Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-08

N.NSiltNQtoN, Auc. -SccfpiHH Whit
Ds-s yesterday sent the following letter To
M. Roach and his assieaccs, and ,upilrs
~ she contract Tor tbs Chicago
~ lhe seooud clause ~ ,oiir contact nIti,
fht inlted ~fases, dhiea Jnls 81. ls-s fof ,hc
construction Of one steel cruiser ul ahnut tsb3
lt,iif diepiAocmcnt, Il was sgreed mat tha hun
nsschirvF1 and illiing- ~ such tcssi shnui1 l,t,
~'rpeicd aud rroly lar iuspeotior Tor ihe
plifpote ~ delivery ug before the NNpiratinu
- ctgh,euu inpniha from The date ~ thr cin.
ttNet V was inythcr provided Ia the iisth
iA1sc chat In the Ease III failure 90 ulnlsstsn I'D
say stage ~ work prior i0 th,. nnal compieliaW
tieih AM p2nse thau the order ~ The .etrctars
mnkr .stissayg1fy rrtssrss tasar,is ~ -,,,D,'l'
tipis. " shHNid he ppfienah,e viii the ts,,r,
t1fN y d,si-.re the sontfar' snrie.iea Mofv iben
~ months hRyw neN elapsed tlueC ihcrouisaci
ekpifvd ana the work upon the vessel has
hvs'n rlorNNd. While much E,risaln. g.. lif, dtUt
ssinfs eng can ~ nnaliy completed. az The
safnc tlmt q L gEltoBt thai the pghlir iHtch-st
gglnitcr tlFr svsstl IN question, known af fhe
th@sRe % hc completed wltN Hll practicable
tpntNs nMu u has facrcioTC becDinp ugrs ssarv
Mr ne department 20 tRke inlriedlatc und
Jstunfc arilpn boxing 20 thar emit nslrr tbs
eiFeulhstanrcsA and 10 cnrsegueucc of the fs,luur
~ ihV contractors 10 proceed With she Work I
eaAc 81 inform you that the contract ahovr h.
ieffcn 70 = hsfchy Declared "a IS tarfr1gi On
ne rut y lnc oontpcigrs and ihal tho righis
~ she Waited states under the contract. andes.
Rc,ialls under the eleventh, twcifih ana thly
tcvniii clauses, therefore are nov operative
Aou Afr tirtlVf tnfprnch tnat 40 h tho infrRt
tian ~ the department hitter the lnfenttYt and
appraiscmcnt shall have been had Co take sscps
fpE fhc prosecution ut thr work aud r,npirglen
~ said vessel q aeeoriancu with the condition
rNprerecd in the contract, and that Us tho
lueKniimc shc chiefs ~ the bureaus 81 rngi.
attring and c0nslrurtioR and repairs nj thts
dcNartWent win tske charge ~ the vessel
eiaehincry. materials and nttlngs
similar letters also were sent in regari
~ ilie Atlanta and Boston, and an order
mas sent to the chiefs Of certain bureaus
Ga take Charge OF the work. In issuing
The order, SECRETARY whitney says
The order Issued to-daS with reference 60
thc isoston. Atlanta aud Chicago T. wade In
pursuance of my duties under the eleventh.
eiausc ~ the contract, Indtr that scctinn
lhers y 70 follow an Inventory showing
10 what point ot completion the ycasols haNr
ss,,nt aud what material Is ON hATG III the
ttsntrtgtor's yarl. which has been prov i,lod for
3h. ships. and how Ear the work has progressed,
10 he followed ~ a valuation OF those thtngs
There has been y provision thai the deparl
ineni shall decide whether 60 Keep the ship,
As the matter NOW stands, thcrc Is no
question ns my duty 10 ~ aud do
khls aud A works an Incidental hcne
ploses Tht government stops lnte the Sari.
4nkcr posscaaion OF the shlpr, plant, etc., aud
lsas- inr the c0mpletion aud Then has an &C
counting With She cvntractNr al She end, aud Il
thvrc Is any proht the contractor has " and e
there 4 any iosk hr past ~ inder those cir
rnnsfancer 10 Is entirely ~ for the heads Nf the
hurgqsue having the supervision Oi the work 10
tee Tie cnntractors force and his plani tor the
pnfno-f.