The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29
SEWER CONTRACT
FINALLY AWARDED
Street Committee Disregards Ma
joriiy Report and t'ayors
Lowest Bidder.
ROW On OIL SPRINKLlNG
G. X. Pollock Calls il Waste of
City's Money But is Voted
Down.
ROW ON OIL SPRINKLlNG

Disregsrding the recommendation
5f the majority report. the commit
zee on streets voted to nNard the
sontrac; f3r me construction OF the
pooley sewer main 10 the lowest bid
der al a meeting Wednesday night.
The route viii he laid along Virginia
avenue. and the work viii be zone
by Camper, Ragland ~ Go. at a cost
OF $S0,4Sa The majority report tan
ored giving the award t. I. J. Smith
81 Co. Nho offered 10 do the work
tor s1e4 sea This recommendation
was made as result Of lear that
The low price auGerrd bN Stamper,
Ragland * Sto was not Sufficiently
large To insure good work
the contract WAS awarded after
Councilman G. X. Pollock offered the
accepted proviso that The award Toe
contingent on the contract with The
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany as 10 tunneling under its tracks.
fhb resolution. which viii ge 10 Coun-
ILL., also @eEah0dies the oiN's release
II Its easement on Major hooiey' q
daymont property after the payment
VI $50, 600 to the city by Major Doc
ey.
OH on streets,
A sharp wrangie kept things hum
ming for several moments at the
meeting following the requests of Al
asrman Don i.eayY and Councilman
John r. Lynch that oil he sprinkiea
on certain streets in their waras, the
requests brought Councilman Pollock
10 his feet with u heated protest
against "indis, riminate spiipkiing,
which he characterized ~ a waste oi
the cityss money" Mr. Pollock finally
forced a vote on hearing the city Al.
torney as 10 the "advisablity OF
sprinkIing oil in spots Later ne de-
nanded and secured division, after
which ths spriukiits ~as recon-
inend6d
10 ss Company Poles.
Eet efal other matters came up fui
discussion. among them being tht
Joint use Of poles by the city and tbs
Virginia Railway and Power Com
parry, Councilman Richardson deeiar-
ing that such 81 procedure would
greatly facilitate the work of get
ting the neN municipal electric light
lug plant ia operation. Attorney A,
b. Gnigen. representing the Virginia
Railway and Power Company, MADE
sn address. the substance pf which
was thai his company would insist
that the rental demanded af the city,
whatever Ii might he, be paid with
out argument The recon mendation
ing the joint use IT the poles Was
then approved The matter VIII 60
to Council as soon as II has passed
through the hands az the City Atter-
net,
MIR tiuigen also spoke concerning
the proposed suspension Of street cal
service and the removal of tracks
during the construction of a sewe
under F street. His company woult
doubtless be glad to grant the re
amest OF the city in this connection
he said, but he wished Il understood
that the company was setting no pre-
esdsat
The creation of the office OF asses
snr of damages at a salary or S5ot
annually was recon- mended by tht
committee. and the salary of Clerk j
Tssior sstratten, employed in the Of
ace Of the City Engineer. was increas
I'd to sle0a per annum.
After being reminded by Council
man T.2nch that several contractor
were not completing their work with
in their time limits. the member
pa sssd resolution requiring the Cit,
Engineer TO report on oil such in
stances.
Mr. Pollock suggested that compa
MES submitting designs for the pro