believed the Commissioners win have
to abide by his decision in the matter.
Concerning the claim for excavation
I Of ola timber II IS believed the claim Is
! equitable owing to the fact of the UnUSU-
( Al nature of the excavation and the in
! creased cost Of removing it. but an iT-
I creased compensation for this work Is
! distinctly prohibited by the terms Of the
/ contract and the only remedy viii be
! such relief as Congress may be disposed
| to give
! ! recommend that the Brennan Con
! stTuction Company be Informed that the
/ Commissioners, having carefully consid-
! cred their claims. have come TO the con-
| clusIon that they cannot be allowed IN
! der tbs terms OF the contract for the
| CONSTRUCTION Of the said bridge
! r W Dutton. Chief Engineer of the
| Fire Department. today forwarded TO the
/ Commissioners the papers in the case Of
! Private George s. Boyd, who was convict
/ Cd before the Trial Board on the charge
I Of appearing for duty under the influence
/ Of LIQUOR. With the record Of the trial
/ Chief Dutton submits the following state
I ment:
Private Boyd pleaded guilty of report
/ ing at a fire on the evening OF the Cd III
/ slant under the influence of liquor The
/ day ia question was his regular day Off
/ and h claimed that he had taken only
/ two glasses Of beer, explaining that the
/ beer and the smoke sickened him His
/ plea OF guilty, however, is an admission
| that he was. as charged by the foreman
! Of his company, 50 much under the infiu-
ence Of liquor as to unfit him for duty,
/ and Private Boyd should, respectfully
submit. be severely punished
II vas at first strongly inclined to rec
/ ommend his dismissal, but as this is the
! first conviction upon a charge OF intOxi-
/ cation occurring during my adminlstra-
| ton am disposed TO recommend less Sc
| we're punishment, recommending that PIT
/ Vate Boyd be deprived this year Of the an
nual Through, TO which III would other
Z wise be entitled. and that until January
: / 1902 he be allowed but one day off
every thirty DAYS Private Boyd has
/ wife and children dependent upon him.
The infiCtion OF fine upon him would
! fall as heavily upon them as upon him.
/ while the punishment recommended vii!
fan upon him alone.
IF the punishment recommended IS ap-
/ proved ! shall N promulgating the or
/ der explain to the members of the Fire
/ Department that hereafter ] shall Ia the
case Of every member thereof convicted OF
! intoXicatiOn. recommend dismissal The
! safety OF the lives and property Of the
community II seems - me, demands such
punishment.
Charles J Happier. of the Loan and
Trust Building, has written the Chief En-
gineer Of the Fire Department extending
/ his thanks 10 the department, especially
TO Truck Company F, for the efficient
I manner in which the fire IN the Olympia
Flats was handled last Sunday morning
Henry Yost, Of 1923 Thirteenth Street
/ northwest. has expressed his thanks 10
4 the Chief Engineer Of the Fire Depart
ment and especially TO Acting Foreman
Linlins and the members Of No I En-
| CINE Company, for their efficient services
rendered at the fire at his place Of bust
ness and residence on the night of June
/ ! 1901.
/ Chief Dutton in both cases forwarded
/ the letters to the Commissioners and an
| nounced to them that copies Of the same
would be sent to the companies mention
| ed
| James e. Miller and others recently pc
| titioned the Commissioners that an item
| be included in the estimates to Congress
| for the year ending June 30.
! 1902. for replacing the present
! cobblestone pavement on E Street
| between Seventeenth and Nine
teenth Streets northwest. with asphalt.
| The petition set forth that the present
pavement. being rough and uneven is I'M
| healthy because it cannot be properly
cleaned and that the unpleasant noises Of
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