Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-08
oo1rHS CONTRACTS VOID
,,,utTVEY MAKES AN OFF
Nh' ,TsLDECLARATION.

.. Crufeers to be Completed Mt
The I'M v.r,gs the Government
the len Contractor to Have the
ih' ~ tbers are Any, and to Make
a,od any Losses.
...'.,,,>.roN. Aug. 7. Secretary
w,itneg esterday sent the following let
'-'.Iba I5ba Roach and his asslgnees and
~ .,os nm the contract for the Cnlcago'
sue y.,auth clause of your contract with
p5,5t -tatcs. dated July 20, 1850 IoI .no nc
lW r.e11n of one steel cruiser oi aoOuv ~
coh-lI fs,a,uent iJ WAS agreed thaJ me huiis
tone 't~sri dtting~ Of such vessel sh0ulu
mstu.uJJ +st and ready for inspection for the
BE- t'Dr ,f delivery on or before the eXplra-
pllPf signteep months from the date OF tne
.ol w It was further provided IN the
couU"v.' euae that in case of a failure or
tc,en ~ the con tract, or at any stage OF
Qti .s.r- frior TO The final complt llons Ifoh
lAe n,s,.e an her than the order OF the score
any '.the Navy. TO 20 forward with the work
'"' ,oka satisfactory progress toWarus us
eD,IqIIon. eD it should opuonal WIN the oe0Io-
COUP l-o are the contract forfeited.
DECLARED FORFEITED.
,,... d,an SIX months have now elapsed
MVg an a>, iration of the limit thus liked,
siNl, ~ rrors upon the vessel has been stopped
4-- -l-'',,,.... remains TO be done before she can
"taoiv completed. At the same time u Is
1.t.I -laf public .nitICSbo II htAc stAS fV0-
~ - mon, known as the Cnleago, TO DC
y - .I A with all practicable speed, ana IL
t'"t rtfore. become necessary Ior the ue-
lg',,.or lg' fe axe m mediate and dennIte &C
ll'I,..ro to that end. Under these clrcum-
r.ns and 10 consequence or the lallufe OF
4',V9 ,V9rtr1rt.,rs to proceed with the work, l
tlfnmloYm YOU that the contract ABOVE
Aa'v.r.5 nav h, 4. hereby declared 10 be forfeited
Uepart of the contractors, ana lhSt the
5tof the United States under the contract,
ffn ali n
@nd thirteenth clauses thereon, are now oper
awe.
TIER GOVERNMENT TO FINISH THE BOATS
Van are further in formed that it is the in
.-,,1r M the depart ment after an lnvestOry
s5 ,Dar8jsemenL shall have been had, 10
tstp stems for the prosecution OF the Wor anu
f5a completion of sad vessel IN accoroahce
v.mtlec.udItions expressed IN the contract,
eu1tbatIn me meantime tue chlefs OF Uhe
i-r.srsof steam engineering and coustruc-
t.n and renaIr of this department. viii take
CHARGED oi the vessel, machinery, materials
and DO nEs
Similar letters also were sent in regard
IN fine Atlanta" and Boston" and an
orjq- was issued 20 the chiefs of certain
bureaus 10 take charge Of the work. In
issuiug The order Secretary Whitney says:
The orde, issued to-day with reference to
4 the "Blsou," atlanta" and Chicago" is
4 eleventh clause OF the contract.
PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION.
Under that section there is to follow an in
yeut0r' showing to what point OF completion
the yesse S have come and what ma eral isOn
"a hsndiu the couIractor's yard which has been
provide f0r he shiu-, aud how far the work
hssm0.ra-s d, IL be followed by valuation
IA OF ttee lhiugs. There Is then prov SION
that the department. shall decide whether
fn I.iT TlnIaf e. Na aN G n
Stands there is no question of my duty
10 go so and do this, and 1t works
an incidental benefit OF course TO the contrac-
tor and Go bis emp owes The government
steps INTO he yard, takes possession of the
ships, plant, etc. pays for the mpelion, and
then la, an accounting with the contractor at
n 1e end. and II there rs any profit the cOntrac-
a or has it and II there is any loss he paws 1t.
Ou.er those circumstances 1t is entirely tt or
he heads o. The bureaus having supervision
o. the work 60 Use the contractors force and
bis plan, Tor the purpose.
THE sECRETARY's LETTER,
The Secretarys letter to Chief Engineer
hrng and Chief Constructor Wilson, di-
lectng them to take charge OF the work
Oh one three vessels is as follows:
The contracts for the construction of the
ae5. cruiser, Chicago Boston and Atlanta
aa'ng been 10y the decree on this day ad-
E. ueor4 To the contractor declared forfeited
p Vr part OF the contractors, you will at
Vlgt ttat charged the vessels ami machinery,
ssr.Aer with the materials ana
IUNns- or SO much thereof as
.slt 9een constructed, furnished, or
at ol dnl Tor the purposes of construc-
Z ao- l9D are further instructed to proceed
n.'ol. &c ay 20 take and file full aud COM
+ feA dtemeut and inventory Of all the work
I9'al mmenced in, upon or about the
l-.' l-tHuers aud Fittings OF said vessels,
= ~ malt rAs on hand applicable there