Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-02-13

NSlLItt AL ipI questioning ny lilG
board and his resignation was
accepted.
Reynolds claims he merely
resigned the curb and sewer
job he was supervising indi-
viduallY and did not breach
the contract Eutsler and ReY-
holds had for the drawing of
plans and specifications for
the water. sewer and street
projects under the George
Bill.
The town board claims he
resigned everything.
The town board at its Janu-
airy 9Th meeting. reiterated
its stand by accepting the
resignation of "Eutsler and
Reynolds or E. M. Eutsler or
R. E. Reynolds" as of May II.
ls47 (date of the resignation
in question: and also as of
Jan. s. ls4s.
On March 8. l947. after he
had worked for almost year
on the plans and specifications
for the three projects. Reynolds
was paid $1,000 which had been
advanced the town by the Fed
erul Government. On April IA,
he WAS paid 500.
Then, after another $1,000 had
been forwarded by the FWA,
the town board refused to pay
the money to Reynolds until he
had signed 4 written contract
for EutSler and Reynolds cover
inc the firms work with the
toWn-Which had been proceed
ing for almost d year under
verbal contract.
Reynolds signed the contract
and then was paid the 81, 100
which had been forwarded by
the Federal Government.
The contract specified that
the engineers could be discharg-
ed by the town for misconduct
or negligence Of duty and nine
DAYS after the signing of the
contract. the town board asked
for and received Reynolds, res
isnation.
The contract was signed May
6. l947. and the resignation was
dated May II, l947.
The resignation III question
WAS written on letterhead OF
Eutsler and Reynolds, although
the line "Whiteville. N. c., was
crossed out and Tabor City, n.
c." typed in. 1t was signed X.
E. Reynolds.
The, brief note, addressed 10
the mayor and town commiss-
toner's, said briefly:
Gentlemen: Please accept my
resignation as of this date as
city engineer. Sorry ----.. n.
E. Reynolds. -,
In the written contract with
the town. it is stated that the
engineers shall receive E per
cent of the total cost of the
work. 3 per cent Of which shall
be advanced when the plans
and specifications are ready Tor
the contractors and the other 5
per cent to be paid on monthly
basis as the engineers supervise
the cost of the work.
Reynolds had received prior
to his resignation, a total OF
3.4O0 for his plans and speci-
ficationS on the three projects.
This amounted to !. per cent
on the total cost OF all three
projects.
The town board contends.
that under the contracts. ReY-
nolds should have received
only S2.4o0 or 3 per cent OF
the water project-the only
one on which plans have been
completed.
Reynolds contends that he
was advanced half of the
per cent on each of the pro-
jects by the previous town
board to live on" while pre-
pairing plans and specifications.
He saws another Sl.200-or
the second IL per CENTS
due on the water PiOJSSs
his plans and specifications
are completed.
As things stand now:
|. The Government has served
notice that if the town Will not
proceed with the plans and spe-
cificationS for the projects, the
81 600 overwhelmed so far must
be repaid. ,.,
2. Reynolds does not feel like
working on the plans If ne does
not gel the $1,000 which he
says is long overdue: :.
3. The town board is firm IN
its stand that Reynolds had re,
signed from the project and
that if anybody has to refund
money as 4 result of failure 10
complete plans, Reynolds should
| be- the one to refund 1t.
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