The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-08
WHAT WHITNEY WRi lbs
ON JOHN RoAcH's CONTRACTS.
Ahe governments Agreements and
PRIVILEGES WIN be Availsd Of and
Protected and Roach Treated
LibOrally-Appointme
and Other Reports.
Secretary whitney to John EanoI

| WASHINGTON, Aug. secretary
whitney yesterday sent the following
letter to Mr.. Roach and his assignees
and suretieS, on the contract for tina
cruiser Chicago:
by tho seventh cleuseof YOUR con-
tract with tho United States, dated
July 70, 1888, for the construction of
ono steel cruiser, Of about 1850 tons
displacemont, 1t was agreed that the
null, tho machinery and the flttinpa
should be completed and ready for in
spectiOn for tho purpose OF DELIVERING
on or before the expiration of ia
| months from the date OF contract. H.
was further provided in Tho 18th clause
That in the case Of failure or omission
OF any stage of the work prior to final
| completion from any cause other than
the order OF the secretary ofthe navy.
10 20 forward with the work
ana make satisfactory progress
towards its completion, it should
DC optional with the secretary TO do
clare the contract forfeited. More than
SIX months have row elapsed since
the contract expired and work upon
inc vessel has been stopped, while
lnuch remains to DO done before abe
w AAloiAJ NDll Dlblbus AZ Lhn
same timo IL Is evident that the pub.
lie interest requires the vessel i'm dueS.
ton, known AZ the "Chicago," t. he
completed with all practicable speed'
ana 1t 10 therefore nor,
essary for tho department TO take inn
ihedlate ana dodnite action looking
10 that END, Under the circumstan. |
coz, anu ~ consequence oil the failure |
OF tne contractors to proceed with the |
Work, | have to inform you that the |
contract above referred to is hetehv |
declared TO be forfeited on the part OF |
the contractors, and that the rights of |
inc United states under the Contract.
ana especially under tho lltb, 18th and
l34h clauses thereof, ere now onero-
i've. You are further informed that
IL Is tho intention OF the deptrtmput
after the uyentory and appraisement
shall have been had to take stems for
the prosecution OF the work and the
completion Of said vessel IN accord
snce with the conditions expressed I'm
tho contract, and that in the meantime
the chiefs OF bureaus OF chief engineer
ing aud construction and repairs Of
LLhls department will tako charge of
me vessel, machinery, material and
Similar letters were also s0nt In re.
gard to the Atlanta and tho Boston.
ana an order was sent TO chiefs of GER
am bureaus to take charge of the
In Issuing tho order Secretary Whit
ley says: '-''
"Ihe order issued to day with reter-
'nc9 To the Boston, tho Atlanta and
ms Chlc0gO, III made In pursuance of
ny dulles under the eleventh CLAUSE of ,
ne contract. Under that section there
TO follow an inventory showing 10 !
That point OF completion the yesEels I
ave como and what material IA ON
iand in the contractors ward, gLich
las been provided for the ships. and
low far the work has lprogressed. ,
o loo followed by value}
ION OF those things. There has /
EN- provision that the department j
hall decide whether 20 keep Lho snlps.
rs tho matter now stands there i, mo 4
usstion oi my duty to 20 on and dn t
MS, ana II works an incidental b9neGr
tho contractor and his emplovs..
ne government stOps into the ward.
lhes possession Ot tho sLlus, Dlapt | /
.c', ahd pays for the completion, aud :
zen mas An accounting with the Goa. g
.hctor g. tho oud And r
thore H. any profit the b
onlrnclHr hag 10, and If s.
lefu ~ 'uy lns5 no pave il. Updqr
loao circumstances h. is outirslv M
)f tho heads OF bureaus having the
lpefNAiuu OF the work to use tha a
1nLfNe'"ors force and his plant for the n