New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26
THE SUPERVISING ARCHITECT AGAIN
ANOTHER COUNTY HEARD PROM - FIsrEies
QUEER DoIEGs In wATERTowN, ". Y.

QUEER DoIEGs In wATERToWN, y. Y.
Washington, Dec o5 (specaD.-The exposure by
The Tribune Of some of the unlawful prc tees OF the
Supervising Architect, Mr.. FreIe, and his suo0rdi-
mates seems to have awakened good deal OF interest
I'm many parts Of tine country, as well as III Naehs
ton IL appears that Colonel Fister. who Neht 70
Watertown, n. Y, to select site for 'ne nc" puD
building at that place, succeedcd III impioe'e 81
body with whom he came in contact there win 'o
he,ef that he intended and expected 10 turn P'ny
for his own benefit and that the interest OF the Gov
ernnnent and the community 10 De oehen'ou "e
mere secondary matter. The Waertown Times oil
December - edtoray pays its respects TO ColoneF
Fister in this fashion;
peo,le I'm this city are good deal interested In the
exposures Of The New Tribune correspondent of
the way matters conducted In the SUPERVISING AZ
chtects Office In Washington. II explains Teccit W
currences in selecting site for the post office Dnulng
this city and confirms the impression every e 1n9 s
of Colonel Fiser, the agent sent hcie 10 seeS, ,lI
Site and whom The Tribune correspondent especially
SeHOa6 nc a. h%v pb s bdine
An agent DESTROYS of simply the best lot ths CIV
and the community wsua neG eo oeaon
offered. consulted with the business Interests OF the
city and sono Dae a 10 wSs nSss done the peo,
would have chcerfIlly acqiicsced. But, instead oi
The excitement he could. the advocates Of various
sites into active rivalry with each other 10 win his
most august favor, and had the whole town runnn.
at his heels. each party trying to see which copld
buy him The most liquor. lie ADVERTISED that lie
] Il
lions were never rejected. and that II was worth for
tunes to the property Of any locality to have this
tniilding: that he a partisan who had dismissed
eighty-ive Republicans tie first day he took office;
hut that nc shOdld decide this matter without regard
10 party reli yiOn previous Cond! lion lie repeated
this in every speech he made. and was particular 70
muress our citizens with the honesty and purity Of
his actions Everybody through him. Of course
everybody thought He doth protest 100 much aud
everybody felt that he wa insulting them and this
community by the methods he adopted ami the speeches
he made nobody dared tell him because Of his
posed power 10 make break the location whore they
desired the building TO be erected. 80 everybody.
although feeling huma;ed, pocketed The insult TO their
intelligence let the agent have his own way and al
lowed Themselves to be made ridiculous and do absurd
and ridiculous things.
Tho revelations of The Tribune correspondent show
the true motive OF kicking up all this fuss here II
appears that each clerk in the Supervising Architects
oillce where Colonel FiSter Is Chief CLERK was given
most office sites locate to make what he could out
IT, How Colonel Fistcr came out In his speculation
here would be interesting 10 know. As the 2enae has
now taken the matter in hand, all proceedings VIII
undoubtedly be stopped aud all business begun over
again. Certainly that ought To be done With a
pretty well defined charge of fraud In all these
/ everything far done should be thrown out and a
new arrangement made
As Republican paper should like to call at