Evening journal., 1901-10-11
FAHEY EXPLAINS
BRIDGE PLANS
TWeRty.fOur Foot Structure
Is Much Stronger
THIRTY FOOT BRIDGE FLIMSN
Lew Court Worked All DaV YCStCr-
day Bat Accomplished Little
Or Nothing

When Levy Court reassembled yes
terday afternoon the Seventh street
bridge controversy was resumed and
at o'clock the court adjourned withOu
having accomplished anything Of inn
pOrtance
In his concluding remarks Mr.. VII
Its said that he was aware that the
question was not between the Levy
Court and Contractor Patrick Fahey,
but between the Levy Court and the
Old Bridge Committee. In reviewing
the subject one of the commissioners
said that the question in a nut shell
was that Mr. Fahey had built the
brilge I'M conformity with speciilca
eions furnished him by a committee
that has ceased TO exist and which was
appointed by a court that has dissolved.
CONSULTING oLo MINUTES
Shortly before o'clock President
Lynn called the court to order and
called on Clerk George Janvier to read
Wlat portion Of the minutes of Septeln-
ber 1900. in which there is an entry
instucting Mr. Fahey to build the
bridge. The original specification
which had been ordered on the minutes
and which called for a forty-foot
bridge. with abutments. wing walls
and approaches. were read next.
After Mr. Chandler had cross-ques-
toned Mr.. Fahey to some length, Mr.,
Willis wanted to refer the subject to
a committee other than the present
Bridge Committee.
Feeling that he was being mis-
represented without a chance to speak,
Mr. Fahey asked the court to allow him
TO make himself clear before the
board
Mr.. FAHeY EXPLAINS BRIDGE
In opening his defense. Mr., Fahe
said that he did not see that this sub
iect concerned him. but that it did
concern the old Bridge Committee. bu
since he had been referred to In such
q discreditable way he desired to eX-
plain ala
"In the first place." said Mr.. Fahey,
81 was 10 build a bridge thirty feet
wide with approaches and wing walls.
but when the plans We're submitted to
the Edge Nicer Bridge Company tn
company officials said that the sruc-
ture planned would be a flimsy and un-
safe one The company would build
q twenty-four foot bridge of heavier
iron for the same money however.
Finding that Market street. bridge and
Eleventh street bridge We're each only
eighteen feet wide and that Third
street bridge was bu1 nineteen feet In
width. / referred the suggestions OF tn
bridge company to the Bridge Commit
tee. and by that body was ordered
build the bridge twenty-four feet wide.
which I am doing AS for that forty
foot bridge Sc is loaded"
"How loaded?' asked Mr.. Willis.
you lCok over it' said Mr. Fa'hey.
"lf it is loaded you and the Bridge
Committee loaded ~, broke in Mr.
Chandler.
mo. ! did not" promptly replied
Mr. Fahey. "and IL you want 10 discuss
the subject | am willing There are no
plans here that 7 have signed
10 was explained what was meant
by a loaded bridge
81 do not think that we have any
thing Of business with Mr.. Fahey ex-
ceipt TO obtain Information" said Mr.
Willis He then renewed his motion
TO appoint a committee TO look into the
bridge subject. When the mc,ion was
declared lost en- q tie vote. Mr.. WillN
remarked that ne thought such action
was wrong and did not see how any
person could vote against the motion.
That is your opinion replied Mr.
Lynn. "and We all have n right .,
ours"
1T was not very courteous to the com
mittee appointed to look into thil
Thing and which reported this morning
30 treat its members that way re
marked Mr. Armstrong
I'VE did not accept that report
said both Mr. Wilits and Mr.. Chandler
"wo simply received and spread it ol
the minutes"
Court adjourned until next Tuesday