The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-20


and all our friends, they need have no |
fear about what we will do with the /
elective franchise. It Is our duty to /
vote on the side of freedom, and there
we will be found. ECries of That's so. ] |
Nor will we be unmindfnl of the agents /
God has chosen to work ont our free |
dom. The negro may be polite, but
he Is Just, and not ungratefuI Our |
people know who their friends are, and |
have, / think, more sense and ints.li-
gence than they get credit for. [Cries
the black people, and our ministers are |
men of Judgment and sense, and will |
r. The Bishop went on at length to show
that the black people must be industri- |
ous, temperate and active, If they would
succeed. AT the conclusion of the
Bishops address, Gen. Brisbin shook
hands with the ministers, and the Con-
ference adjourned until to-day. ..5gs,
The PenItentIary.--A Correction OF
one word In my last, and lew
WOrLlstn Reply 10 Mr.. F.Atktnson.
Editors Inteltigeneer:
In my last article on this subject you
made me say, "and such competition as
shall be determined on, with proper
specifications be widely advertised, and
let to the lowest bidder, reSerVing ample
security for fulfllment." The word
''competion" should read completion.
Such is the course usually adopted by
other States in erecting their public
buildings, and Why should 1t not be
adopted in our case and at least one
half the expense be saved. In the ease
Of the Penitentiary, the convicts can
be hired to the contractor at a fixed
price per day, to constitute a part OF
the contracts The contractor in such
case. will take care of his interest, and
the security he shall give TO perform
his contract according to the plan and
specification, with one competent man
on the part ofthe State to be present as
the work progresses, TO see proper
material is put in, will protect the
states interest," This course WIZ de-
prive some few individuals. of fat Jobs,
but will save greatly, 1 believe one
half, the expense to the Taxpayers.
And now; a word or two in reply to
Mr., Atkinson, who has undertaken to
give an explanation. on behalf of the
| Board, You copied the estimate made
by the Board to the last Legislature, in
the same number of your paper In
which you copied my first article from
the Wellsburg Herald, and confirmed,
as / understood, the statement made In
your numberof the 9TH, both as to the
contracts awarded, and the estimate Of
SO, 600 perch of stone for completing the
entire work, Notwithstanding. This
was the first intimationI had of what
the official report of The Board was, or
4 that 1t had made any. Il at once in
l quired and obtained the loan OF copy
\ from friend, and carefully read 1t, and
ltherenpon wrote my second article
4 expressing the honest convictions OF my
1 closed. Before writing my first, many
4 practical men, and among them the
Il gentlemen who had recently contracted
H for. furnishing the stone for the founda-
1 tion, of a large school house, at 81 80 a
Il perch when dressed and laid, and NOR
II tar found had expressed great surprise
A and contended these contracts must
\ cover the same work and material for
an average of IS 45 q perch. MIR. At
Kinson now admits the contracts were
for the deLipeTy merely of the rough stone
!, and that the price was correctly stated,
land justifies by stating merely that
there were about sixteen proposals and
that the Board, accepted the lowest.
I He does not pretend there was any
pressing necessity to justify paying the
exorbitant price, and II there had been
| scarcity OF stone to keep the work
going, they could have advertised
twenty days earlier, and Immediately
upon the Legislature making the last
appropriation. He gives no reason
i lWhv thew took but 5000 perch, when
; they advertised for 10000; or why they
! then stopped the advertisement, II II
/ was not for the purpose I stated, viz
] | to reserve the supplying Of the balance
/ to the same parties at the same price
! without further advertising or compe'
. tition. I submit to Mr.. Atkinson the
! "poor people" and "poor State" as hi
, terms them, will sbe9 likely 10 wan
j further explanationsnandir reasons fol
, this extraordinary course.
I further say that the report of tht
Board taken into consideration witt
} the fact that they had already aqyertis
! ed for Il, 1000 perch, dimension and rubl'
stone, and had already contracted TO
/ 1000 perch mot wanted for, yaEdfwall y
: as now appears, making 1900 perch
] | and 1920 more than the entire amour
! | 81 the estimate in the report, exclusive
{ OF stone for erecting the yard walls; witt
, fifIi6 other facts stated in my I'd article
I fully justified my conclusions therein
D stated. The report adopts the ILIiTI0i
! | DEnn without modification y or lin
8 Iitation In respect ito slzea or other
/. l.wisa, and proposes to-, carry np
: and complete the whole plan ex
s cept the Inside Of one wing, Whic
], was to remain unfinished and nnoccu
pied for any purpose "ior years., a
q i page 4 1t reads thus: "The Board {
z Public Works having procureda a title
n ten acres of land; tUe propose 70 iHeLOs
o IbelCt SeVeTt acres Of the SdOle, leaving o
!. thenorth side n street 60 feet wide, an
Is on the west 14O for; the street and yar
II for thefront sbuilding,Y On the sam
Il kpapeit states that the workshops are (
L BE- erected within the inclosed. yard I
Ie onr oninion Ii win REQUIRE two veal
# from me lat OF, January. last to con
plete- the onter walls's. 2of the yard
+ course.I Supertntendept's house, ce