The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-25

hlerrman himself The author OF most oi the complaints
against Tie hoard bid fourteen OF these seciionsst
pee aegregallng S466oo adore M price pad ~ he sssM
eoatroetots and about $40 900 above the lowest bids
These bids furnish the best evidence oil his deliberate
judgment He shonid not complain that the Slate has
saved $4,000 BY rejecting his bids. Jt
The tunnel al The summit for the State work, and that
ior Inc PehnsJ lysna Railroad Company are separated
oh' lew rods The obec, 10 be gained by both Was
The ioimer has been allotted Sl03 The latter,
am Informed. will COS, $3.50 900. If this picsrs
were reversed the canal commits soners would be i'm
pesched on Il without delay. te5A Nt8t
conclude this sla'emen, OF facts by inviting attention
to the statement Of the contractors the Allegheny
Portage railroad and 10 the legislative report annexed
and with The remark that if the work tue mountain
should be completed the present contracts the people
will have To be graiied and the contractors will
THOMAS L. WILSON,
Secretary Board Canal Commissioners
Statement, Of Contractors. si
The undersigned have read with much surprise state
purponns 10 come l,om Mr. Merrimsn. and 10 exhibit
view OF the bids which were made Tor tha new work TO
avoid tho planes the Allegheny mountain. With tho
motives which mus, have actuaed Mr.. Msfriman in ma
King M = s % VI have 'onns % ds our !" only % oo
connenon with The Improvement Tho statement of Mr.
the purpose Of creating tho impression ,ha. avoI.m had
boon shown IN the letting OF this work. and that tho pres
contractors receiving cxorbant prices. We
nwaie that testimony will regarded dsn,er-
ei,ed and that should at once be subjected to the ci
csms OF The ilberal and selfish but this consideration
shall not deter rs from stating The facts
We the cfore, pronounce the that the
which this work allotted high most fragrant
misfr presentation Of The pntL We took the work expect
make fair bur such has been the
unfortunate In affairs for us, that shall bc uble
do this The scarcity oabor and the great advances in
all kinds OF subsistence and materials has off a hope
OF renunefatoa and evidence Of sincerity
on this point, say to those gentlemen who have
Tested such senbiliiy about the profits which to
make, that if they will and pny back per ccntagB,
the cos, OF our stock and SIX per cent interest on the caP
tai invested they shall have contracts 10 other words.
they viii make whole, will give them all chances
Of fir,une in this work We experienced Ia tho way
public works, and understand what say Ii the Com
nonWea'fh this work done lower rates, she
reaiize this desire without nicng manifest inus
tice private citizens fkfu9fJ s3 IA
Our contracts taken at rate agpR below tho
OF engineer and from thirty per
beloy e paid by the Pennsylvania Railroad Compa-
ny SIM as work lying parallel with We know,
that railroad company have, in many instances been
Obliged advance their original prices large per
work And Mr. Meuini himself who makes this unjast
charge asked, by his bids U0O for ekin2 tour-
sections OF In work than he present contractors are
recevu As unIust msre eproscna,ion OF ihs
ton OF the board o canal commissioners has been made
10 rridice the public mind Ia deemed tho fore
going state due to the ends Of Justice and truth,
E HENRY PORTER, i q lsza as
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