Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-16

painted over. Where the fraud was patent
several of the wagons were condemned The
committee VIII report that a number of thr
WAGONS thus received by the q~uartorna-teI and
E- agent. have broken down before rae army
had proceeded lar. and thgt tHe wagons VIII b.
useless after d law week service.
Tn. third sc. col. fraud is IN the building of
t8r.. fcatious at st. Louis. On the 10th %,
August. Col. il4->eHdeUbel, by order Of Gen
Fremont. engineered and surveyed the point.
within the uul.s uf $. Louis for tlo erection OF
eleven forts. Under Major II superintendent
fgn were huilt directly for the government with
out 1910 intervening contractor. The wages OF
.l. lG8areTs were sixty cents each pes day, AUG
.He cost of each fertilization not 70 ozces,
$4,000.
On the 2'th OF September. when General Fire
m0u. knew that the forts, completed, cost SO,
900 each, Qdar,grmaS.aI-Go lera. VI hiusETy, pei
order of General Fremont, nude q g9u-raetwlt.
l.. h. baaGt, of California 90 build sA additional
.orts for the government, similar Iu all respects
tg the i've constructed 10y Colonel Hasseu-eG0e
agreeing 20 pay - cents per cubic yard for d.
excavations, 50 cents per cubic yaTd toI iue same
dirt eEcaya5ed upgu the aauh of the fort and
forming the -embaukMegt iuT all puddlel earth
go cents per cubic yard; paving walks viii
brick or stone, floors O. 5lockbouscs, etc. 81
I,- 49, y. - III -, r1g-T
-a..o" ID 81 -N--,l' - - -
'No ooNl5N-' 'Iios ii -' 80
SUI quarters % o--l''' '-' -'ote-
.-e tNnl'g' a1- --LOI. % og -leasei.- OIL .u,
'0' si'o tg' i'''. i'e" " ,"1-I'' al
= LStS-g- n. ~ - ? III 80
"-- " 7, ~ 0o--- IN- 4, -
Is .o.IS 80 y stoais U. w, ~, =. '.1''
p. n 49, y I. d " u.1NIN,,gI T-Ul5> up
/. y. 60 ".5' UPou "uC.i u D5alo N'.
-r, w., n ~ pay M1-- y.
.-,nDe5 nv fAe S,c-afarv ~ Wa vban +, ~
Lsui. The evidence sets forth tbs- na+y-ifb.
.ta-asr- Reer3 b,s -s,.i~.5 slrosFy .b-sa t,,,as
he ORIGINAL cas+ nj tTa worLs .be Iahrra-s arc
.leuo-5ns M rba r-av,rnmart OFFICES f- -ha;r
nav
The Items Of the cost Of forts. AZ nra~en bv
.-Iar fo~ts bu.rf and The evidence of master
ga.Iarfrs r1+ fbs frrras VIZ. T5r nor cpbir
ward for pve5vsfioDs and embaDk mentst. nud3l-3
earth Roe naviup etc 40c c.s.erps. ETC Re .
,1mb.r and timber. S40H5O per 1000 feet
sl.fups and breastworEs. 3tT46c roofing.
SgaJ 10. and total cost of six Qualifications moi
over $50 600 The contract for Qualifications
was drawn M per Gen. Fremont The contract
Is REGARDED bv the COMMITTEE as frrpyulsr and in
formal. excsut that it proves that no member
Of Congress- shall be interested In the said con-
tract The contract IS I'm part irregular. for the
reason that. according ta the regulations of the
department. the uuaftermasrer only can make
of this kind.
The fourth act of fraud Is tie house rent, first in
the u~aIatial mansion Of Mrs. Col Brent. cousin
of Mrs. Jessie Fremont, rented 20 Gen. Fremont
for headquarters Of m~aior-rene-aI. his private
secretary and chief Of stat at the rate Of $1,000
per anuum- Other palatlal mansions in the
neiEh5orhood are rented at similar rates, and oc-
aUp.-a Tor othces OF members OF the stan
Large and expensive barracks have been built
DO the Immediate vicinity. as quarters for the ac-
commoGation of the Fremont body guard. num-
600 men. The barracks will aecommo-
$500 men. The cost of these barracks and
Barracks. capacious enough 10 accommo-
late 10000 men. viii be about SI5O.GgO double
he amount necessary TO erect precisely similar
buildings. In the roofing of these buildings.
Is UPWARDS of 5000 sauaras of IUg suuer-
fral feet, the committee have discovered much
The contract provides that the roof shall
le three-DIv. and mt on with fell and soaked IN
hot Tar. and IN a sub.autisI and durable manner
Tine committee have evidence tbat the sunerin
.euaeu- and architect A. r OGDEN. received "a
Draft Of $500 on General McKinsuy from
eaaFp il Co, provided he lOgden) would obtain
Poe contract for them at their Bid, which was
$3.50 per square Of 100 superficial feet A lir
King, under oath, Jestfe~ that be gave Ogden a
Irat gu Lchius.y for $500 for his services Ia
getting AIM the contract for S225 per square.
TO each Of these Ogden promised the |couract
Ire Work was awarded to Amen thompson al
20 '''ou' whether any bonus was gwen GOES NOT
ippeaT.
The committee find that Thompson sold the
'au,ract for an advantage Of $500, and that the
aIfv doing the work only put on one ply roof,
.ul that with the felt dipped IN cold tar. In q
places there were only two plys The facts
a,certaiued by cutting into the roof at va
.gu, places. i is also in testimony that there
responsible bids at $500 Tor the same
york.
Another fraud was 30 the contracting with Z.
+. Fox for the mauutaciurs of picket pins at 4J
auts gaah, when Thomas Hood, e blacksmith, |
lab good security, bid for the same at p cents
20 a,l--be number TO be made $4,000 pins
'-o 60 Fox and others, camp kettles al % cents. I
hen there were bids al ~ cents; nails, axes,
pixies, etc, at similar rates. Saddles thar wore
i,csed by the quareruas.ar were purchased by
ok 10 Iaw figures and sold TO Mckinstrv at III
-easei rates.
The hu;I5r,r or srr7- -,r L--.s and cE,rt.-
~ sargrsT - 5r,-bIe - ,+ 80
.rs rs-rru1sr5v tha .Es~-.-r~ rrs-rF ~ -
.I~,rripr IN fbe EsolrE rarLas7 o9r,1anr Lsyo
.eT 80 INTO Of iero+E and ,,,,cL' .T,,,-,r
mud ro evfst Tba mo Hoaf. s-a Ilsts ff6sf are
of ~ cost cr --a6 al vTar r. o,I+i+ f.,