The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-13

YAe state Called Upon 20 Pay $4,000
for Violation or Contract tn
ths Bond Business.

Yesterday In the City Circuit Court
sJudyc Beverly X. Wcllford) the case OF the
Kendall Bank-Notc Company, Of New
Ynrk. against the Board OF Commissioners
a the sinking Fund OF Virginia was con-
c7udeSI--the Jury, after an absence from the
room of twelve minutes, bringing In ver-
dict for plaintiffs for $780, 900, with interest,
a total with interest and cost OF about
$4,000.
when the General Assembly passed the
RSSld;eberrer bill 1t authorized the Sink
fug-Fund Commissioners TO have the
bonds and coupons therefor engraved and
priuted, and arranged that the funding
should commence on the LIST OF July, 1857.
Three competitors appeared with offers TO
do the work--the American Bank-Note
Company and the Kendall Bank Note Com
many and the Western Engraving Com
pany. The bid Of the last was not con-
ytffered.
The bid of the Kendall Company was
about $1,000 lower than the other, and II
was accepted; Standardization Dyson and
Treasurer Reveley voting for it, and Au-
ditor OF Public Accounts Allen voting Tor
che American Company.
A reason urged against the Kendall Com
pany by Mr.. Allen was that Mr.. Kendall
had made an improper approach to him Tor
.h;s vote. Subsequently Mr.. Kendall was
arrested on that charge. examined before
Police-Justice Richardson, and honorably
discharged.
The work to be done BY the Kendall
Company was steel-pate printing OF the
wery best style, and on one OF the designs
OF bonds was picture OF General William
Malone. After the plates were made Ma
Il ~oI hot no ~ al flaf
use Of his picture to be made. So the
work was stopped, that plate DESTROYED,
and Riddleberger's picture sent on to be
substituted for Mahone's. This, the EVIL
.sfeuos showed, threw back the work so that
Che bonds could not possibly be furnished
on July lst--and, that that would be the
ease the company informed the commits
xicners in advance. As TO who wasresponsi-
bic for this delay formed one Of the chief
grounds of contention on the trial. 1t was
only overshadowed by the allegation OF
defendants that it was understood by them |
and by the Kendall Company that the bonds |
Of the latter would be received on the Stock |
Exchange OF New York. For failing to |
furnish evidence that their bonds would |
De so received the Board some time in the (
summer OF 1882 met and gave notice that II |
such evidence was not furnished within for
ty-eight hours the contract with the Kendall !
Company would be Iescinded. And it was |
SO Observation-Disclosures. Alien and Reyeley |
voting" Ave.; Mr.. Dyson voting Mo-
snd that after nearly all the bonds had |
been printed and some OF them delivered. |
The contract was then awarded to the |
American Dank-note Company, and they |
priuted the bonds which were finally L.
smell. Eendalps were never used.
All these and many other matters were
testified to. and Judge Wexford instructed
Tie iury-tO which instructions the Attor-
rey-6enerai excepted, and thercupon may
l,ase an appeal-and the case was argued
ON Yesterday for the plaintiffs by Edgar
Allan, ESQ.,, and for the Commissioners OF
the Sinking Fund Estate OF Virginia) by
General Blair, and then went to
the Jury, with the result above stated-a
verdict for the Kendall Bank-Note Compa-
NV OF about $4,000, which includes costs
al printing, charges, &C., growing out OF
che performance OF the contract.
There were no political developments in
the trial. Most OF the testimony was hum.
drum. The Legislature, however, Will
wish TO know why 1t is the State Is called
upon to pay twice for printing OF bonds
fthe American Company have already been
paid, and will no doubt order committee
OF investigation.
The Jury that tried Kendalps case was
composed OF Messrs. Thomas Elicit, Sam
sset +. MCGEE, Leonard c. Crump, James
ID. Crump. Polk Miller, Il. Samuel, w. j..
Glenn, Julius Straus. Lewis ii. Blair,
Emanuel Current, Samuel Z. Shield, ana
William &. MAYO.