The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-20
PAVING CONTRACT
CAN'T Be BROKEN
Smiths Request to Be Relieved
Refused by Board Of
Aldermen.
NO PERNICIoUs ACTIVITY
Ferguson Ordinance Concurrcd
In, Vote Being IS to 4.
Other Matters.

Notw'thstand the fact that letter
that it be relieved of the contract re-
Gently recommended by tho Committee
on Streets for the smooth paving of
Bro Street the Board of Aldermen
last night concurred with the Common
Council in awarding the paving con-
that the company must either comply
with the terms of the contract or for
felt its certified check of $1,000 sub
mittcd along with its bid. In the let
ter. which was addressed TO Chair
man w. II. Adams. of the street Com
j. smith Il Co. stated that when the
bid was made, they had every reason
to believe that they would be able
10 purchase asphalt block from the
Washington Asphalt Block and Tile
Company at a reasonable price, de-
spite the fact that the Washington
company was itself bidder on the
contract.
Several communications. according
10 the letter. passed between the two
companies after the street Commit
tees recommendation. without salts
factory results Then Mr. Smith went
to Washington and found that If the
blocks could he obtained at all the
price would be proh'bitive In short.
the Smith Company thought that II
was being held up" AMI was unwill-
ing TO take a contract which il Eel,
cold not be carried out. MIR. Adams.
therefore moved that the award be
recommitted 10 the street Committee.
Must Stnnd by Contract.
other members. however took the
opposite view Mr.. Powers said he
believed the city was the victom of
the mold up that the Smith people
We're conversant with the State of af-
fairs when they submitted the bid and
made a price lower THAN the tirm from
Wh'ch tneY We're to obtain their sup
Plies, with their eyes open.
There were several suggestions in
the way of transferring the contract
TO the Washington company or chang
ms the style of smooth paving Final
~ Mr. Adams motion was lost by a
vote of to IL. and The Board con-
CURED by q vote of II 10 10.
The FERGUSON ordinance prohibit
ing employees and officers OF the city
from acting as registrars and judges
o: election, or to hold positions on
any standing committees of any poll
teal party. was concHlred in by a
vote of Is to i. Those who went on
record as opposing it were: Messrs.
Atkinson, Donahoe, Gilman and Pat
ram.
Small Gust From Council.
The Board concurred in a mum Der
Of other matters, the most important
oi which were as follows:
Allowing the Virginia Railway and
IN t,ia {,
loose stone base instead of concrete
as heretofore. under the supervision or
the Committee on Streets.
To construct a sewer on Allen Ave-
nue. at the cost of S6.939.9O 10 be paid
FOR from the sewer bonn Issue, along
with other sewers in VARIOUS parts OF
the city out OF the same fund.
Several advances in salary for city
employees among which are: Park en-
ploycs, s2:lo per day each, meter read
ers, $3.50 per day; assistant clerk and
atenographer III the Water Depart
ment $1,000 per annum: plumbers,
$3.75 per day; messengers, $50 per
months.
six internes at the City Home in
stead of four as at present. the osn-
mated cost of these for FOOD and cloth
ms being $50 per month.
An appropriation OF 5000 for the
'4'if''' '4''t4lI "a w dS!..!S ton square,
$4,000 for improvements to the dock
and Sss2.a0 for additional work on
the new market building
O. ". Wynant was allowed $50 'r
settlement OF his claim for damages
resulting from falling N hole
Under suspension of the rules the
ordinance prohibiting members OF In.
Council or any other officers of the
city from receiving entertainment
iran sportation and oth@r "courtesics'
from firms or corporations VINO are ac.
tive or prospective BIDDERS on civ
work was concurred in. The pena|t,
provided is a fine OF from $50 to $500
The recommendation OF the Com
nittee on Ordinance. Charter and Re
form that the salaries of plunbins
Inspectors be made 1920 per annuu
was received and referred to the Com.