Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-09-04
NOT ASKED FOR
SPECIFICATIONS
Fahey Says lie Has Seventh
Street Bridge Plans
CAN PRODUCE THEM AT ONCE
Specifications for Silver Run Bridge
Located ia Chairman John
Lynn'S Desk

1 1NhA ~ HNAfh
"When the Levy Court asks me for the
plans and specifications for seventh
street bridge, ! will produce them, to-
gether with the contract | am working
under, all of which have been approved
10y the Court" said Patrick Fahy this
morning after the noon recess Of that
body.
AT this mornings meeting Mr.. Chan
dler asked that the plans for the bridge
be produced as ordered by the court at its
last meeting.
Bennett, the inspector of the work.
handed two blue prints to Chairman John
Lynn, who in turn passed them over 10
MIR. Chandler. After examining them.
Mr.. Chandler said:
"All the plans are not here. There
should be specifications as TO the abut-
ments TO the bridge Besides. these plans
are marked revised January g. 1901 and
as that is after this court was organized
know that no such revision was ordered
By us. ! should like an explanation of
this and also should like TO see the rest
of the plans"
At this juncture Patrick Fahey. The
contractor for the bridge, came into tine
court room and was asked to throw some
light upon the subject Mr.. Fahcy said
that the plans in question were copies of
ones drawn 10y the American Bridge
Company for iron work on the bridge.
Aftep the piers for the structure had been
set according to the original plan. it was
found that the piers were not high enough
I and that 1t was necessary 10 raise them
} about three feet This was done 10y au-
thority of the Bridge Committee of the
court. and the American Bridge Com
: pany had revised its plans accordingly.
j So far as he knew the plans were dupli-
. Gates of the original.
; When asked IL his contract did not i'm
s clude the erection of ahutments for APP
= lpreaclIes 90 the bridge. AIR. Fahey replied
- that they did not. Mr. Chandler thought
a that they did and Air. Fahey said:
We'll, if they do III build them. ] al
= ways make it point to live mp to my
contracts"
Mr.. Chandler did not appear 10 he salts
fed and said he wanted the original speci-
fcations and plans and Mr.. Lynn replied
rather sharply that he had them. you
went after them yourself" said he "and
- ! don't know what this sQuabble is about.
! them"
After the session was over, Mr. Chan
der said he knew he would not get the
original plans today, but that he would
= eventually.
Il am in receipt of information" said
he, "that Harry White, former Levy
Court Commissioner and inspector, got
e those plans out Of the Comptroller's Office
and gave a receipt for them TO Mr.. Burns
q lie also got a copy Of them from Mr. Ret
i tew, neither of which he has returned
a There is something wrong some place and
5 ! meha to find out where il is"
ID MIR. FAHY's STATEMENT.
T When spoken TO ON the subject Mr.
Fahy smiled and said: Il don't know
re what Mr.. Chandler means by 'Origina
ID, plans When it was decided 20 build tn,
/ bridge ]. among others. submitted bid
e for structures of different dimensions
d They were gone over by the Levy Cour
le and as they found my bid to be the low
ID est. | was awarded the contract. Plan
A We're drawn and contract properly sign
% ed and sealed. Those plans and that con
tract / have now in my possession and
, have been living mp to them in my work
/ don know what this sQuabble is about
/ have never been asked for the plans b,
eu the court ola ] would have produced them
m not going TO a party without an invi
Ist tation. as for the plans alleged TO be i
hs Mr.. Whites possession / know nothin
ms of them. / know where mine are. though
NJ and if the court chooses 10 talk som
by about ways TO get them its not my fault.
rdl Mr.. Fahy said that the new bridg
NJ would be finished and ready for travel th
end of this week
OTHER PLANS LOCATED.
Horace c. Knowles. attorney for II
a court. appeared this morning at the se
lp-l sion with the supposedly missing plan
led for the Silver Hun bridge. Mr.. Knowl,
emit said he was surprised 10 learn that The
ter were reported missing. Just prior TO b
les going on his vacation he had taken d
nm papers to the court house to deliver the
arr 10 Comptroller Kelley, but as he was a
ON sent at the time, he gave them 10 NJ
cir Lynn, who locked them in his desk. :
the subject was never brought before q
court. Mr. Lynn forgot them and tn
remained in his desk until Mr.. Knowle
return.
)ia- The question Of repairs to Shallcro
av- and Noshell dams in st. Georges hundr'
ate was brought up by Mr.. Armstrong, WI
day asked for the report of the committee a
)m- pointed at the last meeting TO investiga
ock the subject
=. Mr. Willis said that he had visited [
Voshell mill and had estimated what
would cost to repair the bridge The c
nm pense Of lumber for repairs and the wo
.st he believed would be about $3.50. Tn,
toa would be 5000 cubic yards piling mat
! - rial needed and he believed the total
- pense would hc between 500 and $40
,0- ~ Mr.. Willis gave no accurate estimate
lai 20 the expense of repairing the Shallcr'
e a bridge. but thought it would cost ab,
'lng twice as much as the Voshell dam.
Continuing Mr.. Willis said that