Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-08
BIDS FOR THE NEW BRIDGE.
Contract Awarded to the Delaware
Construction Company.

Eighteen bidders and Some Very Close
Figuring--The Contract to he Signed /
| Once and the Bridge Completed by De-
| cember 18th.
The Washington street bridge com
mittee Of the Levy Court met Tuesday
AZ O'Clock p. M, TO open the bids for
| the construction of bridge over the
Brandywine at Washington street. Mr..
Hutchinson presided and other members
| present were Messrs. Buckingham.
Jolls, Hickman, Grub, Simpler and
kiligore. Many spectators were also in
attendance. Following were the bids /:
Ming Bridge Co.. Cleveland, o.. Ss7, 900
Edge Moor Bridge Works.......... 1900
Youngstown Bridge Company, Bal
tlmore...... .................. S2945
Az. Johnston g. Co., Erie, Pa -. 5000
littsburg Bridge Company. ..... $3.50
beriin iron Company, East Berlin,
SOln $500. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S. 800
pean Westbrook. New York -. 10000
5ohn Maloney, Philadelphia. $500
r. +. Harkins Iron Works, Spring
Helu, Mass. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
h iH K. Morrison, New CASTLE. 1890
Einlra Bridge Company. .......... 99,9i5
flmlra Bridge Company from their
own plans).: Observation-Disclosures. so, 72s
4 9 heea Y brother. .............. 1892
a. - iASCNi ~ bTObner ttpSfOOt road
way and s-foot sidewalk. ,....... Of 900
,y ann masonry ..,................. 81, 900
f mailaGe iron Works. Jersey City,. $1,000
John u. Kelly Il Co, Philadelphia. $1,000
National Bridge Company. Massl-
,y lon, ohio.....;...... ..:......... $1,000
New YORK.. ................ $500
unaware construction Company. 10000
IL, @. Durp A. IN (tbnir 60 am
Mr.. Hickman moved that the contract
ne awarded to Delaware Construction
Company, the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Jolls asked whether the commit
tee was ready to go on with the work.
The bids, he said, were largely in OK.
cess OF what the Levy Court thought of
paying. Tie wanted to know whore the
money would come from.
Mr. Grub said S17,500 is available
from the Board Of Water Commissioners
and the North Side Improvement Com
pany at any time. The bridge is needed
now, and there never will be better
time to erect il.
Mr.. buckingham said that when he
voted for the bridge he thought it.could
be built for $4,000 or $4,000. The
Levy Court had agreed to pay the entire
COST ana promised to pay for it by
December 18th, 1t had not agreed to
do one-half the work. 1t would be
short nearly 100000
Mr.. Grubb thought the bridge could
be built with very little trouble. If the
matter were allowed to 90 over the
county might not secure the $I7, 500.
lie did not doubt but that the Legisla
ture would give the Levy Court the
right to borrow the money needed to
finish the bridge. lie had not the least
doubt but that a satisfactory arrange.
ment could be made with the con.
tractors respecting their pay.
Mr.. Iickman's motion was adopted
lpy vote Of 8 to 2. Mcssrs Bucking.
ham and Jolls voted no.
The committee, shortly before Q
o'clock, took recess until A O'clock,
when 1t will meet at the office of Della
ware Construction Company. Then the
contract will be signed and the contrac-
tors will give bond in the sum of
100000. 5. II. Baynard will become
their bondsman. The bridge is to be
finished December 18th next.