Evening journal., 1914-07-03
NEW BRIDGE WORK
SLOW some Think
Levy Court May Discuss
Subject at Meeting on
Tuesday
HEAR RUMOR THAT
CONTRACTOR MAY QUIT

1t is expected that at the meeting OF
the Levy Court on next Tuesday the
members of that body will take action
relative to the manner in which tha
Third street bridge work is progressing
As was stated in this paper yesterday
some of the commissioners are dissat
isied with the slow progress being made
by the Atlas Bridge Company upon the
substructure OF the bridge. James Vim
cent has the contract for the superstruc-
ture, or bridge proper.
1t was learned this morning that
about ten days ago John L. Griener,
consulting engineer, held a confer
ence with the officials of the Atlas
Bridge Company, at which he eX-
pressed dissatisfaction over the
progress of the work. At that time
Mr. Griener gave the company 10 days
in which to proceed faster with the
work. The bridge committee of the
Levy Court was to inspect the work
and if not satisfied with the progress
made at the end Of the ten days they
were to report to Mr.. Griener and he
would take up the matter again with
the contracting company, and per-
| haps take steps to compel them to
| hurry the work AS the ten days
limit expired yesterday it is like
! ~ that the committee will make some
report and recommendation to Mr.
| Griener at their meeting on Tuesday
Under the contract as originally
awarded. the Atlas Bridge Company
was to finish it's part of the contract
| by July l, with a penalty for every
/ dar Rot=npT fbof firna until HnichpH
but this time was extended for two
months, and will now expire on Sep
tember /. The extension was grant
ed owing to the lapse of time the
contractors were compelled to re-
main idle while the controversy be-
tween the Levy Court and the Board
| Of Park Commissioners relative to
tho worth approach to the bridge
was on.
Ii was said this morning that the
Atlas Bridge Company was discour-
aged over the job ahead OF them, es-
pecially as there have been several
caveins at the work, and desired TO
throw up their contract This report,
however, could not be confirmed. both
County Engineer Wilson and Samuel
l.. Burris, chairman OF the bride
committee stating that they knew Of
no desire on the part Of the company
TO throw up the contract.
Mr. Burris said he had been to the
bridge yesterday and knew Of nc
cave-in and hadn't heard the con
tractors express any dissatisfaction
over the contract
Clerk Of the Levy Court G. Candy
Hopkins also heard of nothing to in
dicate that the company desired K
give up their contract.
! County Engineer Wilson stated tha
! the contractors We're having consid
! erabIe trouble wit'f tho eastern pier
owing to the a didculty in gettinl
through the bedrock.
LAS yet. however. have heard o
no inclination on their part TO giv'
up the contract" ne said "Thel
! have until September / to finish thu
contract having been given a twC
months extension. AS a body we dc
not feel that the progress they are
making is sufficiently rapid to enable
+ them to finish the contract by Sep
tember / Levy Court desires TO hav'
the bridge erected and fully equipped
by the first of the year. One-half o
bnN nun WI n 10 NOV blt thG 64bhtAh
and as soon as the eastern pier 4
finished. half of the bridge can b.
] finished as the western abuttmen
has been done since last December,
Mr. Grlener held a conference wit
the officials Of The company severa
days ago, during which he urged ther
to hurry with the work. We can
tell yet, however. what effect thi
will have. The Atlas Bridg
Company hasn't shown any inclina
ton to shirk its duty or do skimp
E work. Personally. they are yer
: agreeable people, find, but the Lev
e Court desires the work to be done i
time and something will have to b
done"