The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30


for ss4 ,4So and the other for s5o,425. In each
case the price being the cost price, while
the Harrington company---no philanthropy
was willing to take the contracts for
S54 800 and SIC 200, respectively. 1t will be
noted that the construction company
l. Id for the Newbureh road, with the 10 per
cent. rebate deducted, still exceeded the
was larger than the Harrington bid even
after the additional S per cent, which the
company had agreed to pay for engineering
fees, had been deducted, In the case OF
the Chester Wallis Cute road, the company q
bid, with the 10 per cent. deducted, was
about 81, 900 below the Newark company 6
lid. The minutes OF the Board Of Super
visors gave as the State Engineers original
estimate for these roads, s72,7O for the
Newb,rph Campbell Hall road and SIS, sic
for the Chester Wallis Gate road.
Resolutions were passed by the board
to take the contract for improving the roads
at these figures. According TO member
Of tho board, 1t was said by the STATE Engi-
resr thai mistakes had been made in tie
original estimates, and they were changeo,
to the figures which appeared In the road
construction oompany's bids. =
The contract for the NewburgheC Campbell
Hall road was awarded by the hoard to the
Newark firm, although five members OF
the board voted against the award. One
Of the supervisors on record as having
Is Senator Louis F. Goodsell of Highland
Falls, Odell's leader In the railroad Com
mittee OF the Senate and the man through
whom he dominates the Orange county
government. The Chester Wallis Gate road,
on motion Of Senator-Supervisor Good
sell, was awarded to the road construction
company.
The road which the Harrington company
has built Is said by some Of the supervisors
to be highly satisfactory. The. work was:
Of course, carried on under the general
supervision Of Van Alstyne. 1t is said that
between t the frm Of Harrington L Sons
and the State Engineers office. Members
Of the Board Of Supervisors have had to go
to Albany to interoede for the Harrington
company.
The contracts for the construction Of the
roads are In such form that 1t would be
absolutely In the power. OF the State Engi-
neer to make or break the contractor, If he
were inclined to either course. They are
full If such clauses IA this
"The rolling shall be continued during
the making OF the embankment and until
the engineer directs II 10 be stopped"
The minutes OF the Board of SUPERVISORS
show that many Of the contracts sublet by
the board to the construction company
were altered at the suggestion Of Van
Alstyne or the State Engineer;
The aggregate sum which the county Of
construction and Improvement OF its high
was is $4,000. The limit was 5000 900
until last year. and then SenatHr-Supervisnr
Goodsell, without consulting the Bard of
Supervisors, had hill pushe through the
Legislature increasing the limit to the
present amount In announcing to the
beard that the hill bad been rassel he said
that Gov. O'ell desired it.
The Good R-a IS Committee of the Roerd
Of Supervisors in numerous reports crit iscs
the work done by the real CONSTRUCTION
company. in one instance callin q 1t a "botch. :"
"Mr. Van Alstvne." accor ing t. one
Official report, elaine that wherever
ANYTHING had been let undone ether things
had been done to make good. which he
claimei he bad the privilege OF doing, ire
sne"tive OF the requirements of the con-
tract"
A report also saws:
@Your COMMITTEE Ia Of the orinion that
the county shoul' see that. the work on
these rcn's is carried out as per agreement
and Specifications"
The read constrhoiNn company has
rail the county up II the present only
$1,000 of the 10 per cent. rebate fees.