The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-28
COSTA CLAIMS
A BIG SUM
Brings Suit Against Town for
About $4,000 for Sewer
Work Pay.
DIFFERS WITH SEWER BOARD


Through bis counsel, John M. Mills,
of this town, and Riker 8 Riker, Of
Newark, Antonio Costa, OF Orange,
has brought suit against the town Of
Morristown to collect what he alleges
TO be due him from the town for lay
ing the sewers. Costa had the con-
tract for the work but considerable
friction arose between him and the
sewer board, SO that recently the board
advertised for bids and gave cut con-
tracts for work which it alleges Costa
did not finish.
The total of Costa Is claims aggregate
nearly Sl40,000 He asks for S2,876,51
for extra work done, such as protect
ing gas pipe, the claiming Of more pipe
laid than the engineers figures allow
and the asking for additional sums for
making joints where two foot pipe was
used instead Of three foot as provided
for in the contract.
The sum of Sl31 20 is asked for,
which was deducted from Costa s pay
ments by the sewer board which al
eyed the contractor had not properly
finished certain work.
For extra work on ejector chambers
Costa asks for s5,O28.O5 above what he
has been allowed, In addition to this
sum he asks for sS83.54 on the Emmett
avenue chamber, S335.06 on the James
street chamber, 1902 10 on the South
street chamber, s403.l3 on the Wet
more avenue chamber and S9l.71 for
extra work on the Wetmore avenue
and South street chambers
For extra electric wiring he asks for
Sl60.47 and for extra concrete work
Sl,l9l.l2.
Another difference of opinion be-
tween the contractor and the board
was for rock excavation. Costa asks
for S6,856 more than he has received.
For deep house connections he wants
1925 and for Jhirty-seyen larlp hole
castings ordered by the board and not
used he asks $111.
Costa claims that. in about 100 differ
ent places the width of the trenches
was ordered to be made more than
specified in the contract and for this
I.ne wants S6,6S0.3O The biggest item
ia the list is for workSwhefe he claims
the depth of the trenches was in
creased beyond that specified in the
contract, asking for S35, 1920 for this
work.
In several places the board laid new
ines OF sewers not in the original
specifications. These were over pri-
vate right-of-ways and Costa claims
81, ,053. 28 for additional trouble, assert
Ling that he was paid at the same rate
as for opening the ROADS.
For extra timber not allowed by the
board he asks for S7,433.02. The De-
cember, 1908, estimate, which has
been held up by the sewer board be-
cause Costa will not agree to put up
wires from the ejector chambers to
the municipal building which he
claims were not In the specifications,
he asks to have ordered paid over to
him. The unpaid estimate of June
Both, 1909, for laying the outlet pipe,
amounting to s7.494.3S, he asks to
have the court order the sewer board
TO pay him. The fifteen per cent. OF
the contract price held back until the
contract is completed Costa asks for,
IN the ground that he has fulfilled his
contract. The amount is S29, 1853. 95
For work done since June, 1908, he
asks $500.
If the court decides that these
amounts are justly due Costa and
should have been paid him at the
time he claims he will ask for interest
on the money which will amount ap-
proximately to $4,000.
The papers are returnable to the
supreme court, in Newark, on Janu-
airy 8th.