New-York tribune., 1909-12-13
CLAIM FOR EXTRAS
HEAVY DEMANDS Up.
Continental Asphalt PAIRING
Com pany WGHts S445,6SS u.


troIIer's Office the Continental Asphalt Paw
ing Company. which had the $4,000. .OOo con-
tract for furnishing. delivering and laying
high pressure fire service mains and ap-
purtenanoes in the three high pressure dis
tricts. has claims amounting 10 s445. .e3S y
FOR extra work done, materials furnished.
and loss Cue 10 delay owing 70 other public
work
only a fraction Of the claims was al
loved by / NJ de Earona. the chief engineer
or the Department OF Water Supply. Gas
and Electricity. An appeal 10 the Corpora
ton Counsel and the Controller was then
made by the company
The claims spre made up OF several
amounts Onl~one came &c the Department
O. Water supply direct for consideration
from the Corporation CounseTs Office Il
was for s1lO.glS IS. This was sent back
with 8ir. dc Varona's decision that only
seSs IS should be allowed A second claim
v-as received by way OF the Controllers
Office. but without details. II was for
ss0s. sTs Os. There was no allowance on
this.
The other claims, owing 20 the nnallty
OF Nj DE- Varona's action against the one
for over $500 900. were retained IN the Con-
rrollerSs Office. where they now are with
the two amounting TO s41s.TeS 50. on the
basis OF the chief engineers allowance on
tie first claim. the company is entitled 70
only about 600 Of the nearly half million
demanded.
The first claim was made in the spring
OF 1905. When NJ De Naroua received II
be spent = long time IN considering the
various items. Then he reported 70 Com
missioner O'Brien. Of mis- department, who
sent thu following letter 70 the Corporation
Counsel
The Continental Asphalt Paving Com
pauy has fled IN this once claim Tor
Nl0sIe 6 in connection with The contract
FOR the first district OF the high pressure
dre service. The chief engineer Of this de-
partment has disallowed this claim. JUS
win q letter from the Continental Asphalt
Paving Company relating thereto, ana oes
% ask for your advice n the premises
SAYS CLAIMS WERE VAGUE.
The date Of the foregoing letter was
Nav IS u this wear. This proved 10 be so
discourasing 70 the company that the other
claims made their FIRST Journey 10 the Con-
rroller. and the answer 10 the first Of these
caused The others 20 be withheld for action
there. on October Is. last Ny. de Farona
wrote the following letter 10 NJ . Brien
regarding the SSOS.S7e o6 claim. which was
the only one sent 10 Mr.. O'Brien by ne
Controllers ofice:
/ return herewith letter addressed 70 you
OF the srh inst by Deputy 1oItrosieL s a5 y,
Taylor Phillips, transmit trirg copy ot cam
of the Continental Asphalt Paving Cohl-
pauy for SSle.s7e 60 for alleged exc WoE
done ana ia aIerla-s FURNISHED uIlCrl -
contract for furnishing and laylnE Alsh
pressure fre service mains ana aip-H-
fenances and N connection with contract
Tor furnishing suction mains az Ganse-
wort Market and oliver and Soulh streets.
The alleged claims are presented u tA,s
case 10y the contractors siinp-E ~ a sctlea-
ma GIVING prices Quantities and differences
hut without : word Of e1plana tiot- 50 tiat
q is trupra cricaDl 70 Understand discuss
OF pass upon these claims II Ihe co---
tractors VIII submit, as they cll pa li-e
case Of claims presented bN mem Lol Lol -
northern district an explanatory sL4lrIltAt
0f the various items Of THESE claims. We
viii discuss ana answer The same. IL IS
impracticatle otherWise- -.
In the mean time. I will simply add that
the fual estimates given 70 me coiltl'tclol5
for the work above referred 10 ilcLloe 81
r--deT me contract. both for work done
and materials furnished, as shown py our
records.
NJ de Vsrona repeated 70 reporter Tor
The Tribune yesterday that there was no
justification whatever for the claims and
that they should not be allowed as made.
Used MORE MATERIAL
n the investigation being conducted by
the legal bureau q the Controllers once,
70 which the claims were all referred when
NJ de Varona's last letter was transmitted
70 M Phuups by Mr. OBrien- several
hearings were held recently before The case
vas turned over 10 the engineering bureau
More dernite information was given by the
men examined than was contained II the
claim referred 70 BY the chief engineer OF
the Department OF Water supply. Gas and
Electricity There are reams OF testimony,
many bills and other documents 10 be ex-
arnined-
The grounds Of The claims for nearly
halg million of dollars were that an excess
number of castings was required. more
piping than The specifications called Tor,
and that there We're extra excavations
made and more masonry and asphalt laid
than had been expected In the accumula-
rion of testimony IL was found that d basic
reason for many items was delay due 10
other public work interfering
Just what disposition viii be made OF the
case could not be determined by the Con
rroIers engineers last week. Little prog
ress had been made in the examination
OF the mass OF papers submitted There did
not seem 70 be disposition 70 rush The
investigation. II may be that the neE ad-
rninistration VIII have 70 dispose OF the big
/ claim. amounting 10 nearly a sixth of the
contract figures
The Continental Asphalt Paving Company
is a New York corporation It's capitaliza-
ton is $4,000 The officers are Hugo Reid.
. president. Charles n Warner, treasurer,
and William =. Dykes, secretary. The fore
going and Patrick r Quinlan ere The d.
recto-s. The ofices are al 70. = Wall