Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-06-20
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From Pitsburg to wsshiugtoa, Pa. i25
Aggregate, $3.50
4 and ID 49, -'
1917 they stated so be ors Tor carving the
ma" on The same rnues, and, in addition theI eto, IRON
Washington To wheeling, in Virginia. (which is also CO.
VefeH oy The contract oil Stockton and Neill)
al compensation of 81 0Oo
On he 5'hof May. 1888. th-ee was made on
nus route yearly extra allowance fom Aprl
4. 1899, o( 10 ooo
Ard there ordered express mail on the
ss~e route, to he run by Jda,s Reside from
Ph'isie ph'a TO Pittsburgh, at yearly allow
a"ce OF 3l5C
Increasing The pensa ion this route from
$3.50, yearly, to S4Ol5r
The above bot ie W oat Of the many contracts
held by James Reesite aud others his partners The al
iowances in the above beyond the OF their
open bids aod fr aud legal contracts is S62 3l6 rs
years amr"ntng' Outing 'he continuance OF their co.
tracts 10 the enormous OF $249 267 L. given 10
hese contractors by the Department. without advertising
and without competition.
The amoun, OF these allowances some wtat reduc-
eh on the LIST OF December last in consequence OF the
Insolvency OF the Department
IL will be noticed in these aud many similar cases Of IA
vored contractors that where they Concerned com.
petition is absolutely put down, notice published
pursuant TO law, Inviting coupeiio and the public hid
dngs are but masks their secret
ons The route is not advertised as il is to he RIM, AMI
before Is put into operation, gene
rally COMFORTING with alternative PROPOSE ion in the bid
is ordered, aud the original merged and lost in
he
legal contract is in instances, ant that
1t rs hardly worth adding in item ia the aggregate
allowance. OF
But il has not been thought necessary in all ca.es IN
preserve the of increased services AS an
cuse for these extra allowances The 10000 dollars
yearly allowed TO Reesde and Slaymaker, on the route
from Philadelphia TO Pittsburgh, is wholly without this
apology. The allowance Tor hardships incurred in
the performance Of stipulated service any thing
done which their did require OF them The
whole hardship proved by the testimony of Rec
eide, this The mail was so heavy for three OF ,hsr
TAX in GfH D., ~
passengers on those trips; by which IL would seem that
the department. after paying tor the transportation OF the
mai, on this route, something than 80 900 dollars
also held bound to pay the extra Tor what
ever expense and Inconvenience the transportation OF the
mail might occasion him.. Or rather TO give the
ton its true character, this thousand dollars vear
was g3t out OF the funds OF the department. 10 these
contractors and there arc some turlher circumstances
attending IT, which, the careful inquiry BY your
committee, not satisfactorily explained.
The evidence shows tina, Reeside and Saymaker rem.
resent two companies which share equally In the nrob,
and loss this line. The money accrung for
ton is received by Reside aad Ssymsker moiety bv
each, aud distributed by them to their comma
MES. This aio ance Of ten thousand d,r. 80 "a
received by them the 9th OF Nav 1893 and no Of
has yet been paid over by either TO their part
ners or entered upon any hcck o. the
Reesde. on his examination, stated they had lie ~ This
back to pay some old debts OF the companies which they
supposed had been provided ior but which were uaex
Pectedy ond 10 exceed The sum appropriated for
payment But being specially he stated that
this unexpected deficit did exceed 6ve thousand dol
lars in the whole, aud that discovered Ia
ist until about three months alter the first ten
dollars OF this allowance received by min and
Saymaker. The whole amount received, sad so re
thousand six hund sixty six dollars sixysix
aad two.thds cents The allowance OF this money aud
its application alike remarkable.
There were also certain pecuiiary ctons of pri-
vae nature between these and some of e Of
fcers OF The department. whith under the notice OF
your commiiee which, in their opinion merit considera
lion.
Some time in the year 1882, q. b. Brown applied 10
aymaker for snail loan OF money, 900 dollars which
Siaymaker accord,ngsy ent him. but took and
made memorandum Of the tchic 0ok place
in the presence bat themselves AT another lime
Mr. Brown asked Saymaker he could lend him three
thousand dollars at the usual OF interest This also
promised; aud time after, about the fret Oh
January, 1888 Mr. Brown renewed his request and said
he had msde purchase OF he property OF Doctor Temple
the faith of the promised soan- The witness
before the committee that, that tsne, lie had not the
required sum OF money at command, but undertook 10
raise it, aud accordingly did raise by means OF drafts
These drafts were in number, Tor fifteen hundred
dollars each, drawn by Samuel r.. SIsymaker on o. b.
Browo, and endorsed by James Reside and payable At
ninety days date They were negotiated at the Western
Bank, in Philadelphia, and the Patriotic Bank in
Washington city Tor collection They paid at atu-
Tity by e proceeds OF draft drawn by James on
o. b. Brown, Tor three thousand dollars, ninety days
This draft suffered pass day he yon its ma
turiiy without payment but the 18th Of July
paid out Of the proceeds Of draft drawn by SaInaei r.
Ssymdker James Reside, for thousand dollars
aud one thousand dollars in cash paid by Symske aud
o. b. Brown at the same time drew OIL Reside for
thousand dollars, which drafts sent The Bank OF
Maryland for collection II appears that neither Rec
side Saymaker made aHy charge, kept any memo
rands Of these ransscons that they have no note or ac
acknowledgement of Brown, showing his liability TO them
unless be the drafts which taken up which Slay-
maker says he thinks he preserved but OF which he does
not profess TO be certain He, nevertheless denies ALSO
Isely that u was intended douceur cratuy to
Brown Reside states that Browa paid him one
dollars in part Of this loan. But Tins irsasacfion is the
remarkable when taken in connection viii, another
testified to by Edwin Porter, which will be found in ano.
ther part OF this report In that Brown was shortly
before aud shortly after this Transaction the lender OF very
large sums Of money to Porter, on interest
II also appears that in the Spring Summer of 1881
Mr. Barry applied TO Reside, in Philadelphia, assist him
in negotiating acceptance for 1000 dollars TO raise some
money for has (Mr. Barry's) individual Instead Of
doing this, Reesde advanced h the 1000 dosars and
no stated before the Committee that Mr. Barry paid IL By
his acceptance at short date, which he (Reeside) nego.
tiaed in the Schuylkl Bank On inquiry Of the cashier
OF the Sehoykill Bank, we were informed that such
acceptance goiaied there. Your Committee having
coilasd be eyiIeDce touching these Transactions leave
them without comment
ITO be continued
Sditud0u June a.