The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-02
STREET WORK CHANGED
PUT UNDER CONTROL. OF CITY
ENGINEER HAWES.

Alderman Sain Left the Meeting
Engineer Hawes Reports on New
Street Pavement.
The City Council held special
meeting on Friday morning with
Mayor Dukes and Aldermen Lathrop,
Sain, Bryant, Weeks, Jennings and
Wannamaker present. The first mat
ter that came up was the report Of
Engineer. Hawes. as. to the paving on
Russell street, which has about been
completed.
The report showed that the work
J lad been done for some $500 less
! than Engineer Hawes estimated that
it would cost. Engineer Hawes es-
timated that the work would cost
s12,55S.13, while the actual cost of
the work was $11, ,056.22, which vas
sl,501.91, less than the estimate.
Engineer Hawes says in his report
that 'if this work had been done
by contract as per bid Of contractor
to do similar work the cost would
have been 17c per square yard more
than his estimate, or an amount eq-
ual to s84S.49, which would have
been added to the cost, making the
total sum of s2,350.40 that the WORK
has actually saved by the city doing
the work by days labor under his
supervision.
This shows the economy of having
an engineer supervising all the city
work instead of letting it out by con-
tract. Engineer Halves in his re-
port notes the fact that during the
construction Of the work we had %
rains, which caused considerable de-
lay of the work and made it cost
more. This gives some idea of what
a rainy spell we have been having.
The paving of Church street from
Russell to St. John was then taken
up, and after consideration, was or
dered done. The cost will he about
$3.50, but as the city has now on
hand S400 worth Of material left ov-
er from the Russell street work, the
actual cash outlay will be only $3.50.
This work will be done under the
supervision of Engineer Hawes.
The putting down Of vitrified
brick crossings on Amelia and other
streets was ordered after some dis
cussion. Such crossings are very
badly needed, as at times some OF
the streets are uncrossable unless
one wades up to his ankles in mud,
which lis not pleasant thing to
do,
Alderman Lathrop then made a
motion that all the street work be
put in charge. of City Engineer
Halves, who would act under the
supervision of the committee on
streets, but that the street overseel
receive his orders from the engi-
neer, instead of the chairman of the
committee on streets.
Alderman Sain, who is the chair
man of the committee; on streets,
and who receives a small salary for
looking after this matter, construed
Mr.. Lathrop motion as a reflection
upon his management of the street
department, and threatened. to re-
sign his seat in council rather than
submit to such indignity as was ap-
parently intended by the motion.
Alderman Lathrop endeavored to
explain that he intended to reflect
on no one by his motion. He though
the city wuld save several hundred
dollars by the change, and that it
would help Alderman Sain and the
other members Of the committee On
the street in the discharge of their
duty. Alderman Sain refused to ac-
cept Mr.. Latilrop's explanation and
left the hall.
Alderman Lathrop then tried to
pour oil on the troubled waters by
withdrawing his motion, but it was
Immediately renewed by Alderman
Wannamaker and adopted by good
majority The adoption of this mo-
tion puts all the work on the streets
| in the hands Of Engineer HaW es.
The new rule will go in effect Oh
August 90.
1t was decided to sell the hand
some lot the city owns on Russell
street, and an upset price of S10,-
600 was fixed as the figure at which
the city would sell. We predict that
the city will soon find a purchaser.
Their being no further business the
Council adjourned
Two Thieves Arrested.
John Cawley, colOred, eX-convict