Evening journal., 1911-02-10
TAX OFFICE
BILLS AGAIN
Council Committee Makes Re-
ports on Extras After
Adjusting Muddle
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS
VOTE AGAINST REPORT

The committee appointed sometime
ago by City Council TO straighten out
the muddle resulting from the many
bills that came TO the attention Of
Council following the payment TO the
Lindmore Improvement Company of
the contract price for alterations and
improvements TO the tax Office, made
its report to that body last night.
President of Council Banning and
Clerk of Council McGovern consutut-
ed this special committee.
The report was presented by Mr..
Conway, chairman of the public build
ing committee. and showed that the
outstanding bills amounted to S5O2.2o,
but one man took less than the face OF
his bill and the amount really paid
out was S47702. making the total cost
of the improvements to the tax office
SS94.19. The contract price In the
first place was S417.17
Mr. Conway, in explaining the re-
port, said that the outstanding bills
were for extras and that William NJ.
Connolly, OF the Lindmore Improve
ment Company, who was entitled 70
fifteen per cent OF the $477.O2. as con-
tractor, threw this OFF, when It was
rightfully due him.
Mr.. Benson, of the Seventh ward,
said he differed with Mr.. Conway. He
said Mr.. Connolly in a meeting held
i'm the Mayors office waived all rights
to this percentage and Mr.. Benson did
not think that Mr.. Connolly was en-
titled to It, rather being Of the opin-
ion that Mr.. Connolly had been very
well paid Mr.. Benson said, how
ever. that the committee which
straightened out the tangle was en-
titled to a vote of thanks for It's work,
but at the same time the adjustment
did not suit him by any means.
On motion Of Mr.. Conway the report
of the committee was adopted and the
committee discharged. The Republi-
can members Of the body voted in the
negative.
The report follows:
Gentlemen: Competitive bids for
! necessary alterations on the city tax
office were duly advertised for ana as
1 Mr.. William NJ Connelly's bid for the
II Lindmore Improvement Company ol
SA1717 was lowest and much lower
than the next higher bid of S696.57 th'
contract was awarded TO him by tho
public building committee on Septem
Der %, 1909.
"On the completion the work wal
considered satisfactory, as the i'm
proved condition has rendered the OF
fee adequate to the city's needs TO
years to come and Mr.. Connolly wa
paid the contract price.
FOLLOWING this, councilmen as in
dividuals whether at their homes o
wherever found, have been sublecte
to annoyance through persistent 50
licitation for payment of certain ms
terials supplied in the above worl
4 which material is now in place, 4an
i'm daily use by the city. The creditor
stating that they were unable to col
! lect the bills for same. Under lay
that exempts city property from at
tachment, the creditors are also unabl
to obtain recourse from the city, am
the councilmen could ignore such so
liciations. or they could act as 5eemei
right anG best under the condition
as known to them.
Apparently the Council though
best that unpaid for private propert
should not be retained in public us
let the law be as IL may.
ION January 25 the president ant
clerk of Council were appointed
committee of two TO eXpend an appro
priation of $477.O2 TO procure tn
best settlement they could for the out
. standing bills mentioned. This tn
committee has done and reports as fol
Flows:
The outstanding bills we're as fol
lows:
Barnes Safe and Lock Co. 5 500
Samuel Stern ....... 100
Brosius and Smedley ...... l3I.s
Richard r. Pietsch ...... $50
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