The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-28
CITY COUNCIL.

The Body RECOMMENDS mat Sle OF
Cartrisht & Davis For Paving Be
Accepted Contracts For Sewerage
Awarded to Geo. W. Helm and &.
J. Cain & Co.
The City Council was called Tuesday
uiyht TO receive the report Ot the JOINT
Committee on Street Improvements on
bids for paving and sidewalks ahd the
report Of the Water Committee on sewer
age.
There were present President Cole ana
Councilmen Wroten. Rowe, MeCracken'
Embrey. Mills, Wallace, Chancellor
Brent and Bradley.
MIR Embrey. Of Joint Committee, said
four bids had been received for the work,
two of which the committee did not con
slider on account Of high price.
He submitted an estimate OF cost OF
work from +. I. ID. Myers, Jr, engineer,
based on the only complete bid, Cart
right 4 Davis. which amounted to a
total of Sl4 027 80, OF which - G3O.OO
il to be paid by owners OF sbntting
property and Sll ,29T 90 by the city.
he also submitted this letter;
fredericksburg, April -, 1904
Major W. 5. Embrey, Chairman:
Dear Sir-l hand you herewith
proposals. received today for street i'm
provements | recommend all bids to be-
rejected for the following reasons. The
proposal OF Charles Gasser, while in a.
cordauce with requirement a. 70 time Of
completion. the lowest on rosdbed paw
ing. and "a low a. the lowest on side
walk, does not include curb and other
items; and think all the work should
be let to one party so as to avoid division
OF responsibility The proposal OF Cart
right 4 Davis il not in accordance with
requirement OF specifications as To time
OF completion.
Yours respectfully,
r T. d. Myers, Jr,
Civil Engineer
On motion Of Mr. Bradley il Was unan-
imously resolved that all bids be r. i-cted
Mr. Bradley presented this communlca-
ton from Cartrght 4 Dayis:
fredericksburg. Va, April 20. 1904
To The Honorable City Council Oi Fred
ericksburg. Va.
We hereby agree 20 modify our BID,
which has been rejected, In the extent
that we will only charge Stlo per yard
for granite spall paving instead Of 81. 10.
and we will contract 10 compile the
contract in % days. a. called for by the
specifications on which We bid.
Cartright 4 Davis
Mr.. Bradley then presented this resolu-
ton, which wss also unanimously adopt
ed
Whereas. Cartright K Davis, since the
rejection Of their bid by the council, has
offered to modify said rejected bid TO the
extent OF reducing the cost OF granite
spall paving from : -. a. charged in
their bid. 70 Sll0, which WAS the price
paid for paving the siI blocks heretofore
paved. and are willing 20 contract 10
complete the contract in 80 days, as call
Cd for in the specifications on which bids
were invited,
Resolved by the Council, That the
Joint COMMITTEES on Street Improvement
are authorized in their discretion % az
cept the said bid OF Cartright \ Davis.
modified as above set forth.
On motion Of Capt. Me'raeksn 10 was
resolved that all the bids received having
been rejected. the checks % the respective
bidders be returned TO them by the Fl
nance Committee.
Mr. Chancellor. Of Water COMMITTEES,
presented report as to bids for sewerage.
There were three bi iders.
Hawke and Winchester Street Sewer
J ; Courtney % cents Ter foot, +.
Cain < Co. % Geo. ". IT, fin ~
Wolfe Street Sewer ; Courtney 80
cents per foot, Z } Cal 4 Co. b, Ge)-
". Helm 81.
The committee recon mendei that th-
Hawke and Winchester ~ wer be award
ed to G W. Hefin at by cents per foot
and the Wolfe street sewer 10 Messrs. +
]. Cain 4 Co. at 30 cents per foot, which.
on motion OF Mr. Wallace. was adopted,
and the Council adjourned.