Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-04-28
STREET IMPROVE
MENT MIDDLE
Construction Company and City at Odds
Over Contract Ngrk
Officials Believe Natter Viii Be satisiae-
torily Adjusted

Funds hsia oy TIE ely d Putnam,
which are 9sed o. The Pieran Engi
neenug A Construction company Tor
work on the city streets, WIS gafnI
sHeed Tuesday afternoon. The writ
served was ire favor Of Chandler 4
Morse hardware deolers and according
To Lawyer f. c. Morse, - bo represents
the plaintiff The action Is brought 20
recover for material furnished. While
according to Lawyer Morse, he be-
iieves the Hartford eoneefn reliable
business corporation, be has taken the
legal step to protect his client for
money due on bills contracted BY the
construction company and IT, agents
With the serving Of this attachment
it has become known TINT there Is
controversy going on between the city
and the construction company relative
TO The work being done here. The city
officials believe that the matter will be
satisfactorily adjusted. An mixing Of
the present difficulty was had when at
the last meeting Of the common 'coun-
Gil it was voted not to pay bills pre-.
sented by the com pany at that time.
The Hartford concern was awarded
the contract for improving Union
square, Union street, Elm street from
Nay To Providence street and Provi.
dence street from School to MARSHALL
street. The contract price Was Sl0,-
| 600. The company began work last
fall and had finished work in the bust
ness section and were engaged in the
north end Of the city when cold wenth.
er sci in and stopped the work for the
tine being Il WIS intended that the
work would again be begun AS soon as
the weather permitted this year bat
owing to the present differences no
men have been sent here a. yet TO com
plete The job.
According 70 Mayor NcGafry the
city IS holding back o sum Of money to
project itself He says it is true the
company has stopped work and Chains
il viii not resume operations until the
money Is paid il and they have even
threatened To bring suit He clnims
the work IS not entirely satisfactory 50
faf and he does not feel The city should
pay until the work is made satisfacto
~. al man contracted to pant
your house and sent IN his bill after
doing only three sides you would not
pay him, and certainly you wouldn't
If the three sides were not done to suit
you. The mayor gave this 10 illus
tfate how he looks upon the matter OF
the Providence street end of the con-
tract as it now stands.
Members of last years highway
committee are optimistic rs to the out
come and believe the work in the up.
per end of the city will come out all
right. They state that IL was bad
weather when 1.-THE company stopped
work and 1T was forced 10 put gravel
covering over the rosdbed for protec
ton until spring. This looks bad at
present and some Of the citizens are
complaining but rs soon as this gravel
is removed and the top cement dress
ing put on there Will be good road.
According to the committee the city is
holding back ; 300 anu the company's
bills in Putnam amount to about $500
The town is To begin work ut once to
construct cement bridge at the june
ton of Woodstock avenue and ProVi-
denee street aud Ms soon rs the Pier
son Company is allowed 10 complete
their work Providence street will be in
the best of condition. While citizens
have been complaining that the work
already done on This street has been
raVelling il is to be expected when the
weather this winter is taken into CON
sideraton aud all OF these defects can
be readily repaired.
" hen the work is completed and 1t
is Topped that this may ne soon, the |
eisy's main thofouehlafes Will De in
hne condition, tae best they have ever
been in.