Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-08
| FROM THE
OLD LEVY COURT
hroWsmith Electric Co.'s
1 Publicly Considered
tuesday Afternoon.
ROLLER HAD VETOED THEM

ROLLER HAD VETOED THEM
l1s Hrices Are Alleged to be
Excessive.
HI Eeasons Are Also Assigned for the
Il & Up OF the Biils-The Work Done
Il court House by the Company WIN
ected.
quietly considering for a long
/ The Arrowsmith Electric Go. IS
hich is legacy from the old
III the: Levy Court Tuesday after
gave it public consideration.
uptfoller Kelley vetoed the bill in
d f0Ilowing letter to the court:
Th8 balls of the Arrowsmith Electric Co.
kuiHng Court House and Third street
ifAe|& BEING referred to me, now return
at3 the court without my approval, for
hill DIS follows:
have information from the court
45ay had prices from eight different
'z}35 les for material corresponding to
A i }arged for by the Arrowsnith Co.
Hid &rices were submitted for comparison
5 npetnnt electrician, who testified TINT
Hes charged by the Airowamith Go.
q y4f6c tically twice as high rs the highest
Named by any other company.
|5$<3hd-lhat from the measurements
667by The same electrician, he is unable
ifl3 the amount of material charged on
I'hlrd-The labor is not itemized, but
,drftod in hmm a,1nls nn1 ig | believe.
;ceesive.
Fonrth-The work was done without, to
" knowledge. any contract being awarded,
HIGH is in violation of law.
This bills submitted by the Arrow
Nib Co. cover a period from Decem-
10Th, 1899, to February LIST, 1902,
dub summarized form are:
lW1tk at the Court House--Bills to
I,fillhry Sd, 1901, So, 500. 20; to January
lsts3 1902, S277.2l; total, S3,9T6. 50 ;
|edft at sundry times S3,051.34; re-
Hin .on wire, Ss3. 10; error on bill of
d8hry Goth, 1900, $3.50; total,
"a, leaving balance due of
73sabfi on the Court House work.
WArk on Third street bridge Bills
,zlStober 18th, 1901, 50, 160. 40; bill
n III huary 9th, 1902, s135. So; total,
H M So. On this 1854. 16 has been
n Ned, and rebate of $40. 10 allowed,
Hhg balance due on account OF
N hi street bridge of 52,027. 50. The
II I'LL balance claimed is 50, I'll. 10.
N fesident Willis called on Mr..
n Adler of the public building COM
R|Istbe to open the subject of the bill.
RMH Chandler stated that on account
ID size of the bill an expert was
Xbyed and estimates were secured
||# firms in Philadelphia and New
EN# and the highest figures were
laz# dered. The expert found that the
ll12Hees Of the Arrowsmith Co. were
R3@ higher than it was deemed they
|4&md be. Things were charged fol
g the public building committee
{Fn not find either on the bridges OIL
ithe Court House.
21fHhere are some other things that
|l}iire explanation in the way of tools
HI II lunches, - said Mr.. Chandler.
Mr.. Arrowsmith can explain
|tl&. Arrowsmith said that the prices
.# @ined by the committee were fol
HI Resale lots and if he would attempt
|#%o business along the lines sug
HIND by Mr.. Chandler, he ''coult
lk3iAis finish. He was in business
l3fBrotit, yet was willing to conced,
|#!Hhing that was fair. He added tina
Hui Lemon, who had supervised tn,
tTnS, could explain it and woulC
8Efngly make oath that everything
A8Mged for was furnished. Much o
Ez&Hwork in the Court House is con
Nh BID.
8jffr. Lemon explained tho items TO
# ehes. He said that ono night wheI
z}p5fd street bridge armature wa
EnHhed out, a force of 10 or II mel
a Mixed all night in a storm of thun
n and lightning, at tho risk of thei
Mis-. They were provided with lunche
Mr.. Lemon said it wa
in situations of that sort t
l5srge for lunches for tho men. !
IdArge for labor for time and half tim
Sllb made for night work. Mr. Arrow
9''ith said his firm did thorough work
allploying the best talent.
3ndr. Chandler read from one of th
FHls items showing that the same ma
'afa been employed in repairing Thir,
EJECT bridge on an average of "a day
|BNry month for nearly two years. Mr.
A Srowsmith said this must have bee
'dle the firm was putting tho bridg
VlIfepair. He was willing for full
ssEd thorough Investigation.
s.SMr. Chandler declared that the cour
slAnld pay whatever was right.
}SHr Willis said tho court woul
an itomized bill for the labor
tif. "a rrowsmith said the usual rat
ISs $3.50 day. Mr.. Chandler rea
iNsitem showing that eight men ha
1 ,Airged $50 for one days work. Mi
thought that thoir helper
3Fa been counted in that item.
Il was agreed that this morr
4 representatives Of tho firm and tn
y Anmittee OF the court, with it's expert
M make an inspection of the work a
W. Court House.
f&lir. Ewart presented petition fror
{fIdents of Hockessin asking the cour
35fitake charge of the bridge on tn
|ez8aseway between the school hous
Y ~ the Catholic Church at Hockessi1
road and bridge were inspected b
bers of the court sometime age
&jgners of the petition wore Spence
\ 8landler, l. Harvey Finn, il. I
\ #qh8fds d Co., A. Ii. Way, Edwin M
'A3eTstin, Philip T. Pierson, II. I
sl5cVaagh, William J. Mitchell, T. II
FsEHIkor a Co., VIM B. jackson, j. {
.EI3tNhell, Philip Chandler, the Goldin
lSens Co., William s. Mendenhal
ifihn Gormley, Samuel Sharplcsl
II lillian Z. Sharpless, William
I'M ,ples, W. II. Walker, II. S. Higi
4 Ntd, w. III. Little, John Ball. Franc
II Baldwin, John W. Burgess, Ale,
I. ydshrie.
oesire of Mr.. Ewart to have ii
accept the bridge caused son,
III Scuesion. He referred to the fact th,
11 Greek hundred pays a large nal
\ vi s:)s ~ taxes and the traffic on accour
fshAs kaolin business, was very heav,
ii pS Armstrong said that taxpayei
X iayn bic way also wished county hell
. III MI. Willis said he referred