The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-10-20
THAT BRIDGE-BLOOM HELD UP TO
THE PUBLIC GAZE ON THE SPEAR
OF CAPT. MILLS.

THAT BRIDGE-BL00M HELD UP T0
THE PUBLIC GAZE ON THE SPEAR
OF CAPT. MILLS.
EDITOR ADvANCE:-In the Journal
of last week Mr.. Bloom says in refer.
ence to me:
''By the vote Of the County Board
last fall, E. 5. Mills, Auditor Of No.
bles County etc., 4 + was authorized by
said Board to draw plan and specilica.
tons for said bridge.'
On account OF such authority being
50 rcSted IN 3)le he announces that l am
responsible for Ill misfortunes which
have befallen the Linderman bridge
III response to his very serious charges,
| copy from the County Commissioners
Record Of Sept. II, 1880, on page POI, as
follows:
The petition of r. Is. Linderman and
Others was received asking for Il bridge
across Jack Greek in the town Of Sew
ard OF, the south line OF sec. "a. Grant
I'd. And commissioner Bloom was d.
rtcted to furnish plans aud specifica-
tions. Also to inspect and approve the
work when completed, and to report
thereon to the county Auditor.
The Auditor WAS directed to adver.
tise for proposals and to contract for
the building Of $ I'D bridge to the low
est responsible bidder.
Above is Il complete and verbatim
ira ,Script from the county record in
reference to the transaction. 1t was
read and approved by full Board Of
County Commissioners at their II Xt
meeting. And strange us it may seem
it was then and there endorsed by
Fred Bloom Chairman County Com
missioners, attestrd by the official seal
Of the county of Mobiles, and 10y your
humble servant. This record stands
out fair and clear. There are no eras-
Urus nor changes, and it is open to in
spection, which is invited 10y any and
all parties.
4 great deal of responsible ty seems
to hinge on this point, authority to
plan and to approve the wolk. AS it
appears on the record it shows very
clearly that commissioner Bloom WAS
directed to attend to that branch Of the
business, to furnish plans and specilica-
tions, and 10 approve the work when
completed. Ills own signature in his
own hand writing, attests the correct
less of boil, statements. On the rec
ord that Bloom was directed etc, he
says, ~ :. Mills was authorized" to
do the same thing. 1t is hardly prob
able that both If these statements can
be strictly true. By his own official
record he stands condemned Of Il base
misrepresentation.
My part of the business was to ad-
vcrtise for proposals. let the building
to the lowest responsible bidder. and to
draw orders for the amount due. All
of which WAS done to the entire satis-
faction of commissioner Bloom 1T the
time, taking his own word for the re-
$ponsiIN Of the lowest bidder.
had re civrd Il proposal from Mr..
Bennett at $500, believed 1t to be II
reasonable price, but hesitated about
letting the work on account Of the
la;e,icss Of the season, consulted with
BLOOM and lie advised me to build.
Said Bennett WIS away from home,
thought Brown would do the work for
tie same price, possibly less, advised
NE to wait, said he would see him a.
bout it, said both men We're equally re-
Liable, t:iat both were good mechanics
and that we could depend on G., ting
good work FROM, either of them.
Brown came in and offered to DO the
work for 800 and got the job.
Afterwards he presented his bill tor
Il e work, accompanied by Blooms GER
tit;c:lie. and got his pay.
After the bridge l,1l been washed a.
way. Mr.. B!unm recommended Mr..
Brown to til Beard of Commissioners
rs being Il proper person to rebuild said
bridge. And the contract was aga IN
awarded to him Ivy the County Boa! q
to replace and rchuil.' at SIS.
subsequently he presented his bill
f that amount. with the certificate OF
commissioner Bloom that the said
bridge had heen properly RECONSTRUCTED:
lie }rpteNls to have thought that did
wrong to give RrHwn the contract and
then did t':e same thing himself or by
tie same recommendations to the
County Board he induced them to do
So have thought that he ought not
TO l,e blamed TO; imperfect workman
ship in tie construction. The best of
men are often deceived in transactions
! OF that sort. Simply IN omission, All
oversight, an accidental failure to no
tice vital defects. WIZ re no wrong was
intended, no serious blame should at
tach.
\ man who mHliciously puts in cir
rula,io,1 .tu7$c 'rrorts calculated to in
jurr the reputation, tlr. standing or the
influence If his neig'bnrs is guilty Of a
much more serious offence. a man
who will over his own signature falsify
his own. public record to accomplish,
such purpose becomes too contemti-
lie to be worthy Of notice. | dom
think shall pay any more attention to
what he says. His vagaries will de-
ceive nobody EXCEPT those who desir
t. be hunibErged. Bogus coin is ONLY
accepted from he hands Of Il counter
! fpiter as genuine by those who intend
tn use it t. deceive other people.
False statements IKE the one referred
to are accented ANA used in the same
way and by the same class Of people.
T. & MYTYc