The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12

knew that the work had been taken al
very low rate. There was a fight against
r. G. Ross. due to desire to eliminate
him from the South Atlantic coast work
As a matter of fact then Il was really
the Gaynor's bid, ana they got the
money!" Col. Barr asked.
No" was the reply, 'Anson NJ. Bangs
took the work, and the checks were made
payable to him. ! presumed Mr.. Bangs ar
ranged with these parties TO do the work.
My only interest as an officer of the gov
eminent was to see that the work was
done properly.
Mr.. Bangs bid, IL appears, was entirely
made out by Mr.. Connolly Capt Garter
said il was in Mr.. Connolly's hand writ
ing. 1t seems the regulations require that
government employees shall not assist BID
ders in preparing their proposals. Capt.
Carter said he was not aware of the Vio-
lation of the regulations by Connolly until
this case came up. Col Barr also called
attention to the fact that the Gaynors
were guarantors on Mr. Bangs bond.
us it not a little singular that a pro-
posal entirely filled out by Mr.. Connolly
should come before you, and you not know
it?'
yes 1t was should have noticed.
do not know why did not"
Capt Carter did not think Mr.. Conant
cost of such a work as that at Cumberland
sound He did not think however. that
Mr. Conant was incapable OF hiring labor
and Judging of the materials that go into
the work.
Capt. Carter said he did not know wheth-
er he ever sent specifications to parties who
had not applied for them or not. He did
not keep a list of contractors in mis- Office.
Capt. Carter said he always conducted
prospective bidders over the works when
they wanted to so. He thought he had
taken some parties over Cumberland sound
but did rot recall just who they were.
why were you so sparing with the
specifcations?" Col Barr asked.
II was not sparing with them.' was The
reply.
why did you send only one copy wnen
the request came in the plural?'
cone copy is the specifications"
But when they asked for The necessary
papers to bid?'
1t is the custom with engineer officers to
send only one copy. In many cases parties
seeing the specifications will come to the
conclusion that they cannot undertake hat
class of work If they do want to bid,
they can always get the extra copies of the
specihca tons necessary, as they are in
formed"
Cant. Carter said bidders usually got
their first information from the acts Of
Congress. They then sought information
as to these details from other sources, sucl
as applying to the engineer in charge or
looking over the field of the work to he
done. 1t was true, he said, that the river
and harbor bill would not contain all the
information wanted, but 1t is first source
of information.
''Why was it," Col. Barr asked that
you did not send a copy of the speeifica-
tons to Messrs. Barrow Il Osborne with
out asking the name of their client?''
II thought it better TO send the copy
TO the client" was the reply.
you know Barrow & Osborne?''
Eyes, sir
''They are a reputable and distinguished
firm of attorneys, are they not2"
( YES / think So"
How can you excuse yourself for not
sending the specifications to them on their
request?''
Il told them I would send them to their
client, which l did. ] found out afterward
that the name of the client was a fictitious
one"
what business was it of yours as TO
who his client WASP
Il wanted to send the copy to the client.
1 did not know who the client was"
THAT keeps you informed of who is
going to bd?'
NO but l wanted to send 1t to the
client. preferred to deal with the princi-
pals"
"And that keeps you informed of who
is going to bid?"
NO it was to keep up the records of
the office"
IF you had sent it to Barrow Os.
borne. would not that have been sudi-
cient record2'
THEY wrote me that they wanted the
specifications for client, and l merely
asked who the client was for reasons I
have stated"
Just here Col. Barr called the courts
attention 10 the fact that the adjourn
ment hour had been reached, and an ad-
jeurnment was taken until 1880 o'clock
this morning.