East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

Street paving was the theme at the
council meeting last night, and after
a two hours session 1t was decided to
meet again Friday evening and again
take up the subject. The feature OF
the session was an offer from the
Warren company to sell their btu
lithic material TO any contractor TO
whom the city might award the con-
tract for paving.
The subject was brought up last
night by City Attorney Carter, who
announced that he wished to make u
change in the resolution passed at the
previous meeting. He wished to in
sert the words, "And in accordance
with the specifications fled" at a
particular place in the resolution, as
he declared the resolution as 1t stands
to be faulty. In presenting the mat
ter Mr.. Carter read part OF the reso-
luton showing the change he had
made.
rs that the resolution in which
the Warren company and no one else
. is given a chance to bid?" asked the
mayor.
and a smile passed around the table.
Asked II he had read the resolution
Mayor Fee replied he had not. but
declared somewhat curtly that he
had read considerable about II. The
resolution was then read aloud.
Mayor Favors an Open Field.
At the conclusion of the reading
Mayor Fee declared himself in favor
OF asking for bids from other COM
panies than the Warren, and said he
believed that with on open field that
company would give a lower price
for bitulithic than it has been asking.
Councilman Renn then announced
that he had some papers by the adop-
ton of which the way would be open
ed for all to bid on the work. He
had left the papers at his home, and
went to get them while the other
members continued the discussion.
In behalf of the street committee
Councilman McCormmach declared 1t
was the intention at first to call for
bids upon all classes of pavement,
but that the city attorney had advised
the committee that one particular
kind should be named in the pro-
posal for improvement.
A discussion then followed between
the mayor and city attorney which
was much In the nature of court
room tilt. They did not agree, and
the mayor remarked jokingly that II
was not the first time they had been
of contrary opinions.
on the return of Mr.. Renh he pre-
sented a proposition from We War
rem company in which they agreed to
furnish their bitulithic mixture to any
contractor to whom the city might
award the work Of paving. The price
for supplying such was given at s1.50
per yard.
The evident intent OF the above Of
fer is to furnish means for bidding
and still retain the bitulithic. But at
the price asked by the company for
their material 1t is apparent that no
one but contractor working with
them could afford to do the work.
At the instance of Councilman Ell
a fac simile telegram was read in
which the Barber Asphalt companys
bituminous pavement was greatly
condemned In reply, an article from
the walla walla Statesman, attacking
bitulithic pavement was read.
After some further talk 1t was
agreed to meet again Friday evening.
Meanwhile the mayor and city attor-
ney will confer further in regard to
the legal phases OF the proposition.
Routine Business.
Considerable time was taken up last
night in a discussion of the question
of wholesale liquor licenses. The IL