The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-02
IIIIDING THE NEW CAPITOL
,,rrrry HtNDRED THOrsdND DOL
IRIS vfDE ny SOMEBODY.
,,. Tv ccd tn,e.,iT"ti"" without Tweed In
4, un,,is's stew "rd.h'r rs new e"pt"'
,,..t.,u,r NrrS EctreshinR Testimony.

p..r,,fhr AldcrmcnS investigating COM
49,. Yesterday. Mr.. VIM. A. Rice. cx-Com-
.paraf III" Capitol construction. was the
.n,.-- Hri.-tifed that Hamilton Harris
itt,...If were the most active members OF
..,.,.i-sion and did most Of the work. as
v.r. residents Of Albany quorum OF
...rd WIS not obtained more than six times
r TIA. witness Wa treasurer and secre-
,,, he board. and Mr.. Harris took charge
.t.o,,- DE work. Together they let out the
=, lsr contracts, the larger ones were relrrred
.,a n,.I Commission. Witness resigned ms
ain ,ho winter II 1875. Mr.. Brdgcford
-r.ma,.d in III" summer or iali oi lsii
,.. h..u discharged 10y Mr. McAlpinc.
Nn0,ivuotion VI tho board. Mr.. Meal
,,.....n-uiting engineer on the work. ap-
.l by ,hc board Mr. Brdscford was
..,,.ni,ni of foundation. Witness knew
,t,. REASON for Mr. Bridgcford's discharge.
,,.,,fuat and Mr.. NJ Alpine could not get
,t.,', iae.ih.r Mr.. Bridl,cford on one occa
..p.oulv. bought some material without con-
,,t.r. fn, board. surprising that h. had II right
,.f..a. hat upon being told that he should in
...I make q reduisition upon the board. who
,..lI a, thr purchasing. never again act"d
.,I.r,i-, than according to directions and. 50
,.rae ,,trD 49, know. the board had no d fliculty
,r.ottr.,cfsy with Mr.. Bridscford. TIE Com
ca .'tiNt'f|-r''
,,.-i,nors tried to luv their materials at the
,t..t... market rates and believed TINT they
=, ..l.I Witness did not know OF ANYBODY
l.,u.t nale any money in an illcgiumatc way
,tDth' Cgptol.
S,hant- 4. Swrot Of Albany testified that he
". Inspector # Materials undnr the commits
,.aNDil. Nr Hamilton Harris was Chairman
mi pr. Bridget. ri Yves suurrnion !cnt
p-iy Mr. Cni' Wore YOU in thn habit ~
.Nt...t,Nr Hahn rr.l.,f ford nm ..iorln.la
iN' '"'''~ -, u ,,......t ~. IT,,
Ci.N qlli't's 81 nat'rial d'ilN'f'n 10y Nt'
,..tr..,t .t- respectively Ayes. sir. He Was
-.. fntu iNv,Ni4 n
H. ,..t f,,rm did Won give him ~. 500
rimNy N-G .ueriliv in quantities
f.ll.t ,. .lycri,S mainly, or when pa, iuruts
n r..fa
y va. part " hIs 1uiv as superintendent
,it.. f.un. .uftDn tO have. tIN-. rDfuIi- ilNu
~. pnrtiauI.riy
VIII NYuIira~,. state iut What purf l-e n
.-n.l III. w.. staten. .nt- to Bf...' lOtat ~
NJ ErIltDfDrl told u. L NI- fort lurfD~'
a. wi. I'm t1niu.--I.... from 81, .uiga g.
-rollD.tsl? Al do 4.at know OF ANY nfy
Q-pii lir d-riord i'i N"u W ~ imc Ar =
I $3.50 items or nrnoranun from WOW that "a
4 ..ral tn,lu fortlr lurpu-' of I'm .in.- nu
vh.f inc commissions Won i bee oomin.! IRON
. ,utraetlr5? A.-Y IS. sir.
fr told me hr paid them Iln ipally 10 Mr.
I~ri.
fo.tsseuuuIuu; A.-N ~. cir.
m. witness Gtdel that so FAR as h. l.n w
rarDntr O tau.toi " a. Htigi'"' iu-i'
Ial. iOr thr state. and that TIE mnirr"lh w,r'
slin.,i 70 not 'ss than market rat =. Fl" I'D,
huov that any member ni the cciunl.~1ol
VISA member o. the NV YORK Grant" Com
Ilny.
Il nry Smith of High -trcot, Albany. t'sii
{ ! Wat in an M rv.ew wat. w hHrg- ~
lI.-rlf. Other March ur iUrI. l't+. Dir
Brids.iori SAID that. a. Superintendent OF th
work ho ha! dis 'hargcG ils duty To- tie u = %
H. ability; that he hai done an that nad h,'i
IN liz position bv means that wer" not fair. ans
tlat Whatever criticism there was IN r.fcr'n1
ioihe management Of the work had been &
~ his expression. showed of upon him.
Mr. Harris. ciher by express assent pr ~
r'quie-. 7nce. conveyed 70 my mind ~ ! re
Ien.ler il now. that he aclulesced in thcs
statements ~ Mr. Briigeiord. Hccaimcd tha
II was no fault ~ his that he had :. en- SUI ct
tt"d that b" was ms irlrnd ana niw"N, MAJ
iaee ihalihey should reriain friends and snqu
arto.other: that a controversy between then
could only inIur' both that ls Wa, willing 4
d. what SER in reason h" could Tor Mr.. Bridge
fort and asked him what he wanted think
ren-mb"r the very answer that MIR. bridsri"r
mad. g. that on. -ilOu. ~ his own lhn-uuE'
WINCH was N"u kn.W cry wei what want;
Mr. Harris rcplict. Why. 10 dun {: what 81
"a want Why DON'T you iake -ome contrast
Wy lHut you take SnWN 81 these contra g Ten
E-.nir--turu ,hius grnnii fHr tnl- work an
ilke s money ont OF this iu-l u'r-t' 7
Va'l hrii-"i'rt replied. lou know yer
Wei fNai Idnnt want Ia niskr any money ol
{. fsi, business. | have lost q srrit ii"uI
J. .u,y Iult already. My ambition Nni dH-it
J. tl construct TINS new Capitol. ! WinttD J.
lie sii eriutcndent tnut builds this work.
N'ru the pride az my life. uni VIII Doc,
ra'inue IN thi~ thing and have charge 81 Ill
NgrA. Ana. tnink lac added TO Ar. Iiarru
e.n'rd it. Some parties lad tleoq on"n
uIr Comm --loncrs a- | rorul'er. hid i4ko
a. A.r. at some part that Mr.. Erid, RI Na
'tN' 90 |tt N'.i ttt tt+f '''f