The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-17
COUNCIL ASKS FOR NEW BIDS Will Start Over on Street
 Paving. SAYRE AND HULL STREETS Another Chance Given Bidder, Ow- ing to Misunderstanding. The Ordinance Appropriating Money for Extension of south Street
 Through to Holcombe
 is Passed.

The City Council held a special meet ing last night and wiped. out what It Streets. The Streets Gomn,iftee, after due deliberation, decided that one of sIon the bidders aid A because t, 9f ,isappreenn contract
 And because of this. the action of the coupeil in awarding the contract rescinded and new bids were asked for. The misapprehension was through no fault of the Chattanooga Company, one Committee declared that it should not be made to suffer the loss of the oppor- tunity for the contract. An explana- convinced the Council that the view of the committee was correct and new bids will be received and acted upon.
 The Council was in session les sthan half an hour.
 When the Council was called to or der. the following Aldermen were pres Tost.r e9s Tysen filth, J. c. Tyson and President Gunter
 The formal call for the meeting was read by President Gunter and the
 Estension Sf south street. T
 That part of the call which had to do with the purchase of the property tween Hull and Holcombe Streets was taken up. Alderman Hudson offered an ordinance which provided that the Mayor should be reaulred to purchase the. property in. question for the sum Of s3,750 Of this amount the sum of s1.25o was to be paid by W. M. Hudson appropriated from the city treasury.
 Alderman J. c. Tyson said that he understood that Mrs. Rudolph intend ed to bring suit against the city. all an amount for her piece of property which was affected by the extension eot the street. She claimed, he said, was paying only sl.25o she had been
 Alderman Strauss declared that this objection should have no weight, be- cause the question had been theshed out in a court of condemnation and that Mrs. Rudolph had been paid the highest price for her property. The was to decide whether it should ap- propriate the necessary money.
 The rules of the council were then suspended and the ordinance was unanimously adopted
 The ordinance of Alderman Foster. which forbtds any company from aband- oning a franchise which had been granted by the council without the con- sent of the council was then taken up. It was passed by a unanimous vote. Under this ordinance company which gets a franchise from the council must carry the franchise into effect or sub ject itself to fine. The company must apply and secure permission. from the council to abandon the franchise franchise
 From the Committee on Streets, Chairman Foster handed in a report which recommended to the Council that all bids for laying the pavement on that bids be again advertised for fifteen days by the City Treasurer. The re- port explained that the recommenda- lions were made first to get in clause providing for a ten years maintenance of the pavement; and, second, because of the informality of the bid of the Chattanooga, an informality which was due to no fault of the company.
 In the discussion which followed the President Gunter on the floor.
 Alderman J. C. Tyson objected to the report of the committee. saying that the Council had previously acted upon a report made by a committee of the Council and had awarded the contract to one of the bidders. tie saw no req the Council should be overridden.
 Alderman Gunter explained that the Committee had made it's recommends the Memphis Paving Company under a nlisaprehension. The Committee had been informed that the Chattanooga company did not have the right to use Bermudez asphalt in street paving The representative of the company had later reported to the Committee that ms company OlQ nave suCn authority.
 The Chattanooga company did not bio on relaying the storm water sewers and curbing. fact which influenced the Committee in it's decision. It was later showed to the Committee that the specifications given the company's representative did not contain any allu- siotn to the curbs and sewers. In view of these things the Committee decided that the fair thing to do was to reject all bids and advertise for new ones.
 Alderman J C. Tyson announced that the explanation Of Alderman Gunter was completely satisfactory and he would withdraw all objection The re- port of the Committee was thereupon
 New School BuiIdins.
 On the suggestion of President Gun ter. the Council authorized the addition of two members of the Board of Edu- cation to the joint committee which is considering the plans for the new school building, The committee as originally constituted consisted of the School and Public Works Committee of the Council.
 A resolution introduced by Alderman Tyson. directing the Mayor to prevent the removal of the brick paving on Mildred Street. was passed by the Coun- ell under a suspension of the rules.
 The Council then adjourned at 9:l5 o'clock.