The Detroit times., 1911-08-08
WOULD GET BACK
BRICK REPAIR COST
Mayor Says Council should Recover
Money Spent in Replacing
Poor Material.

Ia his customary veto message TO
the council. Tuesday night, in this In
stance disappearing three bills OF the
Deckman-Duty Brick Co.. aggregating
t2.1s6. Mayor Thompson will tell tho
council that he will continue TO yeto
the bills as long az the brick furnish
cd the city does not come within the
limit OF 20 per cent abrasion, which he
has fixed as the standard
The mayor also viii recommend
that the council investigate one OF
the transactions laid bare hy the city
accountant In looking up the brick
which had been furnished for repair
work under the replacing clause. In
this instance the manufacturer was
required to furnish only the brick.
while the city paid $6.S37.45 for hay
Ing the work done. Under the contract
the companies are required TO replace
all brick free OF cost In this connec-
ton the mayors latest veto message
says:
The importance OF having as sound
brick as possible. and using every
precaution In securing the same, may
also be seen from statement prepar-
ed for this once by Chief Accountant
Bullock "A series OF streets were
itemized for which brick was forward
cd through one local agent during IL
years 1906-7-s. and still before the
three years under the guarantee
clause had elapsed, l79,S47 brick were
furnished through this one agent loT
replacement work on these streets,
While The oo,n,,ia aionor ~ n,hlic
works charged this labor TO brick
patching. and requested and did obtain
city funds for the work to the amount
OF s6,333.45, the company furnishing
the brick free OF change.
II Is patent that no company would
gratuitiously furnishe 179,s47 brick .un-
less II were convinced that the demand
for this was made on the strength or
the clause in the contract, to-wit.
The manufacturing contractor
will furnish and replace free of
cost 10 the city all defective bricks
which may appear In yavement5
laid with his material, within
three years from the date of ac-
ceptance OF such pavements by
the department of public works.
"And no doubt the companies or
their agents, felt highly gratified that
they were absolved from the rather
expensive replacing clause. and were
called upon to furnish the brick only.
In my opinion this transaction should
receive your Official attention. and an
effort be made to collect from the COM
panies or from their representatives
the replacing charges on these patched
streets.
-Gentlemen Of the common council,
have your brick tested, and you will
be less frequently called upon to pay
patching bills"
Boiler Inspector McCabe began his
tests OF brick IN accordance with the
common coutcil's request. Tuesday
morning. using sample picked up by
Mayors Secretary -Kurs from various
streets now being paved. Mr.. Mccall
h working on plan to give the brick
q more rractieal test than the RATHER
test. but win not have II perfected for
some time.
Shipments or paving brick into the
city have bean suspended for the. time
being, according TO the department OF
public works. as result OF the pres
emit controversy, and several ,obs Will
cone TO a. halt son unless there is
some kind Of = settlement Coiailis.
sioner Haarer says he has received
NO brick FOR more than week.
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