Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-11-02
TIE PUBLIC BUILDING.
MR.. T. C. O'COMNOR THROWS
LIGHT on THE SUBJECT.
He Replies to Some of the
Defamatory Statements
of uh-ContractorS

contained an article concerning tht
honesty OF John O'Connor, The
Government building contractor
Thomas O'Connor, now in charge
OF the work, when interviewed IN
the matter had the following to say
1.-The article is devoid of truth,
uajust and vicious in its inuendo
and untimely in that its author
passed judgement on what no knew
nausht of save by hearsay and vsg-
abond ruDors Here is the true
state of affairs as far as using the
moneys received is concerned ::
| Every cent Of money drawn on the
work has been, and is being used
in the prosecution of the work.
Moreover, since nay arrival here on
July 18th last, l have expended
nearly $40. 900 on the building. All
or almost all of this money came
from the East The building as it
nov stands is the repository of the
money We received from the Gov
eminent.
GAS to the alleged method of
Mr.. O'Connor's operations in put
ting off creditors by telling one sub
contractor that another sub-con-
tractors agreement called for cash
payments snd vice versa, is toe
puenle TO discuss now. There is
no such net work of law enmeshlng
us as the Enterprise would lead one
to believe. There have been two
law suits to my knowledge, one OF
which has been settled IN toto, and
the other involves only a small
sum, 5000 l think, being the
amount
"Messrs. Bigelov & Little and
0'Connell & Lewis, both doing
business in san Francisco,
and our heaviest creditors, are sat
istied that their money is safe.
mention their names because of |
their prominence, and to show that |
they are not among the sub-con-
tractors who have maliciously
banded together to work the ruin
Of Mr.. O'Connor, and also that
their naues may not be mentioned
N correction with Eannex, who
5 doing the plasterlng. 1t is owing
ilt1gethef to the nocuous activity of
his ptasterer in allowing his work |
men to perform one days labor
iurIng the week, that the building
> sui IN d state OF incompletion.
Tins FaaB has circulated stories to
!ie effect that We are indebted to J
lltfereni sub-contractors 10 the sum 3
II $40 900, and has used every i
and undetermined means
lis malice prompted, to prevent r
he completion Of ths work. There /
5 in reality about sly 900 wortk OF I
and to offset this,
he Government is Indebted to Il
ne amount Of about $4,000.
here is not more than $1,000 worth
/ work to be done to finish the
and were it not for this 1
anne Nannex, who has no cause 1
Or complaint, Gas several msnths a
20 l offered him 81 800 to &c on Il
nth the work. which he refused IN j
llence), l could finish within the {
ieek. d
elf we are in the wrong why 2
oes he not take legal means to /
niorce his claims, instead OF max d
* personal threats and piling
ilsehoo., upon falsehood? n
1.-The work on Federal buildings d
Waco, Tex, at Terra Haute, at b
'ufalo, at Binghamton, the Army t
nd Navy buildings at Washing r.
on," said Mr.. O'Connor Jr., "are h
of my fathers skill as Il
builder, and of his probity. l "
ill conclude by saying that all j
ist debts will be paid to the last d
emit, even if the Government fails
} reimburse us. The Eastern work
, which my father is Interested
lcludss the BInghamton Federal e
uilding, the Library building of O.