Evening journal., 1914-08-26
NEW COMPANY TO
Finish BRIDGE WORK
Levy Court Turns Over Un-
fulfilled Contract to Clai-
borne and Johnston
WILL RESUME WORK
ONSTRUCTURE AT ONCE

The sub-structure Of Third street
bridge. now in course of construc-
ton. will be completed by Claiborne
and Johnston, contractors, of Della
ware City. under the supervision of
the Fidelity and Deposit Company, OF
Maryland, the bonding company of
the Atlas Bridge Company. This was
decided upon by the Levy Court yes
tcrday afternoon, when the offer Of
Albert Bird. of Bird. Ford and Com
pany. local representatives of the
bonding company, was accepted. The
work on the bridge will begin the
first week I'm September, or earlier.
The offer of the deposit company
Of Maryland for the completion Of
the bridge specifies that the work
shall be completed within one hun
dred and twenty-five working days
after the acceptance Of the offer and
that the price for the completion Of
the substructure shall be S44 .5OSS9,
the balance in the treasury of the
Levy Court on the appropriation for
the bridge The offer further speci-
iies that the work done to date is ac-
ceptable to the engineers in charge.
The following proposal for the CONF
to the Court and adopted unanimous
ly after some discussion,
ITO the Levy Court Of New Castle
County:
Gentlemen: Further referring to
the resolution adopted by the Levy
Court August Is, 1914. a copy OF
which you hithertofore sent us, We
beg to say that we have been advised
by our indemnitors Of certain facts
which may be held to avoid the con.
ditions Of the contract and of ouI
bond, and we have been instructed by
cur indcmnitors that they propose
taking advantage of the same. With
out in any way waving or prejudic.
ing our position in the matter, IN
the event that our offer made here
with is unacceptable TO you, We make
the following offer TO the compile
tion of the substructure of the Chris
tiana river bridge for you within the
contract price.
1--WE hereby offer to complete or e
have completed the construction o.
the substructure of the Third stree
bridge over the Chrstiana river a
Wilmington. and including the watel
pipe connections covered by supple
mental contract dated February
1914 for the balance now in thu
hands of the Levy Court of the tota
price payable for said completed
work. to Wit S44,5O3.Se (paymen
for extra work hithertofore dom
being reserved to the Atlas Bridg
Company. and in accordance will
the contract therefore, between tn
Atlas Bridge Company ana the Lev
Court of New Castle county, date
September ~. 1913 and supplement
tai contract dated February 4, 1914
except as 10 time the same to b
completed within one hundred an
tvAQty-fve t125) day working day
from the acceptance of the offer. an
If so completed no penalty to be I'M
posed. and with the understandin
that work done 10 date IS accoptabl
TO the engineers.
yours very truly,
Fidelity and Deposit Company q
Maryland
"By Albert Bird,
agent and attorney-in-fact
"The Atlas Bridge Company agree
TO the foregoing,
Atlas Bridge Company.
per e. G. King. president.
"W. ]. Horrigan,
&C. Bayard King"
Following the acceptance OF IN
proposal Mr. Bird explained ths
Claiborne and Johnston was tn
company recommended to complet
the bridge substructure. and @,
planned that this company has ha
wide experience and possessed ampl
experience to do the work. He an
nounced that the company would b,
ein work on the bridge at once. POT
sibly before the first of Septembe
Prior to the adoption of the propOsi
there was considerable discussiC
among the members on the subject.
Mr.. Bird first inquired If the Cou
would accept a bid from the Owe
land Construction Company statiI
that he had been informed that n
Court would ignore a bid from IN
concern as il Is comprised OF mer
bers Of the Atlas Bridge Compan
G. b. King. formerly of the Atll
Fridge Company. and now OF Il
Overland Company. stated that h
company had employed compete
men and was In q position 10 furni
bond for S21 800 as a guarantee
the completion of the work i'm d
specified time Commissioners Sec
and Smith declared that the Owe
land Construction Company would