The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04
OUTSIDERS CANT
| BID on ARm0RY
Council Committee Bars Out-of-
Town Contractors on City's
$Ios,ooo Job.
LIKELY TO INCREASE COST
Beck and Architect Admit They
Never Saw Similar Bid in
Technical Magazine.
LIKELY TO INCREASE COST

Only Rlcnmono CONTRACTORS WILL Dc
permitted to bid on the erection Of
the new First Virginia Regiment
Armory. The Council Committee on
Grounds and Buildings barred all
outside competition last night when
the detailed drawings and specincs-
lions were presented by Messrs. Car
neal & Johnson. architects. They were
referred to the Building Inspector to
advertise for bids, the advertisement
to state that bids would be received
only from bona hde Richmond con-
tractors and the architects were In
structed to issue copies OF. the plans
and information on which to base bids
only to know Richmond contractors.
The action was taken on motion OF
Mr. Atkinson. who held that TOO mucn
construction work had gone to out
side contractors. and that In the case
where the city was to pay the Dill.
only city people should be allowed to
compete. The armory is to cost S1os-
900.
May Cause Increase In Cost.
Mr. Umlauf advocated calling Tor
general bids. thus gaining the benent
of a general competition in price. but
reserving the right to reject any or
all proposals. thus enabling the COM
mittee later TO award to any concern
it might select. 1t was suggested that
the price would be much higher II
there were no general competition'
and that with the volume OF Work al
ready on hand. the erection OF the
building would be much delayed oy
the Limitation imposed, but Mr.. Az
kinson's motion prevailed Building
Inspector Beck said he had never seen
an advertisement for proposals In any
technical magazine or building journal
with such a Limitation. and Architect
Carneal agreed that he knew OF no
such limitation in asking for bids in
any previous instance.
A committee from the City School
Board. headed by ]. c. Corley. ap-
peared in regard to suitable quarters
for the School Board after January
/, when It has been notified to va
cate it's rooms in the City HAIL me
plan is to move the City Attorneys
Offices into the rooms now occupied by
the School Board: to move the Spe-
cfal Accountant into the rooms now
used by the Assistant City Attorney.
and TO utilize the present ohces OF the
City Attorney. City Accountant ana
the Street Committee room Tor the
Administrative Board
Rooms for Sehool Board.
Mr.. Corley stated that after con-
ference the School Board had decided
that the old High School Building
now occupied by John Smith Scnoot.
could be rented for headquarters ana
for a general storage place FOR school
eouinment at a cost Of $1,000. and an
appropriation Of that amount was
...-oaaad RI the Council Build
ing Inspector Beck approved the plan.
saving that that amount would put
the building in drst-class shape Tor
office purposes.
petition from the various park
keepers of the city for an increase IN
salary of SIS per month each was re-
ferred TO a subcommittee consisting OF
Messrs. Mitchell. Atkinson and Mel
tom. objection was made to present
INEQUALITIES, some parkkeepers hav-
ing house rent. fuel. lights and otner
perouisites. while others have noun
ing except their salaries
On report Of the CITY Engineer the
committee recommended to the Coun-
Gil a special appropriation OF $l'ao'
for purchase OF young trees to DC
planted in the streets.
The bid OF ]. B. Myers OF 1853 fol
raising the keepers house In Joseph
Bryan Park two feet was sccepteo
and the work ordered Although the
dwelling 10 Q new one, Keeper Lane
has complained Of dampn ess ana oao
location. In a letter y. W. Bowe q
Son offered to sell the cay tne ~.
and grove Of trees at Lcnsbardy sno
c-ove Avenue for park purposes at
S12s Der front foot. The oner was re-