The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-02-14
SODENAN GETS
THE CONTRACT
CITY COUNCIL FINALLY AGREES
THAT THE CONTRACT FOR
HEATING AND PLUMBING
BE TRANSFERRED.
New Contractors Are to Assume the
Contract at Original Figures
and Complete the Work
by First of August.

The city Council met in regular
monthly session last Tuesday night,
the mayor and all members Of the
board having been present. Consid-
erable time was spent in discussing
the heating and plumbing muddIe at
Franklin Academy. AS is we'll known
10 all readers of The Dispatch, the
contract for installing heating and
plum bing system at Franklin Acad-
emy was last summer awarded to
Mr.. T. J. Cady. In November. short
" after the work of installing the
heating and plumbing apparatus had
begun. Mr. Cady died and his wild
ow. who is his executrix, does not
wish TO complete the contract. Sew
eral foreign firms have signified a
Willingness TO relieve Mrs. Cady of
the contract.
At the meeting Tuesday night the
secretary. read a communication from
Mrs. Cady which stated that she had
had a conference with Mr.. w. A.
Knott, representative of the Sode-
mann Heat & Power Co of ST. Louis,
and had reached an agreement by
which he was to take the contract
of her hands, provided that the
council would allow the St. Louis
people to proceed with the work and
carry 1t to completion. Mr.. Knott
was present at the meeting and stat
ID that if authorized to do so by the
council he would assume the contract
and complete the work. The propo-
sition made by Mr.. Knott was dis
cussed a some length, but the coun-
ell finally decided to postpone def
mite action in the matter until
special meeting, which, at the sug-
gestion of Councilman Weaver, was
fixed for four o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon.
The final report of Major II. NJ.
WaddeH as secretary and treasurer,
and the final report of Capt. E. S.
Donneu as city marshal, were re-
ceived. Both were ordered spread
upon the minutes.
The rear wall of the building west
street, which is the property of Mrs.
T. ]. Cady. was condemned. and the
same ordered repaired.
\ petition from residents of the
Tabb's Hin neighborhood asking that
a fire hydrant be installed at the cor
ner of College and Nineteenth streets
was received and fled
4 communication was received by
the council from Mr.. ". G.. Jones,
which stated that the roof of the Air
Line school building was badly in
need of repairs. Mr.. Jones stated
that if the council would furnish the
shingles and nails he would have the
work done at his own expense, and
upon motion it was ordered that Mr..
Jones be furnished with shingles and
nails and be authorized to proceed
with the work.
Upon motion the council adjourned
until four o'clock Wednesday after
noon.
When the City Council met We'd |
nesday afternoon the heating and
plumbing matter at Franklin Acad- |
emy was again taken up. Mr.. F. NJ.
Jacob was present and made the
council proposition practically the
same as that submitted by Mr.. Knott |
on the previous evening. Mr.. Jacob |
offered to pay Mrs. Cady for the ma
terial already actually used and to
complete the heating and plumbing
or
$6797, the amount of Mr.. Cady's orig |
inal bid. 1t developed, however, that |
Mr.. Jacob had no authority from |
Mrs. Cady to undertake the work,
and as she had given Mr.. Knott writ
ten permission to take over the con-
tract, the council decided that out of
Difference to Mrs. Cady's expressed |
wishes the contract should be turned |
over TO Mr.. Knott.
There was some misunderstanding
as TO the amount of work to be exc
cuted, the understanding of the mem
bers of the council having been that
Mr. Cady's contract called for COM
plete job, while Mr.. Knott showed by
specifications, which were before the
council, that the contractor was only
required to complete the sewerage
insofar as the buildings are concern
ed. and was not required to make
connection with the main sewer,
which is some three hundred yards
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