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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
READING BY MUSIC.
Toung Man Found Brucft In Pursuing
Hobby.

by T'''H wnn me- a; a.; ""% 'n~*aa a%'S yn"". ""n
ntAr who i ford ur books. to =, H,,v
or''a ans TiM"*.brNu;rnr rouuricr
"and d" YOU know round ihr ,,ys,,n,
"' '"i'a' hHh"ht I" El". y icv. wears
'''" spent the winter in Wa.hiur,on
ana used TO 80 to ;ic in;a,rr :, .,rn,t
""A', as WAS Il stranger ana ,,nun
ana htd II" othr" way to pass the timr
ana not even have IN acuuain;nucc IN
''i'i with between the acts, and il WA.
'n'S la't which suggested to my mind
'H'' II Noulu nol be 4 bad idea to
| Sp"h" my Inn" reading brlwCcu acts.
r'''r! tlmr ! would 20 to ihr ihrn;rr
l would take my book with ur and
dnrli% The intcrmi$Si0n | would r,,I
II would surprise you tu know how
r"ndl'y fell in with IN" music. Tho
DEMONSTRATION OF sounds h.camr u posi.
ilvr benefit. 1t gave Il ur,v lirc aut :,
new meaning to the words whici, stood
"ui Oh the pages o.: the BOOK. | rcnd
%oou deal Of Carlyle ~ Ills time and
under the circumstances. and his He.
ro"S ana Hero Worship lrnN on now .
coloriuG, and $Uiii,GJw ] ~, 1lir most
vivid picture o. MalIurlrl Wii!n rrad.
ing during the ii!iCrmi>>iun il tl!,, p!,,
"hl ! have nrvr" rnHh H,;y,h,nm since
Wt:"h ilAS SO Impressed NJ" with ll,
character Of IT," wild Arab Lion O.;
ll," DESERT. rr:3h the 'l'IHNrl .;rru;u
lion under tie same circumstances.
Ti!r character o. Ni"a!i":,l SN.r,l'.i on;
10 H.: r""l n,'"roTi",is r:,i,;' ;,t., nilu.
enc" vi the music. u"sN'":.N'+ head
Wa" nHnGiCd Cf in rH.;iiti'. O,hrr
ruri"u< lhinGS i i,;., n.,;. il as Il
novel experience. 'i!.r.' iS 10 GH".,liun
III my mind about Il. IH,'t ,.;;!t Music
can b| put to "nrl il~r in this way.
/ do not know why u.nrr r"gE%n* may
not do as have dome. have InInh i,
y good thin|. II :iin!il;iir: 'n.' mind.
II gives Nigor to ihr passion lines nf The
book. or SuhuuHS and SuiI"u% ihr PIC
lur' where the Grnllr- iiur% are found.
In fine, it gives tone 20 H. reading.
AdhN i""llnE and pulse. and rnrr::iZrS
Wj!Hi OthrrWiS" would hr Il loi Of sym.
hniS. more or less dry ana E:ran.n"-
less. Music ii Il good inin:: to ..., Hluu"
with ones reading. and il is no I.ni-
rult matter to get used to il. Il yuu
loN" music, and nearly every person
'"N":; mu>c ii is An easy matter. AMI
th" experiment is, III any rate, worth
YOU" Whilr.'
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

stylish May Manton model is rNcrp-
tionally desirable, and includes the
long SholldrrCd effect and The sleeves
that widen TO form fun pultS 1T the
wrists. AS shown the mntrriHl is Nile
green pcau dc cyngr with yoke. collar
AMI cuffs of cream lace over white
m0uSSclinr. full trent Of green r!li!lr:.
over Wilt" and trimming ct green
pannc velvet and crop ornaments
When desired lie yoke, cam hr omitted
anu The sleeves made in elbow irnylh
as shown in the small Skrtrh.
Ihc waist i$ made over Il fitted lining
that closes at lhr c"nirr frrni uud onto
which The back Of lh. Yoke j. t.irr,i
Thc waist proper is made with ;h~ 'nl!
front. tucked fronts ami back and the
front yoke. nnd closes inviSihly 1T the
left shoulder seam ;lnd beneath the lrft
front. Thc sleeves arc small ut the top
and fail at the straight cuffs. and are
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

"i''Nh u! LEM, =! 'i~m-l aunt;inil
WI" Nv. Cannon, and an hun"r which
'';t" t",n Won ihrou.h rNrrptioNal ser.
\I"':. II" was horn al Nrwyar,,cu.
h'&" ''Nllfo"d Courthouse. in 1885, Ne
went I" Indiana early with his parents.
Wh"r" he received only \ rnmuou.
S'H"Ni 'uuchiion. AT fourteen II" hired
"al MS clerk in Il country store. and
'''' years later l""au the study oi law.
''|c'"in" chat there WAS not much
Hrii"" ior prophet in hi, own country
i'' '"n"Il'lrd I" ~ ,o Douglas County.
'.'i"iS. 81 begin his practice. That,
hi>' .'"A" in his profession. lSLN, WAS
i!''lN haTh putin" fnr the future
>i'""E'r Of the House. and there iS 10
i|I'EInG that hr would have cnul, f.,
a''"a! want II friend hah not stood
''f MS board bill. II WAS pot i'm ,hr
young lawyers makr.un. however, to
ah"W iitlicultir< tn hauut him. ~,
H2rd work and uniivin. prr>rvr,n,,....
'A'A "Gc"c,iimG year >HW his inilurucr
',"anri ani his nrA"tir.. rrllor::r. With
E'." inh"rn ag"r">.iyrnr>~ IL. yyaS >,,,,
"'"'!i''h with his rArti'> p"liti,~. nrI
~ 'N'' II" WAS elected Sinr"~ After.
h"H, position hr hcld ,mru i>,;, III.
'Ai"Ii"!i"N H. Cull!>"' in .:I>,. al every
coy. .! H!:lr Kind. iu"in2 :hn>, rn,,,,,,,,,
wears t''t":r l." l'"rHiur :: ,lrIuh.r ~
Congress IT, lNI1. uD,inul,rrdlv uu.L
hi'n ia" III" u>.E;fI pln,r hr has ,i,l.d
there.
w.. "iH"N l. "lr" of HE ulLr>, and
Hi':'>; veterans !" nuhiir life indeed
y" W!!i u" ihr oldest man who has ever
"'''inl'i th" Speakers chair. Thrruvh
A!I -! lI'>, long carcr. his hi,trrrSt rur.
H'!"i nave never hcru allr to cunncc;
It'> nHi.r in the r"mutrSt way with ANY
>ra"dht. He i$ Il rough and -tu,uhlc
1i@H'rr: in debate he is not choice in
'hr "" Of his adi'ciiv"S. hut hc has II
k""n intellect. unilunrarhnilr honest V
AMI riiarar;cr Of sterling worth. IL,
= well known as ono Of thr most CON
Srrvativr members Of the House. \
Chairman Of the Approp"ia tions Con,
mite" hc has had control Of the suppl
hills. anh with 50 iraln,ls care has !,
watched ,hc proposed expenditures th:
he has fallen heir to ihc lat" Mr.. Ito
n,an's sohriuuc; "l'hr watch deg {
tlc Trcnsury.'
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

nr lowering it ny gearing. as is some
times done The floor is carried on SIA
hearers of pitch pine. three inches ny
four aud Il half inches. strengthened NY
wrought iron plates nnr"lghth men
thick screwed on to one side. W hrn
tho lower floor only is uSrd the uppr!
ono is turned up and safely secured hN
njns and cottcrs. four Of the bearers
being disposed nj the sides "t the
wumou underneath the mihdl" rail.
which carries the hinges; but owing
to the width of the wagon III nrnrnr-
tinn 10 It's length. it is impossible 10
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Low" is 'hr "liNir or lie.
\I,irr is never negative.
Generosity generates Joy.
f'laltrry j. II" food ul fools
.i"liiShnv>S i> tie seed Of sorrow.
Hope is he iurnin.ci "i han,n"<S
TrrvrrSiry is the i'rc"lr&or ni adj
vrrSily.
Misery and rrnlor.>r ar' childr"n OF
revenge.
Fame and fortune are lie fruits OF
frugality.
When the wise il angry. he is VS.,
no longer.
Pride is Il sign OF The worst p"vrrty--
ignorance.
When two men quarrel, he vino i
lirSi silent is the better man.
Eat and drink TO live: live moi tc
cat and drink. for thus do the beasts.
DO not aspire for public offices: but
when there are 10 men. try thou to -,
Il man.
The wicked TX in the power Of his
passion: the righteous keeps passion
in Ills power.
This is the punishment Of thr liar
that when he tells the iruth nobody
believes him.
Wealth may be like waters g;tihrrr,
i'll house. which. finding no ou,lri
drown the owner
iIr who fears the opinion Of IN,
world moro than Ills own con<ricnc,
has but little Sclr-rrSnrci.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
J.paulirrrS of Inco.

tn" tatrS, lit OF lace rmpi"cvmrnt in
vented for feminine adnrnmVnt. II is
ia" rnnulirrr or shoulder piece OF lace.
ana when property shaped it becomes
Il graceful ad,iiiiun To lhr toilet The
best shape rf ruaulirrc is that which is
rather wide. and iaE"rS gradually from
its deep fail over the shoulder and up.
per arm to the narrowing cone -ShHprI
end which comes up On the collar
band. When lhrpAir"f lace "ShuulLrrS"
are S"Wrh in place ii leaves II good rl-
feet in the general "ullin" Of the figure
whether il is Ti,'w; Il from the front or
ihv lack
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

Hh"uidrr =" wrist. or from The waist
band. Sometimes il is Il thick cable
cold OF black silk strung with icttcd
beads: again il is Il corhrlirr or twist
OF Silkrn strings loosely knoiird ut the
ends. All these dying cords ana chains
have Il Tendency to impede haSty pro.
%icSS by catching around bureau
knobs. duor hHnI!rS, nnh they fire..
u!"ntly serve To sweep away small ar
iiclrS from th" writing table. or hriD
upset the contents OF Il work basket
and 81 Distribute Them in rolling" reels
and hutluu$ about the room.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

faced at the upper edges with matcrial
that matches the yoke. At thc neck is
Il regulation stock.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is six yards twenty
one inches wide. five and an eighth
yards twenty y-Scvrn inches wide or
three and tlrec-cightl yards fortyfour
inches wide. with one yard Of all-ovcl
lace when high neck and long sleeves
are used: four yards twrnty-onc inches
wide three and quarter yards twenty
seven or two and thrcc-cighth yards
forty-four inches wide when low neck
and elbow sleeves are used.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

can be slipped on for Il half hours rest
lr" essential to we'll being and should
hr numbered among the necessities OF
HE. This very attractiv" May Mnuton
One is loose and CaSe-g giving 1T the
same time that ii is Shapely and be.
coming, and serves the double purpose
of ncgligcc aud bath robe. The
original is made Of cidcrdOwn Nanncl,
IN pale blu" with bands of taffcla
stitched with cortirclli silk. but flannel.
tlannclcttc, terry cloth and all similar
! natcrialS arc appropriate.
The robe is made with loose front; !.
and backs that are shaped by means
Of Il centre seam. At the neck is Il biz
square collar that tapcrs to II point ut
the waist line. The sleeves are in bell
shape and admit OF slipping on and Off
with ease.
The quantity Of material required for
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

hallly horse aIlL load OF coal
caused considerable rXritrnIrn, nl the
railroad siati"n. and Ivy The arrival ct
Garrett puryra. an experienced horse
man. hySiln,lrrS were taught Il urnrii-
cal lesson IN starting rulin : with 4
lh,l temper. The horse refused Il,
draw ihr loHl aud would NO, move I'm
inCh despite n!l Kind 90 rnIrAVnrN and
suggestions until buryrH arrived and
commenced /" apply the whip lightly
80 ihr animals fore legs. Suddenly
Tie horse started ahead on Il trot for
l'niunhHlr. where the coal was tn h,
taken DurNra walked away uurnu.
rr!nrl with the plauditS OF the Sncria.
tors who witnessed his successful feat
Il never knew that trick to foil in
>tarting Il halky Horse" he said. "rhry
cant stand any whipping on the fore
logs. II ynu ever have Il hG".:r that
viii not go. Just try I1roniilyn
laTir
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

f''ih l lis how they are mlIr. Thus he
WI" dn"S aS Mr.. LruS bids IN his let
"'' '"h"WinG ti" accompanying dia.
@'ah carefully. may huiiI for him> rli
~ Il lew minutes Il cheap. Slr"n- and
hhra''lr working hat.
ii"rc appeared some time "wu. '
writes MIR. lun$. "Sumr lrlllalkS about
III" conventional hr;ld"rnr of the work :
: in"man nf the cartoon. ThiS j NOT "a
seemed To be supposed. Il portion or =
Holli ha". h,lt Il Sn"rt ui DInCr :thnut
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

Gray squirrel and other skins: are
nlrAirI and tn" rly" uf the cape edged
with chenille. bun !ur Il dress or cap"
10 j." really fashionable thVr" must hr
something" fallin& lhcrrirom. This
u~Uaily takes ll!r furin al gimp motifs
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
Enterprising 'rhieyCs.

South Africa can boast OF some en-.
terprising thieves. The equipment OF
the Kruersdorp and District Rife tar
gets and hut have recently been
stolen.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
Swinging Ornaments.

Was there ever before such nnmbcr
or variety Of pendant ornaments to
sleeves and skirts and also to the bod
Ice? With chain or tasscl and cord
these ornamepts swing from elbow,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
CI1ANC4N,AXSN,E
CATTLE. CARS
Tbcy Can De Used For Transpor,;ue,
Reeves CT Sheen

1hr IrHiISp"ri ot Shrvp an;i cattle ON
IN" Nr@"mtii'" railways il, an item OF
Traffic "i considerable ami S,"adily in
if'hS:E@ 'mnoriancC. The numbers car
riNd be III" largo. the distances great
ana The ir'i%hi% low. special arrange
mrn,S have to he made for dealing
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
--latest IaiI:,r. M"dr skirts.

The very latest tilur-m;,dr wAlkin"
skirts are rui lu show the feet To the
top of the im>,rp. and ar, OF equal
length all around.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
.An'inM and nrn Nln...

10 gronp OF friends Ellen Terry
once said: "Arting is not like dr;, wing.
You make line. If il is wrong. Won
rub it out ut once and make another.
With acting that Is impossible: there
IS no altering must stand. 7 often
feel as If | must CRY to the audience,
oh. that is wrong. not as l meant It
TO be; let me act that part or sentence
over again. - San Francisco Argo.
uaut
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

over SJJ0O.000 is 10 be spent on Inv.
dTauiic mountings FOR the barbette
FuiiB Of tile battleship King Edward
ELL. DoW building at DcvonDort.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
THE SQUARE
PAPER CAP
How 80 Make tkc Kind w,,, -,
Wori;Men ia Cartoons.

II 20" '''' " ""f',Hian you Wo:!i,I.
!"i"'I>' '''' !" h''N" ono OF those neat
InUNIIS SVN'IN p'lpNE CNNS such ;iN IhN
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

New York City.--W Waists tucked h"ri.
"rntally are extremely smart I'm" arc
pr";llidrly we'll adapted to the Fashions
able soft anL pliailC materials. This
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
NEXT SpENKER or
TIE HOUSE 0f
REPRESENTATIVES.

Cys Wy, III, Hon. Joseph G..Cau.
non. who will IN Hil hi-
y 80" j. man probability hn elect
q ( b tu Speaker of the IiUl$c
kEf.,-.,,e..SyJ Of the i|itiv.ci@Etll Goa.
E& Er& @rC,>. has the diSiincliun
OF h"N,;:: served longer in the lower
lcgi>lH'.y" chamh"v lhHn any Of his
,hirtl ."uuv predecessors the EiEl!-
tccnll FunyrrS>innHl District q; IL
noi> inst sent hiiN I" represent ii at
the National Capilal in ~" year that
GrnVrai Gran; defeated Horace Gree
ley for Tie Presidency. ana ne has done
50 continuously ever since. with the
one execution Of ihr FIFTY second SOS.
sion. -, ,u '92. when h" WAS made To
STAY 4: home lr Democrat named
BU>,'y.
lis ,,rciion to the next highest Office
uu.,,r the GiovornMrnt will L" the real.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

Wonau'S IInth Robe or Wrapper.
Comfortable robes or wrappers thai
The Somerset reporter., 1903-06-18
DIR. William II. Stevens.

DR.. William II. Stevens died at his
residence in North New Portland. June
Is. He had been in feeble health for
some time. The funeral occurred on the
Tuesday following his death and was
attended by large gathering of people
from New Portland and other towns.
He was buried with masonic honors by
Northern Star Lodge of North Arson,
of which he had for many years been a
member.
DR.. Stevens was born in Lowell, Me,
March II, 1922. He received his school
education in the district school and at
Bridgton Academy. He studied medi
cine three years with DR.. Horace Stevens
of Skowhegan, and in 1850 he began the
practice of his profession in Scion,
where be remained for three years
Since that time he has constantly at
tended to his professional duties at his
residence, North New Portland, aud
neighboring towns. His first marriage
was with Miss Eliza Gay in 1845, who
died in 1870 Six children were born
to them, none of whom are living. His
only living descendant is a granddaugh.
ter, Mrs. Alice Jones Kennison, daugh
ter of Marion Steve ms Jones, wife of the
lamented Charles L. Jones, a lawyer,
who died at North New Portland, nearly
twenty-three years ago. In 1871 he was
married to Miss Maria l.. Jenkins, who
survives him.
DR.. Stevens held various town offices
and was senator for two terms, 1875 and
1879 He was much interested in poll
tics He was a delegate to the first
Republican County Convention and ever
since the first till feeble health prevent.
ed he was conspicuous figure and
leader in the Somerset County Conven-
tons of the Republican party During
his last term In the senate, as chairman
of the committee on education, he draft
ed the bill and secured the enactment
that made the normal schools of the
State a part of the common school
system, providing for their support out
of the school fund. From 1876 to 1872
he was member of the board of trus-
tees of the State Normal School.
At the age of eighteen he joined the
Congregational church and has been in
good standing for sixty-three years
But he was not narrow nor creed bound,
his natural tendency being towards
liberaity in theology, and he was hui
manitaran in his Interpretation of Christ
ianity. His large public spirit made
him good American citizen, for public
spirit is the essence of patriotism. He
was sympathetic and helpful for those
in distress, and his long and successful
career as a physician gave him oppor-
tunities for doing much good, and he
used them. His strong influence was
due to his dignity, his personal worth,
and his desire to help others. He left
the impress of his kindly spirit upon
the lives of many-an effect that can be
fully known only in the endless here
after. S.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-06-18
A Somerset Case.

The following rescript was received
by Clerk of Courts Seekins, yesterday,
in the suit of Walter Cowett, pro ami,
VS.. The American. Wooden Company.
Powers, j. The master is bound to
provide and maintain machinery which
is reasonably safe in view of the uses
that are to be made of it, and the work
that is to be performed upon it and
around it. He is responsible for any
defect in the machinery which was or
ought to have been known to him, and
was unknown to the servant.
He Is not bound to anticipate and
guard against every possible danger, but
only such as can be foreseen by the ex-
ercise Of reasonable care.
In this case the plaintiffs own testi-
mony shows that he did not receive the
Injury In the manner he thinks he did
but If it be admitted that he is correct
in his theory as to the manner in which
the injury was sustained, such an ac-
cident or injury was a possibility SO re
mote, thing so unlikely to happen
that 1t could not be foreseen or antici.
pated by the defendant by the exercise
of reasonable care.
Motion sustained. Verdict set aside
New trial granted.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-06-18

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The fol.
lowing are the real estate transfers re.
Gently recorded in the county registry
Detroit-Fred Basford to w. o. Hard.
ing ct ais, 5000.
St. AlbaDs-P R, Longley to Eliza A.
Longley, 81.
Palmyra-Etta F. Yarney to E. L.
Varney, 81; Ellanora Wilcox to d. A.
Turner, $2700.
Smithfield-C. C. Bickford to B. c.
Bickford, -
Mercer-Geo. W. Houch to Lepha
Husselmau, 81.
Madison-B. P. J. Weston to Il. H.
Perkins, $40.
Hartland-A. B. Holt to Allen Web
Der, $3.50.
Fairfield-L. E. Allen to H. W. Carr,
$100.
Pittsfeld-Mary A. Il. Estes to Karl
Fl. Kiebar, $500; +. l.. Varney ct al to
Eta F. Varney, $100; T. N. Drake to
H. W. Gardner, 81
New Portland-P. B. Merry to E F.
Perry, s1.00; Inhabitants Of New Port
land to Marshall Burns, $4,000; F. j.
Austin to E. NJ. Young, $500; Eliza f.
Clifford to j. 2. Clark ct al, $l.00; j. p.
Clark to j. A. K. Hilton, $l.00.
Brighton-W. j. Foss to Hattie j..
Wyman, 800.
Solon-Almira S. Clarke to L. d.
Lombard, Sl.00.
Anson-Lucy r. Dlnsmore to Ben. S.
Collins, $1,000; Chas. E. Eames to
Henry B. Merry, S25. .
Embden-Fred W. Bunker to S. p.
Dunbar, $135.
Skowhegan-T F. WEIGH to Julia
Bunker, 81; James Lumsden to c. F..
Cleveland, 5000; C. f. Cleveland to r..
F. WEIGH. 81; |. C. Dorothy ct al to l..
+. Atkinson, $4,000.
Moscow. j. Enneking to VIM. T.
Haines ct al, 81.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-06-18
Crisis at Colby.

Affairs at Colby College are about -
unfavorable as they can be. The trouble
in brief is The annual freshman read
ing was seriously disturbed by the &c
ton Of certain members Of the sopho
more class, to the extent that Presideuf
White dismissed the audience after tn
frat number on the program had been
rendered. The sophomores also destroy
ed some college property, later.
On Monday last the sophomore elias
with few exceptions was suspended for
the remainder of the term. Immediate
~ the other classes held meetings ana
voted to leave the college unless tn
sophomores were reinstated. The Cobb,
Club of Watervile has made Efforts t.
bring about reconciliation aud secure
peace between the students and faculty
but without avail. Both sides are un-
yielding.
The students it is said while admit
ting that punishment was due the offend
Ing students, claim that the suspension
of practically the whole class was too
severe for the offense. The student
body appears to be very strongly In
trenched in the position they have takeL
and the faculty equally firm that they
cannot yield the point and maintain self
respect.
1t is claimed that the faculty was pot
tactful in handling the case, but they
are men of experience, and, when all the
facts are known, we believe they will be
found in the right. We do not know
enough about the affair to analyze it and
shall not attempt to, The crisis is one
every true friend of Colby regrets ex-
ceedingly.
There seems to be some doubt about
the commencement exercises, but the
faculty supporters believe there will be
enough students left to carry out Il
modified program, including commence
ment.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-06-18
The Contract Completed.

At conference held Tuesday at the
office Of Butler &c iButler, between the
special bridge committee Of seven, au-
thorized to act for the town and the
American Bridge Company, represented
by John Towne and Benjamin Talbot,
the contract for the erection of the new
steel bridge, to replace the present struc-
ture across the north channel, was
drawn up and agreed to. The complet.
ed draft was signed In duplicate, Wed
nesday by the representatives of the
town and forwarded to the company toF
the signature Of their agents.
The specifications required by the
town in the call for bids are embodied In
the contract. The plans are those sub
United by the company in their bid, that
for the substructure being the one APP
proved by Horace E. Reed
The structure is to be not less thar
100 feet in length, with a sidewalk A
feet ia width in the clear on the west or
up-river side, and sidewalk ~ feet in
width In the clear on the east, OF
down-river side, the middle of the bridge
In the clear between the ratings of the
sidewalks to be As feet. The contract
includes the building of the structure,
the painting and erection Of the bridge
and the connection of the water pipe
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to the floor of the new bridge. The OLD
bridge and piers are to become the pro
perty Of the company. 1t is further
provided that the new structure shall be
two feet higher at the south end, the
floor of the bridge to be level through
out. The electric cars and water pipe;
will cross on the south side.
The company agree to keep the way
open for traffic during the entire process
of construction, except in case of some
temporary and unavoidable obstruction
and in no case shall such suspension
exceed one hour at any one time. Dam,
ages for failure to keep this agreement
are fixed at 800 for every day traffic /;
suspended.
The bridge is to be completed and ready
for travel and inspection on or before
October Is, 1903. II longer time h
required damages for the delay are fixed
at $50 per day. A bond in the gum Of
$4,000 is given by the company to Sc
cure the performance of its agreements
The contract price, SIS, 75O,is to be paid
as follows: At the end of each month
during the erection of the substructure
sum equal to 90 per cent Of the amount
estimated by the inspector of the towr
to have been done; at the time of the
delivery of the steel material for the
bridge, Sc, $50; the balance to be pait
when the structure is completed anC
accepted.