The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-10

/
| BURTON CHARGES
CONTINUED FROM First rasc)
had il moi been that through error this
contrast was iisnrcd to amount to
1more, than $1,000, Instead Of about
| 200 and 50 been Of sntiiciont size
! 70 require approval Of the Council. the
| mistake might never have been dis
| covered. II is admitted THAT crr"rs
,ave occurred. y previous committee
mas brought IN 4 plan for reorgarizin; {,
~. work OF the Engineers Depart
ment. which it is believed Will cure
h 1nese dGfect defect; Which al Of us admit
some specific charges against some ono
IN tho Office. hardly think it neces-
sary FOR US u proceed further
No DENIM OF Errors
understand that the complaint is
Az INST a system in The Office Which
ms i,nS n if,,n, Of crrorsnot against
Is no denial of the errors VIVA, Is
wanted is to have these methods cor.
rme'ed so = that the errors will not oc-
ON ,r client. Mr.: Burton, has made
herty I'VE arc prepared TO substan-
li lat them by the records Of the onlce
arc admitted by Mr. Boiling. AS for
mere having been two sets Of spcciii-
and ink, the city did engage VIII Ger
tain contractors for them to furnish
,n stone caps, and as matter OF fact
Mr Bmrto a'' VI, d bi1s1 NOT furnish them
With the intention Of furnishing the
sAonc himself. as required. and his bid
VAS naturally larger others bid 10
ii !, the stone. and did not furnish
H. and therefore Won contracts from
e Of e's sei Is You deduct 81. the cost
II I, r
many times tho lowest bidder when
me contract went elsewhere"
NO Claim for Hack LOSSES.
ion Is. = no, our PURPOSE said Mr. Full
City for these back losses VIC have
not even discussed tho question Of a
s siaa MI. Burton. rs a citizen. con-
dltions to tho attention Of the CON,
mlttee, although his position in Tia
matter Is liable 10 cause him personal
Mr. Boiling explained that hereto
1orc all sewers had been built IN IA
uuiil system. so much pcr cubic yard
lor carth: sand and rock excnyaiion
hric nllch lor brick stacks, per thousand
,u,illlig and for replacing the p;lvin,r
me me city furnishing stone caps. cement
raised .na iew We xl PIPE. The qncstion was
fn,, 'sahii ny OF having bids per linear
10y on inc sewer complete, rcgardlcss
y conditions. the price 10 cny.,.
Tnn f tn,nS eXcept the cement ard pipe
,unc committee on streets luthorized
ne e, receiving OF bids either NAV.
nose causes relating TO the classi
nyhiti,on OF material cXcav;lted were
in somn ou. OF the specifications. and
49,, 49, .cllic cases. IT seems, a clause ,yne
~ i'''h IN with ncn and ink rrnuiri,s,
Ny Ny Com,i!ractor 10 Nirnish stone cans
! ,in,, h",i'IS SAID that the only cxplnna !
..on ne could give was that this ~
sIiihcailon WAS an error thai rrnn,
no ne specifications When tho ~ nr
sd,. i Wcrc stricken csit to provide
~ -. pIuS ~ the linear foot Mr. OIL,
nertN showed from the lids ~, ~ a.
.hat he clause was intcrlincd in .nori
'',u,ohS ana proposal form furnished
III, wa Nnard, that he was 20 fur.
rs matter Of fret Air. Mavn.,rG y 'i ,i;'i
noi furnish H. but IT Was ,:iin,,lina ~ 49,,
NY r.Y. On the same lob Nr H,irton
NJ raising his price SO 81. III n M ,Tii
] rs pricr Of the stone citpS ana IN,
.nc contract Mr MAYNARD. MI" NJ,
,,, urn;1,'; SAID that The city had been
he he lid 'I hior nim YIN stone ever since
~ hever FURNISHED any stone for this
~, MI re CMr Eolton) told mo moi IN
~ 1,c on ~ sid sid Mr Maynard.
=; smith * Co. twcnty .ets 'nr stroot
nhSlns. r'ilvcrt stones al nricos wv,
s,onc Vas 40 OBJ bon = fra,, ana hat
Z T. G.
: "ilN for culver,s, tic amounts ~. ~
."r,'nS fa1"5c. With ono cycont in ~
,.est S,'ne sets We're furnished 10 cor
ndrlofa 10 DC used in nov uori, MI
| hoillng said he had not founr, go
"" fceofd 2 single instance where M
.l,i ~. purchased stone 10 supplv 10
IN actors who had had il incl,tcd in
5ncir specifications TO furnish il NJ
?uiion said That he had Bio MAN.,
ih'l"S on sewers. on thirteen iohe -,
% IN, 81, naI and had never landed a CITY
Ith" ,ns, ~ "p nc s.opned adding II
ne specifications plainly said he ,.n,,ia
~, - "rlliSh ihen Then he got the
W., ,uc,5 '"n ne offered for. Mr.. Fulton
(. 1arN street showing that some IA
! nsufcd III tho STONE and others Ma
mol mol me specifications called for STOW,
INK ~ some bidders, knowing that
~ their estimates. On ihat ioh ~,
;nurton llad bid s24 for street Num- ~ .
i,,,;ih sinne cars worth si7.5o
in%'ed ne would havc been the lowns,
| Mr Eo nnS , ,sj% M, ,1re ny
| xinfed tina, tile city could bnH s tor,,
/ from the. duarres in qiiantit;. ,n,,nr
,,rm a,s,o, Than Ipdividnsl orders of con
81 hiT R,i 9o IN -, one prae1ical result
I jaifeAGN given positive orders .b.,t
.5nG a IL {h@ ritl. will furnish stone
4 III co on sewer work. and 50 avoid
Then I UNDERESTIMATE sai, NJ NJ,
! tor that The department rraciica H.
,,inNNilS Al ~ the errors pointed out ~
Fde, if thr4, b4t IS endeavorins to cor
Md ansWered Mr.. Boiling .'But
t ihaye not hccn able TO find where the
/ GitfE has lost cent" '''o
IL. Va lld nat 50 charge" responded
Ut o,i'lahcrty called especial attcn
| l 1i2si. - nc contract OF Maynard 4
| i,.o'iaipai5; .nf June %. 1910. where lie
! iin' Did Sl2"S for brick masonry in
/ 9latHs and street basins y rropose
y snow THAT his contract required hin
81 .rnlsh tnc stone, and that he did
HI, ,d5 H.s;A " b0t that tho city fur