Evening journal., 1901-12-28
COUNCIL SAID
TO BE SCHEMING
Attempt to Hold Water Board
Bills Over
WILL BE PASSED and PAID
Chief Engineer Bond Explains Items
Objected to 5Y CiiV Auditor
BOughman
WILL Be PASSED and PAID

Apropos of the trouble between the
Water Department and the city audi
tor over the payment of certain bills,
] it is said by friends of the Department
that there is a scheme on foot to carry
the bills over into the next year and
have them paid out of the surplus.
This would be all right for City Coun-
Gil, but it is said THAT the water board
is too sharp to stand by and let 1t go
on. The bills now held up by Mr..
Boughman will be passed at the next
meeting of the Department and checks
will be drawn for the respective
amounts. THE only hope for City
Council is to make some compromise
with the water board and have some.
II not an, the bills carried over to next
year
Chief Engineer Bond when seen yes
terday said that there was no reason
for suspending payment Of the bills,
for the amounts are not excessive.
I'm renting this building" Mr. Bond
said, I'VE agreed to put it in proper
condition for our use, and we are
bound to keep it in repair"
How much rent do you pay for it?'
NN VAg ~ a. AiDHAlA anu AnN 1ON~
ernment only wanted someone to take
3 care of the building. The Government
only uses the basement as a place TO
keep spirits in bond and we have the
rest of the building.
1--WE could not ask for bids on the
carpenter work for we did not know
how much we would have to do. Any
one who has ever fixed up an old
building knows that you always find
more to do than you expect when you
II begin the work. which was done by J.
I d. Winslow. The amount of the bill
Il is Sl.163.04. 1t is a correct bill. ]. ID.
Winslow is one of the best carpenters
In the city and is reliable"
How about the painting?"
1T had to be done by the day for we
did not know how much we would
have to do Cardwell & Sons did the
work and the firm also is one OF the
best in the business in the city. We
supervised the work that was done by
the painters as well as the other work
men and they did good work Their
II bill is $S41.7S. and is correct"
"a. S. Reed & Brother Company did
the brick work. did they not?"
"Yes. and everyone knows that they
are all right They had good bit more
to do here than we thought they
would They even had the chimneys
to run up for they We're rotten and
falling down"
In speaking Of the bill of William S.
Hilles of s1OO965, Mr.. Bond said:
mo attorney will give an estimate
Il on case and you can't put such work
N out on bids. We could not tell OF
course what it would cost"
What was this bill for"
For services in the suit CITY Coun-
Gil forced upon us. Both being city
departments the city solicitor refused
to act for either. They had an attor-
ney and l don't suppose they got his
services any cheaper that we goi
ours"
How about that bill for S6,673.35
for pipe. Mr. Bond?"
1T was a competitive bid for mate
rial that we were actually in need Of
W The r. d. Wood Company bid
A against the American Iron Pipe anC
XFoundry Company. The latter com,
pany beat the r. ID. Wood Company
on the price of lot of pig lead ant
they got the contract. We paid casl
AbA liit lNtAAs IL A1bL dDOuL eafluNs
You purchased your furniture from
the 2. L. Peacock Company for $4O3.91
did YOU not?"
Yes. because we could get Just wha
we wanted and he only charged us tn
regular price"
'How about the bills held up by Nj
Boughman today?"
Did he hold those bill up?"
YES sir"
We'll. they are not excessive. Hi
complaint has been that the bills ar
excessive and unwarranted. l gues
4 he means that some of them are exces
sive and all unwarranted. but he doe
net say so. The contract given to tn
Y Spealman Pipe and Supply Compan
was the result of competitive bi
between that company and the Della
ware Electric Company These bill
will be passed on next Tuesday after
noon
In speaking OF the rugs sold to til
department by Mr.. Megary, Mr. Bon
said that the price for them was nj
excessive.