Evening journal., 1896-09-11
SUB-C0N TRACT AWARDS
Groton Bridge Co. To Build
the Overhead Bridges.
NEIL Comfy GETS THE HAULING.

PETER wILLAUER, or POTTS
TOWN, ARRIVES WITH TEAM
STEERS AND HORSES TO TEAR
UP THE STREETS OF NEW CAS-
TIE.
Nearly all the sub-contracts for the
construction Of the New Castle-Wil-
mington Electric Railway were award
ed yesterday by Contractor u. %. Grill
ley One possible exception Is that Of
glrder rails, which contract will be
awarded next week
All work was resumed on the new
trolley line to-day and the sub-con-
tractors hurriedly put in an appear
ance to get Strengthened out for begin
ming their work.
The sub-eontracts, as awarded up to
noon to-day, We're.
Hauling-Nei Comfy, OF Whining
ton.
Grading and street work Tin New
CASTLE Peter Willauer, Of Pottstown,
Pa.
"T' Bethlehem Iron Com
pany, of Bethlehem Pa
Girder Rails
Overhead Bridges--Groton Bridge
Company, Of Groton, ~ Y.
Crossties and Lumber-S. G.. Arm
strong. Of Middletown.
TO DO ALL THE HAULING.
Neil Comfy, of Wilmington. was
awarded the contract for hauling.
This means that Mr.. Conly's horses
are 10 draw all the rails, cross-ties,
angle plate, spikes and poles neces-
sary for the construction. The bridge
iron may be arranged for by special
provision.
Mr.. Comfy spent yesterday after
noon in New Castle and along the
route arranging for his big job He
will board his horses and teamsters
with David b. Kee, of New Castle, who
is already accommodating a number of
horses and men.
READY TO TEAR UP STREETS.
Contractor Peter Willauer, OF Potts.
town, Pa, has also arrived with four
Flemish draught horses, plows and
scrapers, which he has stabbed at Far
mer KEGS for a week. He will begin
the work of tearing up the New Castle
streets and grading the roadbed
through town Immediately upon the
arrival of the next consignment of
crOsssties.
Mr.. Willauer has just finished
similar contract on the new line just
outside of Fairmount Park. His men
and horses, like the agile Italians en-
gagged I'm the rOadbed are thoroughly
accustomed to that sort of work.
TWO THOUSAND SO-FOOT RAILS.
Nearly all the rails and cross-ties
now to come will be shipped direct to
New Castle and hauled thence to the
various points along the line. The
Bethlehem Iron Company, which has
the contract for "T' rails, has figured
on furnishing 1000 9O-foot rails. En-
gineer Wanger has estimated that $50
rails will be actually required. To
haul these rails some of the heaviest
drays in Delaware will be brought into
service.
THIRTEEN THOUSAND TIES
Mr.. Armstrong; contract will prob
ably be the most important Of all. For
the new road 1900 cross-ties will be
required. In addition to that there
will be many hundred feet of lumber
for bridges, culverts, sheds and street
beds The handling of this lumber will
give employment to many idle men.
In fact the whole enterprise, coming
at this time is nothing short of a god
send.
THE CUTOFF OVERHEAD BRIDGE.
The Groton Bridge Company, OF
Groton, N. Y, sub-contractors for the
overhead bridge work, will begin to
ship their material for the big cutoff
railway bridge next week. This will
/ be the most costly of all the high
bridges and will contain 400 feet of
steel work alone All this material
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