Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-09


new officer.
Mr.. Massies Opinion.
City Attorney Massie was called
upon to say whether or not the ronh.
ell had a right to award the contract
| for brick to Mr.. Davis. Mr.. Aass.e
| said that II the Pennsylvania block.
upon which the lowest bid was SUD,
mitted. did not meet the test required
in the specification or II the Cieve'
| land company failed In anv way 10
fulfill the requirements of the adVer'
tisements for bids. the council had
! the right to award the contract TO
Mr.. Davis. Reference was made TO
! III. fact that the Cleveland company.
no, being manufacturers of brick. did
not file letter from the manufac.
turers setting forth how and In what
quantities the material would be sup
! piled. Mr. Bachelor asked for the
floor again. and said thar this letter
was not filed because it contained
| private information. the price quoted
on the brick but that 1t had been
given to the city attorney and would
be made public if the council deemed
| 1t necessary.
Delay Decided Upon.
Mr.. Walker insisted upon having q
vote on the motion TO concur. Messrs.
West and Read insisted upon delay
| in order that they might confer. with
the Forth ward councilmen. Mr. X.
| Lee Davis. member of the common
council. being granted the floor. urged
that the delay be granted.
DR.. r. J. Sims asked for a hearing.
and urged that Thirty-third street be
tween West and Huntington avenues
be paved. He protested against the
proposal TO spend SO much money on
Huntington avenue. After more talk.
| Mr.. Vests amendment that the whole
matter 20 over until the next meet
; ing was carried, Messrs. Walker. Yves
ton and HOskins voting nay.
Street Railways Position.
Mr.. F. NJ BraXtOn. counsel for the
street railway companies. was given
the floor and he spoke briefly in ref
erence 10 the street railways posi-
ton in connection with the paving.
He said that the company did not
have the cash to pay for its share
of the paving. some $4,000. the put
ting in of cement under tracks and
| the graning of tracks. all involving
an additional expenditure of some $lO,-
600 or $4,000. just at this time. and
that he desired to ask that some ar.
rangement be made whereby the city
! would let the contracts for all OF the
, paving sthc company giving security
, for the payment OF It's share at some
, later date. to be agreed upon.
This matter was referred to the
| highways and sewers and finance
committees, jointly.
How Money May be Spent.
| The following figures. taken from
! tal'Ilated statement prepared by the
city engineer. show how the paving
money will be spent if the board OF
aldermen finally conCurs in the Ordi-
nances adopted by the common coun,
ell. The PEBBLES block contract goes
toJ. w. Davis: the block asphalt con-
tract to the Washington Asphalt
Block and Tile Company, and the Goa
crete curb and gutter contract to Al
sop 4 Pierce.
First Ward.
| Twenty sixth street between West
and Washington avenues, 500
yards of asphalt block. at $28S:
| 1000 feet OF straight concrete curb
and gutter. at 43 cents-total $3.50.
Twenty-sixth street between Wash.
ington and Huntington avenues
1878 yards OF PEBBLES block On sand
base with grout filler. at $1.S5; 1000
feet OF straight concrete curb and
gutter, at 43 cents-total s3,2SS.3V.
Twentyyseverh street between
West and Washington avenues
+, 800 yards of PEBBLES block on SAM
foundation with grout filler. at $l.S5;
1000 feet Of straight concrete euro
and gutter. at 43 cents: cost OF new
sewers, $275-tOtal $3,4S0.
!; Twenty-eighth street between West
and Washington avenues-1,500 yards
Of PEBBLES block on sand base with
grout filler, at $l.S5: 1000 feet OF
straight concrete curb and gutter. at
- cents: cost Of new sewers. 1878 -
total $3.50.
| Twenty.nlnth street between West
and Huntington avenues-3.61S yards
Of block asphalt. at SOS: 1000 feet
OF straight concrete curb and gutter.
at 43 cents-total $7,l37.44.
Tweuty-six;h street between Hunt
ington and Virginia avenues-1.23o
feet of straight concrete curb and
gutter. at 43 cents; IS feet Of curved
concrete curb and gutter. at 80 cents
total $5iS.7i.
Twenty-seventh street between
Washington and Huntington avenues
i 900 feet Of straight concrete curb
and gutter. at 43 cents--total $3.50.
Thirtie:h street between West ana
Huntington avenues-2,000 feet oil
straight concrete curb AMI gutter. at
~ cents-iotal $3.50.
Thirtieth street between West and
Huntington avenues-2.so0 feet o.
straight concrete curb and gutter. at