The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-18
Added to S22.767 For
Contractor is S4,5OO
in Fees For the Arbi-
traitors
WITNESSES, TOO
MUST BE PAID
City Officials Say Some of Those Who
Gave Expert Testimony Charged
$50 Day-Stenographer's Serv-
ices Also Help Swell the Expense

While the srbitrators award to W,
II. Oppermau for extra work in cen.
ncction with his contract to build the
river front intercepting sewer was
s22.767.09, as forccastej in the Star
Independent yesterday and officially
announced TO the City Commissioners
to-day, the actual expense to be borne
by the city, including she amount Of
the award. officials figured out this aft.
c-uoeu will positively exceed the
claim of S&O,0oO which Opperman
presented originally
Moreover. IL was learned to-jay.
Cuerman had come down from his
o.,giaa. claim to S25.OOO which he
said he would accept, and later to
$4,000, This was asserted by Com
II, ss.oue~ Lynch at the City Commits.
son : meeting this afternoon.
rae cid Council waived the right
to appeal from the arbitrators decision
and the city. therefore, could not now
:. peal shout, it desire TO do so.
The arhitra,o-s were Iosenh /.
saearar. Jr., Farley Gaune5t and Roy
&. UoN. Accompan nylag their decision
were bills fer >e-vI.es o tie arbitra.
NH H.. .,
ra;p to- siam or 81 t,,,. nj 81 5o0
Tboss fees gn5 IN, amouu, of tho
.,.-I .l..4r. n, 80, .I.,,,.l;.r ~ -
ss-ss- 40 hn, thai ,,,s mn, ;,.l,3,
tine fecs of tbc sts,o,ra,,bsr who tool
the uots, of restimony mar .ioss If,
carr, ,bs hills of ,bs witnesses vbo
testified for the ,itv and the ,o,,rs,.
Tor. yiry officials said that , few of
the witnesses cbar.ei fees At ,he rate
a $50 "a fav ro ,sye ..cxusr. tas,i.
l.,rv.
In ro,,riIino ,,s ,pnrox;,,.t, hin
O. costs from rougb estimates II was
fgrred bv .ity osi.s,ls tba, tho SION.
o.rgrrc--, hiI will nm, .loss - 81.
.Du Tbs, voulj brr,, tho .,,al M,
to $2S.T67o9 leaysp, - n,,r.i, nf
Sr..3sg1 between 4b+, .otsl s,l tho
100000 orf f,irsf, .lsi,,sj ~, o,,.r.
-, W.. -. "a.
e. 80 a. - a. ''',',' - ''e
M II. =.
-.
no" can say that the total costs
ami iGe amount OF the award viii equai
i not exceed $4,000"
FYoiursr. I'm ,bs. oe;.., ,f tt,, pa,
49,.
"'i'' "o'AS uaHe estimated th@t
the balance IN the S5I6.oOO intercept
ing sewer loan, after the protective
wall i paiJ fnr not inrIu.Iirg axtros
Will -n, IN ~. r.;,bl,.-h,,l :. go
.a '-S le'- Jul ''o'N u
WV mat SI@,uOo' city officials de-
clare, Is ali that now Is available for
paying the Opperman award and the
costs Incurred hv the arbitration plap
Tho 800 80 ,,..-l a.a -,
-. ~ a. anu 'ie 'oS'S u
d. ,"''o" leaves a 'enelt Fa'her thah
balance in the intercepting sewer
loan fund, and cuuSeQuentlv there will
be no money with which Ia close the
can in tho rivsr f-o,t ,,lI o.. Nr.,l,,.
-. -. T.. .-'I-, - e''
,i. ~ 80 80 f,ni - ""S P''"Heu 10 pay Io'
'"-e
action on Report Deferred
Individual City Commissioners in
their meeting this afternoon expresse5
amazement at the size of the award
allowed the sewer contractor and a
hurried search was made for tho ol'I
councilmanic resolution passed on De-
tOber /. 1913. 1t provides not only
that the sewer dispute be submitted to
board of arbitration but that no an.
peal can be taken from the arbitra.
tors decision.
The arbitrators have awarded On.