The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-16
HALL OF RECORDS. SAN JOSE.

been used there would only have been
short haul.
Then there were other things to b. con-
sidered
Chief among these was DOODLE.
II was firmly insisted upon by the people
that sandstone was far preferable, AS IL
would not crumble when exposed TO FIRE, as
granite would.
Then, toe. it was not $50 miles away.
1t would give employment 10 woTkmen In
Santa Clara County.
II the outsiders stone were used Ii
would look as though the county officials
had no faith in their own stone.
1t would give the sandstone industry in
Santa Clara County black eye.
But that made no difference.
Granite won the day.
1t could be hauled for go miles and the
county could pay the railroad. and Jim Rea
could favor his friends.
The law required that the contract should
be let TO the lowest bidder.
The granite company's bid was not the
lowest
Ia fact it was not even bid.
1t was simply communication to the
Supervisors stating that the job would be
done for so much.
And so the contract was let to the granite
company for SIS 900, although there were
other lower bidders, one Of them bidding
nearly $40 900 less.
The company brought in the stone from
afar, and al the while San Jose had at its
, very doors a sandstone equal TO any
building material to be found in the United
States.
But this is not all Of the robbery Of the
taxpayers by the gang.
1t is customary to pay the architect of q
building SO per cent of the contract price
Where he merely draws up the plans and
does not supervise all the details of the
work.
The 1obbers are paying per cent
AND besides that they are paying a super
intendeni IS day to watch the progress of
| the work.
If they were to pay per cent. the regular
rate fixed by architects where they must su-
perVise the work, they ought to get sufi-
Client TO dispense with extra help.
But 1t Is the policy of all political bosses
TO have as much patronage to dispense as
possible and IN this way many votes are
gained.
Jimmy Rea affords no exception to this
rule
He keeps as large crowd dependent on
him as possible.
Each man has his price. and each must be
paid. ~
Some Of them do honest work for the peo :
pie, though under the rule of the boss. but
all OF them are his creatures.
Pleasant Tor the taxpayers to reflect uron.
The Hall OF Records Is being erected at a
rate that will insure its COMPLETION bV next
| winter. ~ HeA'
IL IS curiosity In the building line.
IL mas one large arch without keystone.
mat sounds strange, but San Jose arcbi-
tect OF wel-known ability is willing to swear
! to ii. ~ wv"
They have cut creases In stone TO make
them look like joints, though there ia no
| JOINT there. The stone that would haya
oeen next to the keystone and the keystone
itseli are all one. That is very cbeap and
faulty construction, and II that sort of thing
- carried out throughout the whole job they
| will have Hall Of Records that NAV hold
together until the Recorder moves In and
may Iail down before the doors are hung.
III the Hall of Records does not cost The
| people OF Santa Clara County $500 600 be-
noLe Inc gang Is through with it, it will be
| very strange" said a weli-kpown cItizen oi
| San Jose yesterday. "a
Others that were interviewed on the sub
| 1ect expressed the same opinion.