New Britain herald., 1915-03-25

received from the Farrell Contract ing company, signed by James F. Far rell:
 We, the Farrell Contra cting com pany, wish to submit to your honor able body proposition whereby the city will save from 900 to SIS, 900 on a five-year contract similar to that submitted to your honorable body at the meeting of the council held March IT, 1915, for sprinkling the streets of the city.
 We wish to submit bid on a five year contract for street sprinSling on same conditions, etc, embodied in the contract accepted by the board of pub lie works of one cent per lineal foot per month and will also furnish good and sufficient bond to cover the faith ful performance of the contract Humphrey Objects. President E. N. Humphrey of the board of public works spoke against the. petition.
 The people who put in this peti- tion know nothing about street sprinl,- ling" he said. He said the Bali company of Hartford abolished auto sprinklers as they ruined the streets. It would be impossible to do the work well with two auto sprinklers as the Farrell company proposes to do, he claimed. He realized that the Farrell company's intentions were good but he did not think they could do it we'll. The f1ve-year contract with the H. R. Walker company should go through, MT Humphrey said He was in favor of doing away with the trolley sprinkler as he said it spreads too much water and had spoiled South Main street.
 Councilman Landers asked that the petitioners be permitted to explain their position, and Harry Sperry, the manager of the company, said it was immaterial to tho firm whether autos or horses were used. He was willing to put up a suitable bond.
 Councilman Paonessa asked Sperry what he considered a reasonable bond and Sperry replied that that was up to the council.
 Councilman Dolan was in favor of asking the public works board to give the petitioners hearing.
 Alderman Parker expressed the opinion that it is considered small tactics to wait until a competitor has bid and then bid under. He thoug'.t it peculiar state of affairs to award 8 contract and then allow another bid to come in. if the last bid is to be considered all should be treate ] in a similar manner, he said.
 Councilman Landers believed that the right way to consider the mat ter was to refer it to the board If public works. He was not at all sure that the Farrell company req I:.. 2, ;,ol t{ c1yl
 The council voted to reconsider it's action last Wednesday, in awarding the contract to the Walker company and the new bid was referred to the public works board which will be ex- pected to report in a month.
 Ordinance Changes.
 The committee on ordinances re- ported on increases in the salaries of the assistant sanitary inspector and assistants in the Cf1ice of the city en- gineer and on an amendment from the health department regarding plac- ing garbage in streets.
 A bid from the H. R. Walker com ! pany to sprinkle streets in the troll l ley area was referred back to the | board of public works
 Public Works Recommendations.
 The following recommendations ! were received from the board of pub | lie works:
 That a fifteen-foot building line be l established on both sides of Park street from Stanley to Fairview streets : that street lines and a ten-foot build Ing line be established on Adams street from Vine to Lincoln street. that the city take for highway pur- poses that part of Hamilton street rom Black Rock avenue to HaWley