Evening journal., 1916-04-03
BURRIS FACES JURY
IN THE BRIDGE Case
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ceeds $500 proposals must be receiv-
ed for the work
Mr. Reinhardt, some time ago. at
tackled the constitutionality of the act
Of the legislature of 1903, under which
his client was indicted but the court
denied the motion TO quash he in
dictment. The real trouble arose over
the fact that the contract for the oak
planking for the bridge was not
awarded to the lowest bidder.
The jury consists of James Abbott,
J. G. Highheld, Jr., John S. Lattomus.
w. b. Biggs, Charles l.. Dillman, AL
bert n. Williams, Enoch Young. John
b. Kruger George b. Booker, Earl
E. Allison. Gilbert r. Lynch and Al
bert f. Vaughn.
Those challenged were: w. Harry
Lewis. II. Clayton White Joseph II.
Horner, William u Reybold. william
J. Reader, Joseph c. Hutchinson, Fred
?. Williams, Cecil Mehoney I'd Jo-
seph A. Buck.
Attorney General Wolcott. i'm open
ing the States case, said there is a
statute in this State which prohibits
any member Of the Levy Court from
consenting TO contract for the coun-
ty where the probable cost is $500
without advertising for proposals and
awarding the contract to the lowest
bridge was started about May 1, 1914,
bridge was started about May 1, 1914,
when a guardrail was put down.
About the same time the Wilmington
City Railway Company was doing re-
pair work on the bridge. The top
floor was being taken up and then
men employed by Burris and directed
by Burris followed and put Gown
planking. Il was then discovered
that the second or false floor was
found TO be decayed As soon as
the laborers found the condition OF
the bridge Burris' attention (was
called to il. Burris then went to
the bridge Mr.. WolcOtt said the
State will show that he knew of the
magnitude OF the job and that the ap-
preparation OF $4,000 for the work
would be insufficient. Mr. Wolcott
said no competitive public bids were
ever called for and the cost to the
county for the work was more than
$500.
+ ION that job the State will show"
Mr.. Wolcott said, that white oak
( planking for the work was bought
/ from Edward Hart. Townsend. The
/ State will show that Burris bought
/ from Hart on May 4, oak amounting
( to S453.60: May %, 4S79S;A June 1,
/ S410.S9. and June 6, S495, amounting
to s1.S4747."
| william Arthurs, OF No. 43S Clay
mont street was the first witness call
ed. He testified he went to work on
/ Washington street bridge about May
/ 1, 1914, and worked there for a con-
siderable time. He detailed the work
on the flooring Of the bridge, and said
the condition OF the false floor was
such that the sills broke apart and
fell into the Brandywine. All new
sills were used. Witness said Burrii
told him that IL the condition OF IN,
bridge was like that which he haC
found, new sills would have to be use,
and new flooring put on. Some OF thl
old flooring was used as the falls
floor. witness said. New oak wa
placed for the top floor OF the bridge
The sills for the sidewalk were vel
low pine Witness worked there unit
September
In ross-eXaminatlon. the witness
said none of the rotten sills or falls,
floor could be seen until the top foo
was taken up by the trolley company
Some of the iron girders that wer,
not strong enough for the trolley mel
were used on the bridge. witness said
D q Daphv Hpnlinc faoff6ad fhaf bf
is a Deputy Clerk Of the Peace ant
as such has been and is the clerk o
the Levy Court. He said he ha6
made up a list of bills for materia
furnished for Washington Stree
Bridge by Mr.. Burris giving him the
items He showed the statement L
Burris
Mr.. Reinhardt objected to testimon!
from the list as it was a copy. Tit