New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-05-01
BRICK PAVING TO BE RE-
SUMED IN THIRTY DAYS.

The public in general, and
especially the Main Street prop
erty holders are pleased to learn
that within the next thirty days
the brick work will be resumed
by the contractors, Messrs.
Richie Bros. It will be remem-
bered the contractors stopped the
work, discharging all employees,
stating that the work was to be
postponed for an indefinite time,
using principally the reason that
brick was hard to obtain, and
other material also difficult to get
here. This put Mayor Sealy to
take drastic steps and he called
upon the United States Guarantee
Company who are the bondsmen
for the contractors to have them
proceed with the work. They
not only got in touch with Messrs.
Richie Bros, but communicated
with the brick manufacturers at
Thurber, Texas to ascertain the
trouble and for withholding the
brick.
The subjoined letter to Mayor
Sealy gives full particulars which
will be read with interest
"New Orleans, April %, 20.
Hon. H. S. Sealy, Mayor, New
Iberia, La.
Dear Mr.. Mayor wired you
yesterday from Houston as fol
lows:
" Met brick people today, got
matter Strengthened out, write you
fully from New Orleans Wednes-
day"
Mr.. Richie and i left for Hous-
ton on Friday evening and ar
! rived in Houston Saturday morn
ing. Eaton representing the
Thurber Brick Co., wired US that
he was detained and could not
possibly get to Houston before
Tuesday morning. We met him
at the Rice Hotel and went into
the question with him pertaining
to his firm fulfilling the contract
for the brick and | herewith quote
you his letter on the subject:
Houston, Texas. April u, 20.
Mr.. John J. McGrath.
Dear Sir-In regard to brick
i for New iberia order of John
Richie, we are making this brick
now, have enough to finish job
with ordinary culling in the kiln
and dryer and will be able to fin
ish shipment within thirty days.
We desire to. finish this job at
once and are devoting the entire
plant to the making of the bal
ance due.
THURBER BRICK CO.,
By A. e. Eaton
| understand that the total
amount Of brick required on the
job was 692M and that there is
still due the sum of 456M. Eaton
advised me that the reason of the
delay has been to the breaking
down of the plant and labor
troubles. which have been over
come at this time and that things
at the plant are progressing sat.
/ isfactorily in every respect.
feel from the conference that ]
have had with Eaton that the jol
will be carried to a quick compile
ton as soon as the brick is on the
ground. Eaton gave me every as
surance that the brick for the en-.
tire job will be on the ground
within the next thirty days. So
Mr.. Mayor, j trust that this ex
PLANTATION will meet with your
approval and you can rest assured
that I will cooperate in every
way to see that the contractor al
/ well as the brick men comply
with the above.
Mr.. Richie is exceedingly anx.
ious to complete the job and now
only awaits the material on the
ground to proceed.
| trust this explanation will
meet with your approval and
would like to receive some ex
preston from you on the sub
ject.
With kind personal regards,
am,
Yours very truly,
JNO. J. McGRATH,
Special Agent
| On Wednesday. Mavor Seal1