Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-23
port Of said building committee:

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"AlderInan Askew-- Resolved, That
the committee on public buildings be
instructed 70 send for persons and pa
pers,. and investigate the r,tmors IN
circulation respecting the crookedness
IN the letting OF contracts for black
boards In the public school buildings
by MIR. Sanguinet, the architect; and
that said committee select a committee
OF three experts 20 examine the said
blackhoards rs regards their construc-
tion.n
Amer Investigating tho matter, the
committee Thought properto make the
report published Now, all that ask
OF the unprecedented reader II, that the
resolution be first read carefully aud
that the report OF the committee also
be carefully read. Any unprecedented
mind can discern In an Instant
that the report OF said committee Is un-
fair--a committee OF "vindication,
and not OF Investigation.
The committee say that all the wilt
nesscs "disclaimod any knowledge OF
any wrong-doing on the part OF Mr..
Sanguinet, the architect, and further
that they had never intimufcd such n
thing further than TO say that the slat-
ing had been applied before the plas-
tering was sufficiently dry Then
the honorable committee 40 on to say
III had been charged that the black
board contractor, 4. Gradcnburgh, was
To pay Sang,l,net a bonus for obtaining
the contract for him. 2
Mr.. Gradenburgh's name IL not even
mentioned In the resolution, yet the
honorable committee says that 'it was
charged etc.
The resolution instructed the COM
mittsc ON public buildings 10 "sum-
mon n committee of experts to exam
Inc the blackhoards Ms regards their
construction
Why did not the honorable commits
tee proceed aud carry
out the instruction Of the latter part OF
the resolution Was there amy "inti-
mation' that there was anything
wrong" with the black-boaidsg Now,
gentlemen OF the committee, aud YOU
too, Mr.. Architect Sanyulnet, "
there was nothing wrong about the
blaclS-hoards, why did Mr.. Gradon-
burgh come back here after the pay
mott OF his account had been refused
by the committee on claims, and after
thr illing OF the resolution 60 Investigate
the matter, and snnd-paper all tho
black-boards In the colorud school
hevse, and put on Sl2 worth of addt-
ticnal slatlngr OF course II was no
"wong-dolng Oh the part Of Mr.. SAN
guinetN 10 q. X. the account and pre-
sent II for payment. Citizens of fort
Worth, the building of your three
school houses has cost You, up 10 the
present time, Sl5,7S6.TS. Mr. Snngul-
net claims, OF that amount, Si70.6S for
his services az supervising architect,
Heis the party, In connection with
the committee on public build
ings, who should have
seen the contract carried
out In good faith. Huw well they
have performed that part of II il for
the public to say. Hut Mr. Sanguln.
cts liet OF expenses NOW on file In tito
city secretury's office, on which lie
bases his claim Of three per cent. for
experimenting tells how well he has
remembered the interests Of Mr.. San
guinet Here are n few OF them;
| For lahorers handling seats,
For lnborers gathering up seats.
For laborprs sweeping out houses
and handling iron.
For dniyage etc.
! Mr. Sanguinei mys that he Is ''sorry
20 say that ! am m alderman of Fort
Worth" Yes, Mr. Architect. have
no doubt but you are sorry, and there
are few more IN Fort Worth who
! sympathi2o With you Ia that partlcu-
lar, but II rant be helped now, Take
| IL easy. Well friend Sangulnot, when
you want 20 proceed against me,
you know where 10 iinl me-
j, u. AsKEw.