The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-20
WILL ADOPT PLAN
FOR new BRIDGE
Board Of Engineers Is to Submit
It's Report To
Night.
CONTINUE BURTON INQUIRY
Ordinances Designed to Cure De-
fleets in Engineers Office
Pending.
CONTINUE BURTON INQUIRY

1'he Committee. on Relief or tho
Poor will meet tonight in regular SEES
sion TO act on tho report OF Il sub
committee In regard to establishing n
training school for nurses ut tho city
1lomc Hospital. Tho election of a head
nurse for the institution has been de-
fcrred from time to time pending set
Element of the question OF establish
inG training school.
The bridge subcommittee from the
Council Committee on Streets Will
meet at o'clock to receive the re-
port OF tho board Of engineers 10
which was referred the five plans now
under consideration for I; reinforced
concrete arch bridge over James River
Bids for Bridge.
The plans now being considered arc
those of l. j. Smith & Company, OF
Richmond, on designs by the Concrete
Steel Engineering Company. Of New
1ork. prices ranging from S192,370 TO
S2S0,061; II. NJ. Airport & Son, OF Rich.
mond. bid Of s232,54Soo; Carolina Con-
crete Company. of Greensboro, n. G..
on plans by II. II. Luten. of Cincinnati
prices ranging from S1S7, 900 to S2Ii,-
600: Mckay Engineering Company. OF
baltimore. bid S216.4T7 and Stamper
Iagland & Company OF Richmond.
bid s227,00o.
1t is expected that the committee
III
Engineer Boiling for approaches at
either end Of the bridge. witch are
not included In the main contract
The board of engineers to whiLvs the
plans were submitted Is composed or
City Engineer Charles T.. Boiling.
Colonel c. 2. Z. Burgwyn and Wilbur
Watson, OF Cleveland. n bridge cxner,
Durtnn Charges.
On Tuesday night at o'clock tho
subcommittee OF the Committee on
streets investigating the charges OF
Contractor c. g. Burton Will proceed
with the examination of contractors
Tor city sewers. Evidence at the last
sitting of the committee tended largely
TO support the charges OF MIR Burton.
II having been shown that there was
discrimination among bidders. some
having been supplied with an inter-
lined specification form, willie others
got specifications having no such In
tcrlincations; also that some contrac-
tors furnished stone. while others who
were under contract to furnish It, did
not, but had 1t supplied by the city.
and that several errors We're made in
calculations. both as 10 amounts OF
material and the placing of a dcci-
mai, so that three contract forms were
drawn up tho first for $500. the final
contract going to Mr. Burton for sIYou
No Scrinus Loss.
'ioeS not appear that the CITY has
suffered any serious loss. the errors
having been corrected before any con-
trast was signed The whole amount
OF stone involved which the city seems
were under agreement 10 furnish stone
seems TO amount TO not moro than n
few hundred dollars. 1t has not Yet
come into evidence who made tho ar
rorS IN calculation which arc admitted
me Councii Committee on Ordi-
nance charter and Reform will also
meet tomorrow night in regular ses-
SION. wlth n large number OF papers
of Importance pending, including the
! IA ordinance for redistrctns
size of the Council, ana several ordi-
nances drawn by the Lynch committee
designed to improve conditions in the
Etnslneer's office by making. AIR. Boiling
the head OF the Office in fact as we'll
as III name. with authority 10 employ
and discharge subordinates providing
i i,1 . chief clerk in the ONCE. and for
DIVISION or the city into districts with
an assistant engineer in charge Of each
district
-, May Reduce Excessive Fees.
Inc Council Committee on Finance
VIII also meet Tomorrow night at s
o'clock in regular session. when. among
other papers TO be disposed OF, wifi
the office Of Collector Of Taxes and
Commissioners OF Revenue already rec
commended by the Committee on Or
dtnancc. Charter and Reform.
There has been some comment on
the iact that The street Committee has
been forced. because OF the nature Of
the burton charges to go into 81 second
investigation Of the Engineers De-
partment before the recommendations
OF former Investigation have been
acted upon. 1t is the belief OF mem
hers Of the Council that many OF the
defects shown in the Burton inquiry
VIII be cured by the adoption OF the
pending paperS-in fact a second in
vestiSation has served to confirm the
work OF a former committee nc ia q
need for a reorganization Of the office
and for a centring Of direct RESPONSE
bility.