Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-08-02
Members Of the Board
Become Angry and
the Lie Is Passed.
Want More for the
Money---D Demand that
Sanford & Harris be
Sued for Not Com
pIeting Contract.
Special to the Evening News.

Special to the Evening News.
New Brunswick, Aug. 2:-The
August meeting of the Board of
Freeholders this morning was one
of the warmest sessions that that
august body has ever held.
Charles "A. Bloomfield, the spokes-
7 man of the manufacturing interests
along the Raritan river, was at odds
with the board and the lie was pas
sed many times.
Mr.. Bloomfield presented pro-
test from the manufacturers 1t was
in six sections, as follows:
The Protest.
1--WE request the Board of Free
holders to pay no more money to
( Sanford & Harris on the Amboy
bridge account. The bridge, because
of its faulty construction should not
be accepted, as it has not been fin
ished according to the plans We
request that suit be entered against
the contractors and their sureties for
not less than $4,000, for the recov-
cry of damages accruing to the coun-
ty by reason of their failure to per-
form their contract. No work should
be given out for the alteration of
the bridge by the Introduction of
steel spans or stone or copcrete piers
to take the place of like amount
of wood construction. We..-hereby
Jnotify the board that six steel spans
of $50 feet each on stone piers can
r. built and placed in position for
the sum of $4,000 or a little less.
A motion was made that the pro-
test be referred to a committee of
the whole
Red Hot Discussion.
Then began a red hot discussion.
Freeholder Jackson, of New Bruns-
wick, said that is was strange that
the manufacturers had waited two
years to advance those arguments.
Freeholder Glenn asked where the
fault lies. He said that the expert
engineer had examined the bridge,
and that Mr.. Bloomfield ought to
prove his assertions.
County Auditor Pownall remarked
that he did not think that the board
was Obliged to consider the manu-
facturers unless the latter were an
incorporated body
Freeholdey Haney suggested that
a committee be appointed to inves-
tigate the statement that six steel
plans could be secured for SIS, 900,
when the bids received last week.
for only three spans were almost
$4,000, the amount of the Bond is
sue authorized
Freeholder O'Neill asked where
the plans for the old bridge were
Clerk Clayton replied that they were
in his office, and could be seen at
any time.
Freeholder Welsh. of South Am
boy, asserted that the manufacturers
should come before committee of
the whole with plans showing how
twice as many spans could be built
for &75, ,00O.sA motion to this eff
feet was carried.
MIR. Bloomfield Speaks.
Mr.. Bloomfield then asked for per-
mission to make answer in regard
to the use of his name by the mem
bers in the foregoing discussion.
Director Fountain said that Mr..
Bloomfield could not speak without
motion to that effect Freeholder
Clinton made motion to extend
Mr. Bloomfield. the privileges of the
floor. This motion was carried by a
vote of IA to-
Mr.. Bloomfield arose and went
over n recifadltoft ALI that bac haap
done by the committee of manufac-
saturers. He said that he represented
= SIS, 100000 of capital. He referred
to the bridge in Maine commented
on some time ago. and which he de.
clared to have been built for $685.
600 He said the requests of the
manufacturers had been ignored BY
the board, and that the board should
readvertise for bids. He asserted