The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
GOODYEAR WANTS HIS MONEY.
j. FLOYD KING CONTENDS HE Is EN-
TITLED TO 4 SHARE.

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Bar Completed and About 100000
Is Due-Secrctary of War Refers
the Case to the Treasury Depart
mcnt - Experts Report shows
brunswick Bar Has Twenty-four
Feet at Mean High Water - Good
year Likely to Get the Money az
the Contract Was With Him.
Washington, Aug. 12.-The long contro-
versy between Messrs. Goodyear of Bruins
wick and ]. Floyd King. whose residence
is as much the District of Columbia as
anywhere has been up before the war de
partment during the past few days and an
order relating thereto has been made by
the secretary.
This controversy relates to interests in
the Brunswick harbor work, and has at
tracted attention both because of the con
tentlon between these gentlemen and be-
cause of The character Of the work done
by Capt. Goodyear aud his associates.
The acts of Congress under which the
work Of deepening the Brunswick chanpel
We're authorized provided that when the re
qured depth had been shown by reports
of the proper officers, a certificate should
be issued by the war department and upon
this the treasury should issue warrant for
The amount due, in this instance, 100000.
Capt. Goodyear is the man with whom the
contract was made lie entered into a con-
tract with ]. Floyd King, presumably for
aid in securing the legislation, under which
King was to have a share in the profits.
The case Is fun of complications but 1t
profits and he has lot of creditors whose
presence seems to bear out that conten-
ton. When It came to the time for issuing
the certificate, Col. King appeared through
eminent counsel and contended that it
should be issued to Goodyear and King
jointly instead of TO Goodyear alone.
There seems to be some intricate legal
questions involved. The judge advocate
general of the army rendered an opinion
in the case and so did the Attorney Cen
eral the latter holding that the certih-
cate should be issued to the man with
whom the government has its contract
Goodyear. Congressman Brantey has
been looking after the interests of Good
year and of number of his creditors.
A few days ago the Secretary of War
and Assistant Secretary Meikeljohn gave
the case a fun hearing Congressman
Brantley was here and King was repre-
sented by several prominent lawyers of
the district The secretary and assistant
secretary acted as a court and Chief
Clerk Tweedale and Assistant Judge Ad-
vocate General Morrison sat with them.
The official order of this court las not
as yet been promulgated and VIII NOT
be until the morning of the 18th, an agree
ment to this effect having been made by
the secretary to enable the conteudins
parties to go before the Secretary of the
Treasury, if they desire to do So in the
meantime: but the secretary's finding has
been prepared. In effect, it simply ad-
vances the case oil to the treasury depart
ment. As Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn
explained the war department officials
could see no profit in rendering decision
upon the merits of the case when theirs
IS not the disbursng Office and in the
very nature of things what they decided
would be gone over Independently by the
treasury department.
The Secretary of War refers the case
to the Secretary of the Treasury and in
doing so writes:
Upon the within report of the personal
survey made by Henry L. Marindin of
the coast and geodetic survey, who was
selected by me to make such survey in
accordance with the provisions of the act
of Congress, approved June 8, 1896. relat-
ing to improve the outer bar of
Brunswick Ga, and providing that c. p.
Goodyear, his heirs and assigns, shall.
upon the completion of certain work as
in said act specified, be entitled to the
compensation therein stated, 1 hereby Ger
tfy that the work provided for in the
acts of Congress of July q, 1892, March
I, 1898, Aug. is, 1884, and June 3, 1896, has
been accomplished to the following ex-
tent namely: That a the date of Mr. |
Marindin's report there was a practical
channel twenty-three feet deep at mean
high tide, with a minimum width of go
feet, and a practical channel twenty-four
feet deep at mean high tide, with a min
imum width Of los feet"
The secretary goes on to say that he
transmits all the papers bearing on the
case, including the articles Of agreement
entered into between Messrs. Goodyear !
Kay and King. Then he continues:
The work having been accomplished to
the extent stated i'm my certificate the
question as to the parties entitled 10 the
compensation for doing the work l have
assumed, is one that belongs to the treas
ury department to determine upon the
facts furnished"
The effect of this is to simply certify
that the work has been done and to leave
1t to the treasury department TO decide
in whose name the certificate shall be
Issued This involves further hearings
and perhaps, as was suggested to-day al
the war department, the decisions of the
courts. In the meantime Brunswick has
twenty-four feet Of water on her bar an
the same.