The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-09
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The Last Session Of Council Will Viii
Probably BE Very
Stormy. ss55
BATTLE On FOR CONTRACTS
The Tat Sale and Matter 81 EE,:nfl gii--
t1cers for Gas Plant Will
BeHThresl1ed Out.

Tonight Will see the last session Of TIE l'4s
old Council and the prcparatio Of 4 thy =
Svay for the new. This last session VIII
be exceedingly warm and strenuous, as
there Is yet much business to be- disposed tt
OF, chief OF which is the deciding Z q. q
the gas plant question, which has III been been
upperrnost IN the minds Of the members
for some time, and the awarding OF con-
tracts. Two Of tho biggest estlons-tllo
electric plant and the ordinance pro'v'iAdl---
Ing for a. building inspector--were sum
niarily disposed Of In the scion Monday
night. sb NJ. 4 III y FIJI ~ 35s 3
Fight Over Bids on Tar.
@ One Of the biggest fights to be wagetl
On the floor tonight will be over the re-
port gof!ithe Light Committee, which, IN
its meeting about ten days ago, AWARDED e'
the bid on the coal tara product OF th.'
city gas pant-to II. G. Whitehead 9:
Brother, Of Norfolk It is said that se V
\ a fight to turn down the recommendation
( OF the8 committee and award the tar con-
tract to- the $Armitage Company WI Il
8 The Issue originated with the letting
OF the one-year and the two-year IS coti-
tracts for the tar, which Is annual plu {
out for sale by the city The two bidders
for the product were the Armitnge Com
pany and Whitehead and Bro. When tho
5former8.com learned that y had ~
competition In the field 1t made q change
in It's original Bid to meet the prices Of
fered BY the rival firm. The prices Of
Efered b. the Armltage people were fifty
cents per barrel for the one-year Z. con-
tract and elghty-five cents per barrel for
the two year contract. The bid. h how
ever, showed that the figures placed in
brackets, alongside the words, were cross
ed out, and 500 substituted In the first
Instance and $1.25 in the second. This his
was done to meet the higher, bids OF M e
whitehead, which were 81 for the one
wear Il contract and s1a71-2 for the two
year contract ;,5a MI F{ NJ
Attorney w elsh !, OF this city, was pres
ent to represent. the Armltage Company.
i A ttorney G. b. Garnet was present In
the interest Of Mr.. INhitehead to whom,
the committee awarded the contract.
thinking at the time that rs action was Y
final in the matter. City ttorney Fol
lard showed; however. that there - an
ordinance providing that all bids 2oyer
$1,000 must first be ratified BY the f.re-
3auisite vote fIjthe Council before they
may be awarded, & ,3 5s siisss 81 ;t
4 # Mr.. Whitehead Responsible.
The opposition to Mr.. Whitehead. II
10 understood, will be the represen tation
that he is unable to fulfill his part OF
the contract. The committee, however.
has received two letters from Norfolk
banks, stating that Mr.. Whitehead is
q man Of slifncient financial status and ll
responsibility to live UP To- his p part
the contract. 4; z ..I,, &. Ri
requested that,s.iif the contract were
awarded to him he be allowed space n
the city In which to place the tar Until
he Is able to carry t away & The oppo:-.
sitfon, 1t a Is said,Ear trying to make this
appear as IA stipulation In the CONTRACT,
when It is stated that It IA merely q
request and that the same one was made
by the Armitage Company
D ecision Of Much M oment.
@The decision Of the Council tonight
on this question Is Of no little moment to8
the city The annual amount Il OF tar pro
duced by the city gas plant is about about
4 500 barrels. II 4 n. AZ ss !, 59t
\ MI. Garnett Will represent Mr.. White
head, and Mr. Welsh will represent the
Company. y az ~!
Question Of City Gas Plant.
To-night's meeting may also q n see the
finish OF the fight being waged IA as to
employing Hunt and Company y as tho
engineers FOR rehabili tating the city gas
plant The recommended alton OF the 81 p-
Committee was in favor Of Hunt and
Company. Later 1t was decided to award
the contract to u. s. Evans and !, Com
pany. But the full comntteee later y ps &c
this recommendation and I'D decided n
favor OF Hunt and compa ny "a gain: This ~
viii be the recommends tlon1 Of the FL
nance and Light Committees tonight. but
1t will be met with strong opposition
from Mr.. Gilbert Pol ock, who Is leading Or
the fight In favor OF Il umphreys anu
Glasgow Mr.. 10. Nv. Miner Is the leader
~ those in favor Of Hunt and Company.
but which side will win out In the end
is Impossible to forecast,