Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-22

Georgia and other States.
oTTHE MACHINERY CONTRACr-we
uS oopT the following o'rd from the Philadelphia
for supplyl ing machinery to one of the
OF war now being built at that city:
A CARD.
IL is not unknown to the reading public that our
chnery for the sioop of war now being built at the
nsvy-ya has been made the subject of unjust
clsm and gross misrepresentation.
We feel it due to our professional and business
reputation t. axe plain statement IF facts. the
truth of which We hod ours selves personally rstpon
sIb.e to substantIate by lncontTovertibe evidence
were opened for the machinery for the ship known
as the Grlf'h 1t was f,und that the only bid sub
United was 10y one " m. Norris.
Tie Navy Department, finding thst there had
been no competition. bee Ause such Information as
furnished Ly AR. Grifith TO Mr.. Norris and to no
one else directed an advertisement to issue in
wiling proposals, and furnished at the same time the
mid ship section ana side elevate of the ship.
Mr. Gnffi h although the agent of the govern
alIes as reason that he had approved Mr.. Nor.
rlss plans, and would have no communication with
any one else on the subject.
On the 4th OF November the plans were, by the
Secretary OF the Navy, submitted to board OF four
ans and two whilst not disproving thong ht ihoss
The plans of Sir. Norris according to the reports,
containing ,diiedl defect the Secretary invoked
the counsel of two OF the most eninent engineers
IN The corps, and they unhesitatIngly pronounced
MT NoTriss dTapH1s which wera f 'e 2. uss VI
30 and glarlng as to in their minds
6sve bssn W,Ii,ny 81 bs.srd - oonpe ,y snoud
The aens11ms,, q. tho
ed by gentleman net achsd to the se2yIce Wa,
Wiling TO allow the greatest latitude of investisa-
ne. rs not @smbsga of the oI t1fSe enal.
of hon ran0rIsd IN - r. -, coIpst one
two gave Mr., SorIiss .sns tS anu tas remaining
did not condemn onts " r'eieienoo' oa'
u IS, however. worthy OF remark that the most
membsTs 81 tho bna ri an III No. " tHe
thew reaobed WssbInrtoa 10 sntss nedn oeIGIe
charge of their dntis. oh ~ en'er upon the us
m W, ne obseIvej tbst ,ba d,av;r..x,.
mtted To nine enyieasI. ya Of a we're SUD
IN o1I sed foU1 n so Oh whSm representtd
vet nnne ~ 90 20 a VI MI MOTIFS ana
After the Investgatioq had closed. we were asked
70 state sne Iate Oh speed winch we would guaranty
PEI hour, win forfeiture OF ZOO IN case OF
for 9ot the price first named
~, a short tune before the award was made, Mr..
for ssvss n WITH me
ns The sIssaio TINS we epaed oJ sidayits DENY
vas BY TO means complimentary to an sXpenencs
offs Iteen ears. ard the construction of more than
three hundred steamers, to suPposs that We would
lnEs from one who fad never CONSTRUCTED a marine
engine Of any kird. The Seq etarJ of the Navy. in
mony against the engineer chief snd IN support
Of the charges made and did not find the shad-
ow OF evidence to sustain Mr.. Norris In his posi-
tion.
The award was accordingly made: First, because
oil the superiority OF our Plans decided by q ma
United without being BY sn Sa Sssn snS
TIE wors sSns into the asensp NE 1lddeTs ioI
guaranteed ty us. which. ., tba nena1t1e spseS
considered dssderai um. The facts thus stated
no means cred,tabie To- Mr. Mars and bG ny
ates. N "'''''
ment Was ishennrsp co sndb MorTl's move
Of whoh Mr.. griffith must be placed. aided by a
house In this city who have 80 lonS enioS al H.
Government patronage that tHey regard sny semns
titon as an impudent interference and IN whose es
Of By indirect ana 1nfsir
they felt they o'nl1 achieve penly and dir ecty
1t Is $50 susceptible ofp oof that, notwithstand-
ing MIR: MOTIFS had charged US with copying has
in wIi the drawings were alike he was com PEELED,
ana diu aPeni, aeknowledgs that he had been in
anu tina. in no single partoa ar were they ase
steps We nav fe. it our duty TO lake IN order TO
DING TO lrht the ue character Of this controversy
VIII Ds nsde PuDhc thIoigh Other channels. and
~iP5nout W Sg6s ara. kiEA,NEG, NEAFIE& co.
CELT-TNG 0FF-sEIITNG 0FE
- all WTVTEP NV COoDS
At greatly reduced prices-many at less thsn
', also, IN s SAss fui, stock Of
S aass, GSSds 70, family use' which we offer at the
" @ shall be greatly Obliged to those who's, hills
Tsns unsettled # they viii cal and close them
to the FIRST Of The wear "'' 0ii'' pAiu promptly
i,a .w 20, i J., W. N;I Co LII; CO:
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