Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-17

colVeQ tne IOllOWlnB reports ana
agreements, or said bridge has been
completed by said contractors:
1. A written report to date from
the special county bridge engineer,
Thomas H. McCann, setting forth that
in his opinion, the said Amboy bridge
is constructed and completed in strict
compliance with the plans and spec
ifications and the contract entered
into by Sandford & Harris, which
are records of this board, with the
exception of three 150-feet spans
which were damaged by the ice foes
for which a new structure in contem-
plated
2. A written report to date from
the expert engineer, Edwin Thatcher,
setting forth that, in his opinion, the
said Amboy bridge is constructed and
completed in, strict compliance with
the plans and specifications and con-
tract entered into by Sandfori "
Harris, which arc records of this
board, with the exception of the
three 150-feet spans which were dam
aged by the ice foes for which a
new structure is contemplated.
8. A written reasonable estimate
of the cost of repairing and COM
pleting the said three 150-feet spans
so damaged by the ice according to
Line plans, specifications and con-
tract entered into by the said Sand
ford e Harris, which said reasonable
estimate to be detoFniiSed by the
said engineer, Edwin Thatcher, OF
some other expert engineer, agreed
upon by this board and the said con-
tractors.
4. A written agreement signed by
Sandford & Harris, contractors, tC
deduct from the contract. price OF
said Amboy bridge said reasonable
estimate of repairing said three $50
feet spans, according to plans, spec
ifications and%contract and agree
ing further to indemnify and save
harmless this board on account o.
any claims, lien claims, notices, oi
any membranes upon said bridge
whatsoever.
5. In the event that said contNlct
ors decline to make the deduction o.
such reasonable estimate and in
demnify the said board from all in
cumbrances on said bridge, that il
such case this board take the neces
sary legal steps to compel said con
tractors to complete said bridge ac
cording to contract, at the earliest
possible date.
H. Brewster Willis,
Counsel to the Board
Dated August 16, 1905.
Freeholder Haney moved that thu
report be received and a copy for
warded to Sandford & Harris. This
motion was carried by a vote o.
IS to 2.
Ascertain Cost of Repairs.
A motion was then made by Free
holder Glenn that an estimate as tt
the cost of making the repairs to the
bridge where the ice had damaged it
as set forth in the opinion of Mr.
Willis, be made by Expert Edwar'
Thatcher. Freholder FELTON, asked Il
to what he was to be paid for this
! if at the rate of 500 day as h
had been paid in making his inspec
tion to get at the damage done b.
the ice.
Director Fountain said the mai
could not expect to work for moth
ing and he would have to be paid. H
did not think he would expect $1Oi
day. Freeholder Haney though
the finance committee could look af
ter that and that it could be safel
left to them. The motion OF Free
holder Glenn, after some discussion
was finely adopted.
MIR. Bloomfield Speaks.
At the request of Freeholder Han
ey the privileges of the floor wa
extended to the manufacturers rep
resentative and Charles A. Bloom
field, on their behalf, addressed th
board. He said the manufacturers
represented were the Standard Fir
Brick Company, the Raritan Bricl
Company, the Great Eastern Cla.
Company and the National Fir
Brick Company. They were there il
answer to the request of the boar
to appear before them. Mr.. Bloom
field then read the following commun
4 ication:
Manufacturers Communication.
Metuchen, N. j., August 16, 190I
To the Board of Chosen Freeholdel
of Middlesex County, N J.
Dear Sirs: Your communiei
ton dated August 8, 1905, came
my hands the 18th inst, at 4.30 @
clock, and steps were at once take
to inform the manufacturers an
others Interested to be present hei
today.
It will be necessary. as your a