Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
TERMS OF CONTRACT WITH H. E. MOLE

The special committee of the com mon council, consisting of Mayor J J. Desmond, Alderman M. R. Waters and Councilman John R. Fowler, ap- pointed a month ago to find out the req! status of a reported contract
 made by the gas and electric com missioners with Harvey P. Mole as engineer" brought back it's report te
 the November meeting of the coun- cil on Monday night.
 It found that there was such a contract running for three years from May 1, 1917, under which Mr Mole IS to be paid 10 per cent. on the apparent surplus" of the gas and electric light business and 1G per cent additional on all new construction. Under this contract the srecial com mittee found that Mir. Mole had all ready been paid $1S,241 9SI under the terms relating to new construction and $4S6.SS under the provision regarding surplus"
 The report Of the committee was ac. cepted and ordered printed in the common council journal with all ac. eompanying statements.
 Councilman Earl Mathewson, whC was the first to call for an investi- gation and a public statement of jus what kind of contract the gas and electrical commissioners had made stated when the report was presented that he believed the commission or. dinarily given on construction worl was from one to one and d half pei cent and he thought the counci 1 members ought to take time to gt
 over the bills. to see just what pay. ! ments were being made fo.
 Alderman Waters made the report for the committee as follows:
 To the Honorable Court of Common Council of the City Of Norwich. Gentlemen: Your committee, tC whom was referred at the October ! meeting of the council the matter oi a resolution relative to the gas an6
 electrical department adopted at the september meeting of the council, have
 given the matter their attention ana beg leave to report as follows:
 l. The first paragraph of the sait resolution calls for information regard ing an agreement existing betweer | the board of gas and electrical com. 1 mlsSioners and one H. E. Mole. You committee reports that three yeal contract, dated June g, 1917. exists be tween. the board of gas and electriea ] commissioners aAa said H. E. Mole | that said H. E. Mole was engaged by
 the board of gas and electrical com | missioners as a consulting or super | "ising engineer, his work relating tt the planning, erecting and installins
 Of new machinery and equipment. anC | in an advisory capacity to increas, | the efficiency of the entire depart 1lent; that said H. E. Mole was to re ceive a fee of ten per cent. on tn, cost of all new construction work a | the electric power station and ga. plant during the life of this contract | that the said H. E. Mole was also tt receive a fee of ten per cent. on tn,
 surplus of the department; that unde i the clause of the contract relating t,
 new construction, said H. E. Mol
 has been paid S18.2419S, ana unde | the clause relating to net earnings h. ! has been paid s436.SS Your commit tee further report that the board 0 | gas and electrical commissioner unanimously state that in their opin 1 ion the said contract is a perfectl, just and reasonable contract, fair t
 both the city and to MT. Mole, ana tha 1 the direct savings to the city duriil l MT Mole's connection with the de
 partmert have nearly or quite exceed e6 the fees paid him, aside from tn
 benefit of his supervision, and that tn l contract was made with the ful knowledge and approval of the mayo
 and corporation council at that time 4 copy of the contract and list of pay
 ments made to MT. Mole is hereto at tached.
 I 2. The sal2ried employees of tn
 gas and electric>I department and tn
 amounts paid are K. follows: S. J. Ke hoe, superintendent, 900; c. H. Fui lerton, gas superintendent, $2,000; I
 $. Naples, cashier, S1,S00. 3. Relating to the approval of bill
 by the council: Pending any change i
 the ordinance governing the approva
 Of gas and electrical department bill
 by the court of common council tn
 original invoices will be presented |
 the council for approval, except i
 cases where the department woul
 lose it's cash discount, when a re
 ceipted voucher or memorandum wi
 take it's place.
 1. The last paragraph calling fo
 any and all information, now in tnef
 possession, relating to the mainte nance, operation and management ( the city's gas and electric plant wi