The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-06
The HOBOKEN V|ADUCT
he Contractors Expec t
S5,4O0 Additional In
stead of a Fine.

The Board of Freeholders transacted all
time of less than half an hour. The
meeting was the most harmonious ever
| held by the Board A request from the
Associated Justices of the Peace and Con-
stables Of the county for permission to
| meet In the Court House on the second
Tuesday of each month was referred to
the Committee on Court House and jail,
with power
Mcclure & Hall, the contractors who
are building the Hoboken branch of the
Boulevard, admitted the justice Of the
complaint about the painting of the via
duct and promised to repaint It.
The same contractors protested against
being fined $50 day for each day beyond
the time specified in the contract for
building the viaduct. They said in their
communication
1--WE would respectfully call your at
tention to the following conditions beyond
our control which have prevented us from
completing the viaduct within the speci-
fed time. The bids for the work were
steel and delivery of material especially
had the contract been signed and the
necessary information to go ahead with
the work been furnished promptly on the
opening of the bids, the work would have
been completed on time and in accord
ance with contract. The contract, how.
ever, through no fault of ours, was not
signed until October, 1898, and all Of the
necessary information for getting out this
work was not furnished until February
g. 1899, for q great part Of this work.
and also there was certain information
which was not furnished and drawings
approved until dates much later than
this We desire to call your attention
also to the fact that changes and alter-
ations in the original plans made by your
representatives also caused delay in get
ting out this work.
The contractors give various other rea-
sons for the delay. the increase in the
price Of steel and the difficulty in getting
it and othed difficulties. Instead of pay
ing the penalty the contractors expect to
be paid IS, 400 additional for raise in the
price of steel during the time the work
was delayed by the Board and If it is not
paid voluntarily they will sue for all.
Notice was served on the Board that
judgments had been obtained by the New
Jersey Car Spring and Rubber Company,
for $1e606 and Frank p. Jones' for $51970
Temporary loan bonds were ordered is
sued to pay them.
Freeholder Mark Fallon called atten-
tion to the fact that the work on the
Pacific avenue bridge is not being prose-
cuted and the ninety days allowed for
its completion have long since elapsed.
He offered a resolution providing that w
G. Triest & Co., the contractors, be noti-
fed that If the work is not resumed with
in ten days the county will, under the
provisions of the contract, institute pro-
ceedings against their bondsmen. The
resolution was adopted unanimously.
Counselor Griffin notified the board of
the non-suit granted in the suit of Max
Huber for damages sustained by falling
into the open draw of the Bridge street
bridge over the Passaic River.
f. r. Long & Co.. who were awarded
the contract for the construction of a
new bridge over the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, at Baldwin avenue. were relieved of
it with their ow nconsent and the Com
mittee on Bridges win pepare new plans
and specifications.
A bond for $40 900 to run 30 years and
draw 31s per cent. interest, was ordered
issued to pay the additional cost of the
Hoboken viaduct.
Warden Grimes reported liz inmates of
the penitentiary during September and
they were maintained at cost of $4 OLA "a:
average $2333 There were SIG, inmates
of he alshouse and twenty-six employees
The cost OF maintenance was s., $780, 6S; an
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