Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
WILL NOT PUT UP
$4,000 FORFEIT
St. Railway Contract Will
Lapse on Oct. 3.

Apparently the action of the
City Council last night in refusing to
reconsider the forfeiture of the Dod-
son contract knocks out the street
railway proposition, so far as the
Philadelphia capitalists are concern
ed at least Mr. w. A Dodson ex-
pressed himself after the action Of
the Council to the effect that he
would not advise his financial back
ers to put up the $4,000 forfeiture,
under the terms provided by the AL
len resolution.
1t also became known that Mr. Dod-
son had prepared a resolution to
be introduced in case a reconsidera-
ton was voted which provided for
putting up the $4,000, with slight
changes in the conditions under
which it was to be forfeited.
Il will not advise my people to
put up anything under the Allen
resolution" said Mr.. Dodson last
night. I'VE will go ahead with the
power plant as if nothing had hap
pened. We are getting new machin-
cry all the time and expect. to proceed
with the work as planned.
Had the reconsideration been al
lowed, | had ready a resolution which
| think would have protected the
city quite as we'll, and still would
not have been as harsh on our com
pany. This is the resolution which
was to have been introduced:
WHEREAS, The contract between
W. A. Dodson, party of the first part,
and the Mayor and City Council
representing the City of Americus)
party of the second part, was duly
advertised and voted upon by the
citizens of Americus on March
goth, and was duly authorized at
said election, and,
WHEREAS, said contract plainly
stated that work was to be begun
on the Electric Light and Power
plant on or before April 9Th, 1907
and work on the street railway was
to have begun nine month thereafter,
and the whole was to have been COM
pleted on or before the 9th day OF
July 1908, and,
WHEREAS, said contract has not
been completed at the time specified
in said contract, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and
City Council extend the time of
this contract for said w A. Dodson
until June 1st, 1909, with all the rights
and conditions in said original con-
tract preserved and of force and eff
feet, upon the following conditions:
That the whole of this contract be
completed by June 1st, 1909, and that
the said w. A. Dodson deposit with
the Mayor and City Council from this
date a certified check for 5000 with
an agreement attached stating that
in case of his failure to carry out
any part or all of this contract with
in the time stated, for every day
after June 1st, 1909, not including
Sundays that said Power Plant and
Street Railway is not completed and
finished as per said contract, then
the said w. A Dodson shall forfeit
for each day the sum of $4,000 per
day, to the Mayor and City Council
of Americus as penalty for such
failure and delay.
RESOLVED, That should the said
w. A. Dodson decline to accept the
extension of time under these terms
that said attorney be instructed to
proceed to collect any damage that
may be due the City by said w. A
Dodson bondsmen under the original
contract
1T seemed to ME that this was
all that the city could ask, but still
saved us the danger of losing our
entire $4,000 in case the work was not
done on the minute