The evening Republican., 1902-04-09
FAHEY MAKES
A PROPOSITION

At the afternoon session Of Levy
Court. yesterday the Seventh street
brilge matter was again taken up
with Patrick Fahey Although nc
de6nate action was taken Mr. Fahev
made proposition for tina! settle.
ment of his bill. His claim is for $25,
900, the contract price. and IS. 30S, SO
for extras. including the buildings OF
approaches. he already has received
Sl7, 900 on account. He proposed that
the members of the court ascertain
from bills and vouchers the exact
cost of labor and material on the
bridge, which they allow him. with
fifteen Or ten pei cent. additional as
his own profits.
The court when 1t convened In the
afternoon resolved itself into com.
mittee Of the whole to continue the
discussion which was stated at tile
morning session. Mr. Fahey said he
did not know what to suggest to the
court to settle his bill except that tho
contracts be thrown out, and that
the court paw him the cost of labor
and material in the construction of
the bridge, with a reasonable per-
centage Of profit for himself. He
said he would present the bills for all
the material and labor on the bridge
properly vouched for or supported by
ai1idavits, and suggested that the
n al 1lt,l Ii i'm I n to ri
Is per cent. added, or Is the court
considered that amount excessive. to
grant him 10 per cent. above the
cost of labor and material. Mr..
Wllitts asked Mr.. Fahey II lie would
he satisfied If the court should allow
him the cost Of the structure as es-
timated by an expert who might be
employed by the county.
Mr.. Fahey said he was willing to
have the court employ an expert to
examin, the structure. but lie would
object to having an expert examine
the bridge to try to estimate Its cost
asst would be unfair to him. lie said
that prices might have been higher
for material, then, than they are now
Besides there might have been rain
Oh some days, and his material might
have been washed away, and noe eX.
pert could estimate this. Besides he
bought lot of piing which were USE
less after change was made in the
approaches. lie made no charge for
this Mr.. Megginson asked Mr.. Fab.
ey if he w,u d he willing for an expert
to estimate the cost OF the bridge
and he replied tha at he wou Id not. He
then repeated his previous PROPOSE
tion for the court to allow him Is or
10 per cent. above the cost of labor
and material. The matter was
brought to a close by Chairman VIII
litts informing Mr.. Fahey that the
court will take up the matter later
for consideration.
President Willitts called in John
L. Donahoe, one Of the collectors OF
the Adams tax. for statement as 10
his intentions regarding the dlstri.
button of the tax money he has col.
lected. Mr. Willitts remarked that
this is the first the Levy Court, as
present constituted, had called on
Collector Donahoe. lie said that
about $4,000 had been refunded
through the Levy Court, and did not
see any reason why the same method
should not be followed in Wilmington
Collector Donahoe said th.re is
suit pending in the upper court, and
rs soon as it is disposed of his pur-
pose to settle the whole matter and
refund the money lie has collected
lie also said he had pecn advised by |
bis counsel to pay The taxes directly
back to the taxpayers. He said that
1ne of the parties that had paid
A dam tax money had said to him
when the old Levy Court was 10 Office
For Gods sake don't let the Lew
court get their hands on that tax
Mr.. Donahoe said he had col.
ected in the neigh hborh ood oi $l2,-
100 and had made no disburse-
neuts out OF it cxcep, what had
oeen authorized by the Levy Court.
lie said he did not wish to be re-
arded as an obstructionist. Chair
nan Wil!il,s said he wished 1t IN
lerstcod that the court was looking
liter the Interests OF the public in
rying 10 have the Adams tax re-
unded.
Former Chief OF Police Eugene
Iassey presented three bills to the
ourt. One was for the commit
nent and transportation of prison.
RS from August to December 81.
mounting to s235. so. The others
we're for the ca:iare Of 200 prison.
RS who were sent 10 New Castle
all from August to November 70.
mounting to $40, and for the car
are OF 120 prisoners sent to the
Yorkhouse IRON November 26 10
December 81, amounting TO SO 80.
his earilre had been paid by
hel Massey himself and the court
flowed HIM the two bills. amount
az 10 49,. 60. The other bill of
225. so for commitments was vetoed
Y Comptroller Kelley, and was
OF allowed by the court, II de-
line 10 approve this bill, as l have
,und no warrant 10 law Tor the
the comptroller said.
The court in the afternoon de.
red 10 take up the bill Of George
7. Duncan Tor material furnished
n Silver Run road, but the bill
as not considered because of the
bsence Of Mr.. Armstrong. This
,mewnat nettled Duncan who re-
arked that it was strange Mr..
rmstronp apseuted himself VIXEN