The sun., 1901-10-16
DISCUSSION OVER PLANK.
Bids We're Received But Contract
Was Not Awarded.
Members Decide to Ask For Other
Figures From the Same
Bidders.

Bids for white oak plamlSimi. for Wash
mgt0n street bridge were opened in Levy
court yesterday but the contract for
supplying the material was not awarded.
i majority of the court decided that
tareeilch plank should lie used instpadof
four-ineh plank for which proposals had
beCn asked. The bids were as follows:
Rrosius \ Smedley, Wilmington, So
per thousand feet on cars 1T Whining.
ton. o $3.50 thousand delivered at
the bridge.
John Smouse 4 CO., Cumberland. Md,
VIZ per Thousand for about $1,000 feet.
aad S2i per thousand for the rest
iiassinser \ Hartsler, Newark. SIS. .
par thousands; they figure on Il6.ll5 feet
Franklin w. Wills 4 Co.. Whining
ton. $50 per thousand.
huSh X Raynor Wilmington. S2S.3E
TER thousand. would not guarantee III
!yclN within 50 days because 1T short
is.s> IT cars ana Icing busy lit the mills
his firm offered to supply white o.
q the quality used between the rails 9n
the bridge fer S33 per thousand feef.
IhnmaS J. Talley. Wilmington. $24 all6
*-S rer thousand.
l.iAdicy G. kent Co.. Wilmington. 81
4e thaneand
d ", Jones rerryrillc, Md, So per
Thousand.
Wilmington Wheel c.. $50 ma s3.
,af Thousand.
aahi"h H. Fpstrr $3.50 prr thousand
q. S4,3ai.So. far li6.i15 feet
Altef Some discussion as IL rhr Nh,
lllaak Il would hc hest Ia uSn III,
armstrong offered resolution tliat II
4ds lte rejected ana that proposals II
'&SuEed fol S-inch plank. MIR, NilitF.
ia.i VT. handler opposed further n1yn
t5stilS ahd Tie former held than Ill cn-
t'sl3Glldehee with The bidders II cnnId
4 n. a>teltalned whether thry Womb rnr
1 W. Their figures. MIL Chandler hpIJ
ttat here would hr little difference n
1 ,la lhlcc ami tlNtt il Mas unjust 70 thn
l=.lsefs Mhgae figures were known r.
ask faf further bids.
3if Armstrong remarked that fb.r,.
~ he"h I @aad dt.al of talk about thp
1ia court ~ making rltanee, ana TIM nra.
'elllt desired ~ prevent criticism
~ TINS iunciNfe il racrSS was tnk.n
Il ltft Nheh iht session WAS roSTuItd N III
5reh9"n Mr. Willitt> said similar bids
be'il asked gF 4 COMMITTEES coHmoSed
tHs Aif handler except the difference III
tilfh TT the fank THAT eomnitt.
ili ives. We have received hiIS rrop,
5ti dlltefent parties aud ii il within the
i1tioll of tlli~ court rp accept II ~
h'se tldS Expense could Ec saved
VII. bnm!lgr Mritin. Ia tle bidders
.tfhHhg them tlElt thr 1su,f ha, IL,
\ 1i"d g Is" tlnee-inch itt,t".ul II foln.
+A p"nk anl askiu. ui!at reduction,
tlea fhnY wilI make.
iiith \ Wili lia i als <e ih,~
Gitif pass this III, i5tf3i and If
aatiii t,c 'ltseotHt"HI 10 tho gentleman
f.atlN apfniHted ta dn tEs snryice.
~ Slr. Willilt fntltra untion ths
a,@tfer was refereed III Mr. Chandler
t5, At1a-iHsan rotiu- wiill Mpssl~. WI
G#nahr nd Eilint sand Mi.
tl& u0l voting
#Ftt.f lohu I5ic; ma3n application
a \ telephone Il to placed II h- afiicp
as >1'Mark, hInl the matter v;ts IefarrntI
.he @anTittco ntl efnm
Nj application II Fhiip 4. C'aartt III
'=sa Haad ffala IIncEessiii iipe-e i.hths of
Gstl. IL tine OH road w.t atrroyetl.
r Ae@gifson moved tlat tha report
ralanfttea VII ScyaHt}f -llptt hrfa.
INd q; tlla rretiaH aaetas H. ac-
d@tl. ,l'he niatiou earrp Il Iii, vato<
Ainssrs. Lynn. AinstfaHa Nlp-iu,aI
AtMlnF. litter strong n,Ir -jti0i hy
rs Niiitts ;nd Gbaaalr.
@ aatin af NTH. Chmaur H WaS de-
3c,l f5 advertise tn his ar painting
.fYaworh u tlu yteiiae ah. Coufi
ait~e. ;-,-7-asE
'alInetar &c 1'axes Horace g. Rcffow
s"1l fas Information i'll IL haw II pi6-
" Hnitr thc resolution II tbr court III.
aittlns him d collect taY~s eli al
jeftieS aWl@l 6E religions aul chaf.
ln ha!fs and held f3l purposes ST lf
faent iie urged that Ii-t Al fhn
Ll" properties hc mad aal actna
af rlt c1lrt. M aaiau ras taken.
sliaWtaea for the aesps,p4 nH e,,l.
a tf yari0u> hudrals wera
d s f9llows:
AiaaaHpinink Io,enh q. Hutchinson.
5t blatEIrd CLarenre Il Ipona.
S2@EG>; Rcani$ iia SalFol w.
ls. S53 as; Christians Iqhn r..
stir. &1SI2i: NilI Creole. Lemnal
$i257- New Glsa. i. 4.
e1r SI32. 2-: PaneHlrr, IIubry II.
i, s2o> Rrd Lion. Th.@tllre InIicS.
zS St. Georges. lInwaal Dickson
5fg: White Clar Crock, Iohn ii
ElS 2S2-.50.