Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-26

and the dam, he said, if built according to
specifications, would be model one.
| Then began a debate which if printed
verbatim, would fill several columns. MI
| Gaffney was asked to explain the cause OF
the delay at the dam, and said:
"The progress is necessarily slow in re-
| gard to the clearing out of stone and pro-
| curing suitable material with which to
build. Early in the season 1 engaged Mr.
Abbott to furnish us with stone such as is
required and after consulting with him we
decided on the Stevens quarry where the
stone for the abutments had been secured.
He had to put up quite a plant and ex-
cavate deep to get at the quality of stone
we supposed we could use. Not until re-
Gently has he found anything suitable and
this cannot be quarrisd out of sufficient
size to be acceptable. The engineer
| doubts that we can get suitable stone al
this place. The strata underneath seem to
| take more of a granular formation and
| hence are not desirable. That same fea-
ture exists in all the quarries in the vicin-
| ity; the surface stone is harder than that
underneath. have had an expert hunt
ing around for the last couple of weeks
and he has found nothing better except at
the Beardsley quarry, where We may be
| able to get large stone. but it is of very
coarse grain and apt to grow seamy.
looked at that quarry early in the spring
and see no reason to change my mind con-
corning it. I am anxious to push the work
along. AS to the plant for furnishing
| water for the masonry we had intended to
erect tank but concluded 10 use force
pump instead, as we would have to have a
| force pump to supply the tank. We can
get along just as well with the force pump
alone and it requires but little time to set
| that up. The cement is coming along as
fast as we need it. Two carloads are on
the way now, one of which is at Reynolds
Bridge. We will put on three teams to-
morrow carting sand from Litchfeld. 1t
Is a most excellent quality of sand, fine
and sharp, and better than any in the
vicinity of the dam. 1 would like any adj
vice from the committee as to procuring
acceptable stone. If we cannot get stone
large enough would you deem it advisable
to use smaller? 1t is doubtful to my mind
| that we can get suitable facing stone in the
vicinity of the dam"
Mayor Kilduff said it devolved on him
to furnish stone for facing. etc.
Mr. Gaffney said it would be question
| whether he would have to go distance or
not, and added: II think the best place to
get it is in the valley below. Have en-
gagged Robert Clark of Reynolds Bridge to
look for stone in the vicinity"
Asked by Engineer Cairns as to when he
employed Clark, he replied, Saturday last
The following questions were then fired
at him by Messrs Webster and Wade and
very elusive answers gwen:
WAS not the matter of stone fully con-
sidered before you took the contract"
II would say that the under part seems
to vary from the surface"
..Ns
quarry was opened?"
Yes"
"was not the quarry opened before this
contract was awarded ?"
Yes"
'sWas it not considered that you might
have to go into the valley for facing
stone?"
II did not hear it considered"
Mayor Kilduff then said: II don't know
what the other members of the committee
understood in this matter. When the con-
tract was given there was no thought of
where the stone was to be had. If the
contractor found it near the dam, all
right. It was only necessary that accept
able stone should be used
When asked if there was any provisions
as to the time when the dam should be
completed. Engineer Cairns gave the fol-
lewing: 1916 feet by September 1, AIS
feet by November Is. 1895. 1t was the de-
sire to get it 395 feet so as to save pump
ing water.
Mayor Kilduff said the cost of pumping
was $$22. 900 year. They could sell $1O,-
900 worth of water if ready. Delay means
a loss of $40. 900 year.
In reply to Mr. Rice. Engineer Cairns
said: IF the dam was twelve feet higher
water could be turned on"
Engineer Cairns also read an answer to
Mr. Wade relative to the forfeit should the
contractor not live up to his contract,
that the contractor who failed to do this
should pay 800 day. to be deducted
from any money due him.
Mayor Kilduif then shot bullet at Mr.
Gaffney, who all this time had be en-
quietly listening to the talk. 1T is said,
Mr. Gatfney," quried his honor, ''you have
sulaet your contract on the DAMP"
In answer to this and also to other ques-
lions asked, MIR Gaffney said that he had
employed Fenton & McIntrye and was to
pay them ten per cent, he to furnish labor
and material, also to furnish tools. He
wanted the permission of the committee to
sublet 1t if they called that subletting it.
They engaged some help. I reserved the
right to engage others. They can employ
or discharge any have not employed. I
hear they have exceeded this and have q
man from New York to supply them with
help. The men turned away from the
dam, as understand it, were not residents
of Waterbury. but five of them said they
were experienced men,"
Engineer Cairns then Nscored MIR Gaff.
ney. He said: These men were all
turned out of the shanties and sent away
in the rain. met them on the road, they
were one of the best gangs of rock men /
ever saw. Here he named over several.)
They have worked on our sewer work.
They have worked for you, MIR Gaffney.
But Fenton 4 McIntyre's foreman chased
them out OF the shanties, saying that there
were sixty other Italians coming from New
York
Mayor Kilduif again put a question: 'I
understand that Fenton & Mcintyre are to
pay You ten per cent"
Tho contractor denied this. He said
he required bond from them to
compel them to keep their agreement with
him.
Mayor Kilduff: 1.-THE report is that
these men are 10 give you 10 per cent, 10
take the contract of your hands and You
would thus receive 5000. There is no
question that Fenton d Mcintyre have
publicly declared they are not in this
work for fun or exercise. They will want
about SIC. 600. That means $4,000. If
they take il into their:heads to again sublet
the contract where Is the city going to
come inf don't like this subletting idea
Mr. Gaffney said: AZ made no state
ment that can not back mp. had no
object in concealing Fenton & McTntyre's
employment. II had would ask for
permission 10 sublet.
Mr. Fitzpatrick said II was reported that
Fenton h Mcintyre received 81. 600 from .
New York Italian 10 employ help for them