Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-04-20
Manufacturers Had a Hearing Be-
fore the Board Of FreehO|ders---
A Lively Session.
PLANS To Be TAKEN To THE WAR DEPARTMENT
AND MEETING NEXT WEEK TO HEAR RESULT.
Manufacturers Had the Law introduced in the Legislature Allow
ing County TO Issue $4,000 Bonds TO Build Spans and Gov
ernor Is Waiting Decision of FreehOdefs Before Placing
His Signature Thereto Approval of War Department

remarked sarcaatically, that if the
engineer was allowed to draw another
set of plans and they were like those
already had there would he no bridge
at all. He said he had worked on
bridges all of his life and the plans for
the .Amboy bridge were only like those
for Il temporary structure.
1t was at this point that Mr.. Bloom :
field showed how carefully the manu-
facturers had gone about their pur-
pose to have the bridge changes made.
He said that when the bill providing
for the issuance If bonds had been in
troduced into the legislature, it was
understood that the money Was to he
used for the construction of the spans.
The bill is now in the hands of the
governor for his signature and he is
only waiting to sign it to see If the
money i to be expended for that pur-
pose.
''There must not bc any delay" he
said. ''Therc must be immediate
action. .
AS to the matter OF the plans they
must be submitted to the War Depart
mcnt, he said: ''lt will not furnish
plans to the county. Neither will it
make suggestions. The county will
lind DO trouble in disposing Of the
bonds and if the county does not take
this course of improving the bridge il
vii! have 10 expend $3.50, 600 instead. -
AIr Bloomfield declared that the
moment the bridge is accepted the
county will have to alter it in order
to remove the impediment to nayiga-
tion. The war department would
probably make them tear it down.
Mr.. Bennett was anxious 10 know
what was going to he done about the
bridge as it stands. He wished tC
know whether they were going to ac-
cept it or let it 90 on Us at present.
Director Fountain said it had not been
accepted neither had the contractor.
received the $23. coo which had been
withheld from them at the beginning
of the year. He said the expert called
to examine the bridge would not
recommend lis acceptance until it bad
been completed Finally when every
body had grown tired of the discus
sion, Mr. Gleun's motion to have a
committee appointed to go with the
manufacturers committee before The
War Department, was carried. Direc-
tor Fountain appointed the finance
committee to act.
Director Fountain wished to know
if the board would pas, resolution
directin. that the entire amount
should be used for the changes in the
bridge spans Mr. FELTON, objected to
such COURSE a> it would give tue
contractors hint Us to the amount to
bid.
Director Fountain ,aid he would be
opposed to spending a cent of the
bond issue for the approach to the
bridge and that there is other money
for that purpose.
At this time every body was taking
part in the discussion rs to the build
ing of the bridge and Mr.. FELTON, SAID
he thought il .honld be left to the
committee OH the bridge TO build be-
cause he had looked AT the plate on
the bridge which bore the names onlS
of the committee or those men whC
had voted tor it. Mr. O'Neill and Mr..
DeHart. who did not vote for the
bl idoe. said that they were satisfied
that their names were not ON tho
plate
Freeholder Hamey introduced Il reso'
! luton providing that the S75,G0(
should be used only for making the
changes in the bridge spans and Mr..
Welsh seconded the resolution. Mr..
Bennett thought the board wa, going
too fast in taking up this matter be-
for the board had heard from the Wal
department approving the plans,
Nh. Bloomfield here jumped into ths
discussion as though be was free
holder himself. When he heard some
body speak of spending the money foi
three spans he suggested that tn,