Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-26
THE AQUEDUCr FRAUDS.
THE Way the Contractor We're 40.
lowed 20 Garry Ont Their Rascaltg

Gen. Boynton. in the Cincinnati a.r.,,.
In addition 70 the points already pre~epted IN
ths correspondence IN regard 20 the imh>csle and
ulsn lbes' Work which has been IN progress, and
"hica u mas been easy 10 conceal since ali he
work has been su0terranean ana shut out fror.
the public eye, below viii be ,ound the st.temeUt
OF persons who have been employed since MAJ
iAss on the tunnel and who have had annie o.
poi'unlt, OF showing from day 10 DAY the progress
" 'ne Nork, tne KIND OF material used IN its coz
struction, the character ana ab,r,y ~ me -
men 80 employed. ne wen a. IN. order. ana A..
s;ructions given non time 20 time nv hotn IA.
spcCtois anu contractors In charce ana who t.
s 81 en- norknen Themselves hsvin heea
eiApioyel on slmllaf works. are Therefore !, panls
OF detecting sights In either maternal On 49,.
manship, As well as faulty snd ilnperIcct cous,rs
Al least a dozen OF these comne,ent xor,n..
unite In the statement that frou me commenss,.
nent ol thelr emplo, menL Il was notices ole Inst
carttess ana Worthless work Mas lsanv doneT.
that there seemed 10 be an underSIanaln, ansort
Tie men that when The worN coula H. es,a,-nts4
without aeiecuon " would be thoroughly saIi.-
factor! 10 the sub-contractors ana as I'm,
passed intimAuons and suggestions became In.
quent, until II was apparent that q psi plenss
Tue contractors was 70 take every ASysnt'sge. -
time and IN terial the man point 70 h. o1,sS' 49,
oelus 10 hurry the work along reg andi,S, on dur.
olhty, compactnesS specifications OF CONTRACT
1he work wnich had been performed as 10 ouals.
uty per DAY was unsatisfactory, untl 80 snu1s
was exacted that the amount could moi be aa1.s
IA sN0rAlaanlke manner. sun, Ongy tue sane
number OF workmen were employed 20 perfoT,s
the Larger quantity had executed le.ser I1a1s
resulted IN work very impenecJly done ltlse ma
and not In quality or character sucn A. A cane
lor by the specifications or contract
This went trOIn bad 70 worse until mona M n Z.
WORK was done In accordance Vita the speclrc.s
non or as ~ naa oeen done at the time Of Their
1Ist employment Complaints 20 the contractor.
10 the faulty. careless, and Reckless w,,rk "a -
met IN threate ing maDDer and promise of Id =.
mssal Il furtne. interference or Suggestions weIs
made OF uAe character. To keep thelr places the
had 20 quietly acQulesce. Work WAS rapldly ne,
formed uy few Inen when twice the numoer Wa
required 10 do it according 70 contract Ihe cor.
tract called Tor skiAied labor where green fresh
hands were employed The packing, whlcn shOula
have been win stone Embedded solljly IN cement
was thrown In loosely, nit or Inisa. In man
places, IRON the key OF the brick arch 10 the roO
The space OF excavation was not packed, but r.
mains AN open space without support Tor Ine roof
lnis occurs 1pt only In one but many Instance.
In fact, upon an examination IL would be found
rule, That &c remains as the excavation lert n
Where stone Was taken Tor packing but uttls
cement was used, ana always spaTlngly Where \
barrel Was called Tor Only Dusael MAS used
IL was common occurrence Ior the inspectors
70 ask how much cement had been used. ana
when nves barrels had been consumed nfte,r-
would be reporte1 The inspectors eTt nearlg
everything 70 the CONTRACTORS one InspecIof
scarcely ever goJ on the scanold % see how ths
packing Was done; he mercy sQuinUed at thf
brick work, seemingly MOI caring IOr Whal
was behind or above az. some nisnts there Mas
au incredible amount OF wOrk dune Ia view "a
the lew men employed Many times the wors
wilcn apparently had been perIUrined durin..
the night could not possibly have b,,n com plelel
in accordance with the Specifications by tue
Iorce employed Tnus Tue ~Ork progressed wa
100 small a force AT any time 10 10 amount q.
work when Was apparently nnished. Inc con.
TRACTORS and lnspectors seemed ~ u the test OF
fn Ids, ali CONTINUING IA perfect accord villa
each other There we're 40 Complaints As u
faulty work, but ON the contrary, a genyrai AR
VI security and satisfaction prevailed which
sayored mighty OF a mutual UNDERSTANDING
These mVrkInen conclude Win Ine remark that
IL IL needless 10 say the work Ii careIes.ly anl
wretchedIy done, IN many PAGES bordering ua
worthlessnesa which can easily De pointed oul an
suDsLanliated.
These wor3men offer TO guide any committee
work IN The tunnel, and " Tap the arch Ia as NAM
sections as aay he required 10 July test the acca-
racy VI lueiT statetncnts. and 20 SNOW The vacant
spaces where the contract aud Tue safety and utll-
ily OF the tunnel aIlke demand Solid stone Ihasour
aud 10 pay Tor the damage 10 the arches Oy TIE,
extensive vacant spaces over them Now that
these chaiges are before the whole Washington
puolc, n will be Interesting 20 see MneIuer the
President and the ; Creiary OF War VIII cOnIllue
w uegiect Inelr plain duty.
The only selDblahce oI reply as yet vouchsafed
by any one Interested has D-en that the charges
come IRON men without -cJcr. The reverse M
true. But II Il were not the Qdssllon Is not one VI
the exalted virtues or the prUeuIlnenI wlcKrdDe-s
oI bricknasons. IL Is simply whether thc 3 miles
VI arches In THIS eNIcnsIye and Costly Government
work mas peen properly pacGed, or whether scan-
.aious ana dlsnonesJ woIk has been allowed.
his is matter very easily ascertaInvdL The
regulations OF the War De apartment aud OF all EN-
pioyed under AZ UPON inns NOTA, directly In
vowed. Tue case Is now IN a snapc where the
Charges preferred cannot be- IL nOred without TIE
most shameful neglect OF The piainrst duy 70 The