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EXECUTIVE BOARD. REJECTS BRIDGE Alleges East 23th-Street Span Has Too Many Defects in Construction. UNANIMOUS ACTION TAKEN oard Is Actuated by long Report of H. M. Esterly Bridge Com pany Says Report Is Unfair and Test Is Xot Allowed. Rejection of the reinforced concrete bridge across Sullivan's Gulch, on East Twenty-eighth street, because of nu merous serious deefcts. was one of the chief features of the session of the City Executive Board yesterday afternoon. The action was the unanimous vote of the sven members, following the read lug of a lengthy, detailed report, com piled byji. M. Esterly for the commit tee on bridges. The span was built by the Xorthwest Bridge Works and cost JSS.0. IM A. McXary. lepal counsel for the company, characterized the find ings of the committee as "unfair and unwarranted." The report of the committee indirectly criticised City Engineer Taylor, under whose general nupervlslon the span was built, because of certain changes said to have ben made In the bridge, without the authority of the Executive Board. It i charged that the contracting com pany made alterations whl"h materially affect the strength and stability of the structure and which have already re sulted In large and serious shattering and cracks in the abutment walls. The omission of expansion joints In the ends of the bridge Is said to be a serious de fect, and an absolute departure from the plans and upeelflcations. Board's Antliorlly Vsurped. The contract between the city and com pany. It was explained, gives the Ex ecutive Board absolute and exclusive au thority to sanction any changes In the design or In the plans, but the report says that the authority was usurped In several Instances by the City Engineer and without due authority from the Board. Assistant City Engineer Han nam. who was specially detailed to su perintend the construction of the brlri.se, the report states. permtttted some changes in plans and specifications with out any authority. The committee there fore held that. Inasmuch as the changes were made without any action of the ExecutJe Board, the city will hold the contractors responsible for all damage r suiting. There were some defects In the design, also, the report states, but Inasmuch as the city adopted the de sign, upon recommendation of City En gineer Taylor, it became responsible for any such defects and could not hold the contractors for any part of this. Bridge Too Light. The main criticism Is that the hrldge Is designed too lightly for the traffic to which It will be subjected. If It Is ever accepted and opened to public use. It Is said that the floor slabs should have been at least 74 Inches thick, insteud of but 5. as now. The strain of such large and heavy traffic as streetcars. Are engines or steam road rollers. It is said, will be too great for the structure as built. The report goes on to state that the concrete was not properly put In, as It was allowed to drop too far. especially In the main supporting columns; that it should have been "puddled" Instead of helng dropped from the top to the bot tom of the columns. The result of this dropping. It Is said. Is shown in the con crete, which In places Is soft, or full of gravel, and shows poor workmanship. It It alleged. In a general way the report criticises the location of the bridge, saying that It should have been placed at East Twenty-seventh street, and that if It had been, the city would have been saved not less than $."5,000 or $40.0u0. There was an artificial cut of 3j0 feet at East Twenty eighth street, which had to be bridged, and wWch cost the city heavily. IV HAT THE CONTRACTORS SAY Report Is Cnfair Throughout Cov ers Only Small Defects. PORTLAND. Feb. 15. (To the Editor.) A considerable portion of the report of the bridge committee to the Executive Board on the East Tsventy-eighth-street bridge will undoubtedly he published in your columns tomorrow, and as we main tain the report is not consistent with the results of the investigation, we beg to offer a brief statement for public Infor mation from our standpoint Ist February the city advertised for bids, offering each bidder a profile show ing the gTound, grades and slopes, and a plan, submitted by us. designed by the Trussed Concrete Steel Company, waa accepted, and a contract entered into, which provided for changes authorized by the Executive Board, and another pro vision that payment should be made upon acceptance by the City Engineer. All the evidence produced at the sittings of the bridge committee, on both sides, proved that the contractor made no at tempt to evade anything, but, on the con trary, used in the structure several hun dred barrels more cement than the con tract called for. this fact being com mented upon In the report of the ex perts employed by the city; that, for ap pearance's sake, all middle columns were made to conform in size to the largest; and that in voluntarily using a crushed rock fill under the pavement. Instead of gravel as permitted by the specification, the contractor expended nearly $1000 more than was required. After one of the ex perts of the city testified that the bridge should be accepted, and the allegations of the others were either disproven or materially Qualified, the committee, through several of its members, con tinued their inspections In the hope of finding something else In every case trivial. The report, however, really centers on the south abutment, which was designed to meet conditions imposed by the pres sure of the fill required, and shown on profile furnished by the city. "When the city set staJccs, the contractor and the c!y's Inspectors discovered that, through some error, the pressure conditions against the face and wing walls were much more serious than stated to the bidder in the city's profile. The city or dered the foundations set deeper, but. notwithstanding the contractor Insisted that the south abutment should be In creased, the City Engineer refused to subject the city to the slight extra ex pense, but the Executive Board main tains that the contractor should have taken up this engineering question with Its members, not one of whom has had any experience in that line. The designers, in detailing, provided an expansion Joint en the south abut ment which would have resulted In dis aster, and, after conferring with the city authorities, called upon the design ers for an explanatory detail and re ceived a reply directing Its omission. The Executive Board says the con tractor should, nevertheless, have put in the expansion Joint, since It was shown on the plans, and this notwith standing the fact that the city. In ap proving the plans, particularly stipu lated that should any errors be discov ered they should be corrected' as the work progressed. The City Engineer, at the meeting of the Board, after hear ing the report, requested that the Board listen to the opinion of Mr. J. B. C. Lockwood on the wisdom (or ne cessity) of omitting the expansion Joint, but the Board refused to hear him. The report Is unfair, not only to the contractor, but to the citizens of this city, and. besides saddling on the con tractor responsibility for the flood on Wasco street, washing out the street north of the bridge, makes much of superficial defects (If such they may be called) which the city's experts tes tified as of no Importance whatever. For the first time In the history of the city the Board maintains that the con tractor had no right to take orders to make any changes, no matter how in consequential, from the City Engineer, under whose supervision and that of two Inspectors appointed by him, the contractor was specifically obligated to carry on the work. The engineer filed an acceptance of the bridge early In Xovember, and the testimony of himself and that of his assistants and the Inspectors was to the effect that the contractor more than fulfilled the CENTRAL OREGON ROAD AUTHORIZED Harriman System Adopts Des chutes Route and Will Build at Once. COST WILL BE $4,773,000 Line Will Extend 130 Miles Into Irrigation District and Con struction May Require Year and Half. (Continue From First Page.) district contemplated by the Govern ment for the development of lrrlga- r SURVEY TO BE FOLLOWED BY HARRIMAN INTO CENTRAL OREGON. : ir 1 t L 47 n vwjj&j L I t '(trr L . J f 1 mttt c. i id; n that he Deschutes Railroad had the I prior right, and Its map would be ap proved unless a "showing was made by the Oregon Trunk why It should not 1 . . nt,.An en be. The latter company - days within which to file the stipulation required by the Reclamation Service and to make a showing why the Deschutes Railroad's rhaps should not be approved. By this ruling, also, the protest of the Deschutes River Power & Development Company was dismissed. Thereupon the Deschutes River Power & Development Company ap pealed to the Secretary of the Interior. The Oregon Trunk filed its stipulation as required and made a showing why the maps of the Deschutes Railroad should not be approved, and why its own maps In conflict should be approved. The Deschutes Railroad thereupon filed affidavits showing why its own maps should be approved and those of the Ore gon Trunk rejected. The General Land Offce, on July 18, 1908, ruled that the lo cation in question was a pass or defile and that the maps of both companies would be approved. From this decision of the General Land Offce, the Oregon Trunk appealed, to the Secretary of the Interior. That officer suspended all action on Xovember 10, 1908, with reference to approving right of way maps and no other action has been taken by the Department of the Interior in ref erence to the appeal of the Deschutes River Power & Development Company, or the appeal of the Oregon Trunk to the present time. Here the matter rests. An attorney on Sir. Cotton's staff returned from Wash ington last week, where he tried to get action on the matter, but as yet no fur ther progress has been made. Efforts will be made to hurry the approval of the maps so that the position of the Des chutes Railroad will be recognized in court and It can fight its way up the Deschutes Canyon. MAP OF DESCHUTES RAILROAD SOUTH FROM JUSCTIOX WITH O. R. & X. contract, with the result that the city secured a better and more substan tial structure than it contracted to get or has been asked to pay for. In its anxiety to justify Its action In holding up the bridge for nearly four months, the Executive Board refuses to test the structure, denies any responsibil ity for the acts of the City Engineer, and offers a voluminous report criti cizing the contractor for correcting .v, .ni,ti aniitment exDan- t no plan "A Luv. sion Joint to better construction and blaming him lor noi puiw.is -.troneer abutment after the city re fused to allow him to do so And, 11 you please.f the Mayor and his Board stilt refuse to test me situti.. --- f nil the traffic of Wilt lane tewe - . Portland after those who built " and those who condemn it nave oee. a hundred years and more. -..- v. oih more thaji we Intended, but we trust. In the Interest of the public which bas the ngm m the facts, as well as that of the un dersigned, you will accord this com munication space where those who read the report may also notice this. XORTHWEST BRIDGE WORKS, J. R. Bowles, president. FRANCHISES TO BE PROBED Committee to Resume AVork rpon Senator Kellaher's Return. When the Legislature closes there Is likely to be some-franchise-probing In Portland, as Senator Dan Kellaher will then be able to resume his duties as chairman of Mayor Lane's commit tee on the wielding of the official probe. The other members are Coun cilmen Rushlight and Vaughn. Sev eral sessions were held before Mr. Kel laher's departure for Salem, but since he left nothing has been done regard ing franchise Investigating. The special duty of the committee on franchises is to conduct Investiga tions, to ascertain whether the various public service corporations are fulfill ing their obligations, as called for in their franchises. It Is not appointed by order of the City Council, but was named by Mayor Lane, who wished this particular line of work done. While three members were in the Council at the time, the Council refused to recognize them as a Council commit tee, and the reports of the committee were " therefore made to the Mayor, who then communicated them to the Council. It Is understood that the com mittee will be In session soon after Senator Kellaher returns from the State Capitol. PERSONALMENTION. H. A. Jackson, general freight and passenger agent for the Great Xorthern at Helena. Mont, was in the city yester day on business for his road. City Attorney Kavanaugh Is 111 at his home. He has been suffering from a bad cold for several days, and has been unable to perform his official duties. He was threatened with pneu monia for a time, but It Is said that he will be able to return to his office within a few days CHICAGO. Feb. 15. (Special.) Portland people registered at the Great Xorthern Hotel today are: R- M. Ross, Mrs. X. A." Libbitts tlon projects under the reclamation act. In order for a railroad company to acciulre rights-of-way there. It is necessary that maps be filed with the Secretary of the Interior and be ap- j proved by him. The Descliut?s Itaiiroaa company was organized on February 1. 1906. Surveyors for the company were put in the field on February 12, 1906. Announcement was made to the public of the proposed con struction of this line on February 10. 1906. Nine days later incorporators at Seattle signed articles for a corporation under the name of the Oregon Trunk Line, and In corporated under the laws of the state of Nevada. The Deschutes Railroad Company com pleted the survey of the first 20 miles of Its road south from the mouth of the river on March 16, 1906, the map of this portion of Its line was adopted by the board of directors on March 23. 1906, and filed with the United- States authorities on March 27, 1906. The survey on the second 20 miles was begun on March 19 and completed May 7. adopted by the board of directors May 15 and filed with the United States authorities on May 17, 11106. These maps were referred to the Reclamation Service for report as to whether or not the line would "interfere with reclamation projects. The commis sioner of the General Land Office re ported that the surveys submitted Inter fered with certain reclamation plans in the Deschutes canyon. The maps were returned to the land office at The Dalles. They were again referred to the Recla mation Service and another Investigation made. The maps were again returned by the Commissioner of the General Land Office on April 11, 1907, to the local land office at The Dalles, together with a letter from the director of the Reclamation Service referring to his former recom mendation that the surveys be changed so as to run 100 feet above the normal flow of the river from its mouth to Sherar's bridge, a distance of 40 miles. Plutis had been developed for preserving the Deschutes River as a source of water power, and this stipulation was made so as not to Interfere with the Government's projects. The Deschute's Company's engineers made a reconnolssance to determine the possibility of constructing fts line in ac cordance with this recommendation. The report of the surveyor was made May 6, 1907. .Thereupon the company resur veyed Its line to comply with this re quirement of the Reclamation Service. The survey was commenced April 28 and completed August 6, 1907, and amend ed surveys were adopted by the board of directors August 20 and filed with the United States Land Office Sep tember 4. 1907. , Similar requirements as to the eleva tion of line having been made of the Oregon Trunk Line, which had also made surveys and filed maps, the Deschutes River Power & Development Company thereupon filed a protest against the ap proval of maps of both the Deschutes Railroad and the Oregon Trunk and the Commissioner of the General Land Of fice advised the Deschutes Railroad Company on February 14. 19C8, that Its two maps, together with the showing made by the Deschutes River Power & Development Company In opposition to the Deschutes Railroad's application for right of way, were submittted to the di rector of the Reclamation Service for consideration and report. The General Land Office ruled on March 2o. 1908. that there was a con flict between the location as. shown on the maps of the two railroad companies NURSES' TEH IS SUCCESS AXXUAIi AFFAIR FOR BENEFIT OF WORTHY CHARITY. Home of Mrs. W. S. Ladd and Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett Thrown Open for "Birthday Tea." The handsome residence of Mrs. W. S. Ladd and Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett, .pn Sixth and Jefferson streets, was thrown open yesterday afternoon for the annual "Birthday Tea" for the benefit of the Visiting. Nurses' Association. Small silk bags acompanicd each invitation, In which was to be placed a penny for each year of one's age, though the amount was not stipulated. As a result the pub lic responded generously, with the re sult that at the close of the reception $S2 was added to the general support of the association. It is probable that many personal checks will yet be sent, as was the case last year after the reception held at Mrs. W. B. Ayer's residence. Serving in the dining-room were Mrs. W. B. Ayer. Mrs. Hamilton Brooke, Mrs. S. Frank and Miss Henrietta Failing, as sisted by Miss Caroline Burns, Miss Milla Wessinger. Miss Claire Houghton. Miss Frances Wilson and Miss- Dorothy Morrison. In the receiving line were Mrs.. H. C. Corbett, Miss Millie Trum bull,' Mrs. A. F. Biles, Mrs. A. A. Mor rison, Mrs. Adolphe Wolfe, Miss Valen tine Piltchard. Mrs. Frank Branch Riley, Mrs. H. S. Gile. Mrs. John Cran. Mrs. F. J. Bailey and Mrs. S. M. Blu mauer. Selling candies were Miss Olive Fall ing, Mrs. E. A. Baldwin and Miss Mar garet Boot. Assisting in receiving were Miss Hazeltine Williams, Miss Gladys Ross, Mips Mathilda Howe and Miss Ruth Honeyman. The Visiting Nurses' Association has accomplished splendid work this past year. The purpose of the association is to render medical assistance to the wor thy poor, trained nurses being sent gratuitously. At present " three nurses are employed, while ' nine tubercular cases are being cared for as a result of the Red Cross stamp fund. One tuber cular patient is being kept at the Open Air Sanatorium. Amusements What the Frew Agents Say. Tnniirht Twice Tomorrow. The attraction at the HeiliR Theater. at 8:15 o'clock and continuing tomorrow infill, ILO tt BIIDIHII .......... - afternoon, will be the distinguished actor, Andrew Robson and his excellent support ing o n n v in Viivpnp Walter's latest dra matic success. "The Wolf." Mr. Hobson will be rememnerea lor nis Dniumii. -formance of "Richard Carvol" several years ago. "The Kerry Gow." Arthur Cunningham, the celebrated bari tone singer and actor. Is seen at his best in the Joseph Murphy Irish plays of "the Kerry Gow," which Is the bill for tonight, for the barjtaln matinee tomorrow, and to morrow nlRht at the Baker. His other great favorite, "Shaun Rhue," which will open Thursday niuht for the rest oi the week. A Clever Ctrl Thief. Nance Olden, or "Nan the Nipper" as she ls callad bv her pals. Is the clever girl thief depicted in Miriam Michaelson's novel, "In the Bishop's Cari-iane," which Is be lli presented by the Baker Stock Company at the Bungalow this week. The role Is a trying and difficult one. but la ideally porixayed by Izetta Jewel. AT THE VAl'DEVIIXE THEATERS. "Mayor and Manicure" at Orpheum. George Ada certainly was at his best when he gave to vaudeville that delightful and refreshing tittle one-act playlet. "The unvn. and the Manicure." and the patrons of the Orpheum are to be congratulated at having an opportunity of seeing Mr. Edwin Holt and company playing It. As the Mayor of the town Mr. Holt la the typical politician. An Extraordinarily Good Show. You will never aee a better aggregation of vaudeville acts any place or any time than the eight numbers on the Pantages programme this week. Each and every act on the bill Is a headllner. Capacity houses are assured for the Pantages. the houso that sets the pace for all competitors. All Acta Hits. This week the Grand Is presenting a vaudeville entertainment In which every member on the list Is a hit. . The headline art Is Ralph Johnson and company, the famous cyclist, being assisted by a clever acrobat. The stunts In this specialty are eye-openers and are different from any other bicycle turn seen here. 'The Ashes of Adam" ia an amusing sketch. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Beats Selling for Hanford. 6eata are now selling at box-office the Heiliff Theater. Fourteenth and Washing ton streets, for Charles B. Hanford. who will present the following Shakespearean lays. Next Thursday night. "The Winter's Tale": Friday night. "Othello"; Saturday afternoon. "Much Ado About Nothing"; Saturday night. "The Merchant of Venice." LEFT ALONE, CHILD BURNS Clothes of Three-Year-Old Catch " Flrfc From Overheated Store. HOQUIAM, Wash., Feb. IS. (Special.) At about 3 o'clock this afternoon, while the parents were absent from the home, little 3-year-old Ellen Slepola was burned to a crisp as a result of her clothing be coming ignited from a red-hot stove. RIGHTS IN BRIDGE I p!K!!!!B!i:!ll;!illlli!!iIliIi:i TO BE CDNDEMNlD Power Company Offered $1200 for Interest in Madison-Street Structure. EXECUTIVE BOARD ACTS If Tender Is Refused, Condemna tion Proceedings Will Be Pressed. . Long - Delayed East Stark Street Contract Is Let. The City Executive Board yesterday afternoon acted upon the ordinance passed by the City Council, authorizing the of fer of J1200 on behalf of the municipal government to ihe Portland Railway, Light & Power Company for all of Its rights or title in the Madison'street bridge, and the Board further directed that condemnation' proceedings be in stituted at once, in case of the refusal of the streetcar company to accept the terms. Treasurer Werlein Is the official named by the Council to negotiate with President Josselyn, of the corporation concerned. The action will be taken at once, as the need for a new bridge is so imperative' that it is the intention of Mayor Lane and the 'members of the Executive Board to rush the work as rapidly as the law will allow. The' responsibility for the building of the proposed new Madison-street bridge rests with Mayor Lane and 'the Executive Board, according to the terms of the ' amendment to the city charter, under whicli the viaduct is., authorized. The City Council has done its part by selling the bonds and authorizing the Executive Board to tender the money to the street car company for the right and title in the old structure, so that the remainder of the work Is to be done by direction of the Mayor and Board. No effort of the company or any one else to get repairs to the present bridge, will be heard by the members of the Board, as they ex pressed themselves of the opinion that delays are dangerous and very incon venient, and, therefore, they will go forward with the work as rapidly as is possible under the law. Doubts Rights Are Worth $120 0. Thomas G. Greene, who had made some what of a study of the matter, moved that the Board act upon the ordinance passed two weeks ago by the City Coun cil, and that the $1200 be tendered to tho streetcar company. He said that when he made his examination the bridge was In better condition than now, and that he would, if now making his recom mendations, make it $12 instead of $1200; but he said that the bridge has yet, according to some engineers, some use fulness, and It might be that tho com pany could establish, to the satisfaction o'f a court, that Its rights in the present bridge are worth as much as $1200. He, therefore, was willing that this sum should be tendered the company. This was also the vie"" of H. M. Esterly, of the bridge committee. P. E. Sullivan was the only member voting against the motion. Mayor Lane is taking a deep personal interest In the matter, and it was through his suggestion that the Board acted on the matter when the ordinance came up for consideration yesterday afternoon. He said that It is so important that no time should be lost in having the new bridge installed. This is the unanimous opinion of the members. Arrest of Theater 3Ien Advocated. When the question of the alleged vio lation of laws in local theaters came up, Maj'or Lane was about to refer the mat ter to the committee on police, when Thomas G. Greene, chairman of that committee, arose and expressed himself In strong terms regarding it. He said that it is the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department, the Building In spector and Fire Marshal to swear to complaints when they find violations of the various regulations in any theater, and he moved tr.at they be directed to secure warrants and have the violators arrested and prosecuted In any future cases. The motion prevailed. "In regard to referring this matter to the police committee," spoke up Mr. Greene, "it is not necessary. The police have standing orders to enforce the laws regarding the crowding of aisles and such." "From the reports made to the fire committee, the p...ce do not do this work very well," suggested Isaac Swett. "Why is that?" "Simply because the police have too much to do to sit around in cheap thea ters and bum their time away watching for violators," quickly replied Mr. Greene. East Stark Contract Let. At last the Executive Board has award ed the contract for the improvement of East Stark street, from East Twentieth to East Forty-fifth streets. 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