The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-02
CONTRACT LET FOR
PUMPING STATION
R. D. Wood & Co. Win Out After
Long Wrangle In Council
$4,000 For Decorations.

For more than an hour the council
vrangled and fought Tuesday night
over the letting of a contract for the
installation OF the pumping machinery
in the new sewage pumping station to
be located at tho foot OF Park Views
ave. Finally the contract was let 10
4 r. ID. Wood e Co, of Philadelphia, but
only after three separate roll calls and
half the members OF the council had
spoken their pieces, some OF them get
| ting the floor Ave or six times.
Aid. Rutter gave notice OF reconsid-
Grafton, but may not bring the matter
up again as the proposition to adveT-
/ tise for new bids was beaten deci-
sively.
This contract has been fought over
bitterly. the representatives OF X. ID.
Wood & Co, and those of the Allis-
Chalmers Co. of Milwaukee. being
about the city hall almost constantly
for days past. In the outcome, II Is
victory for Mayor Breitmeyer and
| Commissioner IIaarer. who had stood
up for the principle OF letting con-
tract to the lowest bidder on the first
advertising, and for Aid. Shapland. who
stood alone in the sewer committee
session Monday, in favor OF accepting
the Wood bid
Aid Korte decided Tuesday 10 put
In report in favor of the lowest bid
der and against readvertising. and this
report was signed by Aid. Shapland at
once. Aid. Reinhardt erased his name
from the minority report for readver
Using and Joined Korte and Shapland.
There was a big gallery present. OF
Fairview residents, who want their
sewer and pumping station completed
as soon as possible. and the result was
very agreeable 10 them.
Aid Tossy assailed r. D. Wood &
fCo as being opposed TO union labor
and he was answered by Henry Crow
Their, representative Of the latter Arm,
who said that It's iron works in Cam
den, ~ j., had run for 100 years with
out strike Commissioner Haarer
wns called on and made talk In which
he advised acceptance of the Wood
bid. his remarks evidently turning the
tide. Aid Vernon and Ellis advised
the council not to get the name OF re-
jecting honest first bids in the hope of
getting lower ones later, Rs this course
/
IL decided to make my report as
did when | found that we had no assur-
ance OF any materially lower bid" OK
planned Aid. Korte.
The -masher" ordinance was passed
by the council without division. II
| Is now up to the mayor for signature.
Aid. Allan put through a resolution,
calling upon the corporation counsel
/ Inn oil IN
! Detroit United Railway TO construct
line in Hamilton boulevard, without
| franchise.
The parks and boulevards commit
tee was authorized TO investigate as
to whether II is best TO continue the
condemnation proceedings instituted
to gain possession for the city OF the
property adjoining the Belle Isle
bridge There have been reports that
the pioperty-owners were planning TO
make a showing that would result In
| their getting an immense sum for the
! land If this is the case, II might be
too costly a project for the city 10
undertake at this time. On the other
hand, some of the aldermen stated
/ that they understood this frontage
was to be gathered in by brewery
anG an eastern amusement enterprise
! II 1t is not condemned by the city.
The matter goes to committee in the
form of a resolution to discontinue
condemnation proceedings.
The board OF health asked $2l,75O
to carry 1t through until July l. or
! this $4,000 is for tuberculosis work
and $4,000 for care OF poor patients.
Aid. Heineman secured the adoption
of resolution requiring the commits
sioner OF public works TO include in
! his estimates an item OF 100000 for
/ gtl Get decorations of permanent nat
ure, these to be used first on the occa-
sion Of the Elks' reunion here in
July.
| Aid. Watson secured the adoption
f, of resolution calling for an estimate
| for the purchase of the land lying be-
! tween the Western boulevard and the
garbage station He also put in an ord
nance requiring the department or
public works TO clean snow and leo
/ from walks, assessing the cost to
property owners. in cases where the
! householders neglect to do the clean
| ing. A third proposal OF Watson's
was to have the health committee in
vestigate the advisability OF purchas-
ing the Detroit Reduction Co.'S gar
bage plant.
Mayor Breitmeyer transmitted an
opinion from the corporation counsel
! that the council has no right to allow
property-owners TO build over the lot
| line in Washington boulevard. and
the streets committee will look into
the matter.
City Photographer Quackenbush
was allowed a motorcycle.