The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-08


twcaye inches with concrete and extra
sess
.-RsgSrIzng the second statement the
brick referred TO was coniennes BY the
archlo@ct and superintendent AMI, rather
than wait until other brick could De sub
situteza. and desiring to take advantage
Of the good weather and rush eonstrac-
ton, we substituted stone The stone
cost US laid on the ground sl.5o per perch
arsi TIE cash loss 70 US by this change
was sI.las. bat we believed we would be
compensated by rushing the work rather
than waiting forty days until the com
pany from which we were buying brick
could pat In new pug nil. Every one
knows that stone Is batter for such work
than brick. and the state in this par
ticuiar has gained by reason OF our pre-
dcamens-
The committees report covers the
charge made relative 70 the statement
that a Substitute fer the brick lining 70
be sisi into the stone walls was made
In the form OF a few nails drsven into
the 5oisfs. The superintendent preferred
the use Of spikes.
Mu:ray Convicts himself
Murray convicts himself in his fourth
statement. There was pressed brick
wainscoting in all the corridors and halls
below, which had been built by Murray
while acting as general foreman. II was
discovered by the superintendent that
the work was marked by incompetency
and carelessness and he ordered it torn
down by the brscklaying foreman, and
q
erintendency were taken down and re-
built. Murray had nothing to do with
rectifyfng the mistake. which was his
own. the superintendent ordered the work
done over by another person. The other
charges are hardly worth specifying.
Murray was guilty of a good many
peculiar actions while in our employ.
which under ordinary circumstances I
would not be constrained to mention. I
understand that Murray went TO the
Denny Clay company, made himself OBJ
jectionabie by limiting about Doodle and
insinuating that he could arrange it SO
that they could sell us all the brick for
the building. Notwithstanding that the
contract for the brick had already been
let to the Washington Brick & Lime
company of Spokane. We knew nothing
of such action at the time. and certainly
never authorized him to make such a
proposition. / am told the Denny people
ordered him to forever refrain from
making any such insinuations on their
premises.
Il may cite another OF hts suspicious
performances. He went to C. A Carl
son. who was furnishing the stone for the
ht1f5 hot nrfc
cept his measurements of the stone with
Out question, thus evidently intending to
defraud the Lake Shore railroad, over
which line the stone was being hauled.
MIR. Carlson, being an honest man. in
formed Auditor Jennings. Of the rail-
road, and the first knew of the matter
was when Mr.. Jennings came TO me
with the story. About this time Muir
rays numerous blunders came TO my at
tention. and. not desiring to have any
more discredit cast upon us, we dis
charged him. Since that time he has evil
IDENTIFY been endeavoring TO make his
presence felt with the board Of regents
Gu, "a Spy.
Guy, who went before the committee
with his tale of woe, was employed by us
out of pity. in a spirit of charity. He
was recommended to Us by Justice Caid-
well and we gave him work. While In
our employ ne gave such ample evidence
OF being petty spy and mischlef-naker
that we concluded We could dispense with
his services.
THE investigating. committee is mis-
taken concerning .1e arcat.ccr borrow
ing money from is. aud reference To the
matter does him an injustice. lie never
borrowed any money from us, and the
only money transaction between us was
with reference 10 tie warrants, whrch
has been fully exclaimed"
Superintendent and Architect Indignant
Superintendent Johnson and Archi-
teet Saunders are naturally very indig-
nant that any reflection should be cast
upon their integrity and congratulate
themselves. however, that they have
the confidence and respect of the re-
gents. They declare the building and
plans are open to inspection at any
and all times.
Among the men who have been doing
a good deal of talk about town are
Tom Connors, Murray and Thomas
Guy. They all claim that there is
something mighty "retten In Denmark"
and promise to give the details at some
future time. Murray was seen yester-
day and said:
MIR. Murray Is Interviewed.
II can't give you anything now; but
just wait. There's lot OF rotten work
going on and before long I'll give you a
mess that will make EN- all, from the
superintendent to the regents, jump all
over themselves. She's In bad shape. But
/ can't say anything now. was not
fred. IL got so tough for me / couldn't
consistently remain In the place and so,
of course. I quit"
Connnors wouldn't talk much. but
simply said rfat the building was in
bGd shape. He declared he would talk.
but that he was out OF a job and
couldn't afford to make any breaks
just now.
Guy was seen at the saloon at the
corner OF Fourth and Pike streets last
evening and eyinced a disposition to be
very wary. He said:
A Dead HARD Deal
I'm kind o. suspicious they gave me
dead hard deal. they dIa, ard / don't
want TO say much now. was working
fer Cameron & AshenfeIter and OF
course. was friend Of Murrsy's. We
worked tgspther On pVSrx Str~s+ e~r lfxa