Evening journal., 1902-05-07
COURT DISCUSSES
ELECTRIC BILL
That Of ArrOWsmith Company
Returned Without Approval
Petition for Changed Brldge-VIlleE
Matters Before tbs Levy Court
Members

ooiftee meeting, -Ne..- =. -.,, ,oceion 40
count took up the pii' i' lit,
Yesterday afternoon. .,, ,rosident ollie
Arthur Y. Arrowsm.l.t.n' p'IS'1e,, en,on lbi
,he company. and -Niiiialn :. ,,sra d,
tho superintended the WIZ in ssotal in
nresent. and were inYi1e" ~ ''''N
inside the railing. con,,rollerl HI
THE Following from Ooiip''0' lr
Kelly was read: ,.,. r,lectrio I,
1,,e hills of the ArroVsmlth hlSe., r,o,,ss,
connanv. for wiring the Coufl tloue sn..-4 q
- irbird street bridge, Delhs eie'., -. i,
,., - mo | now return them 10 lne 80 +
''-,,hont my approval, for reasons y"
ios,o~t Il have information irom .no
,r+ that they had prices rom eien'
,.se,'.o,t companies for material VI +
-asnouding to that charged iof py .n h
l.lp,',,,s,,,ith osp,,,s,,,ih Company These prlces
~ ~ s,,hnitted for comparison 10
,,tent electrician who teslileu
~ the nrices charged by the Arrow
,,h e..' company are practically tWlce
hisb as the highest price nameu ny
any other company ,.,re-
Sc,ond-That from the he''"
,,crts made by the same elec'tlciaN, 40
- urahle TO find the amount OF hi''
torial charged on bill ,.,,.od |
rhird-The above Is not llehlAou'
,,,t charged in lump sums, ana W
NJ 1,onrth-The work was done with
ont to NV knowledge any contract
heinr awarded, which Is in vioia'lon
Mr. Willis called upon Mr.. ehano-
ohairman OF the Bridge Com
mittee TO explain to the representa-
tives OF the company why the Dill was
hold am Mr.. Chandler said Wheh
tha hin was handed to me was
amazed at the amount | examined
the bill closely. but as II was for WORK
urith which | was not familiar, oail-
od upon an expert electrician to ASSIST
me ON his advice l obtained esu-
mates ON the material used from nrms
IN New York. Philadelphia and Balu
moro told the expert TO take th'
hirhcst cetimate furnished and com
Dare a. with the bill. IL was toun.
mat the Arrowsmith prices were muel
bioher than the highest estimate sun
mitted. Then there were many al
ticlos set out in the bill that we coul
NOT find neither in the building or o
as nothing was known about ina
Therc are several things in the Di
that will have to be explained, e
pecially the items Tor dinners III
tools
Mr. Chandler ended his remarks
inskinv Mr. Awowsmith If he would
willing to go over tho work with q
courts expert. and explain sever
things in the bill that is not clear
tho present time Mr.. Arrowsmi
said he was willing to do anything
get a settlement of the account, and
the court could show him anythi
about the work or his bill that "
not right. he was ready to make
right. However. in relation TO the
Inmates submitted he said that II
were wholesale prices, and If he
tempted To do business on those
ures his firm would soon be ont OF
istence
''Nr. Bemon is willing to take
oath that my bill is correct he 81
and is able TO explain the items ma
ed meals"
Mr.. Lemon said on July 13. durin
lightning and thunder storm, one
the armatures on Third street bri
burned out. and he got several Of
men TO load the extra one that is
ways kept ready for an emergency
q wagon and take Il to the bridg
the afternoon. and at the risk of
lives they worked on the motor an
the high tension currents, all n
and part Of the next day or co
the men had TO eat and they could
leave their work until Il was iinis
so an order for their meals was SCI
a restaurant
Mr. Willis said that after the
tion of the price OF the material
disposed OF that the court wouls
sist on an itcmized statement OF
labor.
Mr. Arrowsmith said that if
were possible the court should ha
as he wanted TO get the bill 81
and he had a reputation for h
and fair dealing TO protect.
Mr.. Chandler said that the cOu
not want to take a cent off the bi
what was right and that he was
tious merely 10 protect the count
Mr.. Willis said that he Won
glad TO get rid Of the remnant
by the old Levy Court and as thi
one of them. the bill could n,
straightened any too soon to sui
1t was decided that the com
and its expert should meet the a
smith representatives at the
House on Thursday morning a
o'clock to go over the work d.
the building An inspection {
repairs made TO Third street
will be made in the afternoon.
The billie submitted by the
smith Company cover a period
December 20. 1899. TO Febru'
1902 and are:
Work at the Court House,
January 3. 1901. 50 699.2O: to ]
81 1902. s277.2l; total. S3.976.50;
at sundry times. s305l.S4 reh
wire. SS310. error in bill of J
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