Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-06

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S3164 SO
Notice Of these claims has been
9iyen under the Mechanics Lien Act
The total Of these claims Is 3,164 SO
ana as to them We are advised by
}lr w / Hubs, authorized to davise
Nth your committee in relation to
this bridge and also by Mr. VIM
Seanlan, acting as adviser OF the
township Of Peru, that because OF the
lack Of knowledge OF the facts touch.
ing the character Of the ground upon
which the bridge was to- be construct
d q lack OF knowledge that could not
1en have been secured either by the
ngineers Of the state or county. or
ny he engineer Of Lund & Co, that
lie cotract with the latter company
1ult not be enforced, and that the
town Of Peru and the county We're le-
g4lly liable for the payment of the
particular claims hereinbefore set
out
The township of Peru announced its
willingness and intention of paying
oneh2f OF the above claims, towit:
the sum Of $1,5S2,32 and your com.
'nittee recommends the payment Of the
other half OF the said claims in the
like sum Of $l,5S232. and that the
county clerk be directed to issue war.
rants 10 the several claimants there.
for.
Very respectfully yours.
FRANK f. RICHEY.
+. b. KUHN.
+, V. YOCKFY.
| concur in the above and foregO-
n2 statement Of facts and join in the
recommendation OF the committee
GEORGE l.. FARNSWORTH
Opinion of w. I, Hbbs ON Peru
Slough Bridge.
Messrs Frank +. Richey, f. b. Kuhn
and f. Z. YoCkey, Special Bridge Com
mittee Of the Board Of Supervisors of
La Sale County on the Peru Slough
Bridge
Gentlemen: Pursuant to your re.
quest for information and advice con
corning the G n Lund & Co. con
tract IN the Peru bridge. | beg to.
state the following:
Sevcral years ago. due TO high wa
ter and ice conditions, the bridge
across the slough, at or about Peru,
Illinois was taken out The destruc-
ton OF such bridge cut of the City
u Peru from all communication by
| ravel with the people south Of the
river, and likewise cut off the PEG.
pie south Of the river from communi-
cation with the City Of Peru by trav.
81, There was an urgent demand that
Immediate action be taken by the
. 'OWn Of Peru and the county Of La
sale 10 rebuild this bridge. The de.
mand was 50 urgent and the neces.
( sity 80 great for a bridge across the
river at this point that steps were
taken at once 10 construct the bridge.
/ The engineering department Of the
/ state of Illinois proceeded TO prepare
plans aud specifications for such
! work However, due to high stage
If the river, it became and was impos-
s.Dle for the engineers to make sound.
ings in order TO determine exactly
what work should be done on the
9lbairucture. 1t was assumed at that
lime. which assumption seemed to be
wholly warranted by the conditions
nat wood pilng could be driven at
the north and south abutmentq or
which foundation Of such abutmentS
could be built Plans and speciflca
lions were then prepared accordingly
When The river had somewhat re
coded, but was sim at high stage
tho contractor began work. He com
menccd 10 drive piling at the NORTH
abutment, but soon discovered that a
this point there was large deposi
of rock and riprap placed there /,
keep the old abutment from sidinj
into the slough It was therefor,
impossible to drive the wood piItng
Such contractor thereupon tried stee
tips on the piling, but this was no
successful. AT the suggestion OF tn