The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-03-06

tlon OF the State, and approved
said contracts only after said ar.
ehitects had certified that the
prices were just and reasonable.
In this matter they say they COM
mend his action and fail to see
what better safeguards could be
thrown around the publ, officials,
in the approving of contracts,
than are erected about the Gov
ernor and superintendent. They
say that they refuse to accept the
estimates made by the architect
brought here by the committee,
as they are in direct opposition to
certified statements made by four
of the best architects and builders
of the city of jackson, viz.
Messrs. ii. M. Taylor, F. w. Owen,
Jas. Swan and F. B. Hull, who GER
tify that by actual measurement
the estimates for brick for the
buildings and walls are correct,
and that the price charged there
for is just and reasonable. These
facts the report says) 'the gentle
men above named would have
sworn to had they been allowed
to come before the committee,
which was denied them.n That
the said four architects claim to
have made separate estimates and
measurements of the work done,
and to have reached about the
same result; that their statement
is entitled to the fullest faith and
confidence, and should be so re-
ceived. They say that ''they fail
to find that the lessees received
q credit of $3.50 for work on which
not q lick had been struck,n as
charged in the majority report.
They then 60 into details of GER
tain buildings and improvements
made, for which credits were al.
lowed. and claim that all were
correct. They say that they
thought the certificates of Taylor
and others (architects) should have
been considered by the majority
committee and Incorporated in
their report, but that those gen.
tlemen thought otherwise and re
fused to so order, urging, as rea
son. the lateness of the date pre-
sented, and that the papers pre-
sented, would not be investigated
by tho committee. In that con
ncction the minority say: "Said
committee had been investigating
the matter since early in January
and could have informed them
selves as TO the correctness o.
said papers had they been so dis
posed, and we believe that boil
the State and the lessees should
have been fully and fairly repre-
sented during the investigation
which we do not believe has beer
the casc.n
They say that in the face of tb'
certificates that the work is wei
done, the buildings strongly ant
substantially built, the prices
charged fair and reasonable, the,
cannot concur in the report of thu
majority that many of the price,
charged are exorbtant, but on til,
contrary they say the work wa
necessary and permanent, an'
that the prices charged are no
unreasonable.
They state that as to the lega
points involved they sought ant
obtained legal advice, aud submi
the opinions of Messrs. Nugen
and Neville aud Judge s. S. Cal
noon thereon, which opinions sus
tain the legal interpretations sc
| forth III the minority report.
They then go into the details O
the transfer of the lease to tn,
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
Company, and say that the salt
company executed good and suffi
cient bond, as required by law, a
they were informed by the Cover
nor, but that the Governor AM
Acknowledgement did not APPROX
it. Details as to insurance poll
cies on the penitentiary propert.
and other matters of minor impoI
tance were descauted on.
On last Friday our usually quie
town was thrown into a whirl o
excitement, by the announcement
that Clark Byas, colored, consts
BILE of this precinct, had been sho
by negro named Taylor. Taylo
and another negro, name unknown
had a difficulty at house In wbic
the negroes congregate to 'shoo
craps Byas interfered to stop th
: row. Taylor drew bis pistol an
shot Byas, the ball passing throug
the chin into the side of the necl
Arkansas City Journal.
Those who knew Mr.. Byas in hi