The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-20

ton and share of the same, and your
share of the reserved ten per cent
when the same shall be paid me.
/ further propose to execute to the
city my bond for the faithful compile
tionof said contract with satisfactory
security. WM. SMITH.
In order, however, that the people
may fully understand the character OF
the contract which our Water Works
Committee had entered into. and
which be was proposing to take at
nineteen thousand dollars less than
Mr.. Weir was getting for the same
from the city, Mr. Smith submits
the following statement to the tax
payers. We urge our readers to pc
ruse it carefully and draw their own
conclusions:
To the Tax Payers of the City of Evans
Vile:
Understanding that MIR. William c..
Weir is unavoidably prevented from
meeting me in this city. as in his card
of the 18th inst, published 10 the city
newspapers, be proposed to do, have
| notified DR.. Cushing, who / am in
| formed is his authorized agent, that [
am here ready to perfect our arrange
ment In reference TO his proposed
transfer to me of his Water Works
contract with the city. | presume
said arrangement will be entered into.
Ii so, shall, on my part, carry out
and complete the contract as | find it.
But it occurs TO me that caDdor and
fair dealing demands that / say to
you now, at the commencement of
our acquaintance, that you are not
going to get, under that contract,
what you ought. or what, perhaps. you
EXPECT to get, whoever performs it.
For instance, you may expect to
get, and certainly ought to get, filtered
water, but that is simply impossible
under the present contract.
The larger pipe provided for Is de-
ieient in quantity. as the contract
stands. IF the engine building is To-
Gated in the upper part of the city the
quantity is too small by three fourthg.
The contractor ought, by all means,
to be required to coat the pipe bv the
process of DR.. Smith, of New York
1t will make pipe in the ground last
full twenty years longer. Cities and
pipes 10 the ground, are universally
using it.
There are many other points as to
which the contract might be much
improved without great increase of
cost, but it is perhaps unavailing,
now, TO refer to them.
VIM. SMITH,
National Foundry and Pipe Works,
Pittsburg, Penn.
To the above proposition of Mr..
Smith he received. at a late hour last
night, the following answer, which
we take pleasure in placing on record
as the finest specimen OF crawfshiug
extant:
EVANSVILLE, July 10Th, 1870.
! VIM. Smith, ESQ. Your letter of
July 18th is at hand. | was some
/ what surprised at its contents after
your distinct and emphatic refusal to
accept either the proposition referred
to In your letter, in your personal in
terview with Mr. Weir, at the Office
of the Holly Manufacturing Company,
at Lockport, New York, July 18th,
/ 1870. OF course you will recognize
! the fact that after such refusal | could
! in no way be under the slightest OBJ
/ legations to give your proposition of
July 11th any further consideration,
or be in any way bound by my offer
made in the city papers of July 18th.
/ But considering your note as a new
/ proposition / return the following
| answer:
| will accept your proposition OF
to day, on the following conditions,
to wit:
/. You to assume and fulfill all
contracts made by VIM. U. Weir &
Co., so for as the same relate to the
construction of Water Works for the
city of Evansville
/ 2. The work to be done under the
immediate supervision and direction
of VIM. @. Weir, or such persons as
he may appoint to superintend the
same.
3. You to pay to VIM. G. Weir &
Co. nineteen thousand dollars, upon
the assignment of said contract, and
60 execute your bond with satisiacto
ry security to them, for the faithful
completion of said contract, aud com
pliance with the above conditions.
! 4th. You to obtain the consent o
the City Council of the city of Evans
vile at its next regular meeting, Il
this transfer and assignment of saiC
contract. Very respectfully yours.
w. WEIR,
By JAMES Il. CUSHING,
Attorney in TACT
1t is proper to add in this connec
{ ton, that when Mr. Smith visitet
: Lockport. he did state to Mr. Wei
! that the proposition published in tn
: Evansville papers was submitted to tn
tax payers Of that city with the under
standing that they, rather than Mr.
! Weir, should get the benefit of tn
! twenty thousand dollars. Further
more. Mr.. Cushing distinctly state
since he arrived IN the city that \
aUas here TO represent Mr. Weir i
:. the negotiation. Mr. Smith came di
! rect from Lockport here for the pul
: pose of carrying out his propositio
: in good faith.
- We urge our citizens to sean tb
entire correspondence closely, prom
:. isiDg them that we shall review
= more at length hereafter.
) COSDGNsEB TELEGaAMs.
10 WEDNESDAY, July p.