, 1870-01-23


4 communication entitled as above III 2treu ia
tie public pteas, under the signature Of -. J,
Eearney, Preajdent OF the Board Of 6nperftaot1,
&C., the object OF which wss 10 countertct to
aono extent the general feprobstIon Of tho action
OF Af. EeaYney 8n6 sogne othe1 Of the Meubefa
OF The Committee On Poor House and p7upersin 10
epect TO the BIDS 1or neaAnR End venulaunE the
asyium, DC. BE has, accordingly, mAde lAboret
enort in the artice m question, to whltewasn thu
actiop, and has rnnoe aevErhl unWA.EtnEed Aaser
tons and opfounded allegations. calling for cor
= csrrsul scrutiny Of what he sa5s would anou
the improperly and tnlufuca 10 tho public Of ths
swA1d which be defends, namely, the giving o,
the contract 10 Mess11- Waiwutth, THnb,g i
Furse On their bid OF ssss5a, while The bid Of The
Northweztssn Manufacturing Company mas a.,
SIS, and when there ~aa bid OF ether pefaons
,669 lover than that Of the nrm who Were favor.
borne in mind that al the bids wero to furnish
tho materials, and perform the WMt according
10 the "tlsns and spectncauonF." whtcn also
staeuea x & tie @ Besra % q HupeIsisors, r @ W Vii t.
undeztood ut onca that tho offer OF the North
we41e{n N -Uulac curing Company Wa9 not only to
9e Ies Sa sso = q % II o @ ,aan
suoant stated IN the bid Of WAl~orth, T*oniG 4
F11se; and al that 1T. Kea1nty says does no,
IN apJ Na1 By that hrn, aEen rpon Tho statem.nt
Of MI keafney uaaorfeeted. But that statement
nerds correction in 10 many particulars that u
nuAt be characterized A. studied m{Grepreaenta-
1tta Hue that aftet the bids we7e opered the
Representatives. ol the aaIue were scTetAlly called
signed appeared in beban OF tae North vestera
Manufacturing Company; but It IL not tue ths'
10 expressed any unNulnsDeas 70 90 the wo.t u
nui @ On DC cens5a,5. ~ b. Tas reaay Is enter inso
the contr8ct, and offered TO do eren rore than
The "plans and sptabcahont " required, inood
me committee, no dpubf, well understood No1
u II tree that b stated that the dlnerence 10
pr1ce between mailing mp the coils u pittes. Of
Ind ao Tns 1oad % nos g
IeAllv tinnster1ai upon whal hAsts the bidder
Werc 70 be adne7ed % and each Of taem atated q
round sum Tor Which tncy wonld perform tno oon.
a ia L. cnnsidersd iSas b You'd q. IT, Il:
| architect lad previously Instructed nlnn) hayl
| the right To nse such short pieces a. wault
tie }o5, y i nsaal q d. t6eIs notalns u tot
| rreciacat1ors that required tue coils - b n1ds
| IN Any other than The usual TaJ. noE was any
| ghtcn wss caicusted 70 snox tnzt the Fotth
Nessern Asuatsc:qro& COMPANY III int 1dsa ,t :.
| Iespect; ard the action Of the committee show
pIniniy enough that there was no just cause 10
paslnx over the has Of th1s company and o
| Meesrc Joi1i, DAVIS b CO. .,
A. nbore fnrgeate1, the underaignet, in add
ton to being ready u comply With The specldt1
uops IN eveIJ particular. Informed the e,mnitret
Of number of important tteus not spscneo. nn
by the undermined, In order 70 maze tne warmlo
\ d the Poor House success. =,
No other conclusion can b. drawn upon = ~
ItveattRxtiou OF the Inaitef than that the actio
OF the conroittee IN the premises h not TINY d
fensthe, and In thla belief Ia Intended to e1pot
1t(i the legal MEesr14atien TO be hAds y
EearneT and his friends s.xnd out for It. and 1t
! 1,rr,rss, mar it II pne OF u ctAp1 OF 1W1poitS