Evening journal., 1921-08-10
PREMIUM FOR
COUNTY BONDS
Delayed Bid For Road Sc
curities is Accepted by
Levy Court
WANT RED LION
WORK HURRIED

At its bid OF 1910. o.sS1.sO. the Equit-
able Trust Company. OF New York,
was awarded the contract for the Is
sue OF 100000 5h per cent. high
way improvement bonds by the Levy
Court yesterday afternoon. The
bonds are part OF an authorized total
Of 100000, Of which s15O,OOO had
already been put out.
The bid OF the Equitable Trust
Company was not among the four
bids received by the court at the
time OF opening bids. Inquiry made
OF the New York company disclosed
- it had sent a bid by registered and
special delivery mail on Monday.
II later developed that a special
delivery boy Of the post office had
been to the Levy Court room with
the Equitable Trust Companys bid
before the meeting. the bid being
addressed to James Ball, chairman
of the finance committee. The bid
/ arrived at 1.45 o'clock.
In view OF the circumstances, the
court. after a conference with its at
torney, p. Warren Green, decided to
open the bid.
The other bids were:
Biddle and Henry. Philadelphia,
\ 81 LASS; Harris. Forbes and Com
pany. New York, $204.9S5.20; Esta-
brook and Company. New York,
s204.S13, and Eldredge and Com
pany New York, s2O4,351.
Laird and Company OF this city
. we're joint bidders with Harris. For
bes and Company OF New York for
the bonds.
Harry Pierce. chief engineer OF the
dupont Company; John NJ. Menden-
hall. former ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;
Joseph Ouigley. former representa-
tive in the General Assembly; Henry
p. Scott, banker, and others interest
ed in the closing OF the river bank
opposite Red Lion bridge, contract
for which was recently let to Thomp-
son and Jones. contractors. addressed
a letter to the Court. calling atten-
tion TO the slow progress being made
on the work.
The communication referred to a
previous letter. under date OF JULY
16, at which time Mr.. Pierce had
appeared before the court and COM
planned that the contractor was not
pushing the work. At that time
the contractors, It appears, promised
: the Levy Court they would be able
10 make a showing within two weeks
In the communication received by
the court yesterday. the landowners
claimed that the contractors had
made no showing during the two
weeks; that only about 30 per cent
Tof the work had been completed. with
only about ten days in which to I'm
'sh the remaining 10 per cent Lew
Court wa asked to take drastic ac.
tion. even 70 the extent Of relieving
Thompson and Jones Company o
the contract
A lively discussion followed tn
reading OF the communication and
/ motion to refer the matter to Cit
Engineer Charles z. Grubb. author
izing him to take such steps as h'
may deem necessary to speed up tn
work. The motion, however, wa.
u carried.
County Engineer Grubb was ais
instructed to draw plans for tn
banking OF the crlbbing at the New
? port bridge 10 conform with the lines
OF the government officials.
!. William Mackenzie, formerly con
Z nected with the Delaware Stat'
Board OF Charities. accompanied b,
anothtr representative OF a New
York auditing concern, appearing
before the court with an offer TO in
stall new form OF auditing, comp
trolling and watching the expendi
lures Of the court. Mr.. MacKenzi'
! was given a vote OF thanks for hi
interest. but no action was taken b!
the commissioner.