The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09

had in charge was not only sidewalk
excavations, but for a part OF the
roadway us well, making an excava-
sloping embanknlent. Mr.. Todd said
his first estimate was entirely off
hand, based on memory, and on tho
fact that the city was then paying
ing. Besides the natural excavation,
loose earth dumped on the. side BY the
car company, and in making sewer,
water and gas trenches.
He had written to the various de-
partments that they must bear the
cost Of that removal, but Mr.. Richards
had told him mot to bother" but to
go right ahead with the work, that he
Todd asserted that he had v told
Mr.. Richards that he had measured
J 1t in cross sections.
T say yoa did, responded Mr.
II told Mr.. Boiling, had taken
measurements" resumed Mr.. Todd. and
he read his measurements from hid
notebook, but asserted that that was
before any work had been done, and
that he had not made special measure
ments for the two cash allowances
made to the contractor. as the usual
custom was to measure UP such jobs
as a whole when the work was COM
pleted. The contractor went back and
" Il Sllldll lllOIO aAbu iiSuo =
ments show that at the contract rate
had now earned s352.5O, which was
as close as 1t was possible to get to
the ward appropriation. I'VE had or
ders to stop the work without exceed
ing that fund.- said Mr.. Todd.
Measured by Eye.
Mr.. Daily, of 1903 lakewood Avenue,
was called by Mr.. Richards, and tes-
tilted that measuring merely by eye.
he thought the ground pretty level all
nyar hfff aHr,ItfnH that tho mhpp1 S.
ment ran out toward the car track.
Contractor Kellam. who did the work,
told of taking measurements with Mr..
Todd and Mr.. Bass before the work
bad weather, he had never stopped
until notified, and that conflicting
notices as to the amount of work had
him about $500 of idle time for
his teams.
Mr.. Kellam thought that at the time
of the payments he had done approSi-
mately enough to earn what was paid.
He said he had often had allowances
from the city and from other employ
ers. sometimes In excess and some !
city paying all contractors month
y as the work progresses. More than
half of the earth moved, he said. was
outside. of the curb line. so much in
act. that no one could have stood
between the bank and q passing street.
Jar. He thought that o one could
could tell by careful measurements how
earth had been taken away. but
;uld ell by creful measurements how
was there, Inc said he knew he
done all the work he had now
paid for.
Mr.. Bass told of assisting Mr.. Todd
n tho measurements before the work
Begun. directly contradictina Mr.. DAILY
IS to the bank running out to the car
racks.
James Phillips, now Deputy Building
Inspector formerly an inspector on a
run out Q Street, said that the
lirt in some places had been banked
even feet high. and that on his job
'e had had trouble in keeping the dirt
If the car tracks because of slides.
Mr.. Ferguson and Mr.. Don Leavy
hought the committee could formu- !
ate n report from what 1t had heard.
IT. Todd said he had two more wit .
es to present; but the committee
ad heard enough, and adjourned to
next Wednesday night in the City )
,ngineer,s office. in executive session,
. hear Mr., Bolling's plans for reor-
and begin work on a report
> the Committee on Streets.