The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-05
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COMP ETE JAIL
Ten Days Too Lite Time to
Finish City Prison.
tEANY DELAYS EXPERIENCED
Stewart iron Works and City Engineers
Office Fail TO Agree About Much
Work-Reply to Judge
witt.
marry DELAYS EXPERIENCED

Having read communication from
Judge Witt. OF the Hastings Court
addressed TO the Stewart Iron Works
contractor for the construction of the
new city jail. and Councilman John r.
crimes, chairman of the Commit on
Grounds and Builsi. SIS, under whose SUI
pefyision the wo!k IS being ne, this
body at meeting last night. upon the
advice OF City Attorney Pollard. IA j.
1nGuSiE passed a resolution offered by
Mr. Hicks acknowledging receipt OF G
order from the homo able court and re-
plying that under The circumstances it
is regs. Ged as impossible TO have tire
prison ready for occuT ancy witEil the
next ten days, the time limit speci. ed
by Judge Witt in the order. i as
shown by Assistant City Engineer Viii
Son, who has lately given much I'll e
and attention 10 the rev prison, wa CHI
ing The progress with the keen eye CT
an expert that while the bulk of the
work on the rev prison has been fin shed.
owing to ctr ain N sGnde stand ngs e.
tween the Eng 'neer's office and the
Stewar: Iron Work and the de ay the
latter has experienced on account of
trouble with the concern to whom the
plumbing contract was sublet. i; wi be
next TO impossible to complete the rue
lure III The time stated by Judge Wit.
MIR P0JLARD'S OPIN ON.
Ci-y At 'ornev Pol a was presen at the
meeting and time after time he iviscd
regarding the leeal aspect Of the case He
is of the opinion that Judge Wit. can.
in the event the work is not finisre ed in
ten DAYS. take such cion as he ems
best TO bring about the desired EJECT
II he so chooses he can turn the plumb
ing work over to local contractor ra-
lie-ins the Stewart Iron Works and
COMPEL the city to pay the bill. viii. e
the orig nal con rae ors viii haze no
redress at al tie adjustm Mt Of the
final account being left probably to a
board of arb trators. But sunh decid d
action on the part of Judge Witt Is i'm
pr bable. and he will pro ably an a
f)rief extension OF time in case it is
shown to his satisfaction that every
energy is being eXerted 10 complete the
prison.
From what Assistant City Engin er
Wilson stated last n'g..t it seems that he
Stewart Iron Works CAIN they are not
bound. under their cont~ac', TO plane
such cooking appa atus in the prison as
tie City Engineer ard the City Seq at
think are necr ssaTy, a'-d as yet this all
important feature of the strur tura h s
not BEN touched. However. the commit
tee last night instructed the City En-
Smesl 10 0FGef a Ike iIe ana an oven sui
ticient'y large to do all of the cooking for
the prisoners, the work to be done in
Richmond. and charged to the Stew
iron Works. They have consented oily
10 put in the oven claiming the city
should pay for the kettle.
IMPORTANT RE OIUTION.
The following reso Ut on, d avn by
Nj. Pollard, and offered by Mr. Hilks,
was passed:
On motion ii is ordered that TIE clerk
of this committee address a c-mmu7 ca
lion TO Hon. s. B. Witt. jrdge of the
Hastings Cou /, stating TO him that co Y
Of the order OF his hoaorable CO ri, en-
tered on the ID, inst. of December 10 ..
in regard to the long delay in the cC1n-
pletion of TIE jail. served on the clair
man Of the committee. was laid before
the committee ard thereupon the City
Engineer laid before the comm tie a
report Of the progress Of the work on
the Jail and its present condition. and
after & full discussion OF the matte it
was ordered that the ho7o"able iudr
he informed that this commi tee has
done and is still doing al in its power
TO promote the speedy comrletion of the
work. But in view of he present cordi-
ton of the work it fears that the hui d.
ing will not be completed within the
time specified in the said order.