The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-20
BRIDGE REJECTED.
city Council do Business with the
bridge Contractor

city Council do Busincss with the
bridge Contractor
The city council met last night in
adjourned session with all ncT bcrs
pre- sent The chairman of the street
and alley committee was instructed TO
buy chains for tho street sprinklers.
The action OF city clerk LluX in
purchasing blanks, was approved.
Douglass motion prevailed, that rules
be suspended and that ordinance No.
40s, be considered read the second
time, and adopted, the ordinance is TO
compel the telephone, telegraph and
electric light companys to place all Of
their poles inside of the sidewalk
curb line The matter of aid for Mrs.
Shultz was referred To the finance
committee, to report at next meeting
Douglass motion prevailed that the
council refer back TO the public im-
provements committee the matter OF
Noble avenue brioge Cheadle report
ed culverts on Grant avenue and
Broad streets in bad condition. The
report of the city engineer as to the re-
lection OF the Noble avenue bridge IS as
read and on motion OF Cheadle adopt
ed. c. c. uorner, attorney for M.
the council to take Immediate action
in the bridge matter Cheadle's
motion prevailed. That the city clerk
be instructed to notify Mr. White and
his boudsmen of the rejection of the
abutments of Noble avenue bridge.
motion prevailed defering further
action in the bridge matter until next
Thursday night.
-, "a
city clerk notify the contractor maxi
ing Gbutment fills 70 discontinue until
further notice ON the council.
city Engineers Report
To the Committee OF Public Improve
ments OF the City Council OF the City
OF Guthrie;
Gentiemen-The undersigned, your
city engineer reports the condition OF
the Noble avenue bridge abutments to
date to be as follows:
The west abutment is in the same
condition as a month ago, to-wit: one
crack from top TO bottom on the
south side, about three feet from the
south end, and another at the north
end about three feet from the north
end. The east abutment is cracked
from top TO bottom on both north and
south ends at the junction OF the wing
walls or retaining walls, and the
abutmentl wall leans west from Its
former vertical line abouy three
fourths Of an inch, separated from the
wing walls one half inch or more,
causing it TO be unsafe and uncertain
to stand and may collapse at any time
by high water time, after the water
level of high water is lowering and
"a - la.a Il e.
cracked also from top TO bottom in
the center; the south wing wall IS also
in the same condition, besides being
separated from the abutmenr, and
therefore liable TO collapse alec, il not
entirely at least partially, ~ reason
OF the mortar used not being OF good
quality. The mortar referred TO Is not
according to speeitications, there be-
ing no or very little eharp sand used,
but quick sand plentiful, and too much
sand in proportion to the amount OF
cement The specifications call for
lone part Louisville cement and three
parts good, clean, sharp river sand, "
but by examining the mortar taken
out Of the walls your city engineer
fails to discover but very little sharp
river sand and plenty of quick sand,
Dchlueh the lhltlhliCrs anu JolhAn ot-
log devoid OF any sign OF cement NOR
tar or anything else, contrary to the
specifications, which read, CAN inter
stices filled with spauls and mortar. "
Your city engineer finds and reports
that the work is not done sin the best
werkmanlike manner" as specified,
and that the materials are not 'of the
best OF the kind" as specified, and
therefore very bad job is done, and
that there is no competent and impair
tial civil engineer that could consci-
entiously accept IL, and, therefore, re-
commend that the honorable mayor
and council Of the city OF Guthrie con
denim the abutments and wings OF the
said Noble avenue bridge as not being
built In accordance with the specifica-
tions made; therefore dangerous in
times Of high water and liable to coll
lapse. j. FoUCARr,
City Engineer.
Guthrie, May ls, 1899.
Mr., White. the bridge contractor,
says he Is not to blame for the eondi-
tion Of the Noble avenue bridge abut-
ments that he pat them in according
10 specifications and under the super
vision Of the city's superintendent.