Evening journal., 1902-01-23
MUST STAND BY
OLD CONTRACT
will Put Safety Gates on
Third Street Bridge
COUNTY WAS IMPOSED UPON
Levy Court Members Object 70 Paving
for Private Telephones oil
Members
COUNTY WAS IMPOSED UPON

A special meeting of the Levy Court
was held this morning TO transact
leommittee business and for the discu-
laion OF other matters. Mr.. Chandler
las chairman of the Bridge Committee
reported that the bin of the American
Bridge Company for work done on
Third street bridge amounting to ST.
l13l09 was correct He said that the
lcommittee had looked into the matter
land had made some inquiry and was
leatished that it was all right. The bill
WAS accepted and referred TO the
lcounty comptroller.
Clerk of the Peace Quigley reported
1.-THE following:
Received for junk licenses, S2O2.5O;
pawnbrokers, 500; registry of dogs,
SO: fines and costs of Court of Gen
) eral Sessions. Sl,545.3l; forfeit bail
e bonds. $3.50; total, S1,S5ISl.
Sheriff Mcdaniel having failed to
. make report to the court, Messrs-
: Armstrong, Ewart and Elliott Were
/ appointed a committee to confer win
the sheriff and report at the next regu-
e lar meeting of the court
e MUST STAND BY CONTRACTS
r Referring to the alleged contract
e made by John Lynn as president OF th'
Il court. with the American Bridge Com
o lpany for safety gates on Third stree
2 bridge. Henry c. Conrad gave the fol
10 lowing opinion:
Regarding the matter of ordering
30 safety gates for bridge at Third street
would say that while It is eviden
from the information given TO me ina
-. h. given Id
one member of the Levy Court alon
without the direction or concurrence q
AN the court itself. either at that time q
by subsequent action. yet believe IN.
the Levy Court would In law be mel
lrt to the contract. This opinion IS base
tn largely upon the fact as stated Dy yo
ir- Ito me. that the Levy Court as Doc
nd met on or near the bridge atter tI
order had been given for the saiel
.th gates. and that the matter of saiel
SO gates was discussed somewhat at thi
time. While no action was taken
les the court on the subject, yet it seen
, a to me the whole subject was at tn
Itil time brought to the attention OF q
court in a way that would bind the
to the contract though it had be-
made by q single member. The du
was upon the court to disavow liabi
itv for the contract as soon as It w
DO brought to the knowledge OF the mel
bers that such a contract had be-
made. and falling to take action loo
NJ ing to the disavOwal of the contra
us there would be an implication arise
To- law that would bind the court to Z
III, contract. The gates seem to be pu
oss lie necessity. The only thing to
ns done now as regards the order for the
en n'. construction is to closely scrutini
IN the bin when It is presented and s
- that an overcharge has not been MAJ
IN III do not believe that the contract it's
.bo lcould be successfully resisted in a 81
Tbe brought to enforce IL"
sns Considerable discussion follow'
nm Mr.. Willis said there was no recc
rlin that the contract had been awarded
he the court and it was a question in
law mind whether one member OF the COZ
tolcould direct work done. The bill v
rty. amount to over a thousand dolla
the and no bids were advertised for. i
law provides that bids shall be adv
tised for when the work is likely
exceed cost of $500.
Mr. Chandler remembered hav
eeV- visited the bridge with members of
len court and of talking the matter ovei
~. The question was not disposed OF
- fore the court recessed.
'es ~ Some exciting developments are
- IN pected this afternoon. when the spel
80 committee on telephones makes it's
= aao6 port. IL is said that the county
00N been paying for more telephones q
are in the county building, nan
those in the office of Horace Gre'
Knowles. the courts former attorl
and the private telephone in the 7
dence of John Lynn, former presto
Oul lof the court This matter will be
chief topic for discussion by the c'
this afternoon.
NJ,