The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-09
ALLIS-C CHALMERS
CO. QUITS FIGHT
Withdraws Check Guaranteeing
Lower Price on Pumping
Machinery.

BY a sudden withdrawal OF it's guar
0ntee 10 bid lower OH a second adver-
t!sing for pumping machinery for the
I Park View-ave. sewage station, the
| AllisChalmePs Co. TUESDAY nigh. ,
gave up the fight against r. d. Wood
q Co, low bidders on the first adyer-
! Using.
This retreat came after a $4,000
check had been placed in the hands
| OF City Clerk Nichols earlier in the
( day TO guarantee a bid at least $4,000
! lower than the present one under
which the contract is let. Some Of
/ the aldermen who had supported the
! Aliis-Chalmcrs Co. were indignant at
| its withdrawal and wished TO hold the
! check and force readvertising, but
Corporation Counsel Hally declared
that the certificatiOn OF the check was
such as 10 require lawsuit for its
collection and the motion 10 readyer-
! tiSe was lost 25 to II.
A telegram from the Allis-Chamers
! Co.. which was read by Aid. Korte.
stated that the low bid guarantee was
the act of the local representative
cnly. and was, therefore, disclaimed.
There had Oeen long distance tele-
phone talks between r. ID. Wood &
Co. In Philadelphia and officers Of the
Alils.ChalmeTs Co. IN Milwaukee,
which may have had something to do
with the reversal OF action
Aid GaTvey withdrew his motion 10
reconsider the vote by which the
council last week allowed Garner
Bros 10 adjust sidewalk assessments
where this firm. as city contractors.
had collected for the walk both from
the city and the property Gar
Ney announced that he would have al
ordinance prepared, however, TO make
city contractors liable in case ut
future mistakes OF this sort
a report OF the streets committee
fayoring the cIosing OF portions OF
Second.ave and Front-st during the
Detroit Industrial Exposition, June 20
10 July o. on petition OF committee
Ok the Board OF Commerce, was adopt
ed Nv the council
Specifcations for concrete paving
were submitted by Public Works Com
missioner Haarer
transfer OF $1,000 was made u
provide for building new and repair
in.s old election booths.
petition asking that a Delray
church be exempted from paying paw
.rz assessment was denied. the com
mittee stating that such a precedent
would be very costly TO the city. as
all other churches would ask the same
emption
Aid Heineman introduced a resolu-
tiOn calling upon the fire commission
TO take the utmost precaution for the
protection OF the city in the matter
of any future applications for permits
for amusement resorts along the river
frcnt. This is intended TO block the
building Of any more infiammable
amusement structures on the Electric
Park property adjoining Belle Isle
bridge approach in case that park
should be taken over. as contempat-
ed by eastern capitalists.
Aid Watson introduced a resolution
calling for the drafting OF a charter
amendment disseminating publication
Of the council proceedings In DALI
newspaper and substituting their pub
LEGATION in pamphlet form. II was re.
ferred TO the committee on charter
and city legislation.
The committee on rules was in
strUcted TO draw up a ney rule by
which no person not connected with
the municipal government will be al.
lowed 20 address the council in future
except by unanimous consent
Aid link put through a resolution
requesting the controller TO investi-
gate the title of the city to the old
police station site on Twentieth-st.
now occupied in part by the Viger
Coal & Wood co.