Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-07-07

Ol Cy lluuGlS, anu S"lliO "PgAN''S"
the sum OF S437. When the cyl
inders arrived here, at Rocky creek,
1 saw that most OF the joints were
made of second class material.
Stating this to Mir. Alsberry, jr,,
he said, MIR. Meyer, | pledge you
my word Of honor that they are
new and have never been used;
they have only laid in Houston II
while in our yard" | then told
Mr.. Alsberry that he may put them
in, but that | would report the con-
dition OF same to the commits
sioners' court. The next time Mr..
Alsberry, ST., came to Halletsville,
the work was nearly completed. |
met him soon after he arrived and
before he saw his son. remarked
to him that | was sorry that he
sent secondhand cylinders for
Rocky creek bridge; and he replied;
THAT was the best we could do
under the circumstances; they come
from an old steel tank and are good
metal yet" Please compare the
two statements from father and son.
The Lavaca county river double
bridge was put up according TO con-
tract except one steel railing one
foot wide to be put between the
sidewalk and roadway; this was
never sent. MIR. AIsberry, jr.,
agreed to put up temporary
wooden railing, but when it come
to settlement Mr.. Alsberry charged
an outrageous price for the wooden
railing, / think $40, and $40 for
putting in six bolts to fasten the
floor. The wooden railing con-
tanned $3.50 worth Of lumber with
two days of labor. AS l was
familiar with all the work | advised
the court to ignore this last extra
account and accept the wooden
railing and the bolts in place of the
steel railing in order to get through
with Mr.. Alsberry from whom 1
had Just enough. Mr.. Deborah re-
marked in court, II thought good
deal Of Alsberry d Son at first, but,
gentlemen, they won't do" The
steel railing was worth double as
much to Lavaca county, and to de-
! duct 800 for second-class piers
used on Rocky creek would be
more than a fair settlement, to
which the commissioners court
agreed. Mr.. Checker was not pres
ent, In a former meeting the COM
missioners' court agreed by request
of Mr. Deborah to pay Mr.. Alsberry
for forty feet additional approach,
1920, on Supplejack creek. The
original contract for three steel
bridges is $1,000. Now, let us see
what Mr.. Alsberry & Son received
from Lavaca county.
Reserved for Penn Bridge
Co. $2311 O5
Paid to Alsberry q Son 1927 43
Draft issued this day to
Alsberry & Son.. 110S so
$5647 90
Now, Mr.. Paulus, [ invite you to
go to the records and see if / am
right or not, and if you have any
other contract where the contractor
complains that he could not get
deep enough into the county treas
ury bring him forward and I will
show you that he had more thar
Justice, even if he did not get al
, the money he wanted. | will leave
, this with the citizens of Lavacs
) county to judge who is swimming
in the "soup" now.
: Another charge from Hon. D. A
t Paulus: He says that l misquotet
y Mr.. Burow, commissioner frou
0 De Witt county, by saying, "Mr
G Burow just told me that the Cuer,
e court house could be duplicated
: everything connected, for $65, 000.'
!. Mr.. Paulus makes it 100000, bu
d that is one of his small mistake
t which he can't help, up or down
[ Just as it suits him.
e Here is Mr.. Burrows letter, whicl
t reads as follows:
yorktown. Tex, June II, '97.
e Mr.. J. D. A. Meyer,
e Dear Sir: When at Halletsvill
e l told you that our court hous
could be bnilt for $65,000. In thi
e [ had our lamented Paul Heloiy Il
: my informer and authority. Tw
t of the experts who testified in be
j half of the defense stated respect
. lively that it could lie built 70
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