The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-10-12
Meeting of Bond Commission Work on Sea
Wall to be Pushed.

- ACCtiHS Vi VIC iodS oes I-ouAn DoiA'
i Commission was held on Thursda,
night at the City Hall, for the purpos'
of opening bids for the construction o
the sea wall
/ Hon. Joseph F. Cazeneuve occupied
the chair. There were present Hons
Joseph O. Mauffray, Chas. Marshall
r. r. Perkins, r. F. O'Brien, secre.
tary. Absent: Chas. Sanger. In ad-
dition to these there were the member:
of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
present, sitting in joint session, ant
about fifty or more interested property
owners and others.
There being only one bid, all others
having been withdrawn during the day
for the reason set forth below, this one
bid was not opened, but returned, IN
pursuance to the request of the bidder
Mr.. Bert Victor, of Pascagoula, builder
of the constructed section Of Bay St
Louis sea wall.
The objections by the gentlemen
withdrawing their bids are set forth in
the following document, over their re-
spective signatures, as follows:
To the Board and members of the Bond
| Commission, Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned contractors and
prospective bidders for the construction
of the sea wall and back filling of same,
as advertised to be let this 10th day OF
October, respectful request for the fol-
| lowing reasons that your Board post
pone the opening of bids and letting of
work mentioned above until some later
date,
lst-The uncertainty of the time of
completion and amount of work to be
done.
2nd-That the specifications for the
sea wall and back filling be made as
two separate and distinct propositions.
3rd-That bidders be permitted to use
bidders bond of $1,000 on each propo-
sition, in lieu of certified check, and
that specified date or dates be fixed for
rejecting or awarding contract or con-
tracts.
4th-That some assurance be given
that the necessary funds will be forth
coming for the work proposed to be let.
5th-That certain notifications and
changes be made in the specifications to
make them conform to the changes re-
quested above and as outlined to the city
engineer, Mr.. J. F, Sullivan.
Respectfully,
Signed: Southern Dredging Co., by
Henry Goldwaite, vice president; Home
Dredging Co.; Willis G Blanphim; Jett
Bros. Construction Co., l4aing G Freret,
Thomas Worthington, John Henry.
Bay ST. Louis, Miss, Oct. 10, 1912.
Following this number of commu-
nications were read from property own
ers in reply to the communications and
blank contracts sent out by the Com
mission a few days previously. The
majority of these were of a prote sting
nature, a few being willing to build the
sea wall, but asking for different con-
ditions. The majority of property
owners were silent on the subject
However, there were sufficient protes-
tations to convince the Board that their
work was blocked under the prop osed
plan, as one member expressed it.
Much discussion followed, and num-
| Der of outsiders were heard in their
remarks affecting the proposition.
The Board did not adjourn until nearly
midnight, after it was definitely de-
cided upon to advertise for new bids
for the building of one section of the
wall, beginning at the line of division
between the Bordages and Muller prop
critics, the south end of the present sea
wall, this work to be built by the city;
to build as far as $4,000 of the present
bond money would permit; then the
city under the authority of the recent
amendment to its charter, would pro-
ceed to collect for same through the
| courts. There was some objection tc
this at first on the ground that the de-
lay occasioned by the court process
would be too great, but the attorneys
for the city informed the Board that
such suit would be given precedence
and would reach the Supreme Court in
a comparatively short time.
| The Bond Commission is satisfied
with the absoluteness of the power and
authority vested in it by virtue of the
charter; the Commission is composed OF
patriotic and business men of this city,
who have accepted the honor and re-
sponsibility of the trust; who have
been called to the duty of building a
sea wall for the physical protection OF
the city and the conserving of its most
vital interests and those elem ents upon
which depends its future prosperity,
and they are determined to build sea
wall and restore the damaged front OF
the city -amicably, of course; forcibly,
| If necessary.
The work might be delayed, but from
present appearances the wall is going
to be built.