Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-07-31
THE NEW BRIDGE
Structure to be Completed With
in Four Months. Bond for
Faithful Performance
IS Given.
cemmIsslonFa sEtIeMln
EuIl1lED TO saEl1 CREDIT

| Contractor w. b. Sharpe or EiuOradO
Kas.. who was awarded the contract
for the construction Of the Don Gaspal
avenue. bridge. yesterday, has entered
into a contract with the board Of coun-
ty commissioners for the performance
OF this work. The bridge is to be con-
structed and turned over to the county
within four months. A bond fe- 81 ,00f
for the faithful performance IF the con-
tract Was executed BY Mr.. Sharpe yes
terday and approved by the board.
A certified check for per cent was
issued by Mr.. Sharpe and turned over
TO the clerk Tor the same purpose. The
contract price. namely $500, is $500 be-
low the engineers estimate for the
bridge, and not 800 as stated in yes
terday's New Mexican. as the original
estimate amounted to little over
$500.
Mr.. Sharpe win commence work in
about two weeks and home labor will
be employed. The stone will be secured
from the stone quarries located about
mile and half north of town and
will be furnished the contractor free
of charge. =.
Public sentiment was sounded yes
terday by a representative Of the New
Mexican, and 1t was found that 1t was
Overwhelmingly in favor Of the con-
struction of the bridge and about
everybody gave County Commissioner
Arthur Seligman credit and commended
the good and energetic work he has
done in this matter. 1t Is certainly a
fact had 1t not been for him, the pro-
iect would never have materialized. 1t
is very creditable indeed to all con-
cerned that the construction of the
bridge will cost much less than the
estimate. The specifications drawn, by
Engineer David M. White, are very
strict and Contractor Sharpe will have
to comply with them fully. and thor
oughly, thus insuring handsome,
strong and useful stone. structure
which will be an ornament to the town
and which will stand and be good for
traffic for many years to come.
The bond given by Mr.. Sharpe to the
board Of county commissioners Is fur
nished by the American Surety Com
pany Of Baltimore. Md, and is TOR
81, 900. The certified check is for $3.50:
This amount will be forfeited by Mr..
Sharpe should it be found upon COM
pietion of the bridge that the engineers
snecifications have not been fully COM
pied with in every respect. The first
nay ment to Mr. Sharpe will be made at
the regular meeting of the board In
January, 1904, and will be for one-half
of the amount of the contract price.
The second half will be paid at the
July, 1904, meeting Of the board. The
bridge will be completed and in use
before the first payment will be made
to the contractor and any and all de-
fects in 1t, should there be any, will
have been discovered by that time. The
county is therefore perfectly safe In
the matter. The old bridge across the
river on Don Gaspar avenue will be
torn down by the contractor and ne
viii be allowed to use the lumber
therein for scanfolding, in pay for tear
ing It down, but the material will re-
main the property Of the county to be
used in repairing other county bridges
wherever it is found practicable.