The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-05
DELAY IS !
ANNOYING
QUEEN ANNE DRIVEWAY
CAUSES COMPLAINT AMONG
PEOPLE EFFECTED

Tho delay In the paving of Queen
Anne driveway waH the cause Of
vigorous complaint being made 20
the board OF public works az TIA
meeting this morning BY Council
man Crlohton Tke latter made hia
onslaught on thg0atrurt contractor
Immediately after the board had
disposed Of number Of appliea=
items Tor extensions OF time nade
by other contractors by gaily re
frrrlug them 90 Assistant city En-
glneer sputt Or crlchtou succeed
cd IN lmpfeaHlng upon bhe members
Of the board the seriousness OF to-
case 20 which he referred. with tho
result that the board decided to
hold a meeting relative 20 the mat
ter next "wednesday 1ofning
At that time the adyiaablllty OF
taking the contract away from the
contractor. James AarkeY. viii be
considered. Assistant Engineer JET
rey having been instructed TO bring
la a report on the matter az that
meeting. uH. Criehton declared tlat
the delay was causing a loaa of 500
day. Tho fact that the driveway
is the only thoroughfare on which
heavy loads csn be brought o. the
people living ON the plateau. waa
pointed out by him. lie stated that
to take fuel and other merchandise
up the hill az the present time. four
aud Hlx-hafBe teams were regular
~ employed 20 assist ia hauling
wagons up Queen Anne avenue.
At the present ratio Of progress,
DR.. CrIchton said. the present con
dillon would last eight or nine
months. In a week he vas positive
that Queen .Anne driveway would
be blocked by a sea OF mud. lie
thought immediate action was nee
eakaFy. nyerrlng that the board
ahonod show Markey how TO do the
work as It had showed Contractor
Erickson how 10 do u on Second
avenue.
The board decided b ineatiEate
the matter. bio referred a number
Of applications Of contractors for
extension Of time "a Engineer Scott
With a laugh. The contractors had
their excuses penned briefly on tie
Pointed forms which the board has
gotten up for the purpose sooufe
however. were they that she board
would never refuse their requests
that they never even took the
! trouble 20 personally appear before
the board % explain their delays.
The only excuses offered by any
% the contractors were that there
vas too much rain. too little ma
taflal. or that the other fellow Was
% blame. William Stanley explain.
ed hla delay In grading Linden ave-
nua by alleging that the city Ia
apactnr had failed 20 report the fact
that he had finished IN time. SseF=
raft & Goetx apolaEixcd for the de-
lar In the construction 81 the First
avenue south water main by claim
ing that they had been obliged "a
send way back cast 20 get some
Eata valves The excuse was -
palpabis tha, the members OF the
beard could not suppress a hearty
laugh
The REORGANIZATION 81 other con
sraetnrs connected with the work and
lack of sewer pipe was aseribcd by
George W. walker 90 be the source
Of his trouble. The lapse % time
over that stipulated IA the paving
Of Queen Anne avenue Was laid BY
the Barber asphalt company 10 the
Seattle Electric company and @
sever construction. {. } Gable said
that private persons had delayed
him on his contract on Eighth ave
une By constructing hulkhsada.
None OF the applications have
been sent co Mayer naillnEcr for
approval The applications arc not
sa numerous AZ they we're a feW
months ago. This IL not because
the contractors are hurrYinF more.
rat because the board ie allowing
them morestlms for the completion
- their contracts The board has
aino diminished the size uf the pen
alties that are supposed 70 be TN
posed for delay.
The board decided that Franchise
Inspector Wheeler was away "off-
IN his complaint against the Seaioie
Electric company te the effect that
Il had not performed Us part OF an
alleged contract for planking Mas
aachusctla street. and tabled the
Communication.
The board awarded 10 stlrratt &
Goetr the contract for constructing
the Thlrty-thlrd avenue seWer. BIDS
we're opened Tor the grading o. Sum
mlt avenue and the construction q
concrete walks on Nineteenth ave-
nue. and Nineteenth avenue NORTH.
A petition asking for tho paving
% Olympic place with asphalt
signed By George ~ ellison aud
ofhera tsaa urr.rnfrd 10 tha hoard