Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-07-09


conflict with, i'm the attempt TO settle my accounts with
men, who were determined, from the beginning, not
to settle them but in their own way II she also
most PERFECTLY tho total alsehooi OF a our Auditors
charges az anst me. tic subject oi this lieut. For
how, indeed could have concealed the pretended
fact that the had not been received when had
the certificate OF the person who Inspected aud receiv
ed IL, by the ConmoLore's order, "a shew tbFth hat
been. And how could | conceal the snbseqien, con.
demnaticn Of IL, by the same Commodore, when the
want Of hs approval OF the account gfowag out OF ha,
fact was the very IN ny that had created all the d u-
ty,whch appealing TO the Board, AMI 10 the Pres-
dent himself, to remcve and was accordingly express
ly stated as the sole fos my applying 10 them In
the case! And how Auditor now say, that "the
stone never received by the United S'aes, when
the assertion cOnttadcts not only the certificate OF the
Inspector, and TIE certificate OF the Commissioners;
but the report Of the Secretary hmei, ready quoted,
animation If the documents presented that Scranton
delivered The stone agreeable 10 order Is 1t decent
for our Auditor 10 contradict his honorable friend this
way. And TO the round assertion, that it was long
before the last presentation of the claim If not beo
the first, delivered over TO the disposition OF Mr. King,
l utterly deny that II has ever been delivered TO me at
all, down to this day, On the contrary, have always
refused to receive it, and the stone now lies upon the
wharf rented BY the United States, and OF course in
their possession. Yet the claim for is rejected, all
these facts to the contrary not Sithstanding and still
further, 10 punish me, presume, for attempting to de-
ceve the rural innocence OF our Auditor about it, is
actually charged Gas we have SEEM TO my deotf IN the
account After this, il this stone is not absolutely that
of Ssyphus instead OF Scranton, II shail rest forever
where ii lies, as per.Aatual monument oil the malice
and meanness oil my accusers togeiner
The last item in my account, which is touched upon
in the Report is hato certain eged overcharges in
the account of Graham, for bread. And here Au-
of considerable length" which, understand, has
been greatly admired at Head Quarters; but which IL
obviously founded upon the assumption Of false facts;
and hardly consists even with them. The circumsan-
ces Ct the cave were briefly those: On the 3l-t of
Dec 1927 in pursuance OF instructions from the Navy
Board, contracted with TDisley Graham, baker in
this place, furnish all the bread which might be re-
gu red for the of the Navy. at Gosport, Tor the
year 1925 at the price OF 81 81 l-2 per cwt for all
bread made delivered and inspected, sgreesby TO the
contract and under this contract, he received and
ecuted various indents, at different times Ia paricu
lar, the Tin Nov, 1928, he received inden for
ing at the Navy Yard, all of which he had made, and
ready 10 deliver about the IL Of that month";
but the United States being not then ready to receive
it, lin consequence, believe, OF the ships being paint
ing and there being convenient place for il at the
yard he requested TO keep it for few days, until
the cond take it, which he freely consented to do On
the morning OF the 10Th afterwards, understand they
would have heen ready TO receive is but the state Of
the weather did not then permit him TO send it and
that very night the bake hou"es were burnt, and all
that bread, then in them, together with considerable
quantity besides. which he had prepared an linden.
for the Alert and in anticipation OF other ndents for
the service consumed along with them, by the FIRE
IL should be noticed here that little while be fore this
accident, the Commissioner had advertised for p-opo
sails to supply Navy with bread for the ensuing year.
1929, and had received various offers, from different
persons, and Graham among the rest. Just at this
juncture however, news came that there had been
great failure in the wheat crop in Great Bran in
sequence of which. the price OF flour rapidly in
all markets. and most Of the contractors, (ncludng
our contractor here, beeve0 taking the alarm with
drew their proposals Ia this state of things, the Com
missioners very judicously made contract with sim
gle baker in Baltimore TO furnish all the bread that
TO be supplied there price which 10 he gradual
ed by the price of -four in that market, the ,mshe
bre al mil chit be required, according scale fixed in
the contract; an :, having done they authorized me-
by their letter of The Iih November, 1925 TO make
similar contract with Graham. for the supply of the
cad that might be required here (pr 1929 did
Now, shortly after the loss OF his bak'-houses and
bread already stated, Graham wrote letter the
dated the I'd Dc. 1928, in which he
informed them of the accident, and states the amount
Of bre al which he had lot S2S bbls weighing o.
BOO Tbs, 50 900 lbs of which had been prepared for
the Gaerriere portion for the Alert and the rest for
any demands for the service. III adds: "No,with- |
Standing ray serious losse', | am making every
exertion TO comply with my contract, and bak
ing az fast as can, in hired bake house, and viii il
possible have it ready for the Guerriere in time" lie
hen suhjons al hope in confederation of The above |
statement, and the loss which shall necessarily
tain in the subsequent rise of -four the Commissioners
will, if they consistent with what is right make
some allowance, IA losing every barrel OF |
-four bake, dollar and fifty cent indie pendent OF Ia
bor fuel, Sc" In 20 this received letter
from the Commissioner dated the 9th OF December.
1928 in which they state tina; they "have received
letter from Mr.. Graham Informing them of TIE loss of
his bake houses, and the destruction Of 50 500 lbs OF
bread which had been prepare for The Guerrjere and
"have decided TO allow him for this bread the
terms stated in hir letter 10 of the 18th ut up
SATISFACTORY evidence
ty had been prepared under the requiion, and that
was destroyed s's'e1" and desiring TO inform
Mr. Graham Of this tcir decision. Accordingly re.
qured and received satisfactory proof GA H. that all
the bread mentioned by Graham in his letter to the |
Board had been prepared by him, and subsequently, de-
atroyej. as he had stated. Graham then went on to
finish the required supplies, and working with redou-
bed and extraordinary diligence under the encourage
mept which he had received from the Board made out
10 fDi,h the bread which he had made in lieu of
the old ('nd little over) and actually delivered i. on
the 5ist lay of December 1928, and days thereaf
After this he made out his accounts for This bread
charging for H. as ths Commissioners had expressly au-
thorized him e DO according 10 the contract price Of
1920, that H. a. s So per cwt. His made ou
In this way accompanied By The certificate OF the store
keeper that the bread charged in them had been recev.
ed afterwards essn'ed 20 the commanding officer
OF the yard and having been approved by him in thu
usual Wav, wore handed 10 me for payment and paid
them. Now. my presenting these accounts after |
wards at the Auditors office and claiming be allowed
ioT the money which had thus paid them the
counts and vouchers being all perfectly regsIar and
formal this time, passed the vgant eye or rather eye)
OF our Argus himself, but coming before the second
COMPTROLLER, he observed that this bread thus delivered
in 1928 ION the last DAY ri the year, charged for
at the price oil 81 81 l2 per cwt which tbs
tract price for that year. but at the price of IS which
was The price according TO the contract for 1922 and
thereup0n undertook TO deduct from the whole amount
OF SO 5i2 O6 which claimed the accounts for ihe
bread, The difference between that and The value
OF the bfeat rated at 50 81 IL per cw thais St1I0 S.
and our Auditor aPpri2od OF the objection which the
Comp roller had made seized upon with great aydi-
ty and has ever since sustained it, with great dsight
Now, Tor my part, In answer TO this objection have
always thought that it is quite sufficient for IN say
that have paid these accounts they are AMI they
approved and virtually certified TO me az corr
rect by ibe commanding officer Of the Yard according
TO The established usage in such For il not