Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-06
FreehOldeTS Award Contract to
Paint Holly Beach Bridge to
John Filler, of Cape May

The regular meeting of the Cape May
County Board of Chosen F~reeholders
was held on Tuesday at Court House
with Director Floyd Hewitt presiding
and Messrs. Camp, DeBow, Eldredge,
Eustace, Fox, Foster, Candy, Groves, Mac
kissic, Shaw, Stein and Young present.
Mr.. York, of Cape May, came in for the
afternoon session. Officers present were
Clerk Fitch, Treasurer Headley, Solici-
tor Way, Engineer Rice and Road Sup.
ervisor McLinden.
A communication was read from the
State Highway Commission rejecting
the plans of the rebuilding of Park
boulevard in the City of Wildwood ow-
ing to the lack of funds. The letter
was ordered received and filed.
A communication from the National
Commission of Weights and Measures
was read telling of the meeting to be
held in Washington soon and asking
that the county send its Superintendent
of Weights and Measures to attend the
convention. Paul E. Carroll was auth
orized to attend at the county's expense.
The resignation of Alfred Souder as
bridge tender at Schellengers Landing
was read and accepted and Percy
Hughes was named upon the recommen-
dation of the Cape May members, to fill
the position.
The County Mosquito determination
Commission asked that $4,000 of its ap,
preparation be placed at its disposal and
the request was granted.
The matter of closing the Stone Har-
Dor bridge to traffic during repairs was
taken up and a letter from the U. S.
Engineers office stated that the applica-
ton must first be made to the New Jer-
sey State Board Of Commerce and Nav.
igation and the engineer stated that he
had already done so.
Engineer Rice stated that when work
was started on the repairs to the Stone
Harbor bridge it was found that to put
in the concrete foundation it would be
necessary to go considerably deeper, as
the engineers and divers had been mis-
taken in the depth necessary to go to
strike a solid foundation. This puts
the county in a very peculiar position.
Plans were prepared and the contract
awarded on that basis and now it is
found necessary to go probably five feet
or more deeper. Some members were
opposed to any additional expenditure.
Contractor Campbell offered TO do the
additional work on a cost plus plan or
is willing to throw up the entire con-
tract if the county will pay his proper
ton of profit on the job. The matter
was referred to the solicitor.
Bids for painting the Holly Beach
bridge were opened and read as fol
lows:
John Filler
Parsons & Robinson .......... 900
Clouting, Breckley & Godfrey, 800
Keller & Cox .............. $50
The bids were referred to the bridge
committee who took them under advise
ment and at the afternoon session they
recommended that the contract be
awarded to Mr.. Filler, the lowest bidder,
which was done.
Bids for placing $4,000 worth of coun-
ty advertising in newspapers through
out the country for county advancement
were opened and read as follows:
Cormley-S Smith PETER, of Atlantic City:
Schedule A, including Phila. $3,878.89
Schedule B, none in Phila.,. .3,364.OO
Dorland Adv. Agency, Atlantic City:
Schedule l SO, 964.65
Schedule 2 ............ 3,996.45
Schedule 3 ............. 3,800.70
The contract was awarded to the
Dorland Agency at s3,996.45 as per their
Schedule No. 2.
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