East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-24
ORIGINAL UMAT|LLA BRIDGE
MUCH LONGER THAN SW|NDLE
BRIDGE BUILT BY EBERHART
County Judge MaOney Exposes False Defense Set Up by Gand-E
Judge Condemned Through His Own Fgwes-Gand Formerly De.
tended Change in Plans on Ground First Planned Bridge Did Not
Provide for Approaches.
(By ]. W. Maloney, County Judgel


ExJudge Giland in long article in the Pendeton Tribune has
attempted to explain the notorious umaa bridge deal The people
should read his article and observe his strange method of reasoning
In the first place he states that the Umaa county had bar
gained with Eberhar to build bridge 35 feet high the super.
structure Of which consist of steel spans each
with south approach ia feet long and north approach 10 feet
long, total length Of bridge $50 feet The of this bridge excus.
$1,000 for the steel and s. per ne foot for the approaches making
total cost of the entire $50 feet of exclusive Of the cement
work.
ARIDICULoUS CLAIM
Mr. Giand then makes the astounding statement that this
tract cancelled of the bridge being too short and
temps explain by queer process reasoning that the difficulty
and the obstacles b, substituting therefor bridge
which he admits only 800 feet long length other words
is 14O feet shorter than the bridge that was o Short This sub
sue bridge 800 feet long the county $4,000 exclusive Of the
of the piers The Of the piers Is in number and each feet
height $34O In other words the substitute bridge 800 feet long
WHERE THE COUNTY LOST.
Assuming that the piers in the bridge originally planned three in
bridge the originally planned bridge $50 feet long and 85 feet high
would have completed only $159O From this very simple
minded person should be able the county heavy loser on
''' Do:YoU WANT EBERHART AGAIN.
Forgetting for the time the question of cupabv this the
e of that would at the head of the county court
for the four years during which time doubtless steel
though he has not built bridges in Umata county since Mr. Gil
nd retired from office and in the event of Mr. Gland election
will doubtless appear the again offering his EXPERT SER
the county in drawing plans submitting bids writing
contracts and experimenting construction all contracts awarded
I" '''' GILLILAND'S CHANGE OF FRONT
For the past years since the public first informed OF
this Umaa deal Mr. Gond has sought to defend himself and the
old court with the claim that the bridge originally planned provd
ed for no approaches As will be in his article of defense ho
has now changed front since have produced the records to show
that his original defense false Is not this action in itself enough
% condemn him
The public should sight of the fact that this bridge
pced be duplicated for exceed $1,000 If like bridge
desired at time ready into bond to fulfill this
promise -
NOT A GOOD BRIDGE.
The nerve of exudge Gland manifested his statement that
the mata bridge the best bridge in the county He knows as
we'll anybody else that reputable engineer would design such
structure for such location The Of those who have not
had an opportunity visit this bridge is called the pictures pub
hed in this of the East Oregon. As he it in
very bad condition and in need of pOrs at the present time The
contract price the work in this bridge $3400 Yet
was not sufficient Importance the court require
specifications whatever and their favoe bridge builder permit
tod 10 complete his contract in a very inferior