Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-12-01
COMMUNICATED
st Last.

The Commissioners OF this county have
done good thing. For several months the
all-absorbing topic among the people has
been the county jail. Other subjects, OF
course, have had their time and day-and
finally, discussion on the subject of the new
Jail, has also been put to au end, at least tor
the present, by our worthy County Comnlis-
sioners, who, on Tuesday last, awarded the
contract to Mr. VIM. H. Miller-he being
the lowest bidder, viz: Seventy four thous-
and dollars. The sureties in the bond are
Judge Barrett, DIR. L. j. Boyer, Richard
Mossop, Samuel Widemre and George n
Colburn, Esq S, who are severally held and
firmly bound for the faithful performance of
the contract. according to the plans, speci-
fications, etc, OF Mr.. Haveland, the archi-
tect and builder
We canhot iorbear, in connection, from
according to the Commiss toners due praise
for the very superior Judgment manifested
by them IN giving this contract to a man so
worthy, so competent, and so honoraI lie as
Mr. Miller. While it insures a positive
performance of the terms of the contract, it
also insures the tax payers OF the county
against additional costa thing that would
in iolmertimes have greatly benefited them.
The record that Mr. Miller has as Il builder,
both on the public works of the State and
in private enterprises, stamps him just
the man for an intelligent board Of Com
missioners, having due regard for the vel
fare OF the county, to choose. Right here.
at home, we have evidence OF his mechan-
ical skill.
! The lower Bridge, at the foot of Second
I street.-the Susquehanna Bridge, at Bloom 5
and the Bridge over Anderson creek, in
this county-are all very creditable to the
mechanical skill of Harrison Miller Each
contract, as performed by him, gave entire
satisfaction, proving model structures, aud
realizing handsome profits TO Mr. M-show-
ing that itrequires only c,rrect knowledge
of what le engages to perform, and an hon
est determination to do it right, to insure Il
profitable return to both parties.
We feel confident that we ri'k nothing in
saying, in this instance, that if the Com
missioners had searched the county, or the
State, from centre to circumference. they
could not have lOund person more worthy,
competent, and honest to build the new
Jail, than Harrison Miller. And, on behalf
Of the tax payers of the county, we thank
them for having awarded the contract TO 80
rciaDic Z contractor.
Mr.. Miller has already quarried large
quantity of the stone for the jail, and with
conimendable energy is busy, daily, making
all proper arrangements for an early begin
ming Of the work Every part of the con
tract WILDE faithfully performed even should
the cost exceed the price paid 10y the coun
"; aud we are satisfied it viii not because
We think Mr. Miller knows exactly what he
Is tOing, inasmucl, as heretofore, when he
took contracts 50 a to do justice to the
parties from whom he took them, many
were the specuations that tie contracts could
or would not be performed at the prices
agreed on; but time only served. in every
instance, TO rrove tire wisdom of Mr.. Mil
Ier's estimates.
We regret that we are not able to say
whether the location of the new jail has
been definitely settled.