The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-01

expected to realize from the fact that bc paid bis
man of fhusiness (Nandlcbaum) A 900 per month
while ho was at st. Louis.
rRsNoNrs ouSgoAr CONTRACT,
On the 2ith day n August. lsdi, a written
! over was made to Ten. fremont Ly one Thco-
doro Adams, returned Californian, for the
| building Of thitty-eisht mortar hoats. at ss25O
cach. No Inquiry appears to have been made
with the view 1t a,ccrtaining what the boat.
Should cost, or whether they would probably an
.wcr the PURPOSE proposed by their construction.
Mr. Adqms is not huat-huilicr, and i, un-
'lcrstood To he without capital. Why, under
these circumstances, this gigantic contract
amounting tn SSlS 500. and trum which cxtrav-
agant profits were To- hc derived, was tins. With
out notice, given to stranger, and ,he IT. Louis
builders cut oil itom the slightest share in it, j.
question which arises out of the facts, and To
which W. arc obliged TO listen, Though vienna,
Ice unable to make to II any ,atisiactuiN rcplv
The ariillcr officer Who suItrintrndcd the irihl
To which cnc ct thom was suldcctcl stated tu the
comui, ion that the iron shccting which sur
rounds the boat ~ tu atntiurc, aud which cost
tor thc Whole ut least :l9 ~. lrnar,l to lc not
only useless, hut an incunhriuc". aui would
have to- hc :, moved. Two,NIrri,u, rl boat Nu1
,nriu" builder. under the dir,.tion Cd, the cum-
mission, examined them. mi after carefully
measuring the wuod aud iron materials AMI a.
'crtMning their value and that ui the libur upon
them, they reported the boat, worth 81. .JJ O2
'ith. The commissioner, after careful tcru-
tiny, allowed Siilg ~ for each boat or
S1n'.9,9 - for the whole. The viii project
thc Government from loss at eioi,jil, AMI
secures to Adams tlS,,li ior hl- trouble Ia su-
pcrntcndIng their cuiistructior
rur n,RR,CK ,o>rRN,t.
The contract for roofing the Benton barracks
was adNcrtisc'l with apparent tirurss, hut, n
the sequel proved. with no real intention to
give the work To the lowest bidders. Re
>inus hc rouicrs proposed ~ de- the work at
- 80 per square iut Mrknstrv awarded
the contract 10, Mr. Thomson. at 81 ~. Til
man had no knowledge oi tho business and the
transactions which resulted are branded by the
commissioners ~ perfectly naked in the hid,uus-
ness "i their proiligIcv. II appears that IL,
,taling frauds oi this contract excited "A gen
ctd comment ~ It. Louis. notwithstanding. the |
"xi,icucc Of martial law Among the persons
"ho Nrniurcl I" SPEAK ot the Transaction a- II
occurred was u Mr Pond. who was interested |
with hi sor-iu-law (Mr. tlap0 in hii ior IT., |
roofing, made hN the Latter. When his wutls |
were carried tu the eats uf Quarcfmast'r Me. |
kn-try then Provost Marshil-hc sen, n |
summons or'icrin,; h'm Ia appear hclurc him ;
AMI upon hl' doit. 50. and admitting that II,
bad derived his information trum lhpp, "a lille
90 sol'iiris ordered to- arrest the latter aut
to conduct him into Provost Marshal Nc ckius
Try : presence. What occurred then aud mnc- |
iialcly before We present IN the language Of Mr
Fond, who gave his testimony on oath
st,H-,u,MnrU S'rNr.
Charles II Pond sworn: ~ sm letter pur.
porting to come tru,n Mr. Mckiustr'. Office to
come fo his uili.r. lie sand 'lc~, you have
hrcn reporting about this city that | ~ nv
agents have been swinlling the Govcrnmcnt.
| iol' lim that MI ,hip, my snn-iu-hw, cam,
to me, AMI wanted To- know If | woull talr
contract with hiu for putting III" ru"iins on
Benton larrachs that told tLrp that lw.nhi
II everything WIS all right that 'hpp said h
would give mo "uc-thifi the profits provided |
would take hold w'ih him; that here was
nothing more SAID al that time between Clnpp
iud me that the next day thpp met me, ami
SAIL i lhiuk shall get TIN, contract aud |
asked i'm why. says he, ! have given Mi
pnl'n, Mr.. 'kmsirNs agent dfals III i,Nol
oi J.. l.. Bicrcc iur Ssuu' Then ! told tlapp
HAT dil not wint 10 have anything to io with
a. " that was the oi.c. VI Kiu,'ry say, DID
I Lamp tell YOU that = snd Ncs -ir.' 'Wcll,
luu shall prove 1t, or, hy Gui, | will send
you down To- the hrcuil or TO Cairo, u
ant say which, nud pat yon on hrci and
wt"r. | slid, send ter ,lIpp;' aud he
spoke to- Srloycr or some o,hcr person
pr-c,t Have him arrested aud hrou;l'
IN here forthwith. They went uut ti.l ~
armed posse, and hronl.ht Chrp in in = f,w
miuutc-, say !, Mr. lapp lid You not tel
ne tint you agreed To- i've usl"n S'ou {" gc
t.t.s contract for Nuuf >N- VI kmstrl, Step!
w. Gpl, AN lawyer enough to ask ,lnd que
ion.' N,N' VI kin.i3 tu tlpp, Did yru give
r,lcu s,"p or sii' Mr.. 'lirp sail. No.
lhcn. -,yr MckmstN, >rmonc' YOU to- the
Arsenal tpl liyc day on bread and water SAYS
hpp, Won't you 1T me cSplniny No.
-.N. Mrkin-ir,, YOU have lo' Your sentence
% You m. tab" ,u,h nm oa,h rs " 81 write oI
Norl- amounting tLcrrio. SVs 'l,pp. en,,
he draft {" o.;'cn, aud that Ogden wroi" u.
,ul hr copicl it. M'kinify said again. iou
nave rot yonr sentence. thea hos,;cd VI, KIN
''iy t. ,cud 'or Biccc, and hc d,d -cLi lul Lin,
,ui 20, righi up Immediately ont oi his chair
and said, The court is ndJouriuj.
A. wns to have been expected, the contract
hus irlululrutly awarded, wa iiihl," .iy exc
'uicd. The root s in Itself inferior and iniirn
'nd it il rapidly becoming d.lapilat,l, AMI tho
j., ihu uu".s thoroughly repaired
t will bc Ini'-t Ntluclos. before the close It the
resent year.
fEENuNr'- MILITARY contracts.
Among the claims tur prrnan,n, military de- :
'ur.o IN Ills department were those for tie
Iuituou htil-" thrown across the Ohio at P.ulu- {
ah, which proved 10 hr absolutely worthless To-
hr Gotcr'rnaut The entire cost wns be- c
wo'u : ,o0u aul :l!j 600 Soon after the {
ou,l tiYn Of th. structure, the hU,d, Ms mus, 1
iiNc been inr-eeu, ,'nIr, and with il the drift !
,uOi, AMI the bridge wa at one" swept away
This bridge, like HE feeble forts that wer. built
touchu.lN around the suburbs of 1T. Louis, np-
lolr.'o have been constructed upon the idea ,
hat TIE struggle l"r the mon IN the military |
department Di the West wis To hc u wholly dc
cnslye, II not a dc,parinG warfare.
ruE CoNrWA,I FoE RAILROAD CANS.
~ all tho contracts none recm to have been 80 ,
Ih'olutcly worthless A. that entered into with
\. l.. Mpwrv, Of Cincinnati, for fly LuX ana /
ily platform cars, the former at !S2j and the /
after At .'up, each making; nm aggrc.S,t" ut a
.,1,21o. A. the government j. not a railroad !
proprietor, and never cpHtcrplItcl hcromir. :
urh. the pnl, exru-r tint AN he presented j.
nat the rolling -tu,k wr iuargII.t, ton militia
y trsusp urali"n. On his r"inl, however, ties Il
luHuY !. given that r1.lIpld cumpdni,- who's, D.,
uad hay directly through tnr eat # var, oiici- 4,
u iu transport ~ the iuop- that II Would lr 4
n-ir hlr 10 send pro, ilcd ana luco of - % opp
yuult bc M dr ~ construct certain bridge, tina, ,
lli hcnh destroyed. Twenty N-thfcrdNs Thereafter f,
hc contract wlth Mowrl va. I. iUc,j to NIitlug
.ud t'y Jop went ON. Oppressed and -iru.sgliu
Is was 'hr treasury, thc tuulunu'liuS G"u,tul
',t Ju,tiiUt IN ht-toWIu.s, IN "tl,HLrc., uu !
b.. T.. Is ari Sl9l ,"Un, mt giving him nn i'm =
trtNr ord + ioI yGp, 900 more, ~ cIupcuaa- u
i.u ior Qualifications, which-according To J
%" estimate Of General tUlluH should not "
ave cast more thlu -iH, t1r =, uI could mot .
u.-ihlv have cost exceeding :,uuuU, hui l., !
uuil ubt udvluoc tu the l. celtic railroad 40 .
-u, 10 70" Immediately repaid lu the trii.Iui'H- u
Jon % troop. ami l,i,-, although IL WoN !
.NuWh that 10y making such an advance ~. "
yuuld -ttu tu tle 'NtrUmcut An oN prIdi ur. ot D.
80, -"O. The clrs wien completed wrr' N
ever usri nor are thrN ltrlv 20 bee. lu,, DC
=" Wing iir At vJrol- railroad l,.i- -
10 Nj 'uuri, nul III" commissioners .u .-c-t '