The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-05-21
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,- 10 The Etftors q tie Portage SeafiEel---
GENTLEMEE:-In your issue OF the 23d Of
April is found an editorial, headed 'sCbarges
of Fraud against the C2un'y Commissions
ers," and in in your paper Of the 7th inst, q
Ietcr of Mr.. Edward Robinson, containing
a statement, y hiGn, in his opihion, sub tan-
tiltes the aforesaid charge of fraud. g ~
We, the undersigned, against whom this
charge}is made, haying acted in good faith,
with the Individuals who made proposals 10
buid ihe bridges} upon which he charge Of
iraul founded, Believing tilatai plain state.
-meut Of facts will exonerpte us from the
charge with T x Payers to whom we con.
fdently appeal, request you to publish the.
following statement: ~-a ss .a. ta a..ss, ,t.s /.
We advertised for proposals to build brid.-
gcsat certain places named at so much per
perch for the stone work. and so much per
foot for the wood work-surposing that our
ADVERTISEMENT would cover all the expense
Of building the bridges; but upon examining
the proposals made, it was evident to US that
those making proposals did not so regard it.
One proposed to do the stone work at so
much per perch; another the stone work at.
SO maah per perch aud charge twenty FIVE,
dollars extra Cor founl,tion tirnbors; another
TO fnd timber for foundation and maosure It
with the Stone at so much per perch; another
., anI rkl,
bridges or neither; anothestp build the stone
work Including the excavations at 50 much,
p r perch, and the Commissioners to find all
tnbers necessary forthe foundations. On
tx mining the several pr posals submitted,
1t was found that Mr.. r biuson proposed TO
do the mason work 1T the following prices.
The bridge ia Deer ti,'ld, near Solomon Hart
z'lls. Tor the sun Of FIVE dollars per perch;
the bridge in Elipbnrgh, over Silver Creek,
uear Mr. Cudwells, tor three dollars and
sixty two eeiits per parch; ihe bridge west Of
the centre Of Edinburgh, over Brrrel Ran,
for three do liars q d ei ghiy seven cents
Further, the bridge in Deertield, Mr.. Ransom
Baldwin proposed to build ipr four dollars
and sixty 1entspcr perch; aud Mrssrs, E Ii :
,ott &aIughcs proposed to .buldthe bridge
in EJing urgh, over Silver Creek, rear $
CadwelIs, ut three dollars and fifty cents per-
perch, and the one west Of Edinburgh centre,
at four dollars ard ten cents per perch, the
foundation timbers to be furnished free Of
extra charge, With these facts fully before
US and desiruls Of doii9 Justice to those ma
King propositions, to ourselves, and the coun-
.ty, we awarded 10 Mr. Baldwin the bridge
in Dyrrfeld, and 20 Messrs Elliot & Hughes
the two bridges in Edinburgh agreeable to
the terms Of their proposals, they being ten
cents per perch less, oman aVeraga, than the
rates proposed by Mr.. Rybinson; besides
the Foundation timbers, which the bid Of Mr.,
Robinson does include. The indivdus
ais to whom the balance of the bridges ,ad
vertised, was awarded made propositions
comparatively the same as Messrs Elliott &
Hughes, and equally as advantageous to the
public Interests. Il
Such are the facts in the case, An inteA.
gent public ,con.jndse as to thelpractice Of
fraud orr favorilism in connection with the
final disposition Of the several propositions
sza.a ,r.aa SYLVESTER HIGGINS, n
9it sql E. h DAVIS, le.3a@asaa aaaa
. .9,sg.. g.; 2.5; CHARLES GOODRELL,, s9s. =,
'73e.ts @as ,...a'' County Commissioners. /