American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-02-14

benefit ofnegro iabores Of whom Tie force nov emnio,e
almost wholly consists and who so susceptible
NE diseases OF the climate. Every effort was made y NJ
handel 10 retain The High wages, puncla nav nj
good accommodations, were ofered-but il had not IL
desired effect Thus passed the season of 1894 IN,
the month vt November OF the wear when ,ubcon
mtee of the Board of directors gave orders TO their n
neer TO force the contractor with the meadows r
Assistant Engineer assuming the dignity Of his Office
Acting Engineer, Immediately gave orders 10 that eifec
~ th,s time tile meadows had become in measure ini
dated with water, and appeared almost impossible
on with excavation in the common mode. However III
inventive genius of MIR. handel, and his very great ali.
ety Tor the completion of the work, stimulated him to RI
sort TO some other expedeAt for eiectng his object an
complying with the wishes of The Buard lie CONSIGNMENT
went to an expense Of about $500 dollars purchasing boa
and erecting dredging machines them, excayae til
mud under water Operations were commenced with fol
boats which succeeded much better than any other mod
mat could be devised. but cost of SO per cent NOR
imam nc got TOR the work Thus he continued through III
Indictment season from November 1894 to February 1872
when the orders OF the Board hunanely repcate
for him TO increase his force on the marsh.
In conjunction with these mild orders of the Board the
passed resolution that certificate should be piyen b.
the Engineer, for excavation the meadows unless III
work vent 10 BOTTOM and even then unless half mile was
bottom III place, but cts per yd was allowetant
to effect which, they well convinced, al that time
was impossible, for twice tie per cubic yard tina
they We're to give the Contractor Upon these orders
the Board think there can be but one opinion, that
object must have been TO harrass aud Cypress the uortu
nae individual who had unconscentously got into the
grasp OF his deyourers tords to clear proof thai
some of the leading members of the Board esdl,
hostile to MIR Randel Whether their hostility proceeded
from prejudice existing of his being the pro
jector Of the plan and situation of this great work. OF
whether they were excited it by the influence of Judge
Wright the Engineer, question that attempt
to decide. Aknown hostility existed between Mr.. Wright
and MIR. Rande previous their coming on to this work
and to which, Mr.. Carey and many others attribute the
msforunes of Mr.. Randel. After viewing the arbitrary
course taken by the Board in the above case no person
would suppose that Mr. Randes did not compel
hm to work on any part OF the work any particular
lie had fy special contract, four years 10 complete his
work Inland VAS perfectly a. libery proceed with such
part OF his work as e might thlnk proper and find
convenient Iii true, iLa if the tine limited near
expiring that unless this portion of the work mme-
datey begun and prosecuted with yigor, that the Board
had reason to believe could not he executed in due
500, they would be authorized then insist on the con.
tractors inmed ate alttenltn and in Of REFUSAL
declare his contract abandoned. But this not the
case: here was but little than seven mon out Of
the four years. goneand AN Indictment and untvoulable
seasoh at hand, when the first orders were given and
refusal 10 pay according to contract his
pressy stated that his payments were 10 be semimo y
by certificate from the Engineer. These orders, as
stated before, were renewed in February and Ma Oh fol
lowing But to pass to prove the inconsistency of the
Board would cfer the reader the report Of the BOARD
of Directors 10 the stockholders the first day OF june
l8}5-le thirteenth month from the commencement Of
lr ilandPs cohrac and thirty five months preyiods to
the time hn'cd for It's competionin which report they
tate that Mr.. Randel had in his whole contract
2445,321 cubic yds.,
Mo that he had done 1,0l0,7l7
Leaving balance Of 1884, 604 10 DO IN
thirty live mon his. They 60 in the same report and
state that The laboers had suffered by the usual autumn.
aal lever OF the country, but lime had he .oa Geen
sN$fended materially suTcebted;" aud they further
50 on and say that they ae sorry that the excavation on
the meadows had not been prosecuted by the
with hat vgor which would have compared with Nc
wishes aVd orders of the Board but compliment hin b. sag
'ng thai on other parts IF his Work, considerable seal en1
spira haze been manifested"
After the time of the above repoIt tie force on the
although ~
aboured under many disadvantages BY not having the
water drained from te marshes BY the that
contemplated at the time the contract entered into
It was then The expectation Of Mr. Randcl that he would
get possession of sec @ the upland belonging mr. Daniel
Ncwbold, to drain the meadows through but from the
atoy Of the Board lie deprived Of that
great benefit the whole OF the first year Ills calculation
vas 10 devote his whole attention 10 the lock sections
md q the first year, and get them completed and BY that
he river and Keep j, completely drained This plan,
Trough the negligence of tie Board, faug and Exton's
Train and sluce completely useless by being improperly
all his plans for draining the
meadows When he found he frustrated in his signs
oward getting the meadows drained, lie Immediately ap.
died to the Board have dredging machine built and
or the use of which he would give them fair copensa
ion. The cost of this machine being or 10 thousand dol
airs, prevented him from going to that expense for so
Q thousand dollars Of work This application treated
nth contempt, and he was compelled to 60 working
nth force OF about $50 men from the first of juno to tie
rst OF October MONTHS at high monthly wages; and
III informed, at total cost Of short Of 1900 dol
ns-ahd for which he got certified about 70 IS hnndsd
olarS.
The whole amount Of excavation and cmbankmert to be
xecued by MIR. Randel all the low grounds was
495,7l7
IN the 29tl August, being 16 months, he had
excavaed 294 485
eaving to be excavated in 50 months 1929
that in 16 months, third of his four wears he had
xcayated about 60 per cent Of that part Of the work On
hicb the accusation for his dismissal was founded.
After wadng along in this way until The S0th Septem-
err Is months from the commencement, the Board saw