Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-06
CONDEMNED THEM.
The South Morgantown Council
takes Action.

Greek declared Deficient 10 every
Particularly Contractors are Notified
of this Fact and given until July sixth
to make it Right--What they will do
is not Known when this Article is
Published-lf they do not Remedy
the Defects another Contract will be
Made-A Pier is declared Unsafe.
This has been accepted by the County
Court-The progress on the Bridge
will it is said not be Delayed by the
turn affairs have taken.
The Deckers creek bridge has ia
ken another turn that may add adj
ditional interest4o the things that
have taken place during it's progress.
The South Morgantown council have
held session and have after hear
ing everything that they could
about the matter decided that the
supports on their side Of the creek
were wholly defective and they have
taken the proper steps to have this
condition remedied
They have had a great deal of
pressure brought to bear on them
and they saw their duty so clearly
that they could do nothing else
about the thing. The people over
there were very mad about the way
the supports were put together and
little else has been talked about on
that side of the creek than the way
in which the stones were thrown to-
gether.
A wagon ran against one OF them
a few days ago and knocked the top
off. This showed how the thing had
been built. In order to get the top
up level the top stone had been
pryed up and spawls put under it.
Then mortar had been put all round
so that when the top came off the
center was seen to be entirely hollow.
This was one Of the things that set
the council off.
The notice to the contractors was
to the effect that the work was so
defective that it would not be ac-
cepted and that it would not be paid
for until it was made right. They
were given until July sixth when if
they do not take steps to remedy
the defects by building nearly all of
the pillars,over again. the council will
have a called meeting and give the
contract to some one who will do it
right.
This at least is the program that
has been mapped out for the mayor
to follow. He will call meeting of
of the council for to night IN case
nothing has been heard from the
Wilfongs lwho live at Opekiska and
the council will at once take steps
to give the contract to someone else.
This is said will not delay the
construction of the bridge as the
parts which are to go on the center
and on this side can be placed in
position while the other supports
are being fixed.
The pier on the other side of the
creek is said to be very much out of
what it should be. This cannot be
remedied if it is true that the coun-
ty court has accepted the work and
paid for it. But those who say it is
not right will not feel more secure on
account of this fact It is claimed
that the pier is not down to bed rock
and also that the mortar used was
not of the proper quality.
The further developments in the
bridge case will be watched with in
terest by everyone and it is general
ly hoped that it will be all right and
the completion of the structure will
not be further delayed The public
is getting tired of having to be put
to the inconvenience that they are
laboring under now.
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