The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-22
CoLuMBIA.S 8. O.. Tuesday, July 40.
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| ,r5teff-f GOVERNOR SCOTS REPLY.
| do not know. whether Governor Scott in
tends to attempt any reply to the questions so
pithily put by The News. You might have
saved yourself the trouble, in any case. No
| one can disprove the main allegations of NV
previous letter; but in order to satisfy some Of
the Qusd Nuncs here. 1 will say o few words IN
| regard to the amount OF tho bids Of the differ.
ent contractors the responsibility Of the differ
ent persons offering to do the work. and the
reasons why I charge Governor Scott with
having pecuniary interest-direct or indi.
| rect--in the contract awarded to Cresswell Tor
Crissvills don't know which) Patterson and
! Sellers. ~
| ~- h~ THE BIDS. 4-
have before me- as write, detailed
! statement Of the price at which each nart ~
the work was proposedto be done by the diff.
terent contractors This you can have If you
want it. At present. will only give the eross
amount in round numbers Of each bid: ~
]. NJ. Chr,sy & Co. . !. SO am mn
dudley, Bardweu d Co. ...... 9250. .0OO
Cresswes Sellers q 90. ............ ). 10 600. 600
r aynler nt O. Co.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50 600
y. a: HuHG. 8 260 OOD
b. ID. Hasell & yO. O..... RGO H0n
J. ID. Champlln & Co. q am OOO
Hn6AneeTs . estlmate,..... ......... 1900 600
These ara not the exact figures, but they are
near enough. Now, contend that Christv,s
bid was only put in to be higher than Cresswell
Sellers bid. It was offered by q Mr.. Kellv
representing Christy & Co., who, after the
hing was exposed. was oh arged to his face bv
Mr. Champ|in with being stinterestedn in the
bid OF Cresswell & Sellers. Kelly appealed to
Colonel Low. chief engineer OF the companv
to say whether ChristyG bid was not a bona
tide one. Colonel Low made no answer. Kelly
then denied that he was interested" IN Cress
well and Patterson's contract. A few minutss
before he had told another gentleman that he
had an interest IN Ofessscelrs contract. so
much for Ohristy. $50
AS have already said, the amounts given
show the original bids. When Scott told the
contractors thai the bonds must not be touch-
ed and that money must be found to carry ON
the work for nine or twelve months. those who
had not been in the secret (that is all but
Cresswell Co.. claimed the right to modify
their bids. All Of them put in second bids.
except B. D. Hasell. who joined in with Champ
liza. The second bids ran about ten per cent.
higher than the drst bids. except Champlin's.
which was increase. very little, il at ali, leay-
ing itby far 1.-The lowest offer. Mind You. ali
the contractors were nov! On the ssme,footine.
But what did Scott do? He deliberately pro-
posed to Ores swell Il Co. to take the contract
at about SO. .000, 600, and they consented to take
IT. Here are. The naked. facts. The work. by
chicanery and double dealing, is given out at
S9,00O,0 GOO. and assert here, and it cannot be
galnsaid, that the whole work can be done. and
done well, for SEVEN MILLIONS cash, or SEVEN
AND HALF MILLIONS in first mortgage guaran-
teed coin bonds. There is about Two MuI1oss
OF DOLLARS profit to be made as the lob stands.
what will be Scott's share AS his time g
snort and he has other irons in the fire. Estate
ponds. bank bills. land sales, &c.,) he may be
satlsned to take only A MIILIoNl Who will
now say that Scott is good for nothing
AS Cresswell Co. reduced their bid from
SiO'oOO'OOo to 50 600 900, corresponding vslu-
anon must be made in the charges for iror.
&C., contained in my hrst letter. This wou:d
Drlng the iron down to about $12O per ton
ONLY $50 TON MORE THAN TIE PRICE At
WHICH 1T CAN BE DELIVERED AT ANDERSON.
Ihere Is o tproRortionate difference in the
charge for chaiga and spikes. winch will stand
81 sscelue cents and thirteen and half cents q
pound. costing about FIVE AND HALE, DENTS, in
New York. Ell 9oql ,4Ao1rII t.. TAH
wERE THE CONTRACTORS REsPoNsIIB1E pRRsoNsp
~ viii tell you tasl7I know about the firms
which offered to do the work. = y rs ~
OF the firm OF d. Tyler q Co. General pyler
is the head, and 1t was represented by his son,
who was formerly superintendent Of the Macon
and Western Railroad and lately Of the ph,la-
delphla and Erie Railroad, General TYLER has
Tor many years been connected with public
works as aconttactof. Mr.. Edgar THOMPSON
President OF the Pennsylyania Central Rail-
road, has generally been conpectea with GEN
eral Tyler. and would. 1t is believed, have been
Interested in the Blue Ridge contract.
i J.. A.. sHuDt, OF North Carolina, is said to be
highly responsible rs a contractor He was
present shlmselE, and was also represented by
Major Guhck, Of thissplace Colonel Uhiils. Of
this city, can, believe, give sati, factory ao-
count Of Mr.. HnDs and the large interests
which he represents. 1 n {.
H@B. d. Hasell, now OF Nase York, .is Q native OF
Charleston, and cornos from one Of the Best
families IN the Slate. On leaving COLLEGE he
'choose the profession or civil engineer, and
has for more than twenty years been connec.-
ed with railroads and either public works. M.
Haseil was Uhief Eneineer OF the QUINCY uupI ana
Toledo Raiirnsd, Chief Engineer and Caensral
superintendent OF the New Orleans, Jackson
and Great Northern Railroad, and OF the MEM
4phis and OHIO Railroad, and during sbs var
was President Of the Charleston and savannah
Railroad. For the past two years he has
beon General Agent Of the Great Southern
-Fre,ght Line VIA Oharlestoa, 20. MIR. Hasell
has the hiRhess testimonials, 10 alfirst srate
engineer end can m AXE as close an estimate Of
the value OF work az any man In the couatry..
He had good hackers 10 New York, and could
have gwen sedarfsy for tw1ce the amount oYthe
contract am told positively that hir. HaSselI.s
bid was ::rejscted because SIT was 30 much
lower thaIthe other blds." ! say that IL yes