The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
Street CLEANERS
MUST P AY Bill |
That Is if They Were Negligent.
In No Case Is the City
Liable.
BUY GRAIN BY PUBLIC BIDS
Committee Acccdes to Request
OF Grain Exchange for
Equal Opportunity.

In the opinion of City Attorney Pol
lard, rendered to the Council Commit
tee on street Cleaning last night, thu
city is not liable for negligence OF
street cleaners in the performance OF.
their duties. w. w. Lowry flied with.
tllr committee some time ago bill for
s6.25 claiming that ashmcn had re-
moved from his premises barrel con
tanning kitchen utensils valued at $685.
and in a hearing before Mayor Rich
nrdson, he broadly alleged that the
utensils in question did not make their
way to the ash dump, but were con
verted into a private protit by the ash
men, statement which is hatly denied
by Superintendent Henry Conn, or the
Street Cleaning Department.
City Not Liable.
The City Attorney holds that the
city is not liable for Incidental injury
in the discharge of governmental
damages lie against the city for houses
damaged by water when nrcmen arc
fighting flames in adjoining buildings;
that the city is not liable for per-
sonal damages to any one who resists
arrest at the hands of policemen and
is dubbed into submission; but the
city Attorney adds that II 1t can be
shown that the ashmen in question
were negligent, while there is clearly
40 liability on the city, yet tho men
themselves should be held liable and
be made 10 pay the claim Mr.. Conn
said no was prepared to show that
there had been no negligence on the
part of his men. and the opinion was,
inYN ,,+A Nv ID,I., ,aya sort
a subcommittee.
Purchase of Grain.
The question of the purchase of
grain occupied the attention of the
Committee on Street Cleaning for
some time, the committee finally de-
be opened by the fun committee for
a three-morths' supply. Superintend-
ent cohn stated that 1t had been his
experience that grain could be pur
open market from time to time with
out bids, taking advantage of oppor-
tunities when prices Were low. Mr.
cohn characterized az insulting"
letter from the Grain Exchange ask
ing that all grain dealers in the city
be given an opportunity to bid on
city supplies saying that the Fire
Department had wisely entrusted its
I purchase of grain 10 Fire chief Joynes.
Feed for his department. he said
amounted to between $4,000 and s12.-
600 per year. and he thought the mat
ter had been wisely handled by a sub
/ committee, which formerly did the pur-
! chasing.
I Blu, by Quarterly Bids.
/ Before the Grain Exchange took &C.
| ton the Stable Committee. consisting
| of Messrs. Bennett, Brown and Rat
cliffe. asked to be relieved from pur-
/ chasing the iced and more than a
| month ago bids were invited and the
contract awarded for thirty days to
1 the lowest bidder. Mr. Blake thought
! the Stable Committee should get it's
1 own bids and decide the matter. but
\ Mr. sullivan thought that all should
/ know who was furnishing the sup
lplies, and moved that the committee
advertise for bids for period
of three months. Mr.. Ratciife OF
/ the Stabl., Committee, thought the
| bids should be advertised for by the
! fun committee. and that every dealer.
should be given a chance TO bid The
4 stable boss, he said was the man to
| pass on the quality, and he should
| be instructed to refuse any grain or
! feed that did not come fully up to
| Specifications In that case the com
| mittee would be publicly notified when
| bad grain was furnished and refused.
and the names of the dealers would
| be published
The Blake substitute 10 leave 1t to
| the subcommittee was lost. and Mr..
Sullivan's motion to advertise for bids
quarterly was adopted
! The committee will meet next Fri
| day night to approve pay rolls, so
! that the men may be paid off on
| Christmas Eve.