Evening journal., 1912-02-29

MAY HALT The
BRIDGE WORK
Not Satisfied With Damage
Award for Land and Hint
at Injunction
LEVY COURT SAYS
STRUCTURE WILL GO UP

Members OF City Council and the
Levy Court held a conference last
evening in the Council chambers rela-
tive to the new Third street bridge
proposition, and it developed that the
Levy Court will find the Council a
stumbling block in the way Of the con-
struction of the proposed bridge The
COuncilmen set forth that they were
not satisfied with the award of $1,000
allowed the city for damages for the
practical destruction of the Fourth
street Park, the approach to the pro-
posed bridge, cutting directly across
that plot of ground on diagonal
line. II was made clear that
the Council would block the build
ing Of the structure by injunction pro-
ceedings, II necessary. unless some ar
rangements are made whereby the city
will derive more benefit i'm a financial
way for the loss of the park land. The
claim is made that a similar park
could not be procured for tho money
allowed the city by the condemnation
commission. AS a result Of the dis
cussion, Council and the Levy Court
have drifted apart and the situation.
IL is thought. will not only have itsI
effect on the construction of the new
bridge, but also IN the building of a
joint city and county building.
The members of City Council had
not received any formal notification
that the Levy Court members would
meet with them last evening. and were
unprepared for the visit, only a few
members Of the Council being present
The Levy Courtmen arrived about las
o'clock and IT, was forty-fve minutes
later before anything was done to-
wards bringing the matter at issue TO
the point OF discussion.
The Councilmen did not want to
hold the conference because a quorum
was not present and also because they
had no official communication from
the Levy Court that a meeting was
desired. After some delay Levy Court
man Perkins and Col Stover, chair
man OF the finance committee Of Coun-
Gil, got into an argument over the
situation and finally II was agreed fC
hear what the members of the Lew
Court had 10 say. especially in view
Of the fact that they had gone TO the
trouble OF bringing an engineer from
Baltimore with them to explain their
plans
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The party retired TO the Mayors Of
fee and there the conference was
opened by Philip i. Garrett. attorney
for the Levy Court. He spoke of the
need OF a new bridge at Third street
and told of the bond issue of S15O,0O0
that had been provided for the pur-
pose He explained that it was pro-
posed to erect a structure that would
meet the growing needs of that sec
tion of the city for years and added
I that a bridge 10 do this could not be
erected on the site Of the present one,
and that If this was attempted, traf-
fic would be interfered with for a long
time before the work was completed
Mr.. Garrett said the first the Levy
Court knew Of Councils refusal to ac-
! cept the award made 10 the city was
when the members read Il in tho
newspapers. This was a surprise TO
the Levy Court, Mr. Garrett said
The attorney explained that the city
had only seven more years of ten
year lease on the ground in question
with the privilege Of renewing the
lease for another ten years at the ex-
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