Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
b SAVE BRIDGE
Rom DESTRUCTION.


sncb as YOU refer to, can he?"
Lawyer Strong.
no" said the contractor NO {
IN appreciate it except the one
bays for them
MAI do the caissions COST
hats something | never tola
ldy" said Mr.. Sanford = WORK
bll out myself and don't care
re it away"
hat about the cost OF the ZEN
hat fender cost $4,000 and it
&cheap at that. | can say ms
mi fear Of contradiction. me
H. is the meanest thing in the
lob to build. would rather
a pier than a fender.
The Wages Paid.
hen asked as to the wages palu
men he said his company a
VS. paid the board OF married
4 willing to work nearer home Tor
flo less wages rather than go
and not have their board paid
lso said a premium of over ST.
had been paid on the bonds CIV
this contract. With regard 10
rising bolts when they were call
or he said two spikes had peeh
in may places where but one
called for.
What have you got to say ABOUT
durability and adaptation OF tnis
orc to the locality?" asked the
miner. :,
believe a gentleman said IL
Id cost $1,000 TO make the re-
l. for damage done by the ice
winter" said Mr.. SANFORD
is is not n per cent, on the cos
m bridge that stands through
inter like the last with a small
age when it is not properly pro
ed is a pretty good bridge
Tx That's the way / figure
Give me money enough and II
If so it will stand and guarante
b stand up" .,a,,
Would ice breakers protect ~!
would put a spur Pile at IN
of every bent in the bridge an
u | would put in ice breakers .
10 mt in the Newark bridge. I'm
hess drew a plan OF the icebreal
and this was put in evidence.
Bridge Needs Attention.
Fin severe weather said M
bdford "a bridge wants attentio
can't expect a bridge, which
lumb thing, to do anything to pr
t itself. They did nothing to pr
/ the bridge last winter and SCI
IN there to cut the ice away ITO
q piles so that there would be
niger when he ice lifted OF carryll
n part of the bridge up Win
10 ice is always cut away from I
hes of our boats in winter or
Guild crush the sides in.
"I'll guarantee if the governme
i'm let me put back the damag
brtion that | a fix 1t so the
i'll never take it away. II | got I
er cent, to insure it would sta
show of making nine per CENT
.ording to the damage done last !"
Ter and might make the whoie
ler cent"
IF the feature of getting the c.
ract for the change in the New "
nd Long Branch railroad bfi'
had not been taken into considerat
I'm connection with this work
would not have taken the AM
bridge job for the price | estima
Id at" said Mr.. Sanford.
Lawyer willard P. Voorhees, t
ook the witness ard asked him
O the details of the railroad bri
hanges contemplated in Janu
902 at Perth Amboy. Mr.. Sandt
aid he gave Superintendent Blodi
in estimate of the cost OF a
$draw in that bridge, a new ee'
pier. new fender, and the cost oil
newing the bridge by putting IN
snans and stone piers. He had II
no soundings or borings but
taken the railroad date for the Dr
work and since he had built the
boy bridge the cost to the ran
would be a whole lot more thah
originally anticipated, the Dol
there having shown a worse sta
affairs at the bottom OF the
than they thought.
Driven to Hard Pan.
The pile in three of the bent
the South Amboy side had been
en- to hard pan and the last OF
Perth Amboy side. Hard pan
mot found very far out in the
land in driving the pile there a
Twas made by placing material
platforms and aseertaining
length of pile would be requir'
carry the necessary weight, The
mer test in the specifications
set forth that the pile shout
driven until the last penetrate
not show more than three-qu;
klof an inch when a 1900 pound
inner with a drop of twenty fee
%used and the test repeated
!, hines. The witness said he mat
: hDlstform test at the request Q
ie Vpineer Mccain to verify the ha
az Nest and the engineer ssid it v
S, Fout alright. He did not see a
tha ,ile driven and said it was