New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-17

~ of eyra work tney ADVISED me tn not 10 swear
y nv esmss unt the Resident Engineer could
Office 81 hf Resident Enginser Mr. naocoek and asked
M Sm 70 ne s Showed me clause in bank FORM Of
fract OF later date tean hat of Henry d. Den.sons IN
w ses If fS eS WORK NJ BaSrosE incn ordered @
me price this iOOee rock NJ 81 yard and 70 coinbne
SIC Two rock IN he estimate sider one head aud
classify hem IS rock =, -. ,., 49, .u
work A Yes Sir; aud one being the amount OF rock
e1esvated preyioasy ~ my coming on the Tosnd snou
which had excavated myself this contract or eNca-
vat,.d Under MY GreTs these Two he ordered me TO
s Ga.S il an AZ ' rSc AZ - yard
o. what in yoar opilnon was fair price to allew the
contractor fOr thls excaNat0nO. e0se ROCKY a. QUO
G. Why do ron say 50 cents yard instend OF 81
rard winch was ne contract price for removing ts
ucki A. 81 yard tie contract price Tor rsnoNlhs
was eycava,ct enrreiy by the Of picks and bars
q Could il he removed with great ease A. Win con
o Could it he removed about as fast as clay an. a,
fncilrv ~ har-pan which is sort of cemented graVe
gravel and ebay cemented together
FICTITIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE STATE.
Twe here interrupt }ir seymour's narrative TO in
trc5nce another portion Of his testimony, which VIII
explain some of tie discrepancies between ms sstl-
mates and the expectations of the CONTRACTORS 'h''
he'd 10 all tins correspondence
O How iid yeu hnd accounts with the contractors
whom they came into your possession did You have any
sion look them over A. The accounts III reia
ton TO se VAL ap0n the bernie SIDE had NO occasion 10
loo into: but 81 tie 1t OF January eid see VIVA re-
gard 20 the material otINeItu lit :" ""e'A'4 1900 ~
correctly estimated
O. When you say material delivered you mean ~ the
contractors to the state A. YES Sir.
O That il stone and things taken out of the canal A
No Sir: mean material which was to be used in The
construction of which drawn upon the ground
BY the CONTRACTOR and which is customary ~ make
M advance Of porlon OF contract price for
Guiug the whole wolN - =. -. - H.. 49,.
- ,on yards of slope wal stone standing on the ground;
t cenrc,er had paid for 800 cubic yards on the
O. 80 mai We understand from you tAatth pay
meni made FOR stone on the Isl or DecciYptf' vas
g. tbe ont ~ amount Of Delivered \. Yes. sir
O. There could have oeen not more thau 100 vi DDS Of
ssoue Tie ground on TIE 10 VI Decemher aitnosSA
H. Engineer gave the contractor certificate :or 200,
A.. rIr THAT he received payment A Yes. SIR
Ne sea none of il during Deeemberf A. He used IN
g. work .sre OF the which drawn uron the
roud what stone ne did we're the stone taken out
CT ne canal which had composed 5he 90 bench wal
a. - mat w0uid ~ impOssiho To- Won tO he IN error
m sivug us statement a Yes sir; 20 the Isl OF
T,rember there was given the contractor 4eVOu Ieet
board measure. Of henliock 10000
O. You cedit va gwen TO 4S,oOOt y 1ts'
sT: during the month OF Defenhei t-efe WSle ID tAt
work $50 feet board measure 81 hemcch on tAe
neasIre, benloek IN total as delivered by the con
And pavtnr actit,ors charge against the STATE
A. e9;s 10 feet paid for more than deliy cred
VIVA" e fst,nae ~ Deceinber l. tierc d, also 5000
Zee Of oa ia eEs re- ,, wen t S. ON J? L.
,fu,.i. ana b. aG seen 81 fOuud. February !. the
s 900 feet OF oak was not here.
~ SS 4"rS X \ would IKE - say here IN scc to My
Cant we'll thai ne TODD me IN" contractor had informed
h. when il is crete, that he, Delevng Inc con
tractor 70 able man. had put 1t III his esi
q How dd he explain it, disappearance A. The
could not A..l OetA AZ HVHof'"e n"l SuPposc
he would have nter
I'VE will now resume the thread OF My. Seymour
narrative.l
CORRESPONDENCE WITH TIE RESIDENT ENGINEER.
O. Proceed VIII Won. pease, III regard g. your mstrue-
tont! A TIE work was stopped at tie end OF Deeem-
be-: wrote he Resident Lnstleer ana also tie Con
missioner, which hitter s IL tie etteT-Dress boot:
UTs-A, Jsn. - 1875.
~ Dr,R @lR. ar h D. DeIusH, on contract wal
benz ron Le ..saaSS o 70 cav y c a. ra mn ~ ne
foeiaS, ms rorning he liora's I'e ina &c nag fcoS
-.nf not We resumed mad tie observation that
mon. :. a9' "a ih lint SLIM al thai hse 10 s3 80 @
9 q, qlA me conaon OF TIE werh i a. oows
tse " IS aims and waI bull ira iii sverige about
n ar Or There about loo yaTosso
sioaas "a liz gTord and about 10000 iee of AylocA den
measure work II you aerre Very resDeetins yoTF
In reply u hat letter received iAe following .otter
dai'd Ia :. 1874.
HoRAq1o SEYMOUR r., Asst'trnt Ene'eer; JIiea
~, ara r.,or oneston vonr estimate 5iaf Won raSc1r
the aoug don't talcy that IL wa MAE eny siT'
n lac esq ate a. a., - s sS -, ~" f9S r -
River viii 10 ann notes or p"pr
20 nay SS Is,T - r. r.isor work .hord aim 20
aeai fairy neither holding " the oves nor h ehes
sion ~ order the BE- gven II uees
pysc,se pSin tae dsanss ta
mas De taasa oy ,a =, nres me T arc ami
if but ear YOUR attention 70 IL as am d.
e. 49, sa, SSi . ' eer oecnrit he position S arb
traitor tLtae anu she contractor Il s AIS duty to
Truly yourp :. y. BABcccK Resident Fl smeer
he vii T prove Yea yalas6s
Itook a very competent engineer f. D snlallcy. aud
carefully wn' over ne WofH gnu - % t II, ii IT,
which as he worked the nr>t measurenen e.
was ,Ilalf difference disco' cred during this measure
men; Ft 5000 feet ~ eak with winch We conn rto
had reen credited was rot c inc GROUND tI.s zseht
the 500 - maco the TACT Known 10 tls contractor
~ soon as yessib. But h. stu dIsssii-i| also
Informed the II %ident Engineer upon epnAns u AiDny
shortly lferward. Hight here would IKE 10 say that
there d cOnversat between myself and Mr. YATES
DivisoI Engineer. VITA regard 10 my conducts WHieh
properly belong to the ToIk IL >hoie MAJ yer
out testimony. does relate IBsiIue
hons even 70 ine ABOUT me work ltseiI. I'D, ~,
SIR relate 70 measurements al All II merely
relates to poin,s OF etiquette, as | sad before
siIieeY w this point A Yes sir.
1HT DIVISION EYGryERR ~ RAGE.
O. II it u between Won and the EngneeF. Of course II
rs matter Of etiquette. but in looking INTO the mode OF
administration OF that department OF tire state surveys
We have right 10 everything that as had any il
nuenee upon your discharge ef your duty and every IN
n1ence thar has been cxerted by other arms OF the SCI
ytec don't want press yen " Disclose anything uli
pleasant but at the tine must Insist that YOU
give NJ what IL pertinent and material L. was with
Mr Yates the Division Engineer and NJ Baheocz alone
in hs oncc M Yates informed me mat had been act
M IA a very Improper and insulting manner 70 that
of,se hy gomI over them and consulting with
the Attorney General and Auditor; that ! had
n business 20 DO It and tnat II was an inpn,
ON tlirg In ne % write 10 The Commissioner; that
mlrt <pyess nv lxttcrs | wished 10 protect my