The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-19
CONTRACT FOR
CONSTRUCTION
OF WALKS reed
COMMITTEE RECON-
MENDED THAT SAME BE APP.
PROVED AND COUNCIL ADOPT
ED THAT RECOMMENDATION.

Nothing will hinder the firm of w.
w. Hatch & Sons, sidewalk contract
ors, from beginning the new contract
of building approximately thirty miles
of additional concrete sidewalks in
the city Of Pensacola during the forth
coming twelve months, as the council,
at special meeting held last night,
adopted the bond and contract of the
firm and this leaves the contractors
free to go to work just as soon as
they can assemble the material. This
means that the work will be started
today On the second allotment of the
pretteist and most seviceable of side
walks. as the firm has already been in
positions for several days to start on
the contract.
The bond as filed is in the sum Of
900, with a fidelity company, of
Maryland. The contract was drawn
up and has received the approval of
the city attorney, and this, coupled
with the recommendation of the
finance committee, to which both bond
and contract were referred at the last
regular meeting of the council, i'm
PEELED the council to approve the same
last night. The bond and contract also
had the approval of the board of
works.
Cautious Aldermen.
Alderman Williams introduced a
resolution last night at both the first
and second special meetings of the
| council, authorizing the board of bond
| trustees to proceed with the work of
| paving on the east side of DeVillicTs
street. 1t will be remembered that
this is the portion of the paving which
was interrupted by the faulty condi-
ton of the sewer on that street, the
work being stopped by resolution OF
the council, the body then going into
the work of repairing the sewer.
That work, it was unofficially reported
last evening, was about completed, but
no official report OF, such completion
had been received by the council, and
Alderman Bear. led the fight against
the adoption at present of the resolu-
ton. Il do not want to- delay this
work" said Alderman Bear in expla-
nation, but in the absence of a report
from the city engineer on what he has
done, it is only as a safeguard that I
enter an objection to the adoption at
the present time of the resolution.
We should have some report on the
work, and then will be in position if
occasion arise, to let the blame rest
where it should, on somebody's shout
ders.''
Alderman Welsh proposed to table
| the resolution, but his motion received
no second. Alderman Kent expressed
the opinion that there should he
some word from the city engineer be-
fore authority was given to proceed
with the paving, and he believed that
should there be another special meet
ing held, probably Tuesday night, the
report from the engineer could be OBJ
tanned and the council would then be
in position to work intelligently on the
resolution. He offered a motion that
another special meeting be held on
Tuesday night of this week (tonight)
and that action on the resolution be
deferred until the next meeting. That
motion prevailed, and when adjourn.
ment was declared, it was with notice
that the council should assemble al
1880 o'clock this evening to act on
the resolution, providing report from
the city engineer is available. 1T. was
understood that the engineer had the
report In course of preparation.
In discussing the advisability of pro
ceeding with the work, Alderman Dun
ham took occasion to inform the
council that several holes had been
worked from the surface of the street
to the sewer pipe itself, and he was OF
the opinion that the earth had not
been properly replaced.
Chairman Bushnell, of the board OF
bond trustees, informed the council
that the contracting PAYERS are now
on demurrage. He said work was
held up pending settlement of the
sewer question, and as the city was
doing this and the contractors forces
were inactive, it remained to be seer
just what amount they would claim or
what was properly termed demurrage
he thought.
The council will meet again at 7:3(
O'Clock this evening
President Greenhut was out of the
lefty last night, attending the openins
ceremonies of the B'nai Birth, at Mo
bile. The clerk called the meeting tt