The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-19

tions and notices for street Improve.
| ments.
Contractor II. L. Driscoll was called
ana admitted that he had told Mr.. Fer
gusson that he would be glad Ii some
remedy could be found so that con-
tractors would not have 10 change
grades after they had once been given.
Mr.. Driscoll thought II was no use to
have Il profile If the contractor .aa
not allowed to work by IL, but had to
take orders from the inspector where
to cut, and how much. He thought
there was lack of harmony between
contractors and inspectors that was
detrimental TO the work.
Not "TSickcr..
He had never complained 10 the civ
Engineer and did not want to be
known as "A kicker" lie had once had
his excavations made. and was ready
to begin laying brick, when Inspector
Bailey stopped the work and later
ordered the cut to be made nine inches
lower
VIC have TO BIO governed by the I'M
.spector,f' ne said. with heat ."The corr
tractor Is not considered at all on these
lobs Ono reason is that Bailey don't
know how. He started in wrong.
The witness admitted that lie had
never complained to the engineers or
flee. or told Mr.. Boiling that the In
spector was Incompetent.
II thought he should have found IL
out for himself" said the witness.
"Wrc contractors are under the en-
gineer all the time. and thought 1t
bad policy to get in bad l though.
would just hold on and get another
job and another Inspector"
Mr.. Don Leavy said his information
was that the Inspector was a mosr
competent man, and that tho contrac-
tor had varied from the lines. and tho
inspector had held him to the correct
line Mr.. Driscoll said he had to be
governed by what the Inspector tnid
him. right or wrong. Mr.. Boiling said
he should raise the point and appeal to
the engineer II there was any discre-
pancy In the profiles; that the inspec-
tor was there merely to see that the
contractor follow ed the lines and used
proper material---not to survey or give
grades or fix the lines.
Working In the Dark.
NJ. q. Van Doreti, formerly a city in
spector on 3ewer work, and now
partner of SIr. nriscoll, and in charge
of the work In question. followed. ex-
planning 1t In some detail. telling OF
Mr.. Bailey's having insisted on the cut
being made line inches deeper.
IF we are not going to be allowed
to work from the profile, I'm not go
Ing to fool with It." he asserted. II
have worked from Ny Bailey's orders
ever since, and have not even looked
at the profile. don't know whether
the sewer is being built according to
proper grades or not. I'm merely fol-
lowing the inspectors orders"
In response to question. he said
he did not think Mr.. Bailey com-
potent man for sever Inspection work
Engineer Keegan was recalled and
told Of the surveys for part of the
bloody Run ravine sewer. saying that
Mr.. Van Doren had made his mistake
by cutting to the floor line of the sew
er. that he should have cut nine inches
lower to the sub grade and so allowed
for the thickness of the brick wall.
Inspector James A. Bailey took ths
stand and illustrated from the black
board. On the early part OF the sew,
err, he said, the stakes had been set 70,
a rise OF six inches In ten feet, when
they should have heen e14 inches.
When he had worked out 1876 feet. ha
found the sewer nine inches too low,
and changed the forms TO get back 70
proper grade He didn't think the ex-
ira expense to the contractor amount
ed to So.
Error In Lakewood.
Mike Murphy told of the flooding
Of his lot from the alley between Clay
and Leigh Streets. The work was
done by Barry & Company in 1909.
and part of the retaining wall has
fallen. through settlement Of the made
4 Superintendent pickenson, OF oak-
wood Cemetery, showed letters from
Assistant Engineer Jones, one making
! measurement of 1916 cubic Yards OF
earth moved which the Superintendent
thought excessive, Mr.. Jones later
revised his figures to l.1lT yardA on
which basis the city settled With I J.
Smith & Company
me committee rose TO meet Tuesday
night at sso'clocE,