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uorth 81 .OeO. 600.
But there are others. Il becomes important
to the investigation Of The case TO ascertain VINO
are the parties into whose lap the money o.
the people is poured with such Proiuslon' u
would seem proper that the bids should show
sLo are 10 be interested in the contracts, Ou'
this proposition was vcted down By s'eedmNn
and GriswolI. against the vote Of Bllekensder-
fer. Then inquiry must be made Of the known
parties. They were Samuel Forrer, John :.
a. Burt and Jol 4 Howard but Howard has
subsequently, sold bis interest 10 Coorer, otthe |
firm Of Cooper. shajdinger d co. FoFter Dc |
Howard testify that they each had one sixib'
and Burt the residue. They know no other
person in the contract Cooper says The same
BUT, then. was the owner Of iour-sixIh or Two
Thirds Butitturns out, on further inquiry.
That Eurt owns bat the on sixth, and
tbree.six,hs. or one.haf the net proceeds, are
10 90 to (iamlin. and have endeavorcd TO as
Certain from the testimony how, when and Tor
wba. consideration he obtained !hs valuable IN
terest. worthy, by fair calculation Of chances,
from SIS 1000 10 SEQ. 900 per year. It's trae
he acts as attorney for the company, clerk and
Idi,bursing agent, but all these services could
, be purchased of an honest and competent per
son for $4,000 a year. What, them could In
t duce Burt to pay this enormous SUN Tor these
sor,;,as . Men do not usually bestov their
A money so l,vishly. Hence the suspicion Is
: natural one, that Hsmn stands in Tho place o
. others whose rela.ionshpto those members o
Il the Board who voted against disclosing th'
x names Of parties interested; is little too in'
y mate to be ex xoosed to the vuls gar gaze; aad as
e neither Forrer Howard nor Cooper can tell
- HamIin and Burt are examined on this point
q. Hamlia declines to answer because what ln'or
$. nation he has on the subject he learned as a
te torpev. Burt is next examined BY interro5'
tories-he being out Of the State-and he al
f.. swers. saying that it is private matter vii
u which the committee have nothing to do
L. the matter stands.
ht There NAV be those who believe this an ho'
re est transaction. Ii there be such man. e"'
ar. him. He must balhe thrice, daily IN Il
bv milk of human charity. Ii he has that i"'
N. and confidence in human nature when "
is preyent his seeing its daIk features as exh'o
nd ed here, it must be to him asoorOe OF nap
Lhe ness which we suspicious mortaIs IN TINS
lch Of self bness aud skepdcism know not how
EN- appreciate, !,
hat This will not do Mr.. President 1t d
md not satisfy me-: it will not satisfy the puOl'o
,:o. Whv. sir. Forrer, Burt, Howard, and Coop
be. we're known and understood by everybody
,on he or to A,ve been, interested in the oontr'
voS Thsye was no conceament ami no cause ior c
ass. continent of this fact, When did H"mln
So come possessed of the important profess,
part oecr-t as to the other persons interested!
eme It when he was first employed to use his ID
'hey once with the BOARD as its attorney ana a.
ton ser. to secure this contract io5 Bart ana o'u
by And was it part Of this secret that o'heF
the sons. too, must We provided tor-persohs "
o.,nes for reasons that can only be conJ
Hurt red. must be kept concealed? was u ior
nor. benefit as well as his. that one halt oil thlS
.cion tract was maze over " u'" =
.;;s,, or like questions unavoidably arise, ana II
rer ,bese men injustice, they have only 'hemS
: = i'm ,o thank for it. Every one will come 10
sha,l conclusi,n, that if there had been no O'her
omar sons Interested, Hamln aud Burt would
ously said so and 'ha' II '"e'' "'' :,,L
,heir hs none but guilty reason fot W''hh
large their names. :,
Tbere 10 one more section, Mr., Preside
NJ # Is section 8. being the IVes.ern Reserve
II 4. Maumee Road. 1t is q small matter the
70 ,bt tract price beiug only S4.499 per year
oou anau as il is. il is Of the same family a
=, - o,bers and limps along rejoicing III its rel
d;e shin, and crowned, like the Others WIN
-. &c of (raud, There were three other
c. Ia. .or,s If which were responsible
;. lanes ]. Parks, the contractor pouSh'
~ Of the lower ones for S2,OOo'
Gu wv, WI" This closes my review ofthe dlHeFeH
:" ~: tons. They stand thus
n'' w Section was fairly let, SO Tar as VIC
=" us The contracts for Sections and D ar
" - =" because Of fraud on the part OF ID" cOn''
''D'' in bu1mg off lower bidders
'er 'os" Tho contracts for Sections aud al
G0ur'S' because they were not based upon any
ewes The contract for Section is as clearly
''0''' ''p to be fraudulent as contract can "e'''
" as less the fraud is admitted BY the Pafu'
willing, e,;a
en- it and % .t.o ,bat all these,
nun 'U' contracts for Sections aud 2 are IKE"
:. for the further reason that they were
VI "" ord.d to he lowest responsible o'oue
" 'u'", This, MIR President. brings me 10 4
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