Arizona republican., 1910-01-11
THE BRIDGE 4 CERTAINTY AS Result Of Action Of Board
 of Supervisors NEW ENGINEERING CONTRACT Takes the Place of the For mer One With Mayberry & Parker Under a $5, 900 Bond Compromise Satis- factory to All Parties.
NEW ENGINEERING CONTRACT

The way to the Center street bridge
 was further cleared yesterday after
 noon and the bridge seems more cer-
 tain than it has at any time since the
 announcement of the vote at the bridge election last spring when the citizens of Phoenix could see nothing in the way 10 it. Whatever differ ences there were between the board of supervisors and the firm of May
 berry X Parker were readjusted and a contract was entered into between the
 board and Edward l.. Mayberry of the firm. whereby the firm is to sup
 ervise the construction of the bridge. once a contract for it's construction has been awarded. Mir. Mayberry said that he had a telegram in his pocket which assured him that the board would find a contractor who would undertake the building of the bridge according to the modified plans and, within the amount of money at the disposal of the board.
 The s5000 bond of the firm under which it had guaranteed to find contractor in response to the late ad- vertisement. has been hanging in the air for weeks. It was necessary to get that out of the way before a new arrangement could be entered upon and compromise became necessary.
 It was proposed on the part Of the firm that 1t should turn over to the board the plans ard specifications of the bridge. which have a value of about 5000. It was then proposed by Mfr Mayberry that concession of s1199 be made to the board. This sum represents the expenditures which have been incurred by the board on account of expert advice regarding the various plans which have been before it.
 But this concession was not to be cash. There was coupled with it proposition that the firm would under take the work of supervising the con- struction of the bridge on a commis- sion of five per cent. From the az gregate of the commission. the sum of $1199 was to be deducted. In con- sideration of these concessions the 5000 bond was to be surrendered.
 The board having already gone over these matters with District Attorney Bullard and Mir Mayberry the accept ance of the various propositions was formal and when they had been ac- cepted the matter of the agreement with Mayberry & Parker for super vision was taken up and signed.
 The agreement looks to the con- struction of bridge at a cost to the county of no more than $9S, 800. which it will be observed. Is only one dollar less than the difference between $100.- 900 and the concession offered by Mayberry & Parker. The agreement describes the manner in which the fee shall be paid and makes a dis tinction between the money raised by taxation for the bridge. and the bonus
 There was further discussion of the status of the bonus. District Attor- ney Bullard advised that the bonus be deposited in the county treasury before the board readvertise for bids. Roy &. Goodrich and Vernon l.. Clark. the bonus subscribers. urged that the advertisement be made to save time as soon as possible, and that it provide that no contract should be awarded until the bonus had been deposited
 Mir. Bullard's main objection to that proposition was that the advertise ment would be more attractive if 1t should be stated that all of the money was within reach of the board. Mir. Mayberry did not think that would make any difference.
 II was finally decided that the ad- should be made as soOnl as the modified plans and specified tions should be submitted by the en- gineers. Mir Mayberry said that he would arrive at Los Angeles today and that at the farthest the plans and specifications would be returned by Jan 20. The work of checking them lip after theirf arrival here ought not to consume more than three days. | he said.
 The representatives of the bonus said that the bonus might | be collected by that time but if it has not been the advertisement will be made. however. with the under standing that unless it has been cOl- lected in it's entirety by the time for the opening of bids. all bids that may | be before the board will be reflected. There is absolutely no doubt that | every cent of the bonus will be in | the treasury before that time. when- i ever it may be. for what may not be | will be supplied by Dwight | B. Heard and others. MT. Mayberry | said that there was absolutely no | doubt that the board. would have at least one good bid within the money | .f -O-
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