The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-18

nilautt VIII IUC SCNNidi oIatubtSs
Gov. Lowry appeared before the
committee and testified that CON
tracts for blacksmith shop amonnt
ing to more than $4,000, and din
ing room and woman's room amount
ing 10 over $ll, 900, and two other
contracts amounting in aggregate to
about Sill 900, we're submitted tn
him when contracts were agreed on
by lessee and superintendent, with a
statement from four city architects
that the price of the work was just
aud reasonable, and that he approx
ed said contracts before the work
was done. Major McQuiston testi
fed same as Gov. Lowry. In view
of all matters recited in this report
up to this point, facts stated and
and the law defined, the committee
are of the opinion that in the mat
ter of the four principal contracts
referred To the law has been sub
stantially complied with, but sug-
requiring all contracts and approx
ais TO be in writing, and say it was
doubtless the legislative intent in
present statutes to provide for con-
tracts and apprOyals in writing, but
it is not so expressed.
They next consider the question
Of the value of the improvements
and repairs made by the lessees.
The majority Of the standing com
mittee charge that many articles are
charged at exorbitant rates and
that items are charged by the lessees
that are not to be found about the
building, and in support Of their
position they presented estimates
and exhibits made by L. Scully, ar
chitect, OF Meridian, which were
made under oath. The minority OF
the committee refused to accept the
report made by Scully as correct, as
it is in direct opposition to certified
statements of four of the best archi-
tects and builders of Jackson, who
certify that by actual measurement
the estimate for brick in the build.
| ings and walls are correct and that
the prices charged therefor are just
and reasonable. There being a
wide difference in the estimates oil
the architect employed by The ma
! jorty of the committee and the es-
Inmates made by the several local
architects, this special committee
sought and obtained the services of
G. A. Palm, an educated mechanic
and prominent contractor and
builder Of Holly Springs, and B. b.
Davis, of Nalchez, who was recon-
mended as a thoroughly competent
gentleman. The character, com
potency and impartiality of these
gentlemen cannot be callel in ques-
ton. They were sworn and in,
structed to make complete esti
mate OF the work by actual measure
ment. The lessees were invited to
point out to these experts all work
done and thus affording them fair
and just valuation.
ovERCAARGEs FOR WORK.
The special committee then goes
on to report, that from the estimates
furnished by their experts, Palm
and Davis, they find that the whole
amount of work under contract,
completed and incomplete, is 800
963. 40, and of this amount there is
$l4,27042 of the work completed
thus leaving unfinished work to the
amount of $669307, for which the
Lessecs obtained credit in settle
ment on account of lease for the
year 1884. They show that the
various estimates by Scully, footing
up $l4,2 1888 and which were re-
jected by the minority report, on
the authority of the four Jackson
architects, as being too tOU, are
only 1852 less than the amount of
estimate made by Palm and Davis.
as finished. BY further reference to
the minority report this committee
find that the estimate made in that
report by the Jackson architects for
the same work Scully estimated
on, to be 1874 ,972 26, being an ex
cess over Scully's majority estimate
of $2O,737.O4, and in excess of the
estimates taken by this present com
mit,ee, by Palm and Davis, of 500,
701 "a.
An estimate by F. b. Hull. a
Jackson architect, and sworn to by
J. S. Hamilton and j. A. Hoskins,
that items for contracts, etc.
amounting to 37,SS5.20, are just
and reasonable, and also staLing the
original estimates and contracts
were for only $35,6l365, was filed at
same time, but not as part of the
special committees report.
500, $4,000 STILL DUE.
That the lessees are delinquent for
$39.42O 90 due on lease for the year
1885, and which is in no way EN-
braced in above estimates, there is
unanimous agreement.
We learn that Col. Charles f.
Hooker, the high and gifted gentle