The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-15
CLAIMS CITY
DID NOT LIVE
TO CONTRACT
CONSTRUCTION CO. PRE-
SCENTS REQUEST FOR $2,24s.17.
WHICH IT SAYS IS DUE UNDER
SPIRIT or CONTRACT.

T-hrorrh their attorney, the c. H.
Turner Construction Company, which
WAS the successful bidder on contract
for the laying Of $4,000 feet OF sewer
pipe and 1900 feet of water pipe, out
under which the city has ORDERED only
OF water pipe laid, presented claim
against the city for $2,249.17. The
construction company claims THAT IL
the city had ordered or permitted them
to do the entire amount OF work on
which II based its bid it would have
reaHxed an additional net profit OF So
p4e17 The claim was referred to the
finance committee and the city attor-
ney.
The construction company, which
says It has purchased the maferfaa TO
complete the contract, does not claim,
according to it's attorney. NJ. 4. Morey.
that it has q legal claim against the
city. but holds that the spirit OF the
contract dated Feb. %, 1912, and which
terminated in one year from that date.
were not lived UP to by the city.
In hts letter to the council concern
ing the matter, Mr.. Morey said:
Client 10 In Trap.
II am not accusing the board or any
city ofictal OF deliberately setting a
strs.r,. brYt 1t is obvious that my client
is 11nwfttingiy in a trap. And to whom
can the conhding child better apply for
relief than to the father who built the
wall around him.
Sidewalks Are Good.
That the sidewalks on Palafox street.
between Main and Garden, are in fairly
necessary to pass an ordinance TO COM
pei the owners Of property on that
stretch to widen the walks, Is the
opinion Of the city engineer which
was furnished to the board of public
works TO which the council referred
the matter for report. The report came
before the council in letter from
Clerk Langford. which was received
and filed.
DeViifiers Street Pa~ine.
City Clerk Langford, who was In
gtructed to prepare data relative to
the sinks in the paving on DeVilliers
street, between Chase and Garden
streets, submitted his report last night.
He gave detailed account Of the de-
lays in fixing the pavement and how
the matter was referred to different
parties interested.
According to the clerks report, the
engineer was notified on November
10th to furnish the city attorney with
all information in his possession re-
lating to the matter, in order that he
might advise the board of public works
what steps to take. The clerk said In
his report last night that he was ad-
vised by the city attorney that the re-
quired information has never been
the engineer states he has conferred
with the city attorney and furnished
him with all information In his pos
session.
The Southern Paving & Construction
Company, which laid the pavement
contends that the existing conditions
sof the pavement is not due to any de-
fective workmanship or materials or
other causes which would make the
company responsible. The company
claims that the undermining of the
pavement IN question Is due to the
breaking of a water main and water
service pipes underneath the pavement,
as result Of which the sand has been
carried away by the leaking water
through underground sources or out
let's and the gradual sitting OF sand
into the underlying sewer.
The clerks report was referred to
the committee on parks and ways.
Finance Committee.
The report of the finance committee,
which was adopted. was as follows:
With reference to the request of the
board Of public safety requesting ap-
preparation for lost time for ". Hoist
and H j. Coburger we recommend
that same be not granted.
With reference to the request of the
board of public works for an appro-
pr alton of 5000 to construct a sanitary
sewer on Donelson and Lee streets, we
recommend that this amount be al
lowed. payable from the general fund.
With reference to the settlement of
the Judgment, costs, etc, in the case
of R C. Storrie VS.. City of Pensacola,
which was referred to the mayor, city
attorney and finance committee: The
bills for this account have been re-
ceived. and the costs, Judgment and
expenses amount to $1.S44.75, and the
bill OF Blount & Blount q Carter