Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-11
SEVENTH STREET
BRIDGE ACCEPTED
The Structure Taken by Levy
Court Thursday Afternoon.
AMOUNT FINALLY AGREED
UPON WAS S27,75O
The Balance of $1O,75oS
Immediately Paid in
Two Warrants.
The Original Amount of the Bill Was
$50, 1903, Not Including the Bil1 for
Building the eApproaches-Uniform Price
for Printing.

After holding three secret sessions
Thursday the Levy Court accepted
Seventh street bridge at the afternoon
meeting. The bridge was built by Con-
tractor Patrick Fahey and has been
finished for about year. For months
the members of the bridge committee
have been trying to get Mr.. Fahey to
scale his bill down, but were unable to
do anything until the structure was
advertised at sheriff's sale on judg-
ment obtained by the Edge Moor
Bridge Co., for material and work on
the bridge. The members say they
have saved about "a, 600 for the county
in refusing to take the structure at the
price charged by the contractor. They
did not try to alter the contract price
of the bridge, but took exception to
charges made for building approaches
which were not provided for by the
specifications. The charge for building
these was about 81, 206 Th1 credit for
having this stricken from tina bill is
said to belong to Mr.. Chandler, othfE-
man of the committee on bridges He
so strongly opposed the payment Of
that portion of the bill that it was
deducted by Mr.. Fahey. The members
of the court breathed mighty sigh OF
relief when the matter was settled.
Mr.. Megginson olapped his hands and
Mr.. Armstrong said: There's another
blister of our hands.
PLAN OUTLINED THURSDAY MORNING..
At the secret session held Thursday
morning the plan for the settlement
was arranged. Attorney Conrad was
instructed TO confer with the attorneys
for tine other side and try to effect
| settlement
At 9 o'clock the court again went
| into secret conference. Attorney Conrad
had conferred with Attorneys Adams
and Hilles. He reported the result Of
the conference and asked for further
| instructions. He retired and the courts
conference broke up for awhile Mr..
| Conrad returned and the court again
went behind closed DOORS This CON
ference lasted about 10 minutes and at
| the end of that time the doors were
| thrown open and the following reso-
| luton was read
Resolved, That the Levy Court hereby nc
cepts the bridge recently constructed By
Patrick Fahey, contractors, at the crossing
/ of Seventh street over the Brandywine Greek
\ in the city of Wilmington. il being under
stood and agreed thar in full settlement and
/ payment for building the same the said
4 Patrick Fahey Is to receive the sum Of
S27 ,750, of which amount this siam OF s1s,tNf
Il
of SO, $50 still due, which it is hereby re-
| solved shall be paid by two warrants of this
court in full settlement and payment fol
said bridge, one for s., $50, and one foi
SS, ,5O0 and charge the same TO Seventh street
bridge appropriation.
MOTION IT, ACCEPT BRIDGE.
On motion of Mr.. Armstrong, seconded
by Mr. Ewart the resolution was
adopted.
ATTORNEYS RECEIVE MONEY FOR BRIDGE
The warrants were Immediately made
out, signed and approved The one fof
IS, 500 was paid to Mr.. Hilles for the
Edge Moore Bridge Co., and the ons
for 50. $50 was paid to Samuel S. Adams
for Mr.. Fahey.
The original amount Of the bill waz
$50, 303. not including the bill for
building the approaches. At the con-
ference between the attorneys Thursday
afternoon the dill was reduced to
S27, 750
COURT SETS PRICE FOR PRINTING.
The following resolution was passed
by the court Thursday afternoon:
Resolved, That the Levy Court or New
Castle county does hereby agree TO pay thu
following uniform prices for printing:
For notices of registration places, So.
For printing alphabetical list Of voters, s..