Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-12-08
County Board of FreehOIders
Award Grassy Sound Bridge
Contract
Ten Contractors Bid and Carl r. Camp, a Philadelphia Con,
tractor, Was Awarded the Contract at $167, 200. Beach
Avenue Paving Contract at Cape May Goes to
William Eisenberg at $22, 1907

New YORK .............. 191,SS0
Phoenix Construction Co.,
New York .............. 10000
F. w. Schwiers & Co., New
YORK 1S4,397
r. ]. Mansfield, New York. 177,79S
Mclean Construction Co.,
Baltimore .............. 173, 500
Carl R. Camp, Philadelphia 1877 ,260
The bids were referred to the So
%licitor, engineer and Bridge Commit
tee and the meeting adjourned for one
hour for lunch.
During the noon hour the general
talk of the Freeholders and construc-
ton men was in connection with the
bids. 1t here developed by figuring
that the lowest bidder, Carl r. Camp,
of Philadelphia, with his surprising
figure of $167, $50 had underbid his
struction Company, of Baltimore) by
$6,240. He had beaten out the county
engineers final estimated cost of
$685. 900 by a figure amounting to $780,
740. At first the Office holders of the
county were wary of Mr.. Camps bid
company, equipment or former work.
Mr.. Camp himself represented his
firm at the meeting and quickly ac-
quainted the Freeholders with these
facts. He explained to them that his
office was at 10 South 18th street,
Philadelphia. He told them of his
equipment which is more than ade-
quate for the job and as to his former
accomplishments he gave as exam
pies the following:
Saith street bridge over Darby Creek,
Philadelphia.
Drawbridge at Westville, N. J..
Concrete arch bridge. New Hope, Pa.
Bensalem avenue bridge owe Penn
pack Greek, Philadelphia.
Main street bridge, Elmira, N. Y.
9Th street bridge, Chester, Pa.
Questioned as to his surety check
and bond he stated that these accom-
panied his bid. The latter is on the
Fidelity & Deposit Company of Mary
land and Beecher-Kay Company are
the agents here.
After the meeting ~reconvened follow
ing the dinner recess the first official
business was the bringing up on the
third and final reading of the Ordi-
nance granting the Atlantic City
Electric Light Company permission to
run poles and high tension line from
| Ocean City to the Shore boulevard
and thence to Duval's Run. This Or
dinance was passed on it's final read
ing. In an interview with officials Of
the company they informed the re-
porter of this paper that they hope to
have current running over their wires
shortly after the first of the year.
They stated that the Wildwood plant
would then be kept merely as an
emergency plant, except in the sum-
mer when it would probably be used
to help relieve the Atlantic City plant.
In answer to a question of the re-
porter regarding the keeping up of
steam at the Wildwood plant they
stated that unless the heating plant
which is now contemplated for the
wildwood plant is put into action that
steam would not be kept up here
throughout the veal. This will mean
that some minor changes will prob
ably be made in the fire alarm signal
for the city here in that an electric
whistle will be installed instead of the
present steam whistle.
The report of the Bridge Committee
on the bids for the Grassy Sound
bridge was now heard and they recon-
mended that the bid of Carl R. Camp
be accepted for the work. A motion
that the checks of all but the two
lowest bidders be returned to the I'M
successful companies was carried.
Reports of the various committees
were now heard. In these reports
Surrogate-elect Fitch stated that he
was to step into his new office on the
following day, December 9Th, and that
in looking over his new office he had
found it badly in need OF new fur
nishings. A motion that the purchas-
ing agent and the Building Committee
put this necessary equipment in this
office was carried by the Board.
Several resolutions were now adopt
ed. The first of these was for the ne
gotiation of a loan of 10000 from the
Marine Bank Of Wildwood to be used
for general bills. The second was fol
the allotment of $1,000 per year fol-
salary for a Deputy Surrogate. Thu
next was for the transfer of several
accounts, while the last was for the
raising of money to pay for the con
demnation proceedings on the NORTH
Wildwood-Burleigh road.
A report of the Inspector OF weights
and Measures for the month OF No
vember was received and ordered filed
AT this point the bills for the per1ot
were read and ordered paid.