Show PERCIVAl BEGINS HIS WORK TODAY Contractor Files Bond and Announces Intention to Start Digging Sewers APPROVED BY THE MAYOR INTERESTING HISTORY CON CONNECTED CONNECTED CONNECTED WITH WITH CONTRACTS J W Percival Perchal will begin work this morning orthe sewer contracts which were awarded him by the council Mon Ion Monday Monday day night lifter a prolonged struggle According to Io the stipulation ti lon n made by bythe bythe bythe the city fathers fath rk he h filed yesterday a bond with the tile city recorder as surety for his performance of his 1906 contract which consists In laying feet of I sewer pipe He lie will also begin work on ort this years contract which was Lynn as awarded on the con condition condition condition that he file a abond bond for the comple compie completion completion tion of the tue work left undone in 1906 Both contracts were approved by May Mayor or Thompson There is considerable interesting history connected with these contracts In 1906 Percival was awarded a contract for the laying of feet of sewer pipe Sub Subsequently Subsequently this tills amount was increased to feet Percival was not expecting this extra work w rk and was not able to han ban handle handle bandie dle die It completing only 1000 feet and a apart apart apart part of this at a loss as supplies s ad advanced advanced considerably during the course of the summer In the fall the tho board Of public works released him from the rest of the work but this release was not le legal legal gal because the council coun ll did not act on it This spring when the sewer contracts c were advertised Percival was again the lowest bidder The fact that Percival failed to complete his 1906 work was used against him and no argument could be advanced in his favor faor which was not bitterly attacked by b Councilmen Mulvey Iule Black and Crabtree After a struggle lasting over two weeks the contract was wal finally let Monday night on the stipulation stipulation lation already alread explained There were feet of the 1006 DOS contract left uncompleted uncompleted but the board of public works this year with the consent of the tho coon coun council ell cil decided to rescind the order for feet of this |