The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-12

After the interview with the mayor, MT. DeLoss said
 T talked over the Warrenite matter with Mayor Wilson but at this time said. As a member of the paving and sewer commission I want to satisfy myself that whatever is done in paving matters will be done for the best interests of the city of Bridgeport I am not yet ready to talk for pub lication but I shall have something to say later on. perhaps. ''
 Mayor Wilson when asked what took place during the interview he gave MT DeLoss said:
 There is nothing have to say about this matter at this time The con- tracts for Warrenite were made in the same manner. as before, there is noth- ing care to say further about the Warrenite paving at this time
 sspJo one asked me if a waiver of pub lie bidding on Warrenite had been filed and that is why I did not inform the of City Clerk Robinson today to the question as to why he had not dis closed the fact that Director of Public Works Jacob A. Courtade had filed such a document in the matter of the $160, coo Warrenite paving contracts contracts which he recently made Con- tinuing MT. Robinson said:
 esI considered this matter was pub lie business and know no reason why should have given the information to the newspapers unless they asked for it."
 Clerk Robinson said today that such a waiver had been filed in his office on Tuesday. June 2. This was the very day after the common council authorized the director of public works to make contracts for the $16O, 900 worth of Warrenite paving The waiver 7f117 oif he paper men today reads as follows:
 'aThe undersigned hereby respectful ly asks permission to enter a contract with Warren Brothers Go. of Boston for placing Warrenite on,'' (here fol- lows the streets which it is proposed to pave9, "and to execute the same with out advertising. The reason being that the Warren Brothers Co. are the exclusive owners of the patent for lay ing Warrenite pavement
 The document is signed by Director Courtade and Is endorsed by the may or as follows: Provision relative to advertising is hereby waived for the above reason. Clifford B. Wilson, may or" The endorsement of the mayor comes on the same date, June 2, 1914.
 This document is intended to cover Section 96 of the City Ordinances, as amended May IS, 1906, which provides that no contract calling for the ex- penditure of more than $20O shall be made unless publicly advertised in one or more of the daily newspapers for the purpose of receiving bids and that the contract shall be awarded the low est responsible bidder unless the writ ten approval of the mayor wa.iving such bidding be fled with the city clerk.
 Although the city clerk did not think this matter of sufficient importance to be printed in the public press, Di- rector Courtade thought it a case where speed and expediency would count, for the copy on file in his office was drawn on June 2, 1914.
 The contract covers several typewrit- ten pages. The clause which refers to the price follows:
 Said Warren Brothers Company, party of the second part, hereby agrees to repair the existing macadam by re- surfacing same with bituminous ma cadam of the kind generally known as 'Warrenite Roadway from curb to curb upon Clinton avenue. from Rail road avenue to North avenue. the area being approximately twenry-one thous- and five hundred s(21. .5000 square yards in the city of Bridgeport, in accord ance with the specifications hereto at tached and made a, part hereof, and to perform all the said work and fur nish all labor and materials and all tools and implements required there- 6ora and the said party of the second