, 1874-11-21
Contractor l!equemboqrs's: Answer
TO tho Gill Filed Against Him.
". Kolsey Reed and the Bonner
Estate Appear Again.
Only Three Divorces Applied for Yes
., 'terdayA
Judgments.
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.HHQuEMnounn bxr1.A1Ns.

14F+ NAkEl4h 1*s A0tluelpoulRs "AAe S~'
the subject Of considerable conversation TOT tue
nast few wnoka tu. connection v.sh lasgo oon,
tract Tor furulahing Hatar-plpos 20 tho 9own o.
Lake. filed hja ounwer. yesterday to. the hlll o1
Edward Martin, hled agaiust hmnahout week
ago. Ma,tiu. ii will bo romemhnredt. charged
that ucaucnahourg's contract WAS obtained by
fraud that notice Of tho letting Of the contract
was not a,yon by advorsisomont i, that the oon.
tract urito for tho pIpos VIA axotbtalt; and that
Heeucnhotrp had totally 3aledtb adhoro to tho
tc11us of TINT contract; p '1f2'L:".'ti y
Hoquonbourg III his answer, deniea tho mos.
Of the allegations of tho BILL Ha, however, I'd.
paits that lo ia nonresident Of this Slate, but
Ia stopping hare temporarily to perform contracts
with tbs Iouus' of .Lako mud Hyde Park. He
sdmita n.so TINT the act OF 1879, In regnrd to
water-norks, was In force at the time tho cou.
traot vos mado. but dontca that is'!linltod tho
powor Of tho towu:under. its olartor. Although
tho town did not ndvortiso for bide, he caimH.i 1t
waa not necessary, beeauso Tho contract was
made with the nHsent Of four out Of
nvo Of tho membora' Of tie Doord
Of Trustees. md 'wns !. therefore valid
aud lawful The dcfctidaut also denies that the
town has now any right to determine what
amount Hhon1d be laid Or constructed under tho
contraot, but olnfms It Is bound to accept oil rpo
already laid under tho contract, mud rny therc.
for, uoqueuabouyg adults tAatthc contract vita
modified. but insists that 1t was solely to allow
him longer timo to fnlhli his obligationsin case
t.. shoul be necessary, aud, 10 confederation
thereof, he agreed to take certificates payable In
ten. annun'iosalnonts instead 81 tl7o: y is III.
or tbo tp,e tic worrnnts woro given to ilio col.
,",s 0 n4s"a ....', %o4 - ~ ~ W
1su.N' ~ !nouBu sH',so' - va ,,,'. W .ss %
mllea TOT EACH month, 20 was AZ ll1erty 70
PerlaFm ig eont{aqt atm ear!,as aate. or to lay
denies TINT no eontlact was y tr.,,d, or tint
more than 100 per cent above the actual value
vas charged; bnt lhinkp that tl.e ,eoptfaet was
b. Ia ada st nay Il
timo ~ !esafl 70 values and rates, and decided
tint lis tern,s were reasopah)e, -:
II further explanatoll Of tho manner in WblcL
s ts eGse Sss DS4 Ess ad9 Tho n'1S%aeg se + es 6s
contract, ho had lind q, contract. With
uyde Park to supply, il with water
worAa. ,Lako Wished to Join With. HYDE,
Park, and the:wo ~as 80 far advanced wLon
this WAS. determined on that It, h6caine imn1edi-
ately neceesary to- decide ul,ethor tho latter
would 20 10, 80 that lhsger pipaa pouil ba iniu in
Hyde Park, But Lahe had nq mopey. and did
not know whether its bonds could b6 Negotiated,
laast 10 ,nles Of plpes and induosd defendant to-
take bin pRy In it, buudH,' in order thnt Ii might
not AZ some future time flrd that = pat Of tho,
work had been, dope, but not enough to bo
jeot. Heqnembourg says be made the contract,
not for tho purpose of reapinR any, profit
tharatrnu, but. to. epablo. Lake to marry Hyde
Park. A to contract. Lo alleges It was made
ut meeting Of tho Dosrl held at tie presidauL's
houea. = ':'' - - - :.
1t is also denied that any PHO was laid con-
trury to auy obiections Or TINT ue had Rpy idea
81 eatendln9; tho contract for tue. pnfpose& & Of
&C., hau sn9 so"n, Ita 's.ass LIZ. ~ iala
us ins i; psen Pa' Gown oAoeF ordinances aa'n0f's'
In regard to tho pipe said TO Aaya been laid
without authority on Fotty-sevpoth aud Fifty.
frat etEeata, defendant claims that tho Doafl
Elm suel, nomar a1th9nch II Ia has lia;d
moro than Le ia crpdited With Ia TIC
BILL UeauembourR also claims that ba Is
pnblls tEst 10 Iii iot die u up ny mo1e ofshe I
atreqta, as lo thiuka DO Raa fu.lllad lila con-
tract 'Io admits It'd receipt Of S225,000, and
CLAIMS aI25. .QQO moro TO bo due him. Tho Mn
he elnIms. laa been Glad againgt him purely
ssaseo MnersIoIe PIER agan ao9EnR eaq aa aYery
calmly requests tho Court 70 dla!nisa tho bill,
and ALLOW him to depart in Hcaca.
eaats Ct 1HnaG paE Rot; Goyn
the answer corroboratinp in general tho position
tal,ct, hy Tia i1n1nnfmnt n 1,is ons,sor
ootd pt c e Gpnsesk e n ~ an snG eaao VI" % N r.
defennant cla1ms tllat tho con,raet was n1aao
nnder an aet o! t9a LoSisatute ~ f9rce July
iSl2. euntled "Galies, villages, end Towna," ia
nutu t'ov'seu G lusk pilpteo, po9o w
sec. loa; or 500 y, seo. oe, ot Chap. AZ. OF the
aame aes "olen seaas as lollo"s: .,.
AL contxacts FOR the nasdnR OF my public Improve
ncht 70 ne pa1 los ~ WAole OF ~ past by special
assessment aaa ~ my Mofs .hoa Or o5es nues mproys-
ahail be let 10 the lowest rosnonsia b,iicr ~ H.