Evening journal., 1913-08-20
SAY VERTICAL
LIFT BRIDGE
IN UNSUITED
Levy Court So Declares by
Resolution After Viewing
Type
CONSULTING ENGINEER
GIVES COST ESTIMATES

Much interest is being shown today
in consequence Of the action OF the Levy
Court regarding the Third street bridge
Following the report Of the bridge com.
mittee as presented TO the court yes
terday regarding the inspection Of the
bridges in Chicago, Mr.. Burris yester.
day afternoon offered resolution
which was adopted unanimously. declar.
ing it to be the sense Of the Levy Court
that the Waddell Harrington type OF
bridge for the Christiana River Is not
suitable The resolution follows.
Whereas. this Levy Court in con.
siderlng the various types OF bridges
suitable to Third street in this city,
and
Whereas. in consideration Of the
many inspired articles treating on
bridges of the vertical lift type in
some Of our papers and the ap-
parent effort TO force this type of
bridge en- the people whether suit
able 10 the conditions or not lead
ing 20 the supposition that a paid
lobbyist was interested, and
Whereas, the bridge committee
and members of the Lew Court
during the recent visit TO Chicago
did use every effort by twice visit
ing the Waddell-Harrington vertical
INT bridge IN operation there and
securing a special permit to see the
said bridge operated and
whereas, upon thorough inquiry
II developed that there was trouble
affecting said bridge BY weather
conditions, the stretching and
shrinking of the lifting cables. etc;
nov therefore be it
Resolved. That II Is the sense
OF this Levy Court that a bridge of
the Waddell Harrington type lver-
teal typel is absolutely unsuitable
Tor the requirement OF the proposed
bridge at Third street.
John r. Grener Of Baltimore. con.
sniting engineer of the Levy Court in
the bridge project. also submitted M
report In il he said:
"B. a. Groves. President Tovv co,rt
Wilmington. Delaware.
Dear SIR; am submitting herewith
rapniation Of bids received on July Is
ior Your iaird street bridge, Whining
ton Delaware. AS You are aware. two
N' ~ tNA7 Nfit tttHAfN. one Tor fin
substructHe and one for the superstrur
ture
The lowest bid for the substructure
was from the Girard Construction Com.
pany, amount ST4. .27795. based ON using
type piers suitable for the Strauss
trunnion basculc. ! am INFORMED TINT
this company did not furnish bond
with their bid, in which case the bid 4
Irregular am not familiar. with any
work which this firm has done and If
the court decides TO award them the
contract tney should thoroughly satisfy
themselves as to the firms responsibility
and ability to handle work of this char
meter
The next low bidder for the substrue.
ture Is the Atlas Bridge Company. This
appears to De new company. consist
ing Of the combination of the Horripan
Construction Company. of Wilmington.
aud Charles +. King q Co.. OF Baltimore.
This latter company has done a consid
arable amount of work Of similar char.
aeter, is well equipped. and as under
stand it. is financially able to carry on
the work. Their bid for type A piers is
s75. .592.l4, suitable for the Strauss trun
Mon basoule.
should the court decide 10 construct
Scnerzer rolling bascule. type d piers
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