Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-04-01

and gentlemanly. He had square con-
tract for an iron bridge, which he had
kindly consented to give up, on learning
the feeling of the town. If the town de-
cides to surrender the contract, 1t should
reimburse Mr.. Turk for his expenses in
making the survey and plan; and if the
committee can make as advantageous a
contract with him for stone bridge as
with any one else, he should have it.
w. II. Bliss, Esq, moved an amend
ment to Mr.. Martins motion. which the
latter accepted, so as to leave the COM
mittee appointed at the annual meeting
as it stood, and simply repeal the author
ization to build an iron bridge. Mr.. Mar
tins motion, so amended, was seconded
and carried.
Mr.. Bliss further moved that the Sc
lectmen and committee be directed to ac-
cept surrender of the contract for the
iron bridge, that they draw an order on
the town treasurer in favor of Mr.. Turk
for sum which they regard as reason
able for his expenses and that vote of
thanks be extended to Mr.. Turk and the
Pittsburgh Bridge Co. for their courtesy.
Mr.. Stewart then offered this resou-
ton:
Resoired That the selectmen and the com
mittee authorized to act with them in that be
halt are hereby instructed to effect a contract
on behalf of the town tor the construction of
II stone bridge over Otter creek In the village
of Middlebury at cost to the town not ex-
ceeding twelve thousand dollars.
Mr.. Martin wanted to know exactly
what the offer of Mr.. Battell was, as sew
eral statements with regard to it were
current.
Mr.. Battel said that he had become
satisfied that stone bridge could be
built, and built right, for not to exceed
$4,000; he would therefore agree to pay
whatever it might cost over $4,000.
The announcement was received with
applause. Mr.. Stewards resolution was
put to the vote and was carried with a
whoop, there being but one dissenting
voice.
Mr.. Bliss moved that the selectmen be
authorized and directed to draw orders
on the treasury, payable on or before ten
years from date, and bearing as low a
rate of interest as the money could be
had for, to pay for the balance of the
cost of the bridge in excess of the $1,000
which it was voted at the annual meet
ing to pay this year toward the iron
bridge. The motion was carried and the
meeting adjourned.
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARRANGED
FOR.
The selectmen and the committee held
a meeting Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the town meeting on Saturday,
and, after talking the subject of the best
method of procedure over, decided to en-
ploy Messrs. j. c. Turk and w. f. Weston
to make plans and specifications for
stone bridge such as might appear to
them most suitable for the situation.
This work is to be completed in the
course of a week. When the plans and
specifications are ready they will be sub
mitted to an expert engineer for criti-
cism and for modification, should that
be needed, and the plans and specitica-
tions, so criticised and perhaps modified,
will form the basis of the advertisements
for bids for the work of constructing the
bridge. Messrs. Turk and Weston are
educated engineers, and Vermonters :;
they have looked the ground over care
fully. and they may safely be trusted to
do a good JOB. But, inasmuch as they
are in the employ of the Pittsburgh
Bridge Co., which Is likely to be one of
the bidders for the work, it was thought
wise by the committee to provide for the
criticism of their plan by an outside, un-
interested expert.